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Review / 27.11.2019
Checking in: Anse Chastanet and Jade Mountain, Saint Lucia
Patina Maldives brings a new take on hotel design that inspires and delights online casino players. After all, the Maldives is the most remote…
Review / 13.11.2019
Review / 12.11.2019
/ 09.11.2019
What are Realtime Gaming Casinos in Australia?
RealTime Gaming was one of the first software developers for casinos. They got their start in 1998. Today, many of the biggest offshore online…
Review / 08.10.2019
Review / 19.08.2019
Review / 19.07.2019
Exclusive / 21.02.2019
/ 07.01.2019
Checking in to Hotel X – the luxury Canadian hotel that stands alone
Situated adjacent to Lake Ontario, a shimmering glass tower shelters a new kind of luxury in Toronto. Edited by Hamish Kilburn, Vincenzo Ferrara reviews Hotel X……
/ 04.01.2019
MINIVIEW: The Holiday Inn London – Heathrow M4, Jct.4
Taking the next junction in modern hotel design, the design team at IHG has recently unveiled new interiors at The Holiday Inn London – Heathrow…
/ 11.12.2018
MINI VIEW: CANVAS Dallas Hotel reopens
The newly branded CANVAS has been reimagined by Studio 11 Design to paint a fresh industrial-chic perspective on the boutique hotel in Dallas that…
/ 13.11.2018
Checking in to Hotel Gotham, Manchester’s decadent playground
As Manchester continues to turn heads on the hotel design scene, editor of Hotel Designs Hamish Kilburn checked in to check out Hotel Gotham’s…
/ 31.10.2018
MINIVIEW: New-look Hilton Imperial Dubrovnik
Design firm Goddard Littlefair injects golden-age glam into the former The Grand Hotel Imperial… Hilton Imperial Dubrovnik, situated just above Dubrovnik old town, was…
/ 17.10.2018
From textiles factory to New Road Hotel
Being the ‘first’ in international hotel design is a daring move, but one that carries ample rewards if conceived well. Editor of Hotel Designs…
/ 26.09.2018
MINIVIEW: The Academy, London
Editor of Hotel Designs Hamish Kilburn joins Alexandra Champalimaud herself to take a closer look of the new London boutique hotel that is on…
Launching / 24.09.2018
Checking in to The Gainsborough Bath and Spa
Editor of Hotel Designs Hamish Kilburn checks in to the only hotel in Bath that taps into the natural thermal springs of the city,…
Trends / 06.09.2018
MINIVIEW: Inside Denmark’s first chemical-free hotel
Hotel Herman K, Denmark’s first chemical-free hotel, is a converted station situated in the heart of Copenhagen. Hotel Designs took a sneak peak at…
Exclusive / 28.08.2018
Checking in to King Street Townhouse, Manchester
With hotel design in the north enjoying a major moment, editor of Hotel Designs Hamish Kilburn checked in to the design-led King Street Townhouse, to marvel…
/ 24.07.2018
Opposites attract at Wyndham Grand Phuket Kalim Bay
Nestled behind vibrant streets, where thousands of Gap-Year backpackers find shelter in cheap hostels, rises a luxury hotel with personality, style and unmatched ocean views. Editor…
/ 25.06.2018
Checking in to Gleneagles, Scotland
Intrigued to find out to what extent the power of interior design can lift a building, editor of Hotel Designs Hamish Kilburn checked in to review…
/ 30.05.2018
MINIVIEW: HBA London completes a new jewel in Jerusalem
We took a closer look at the timeless details that make up the new hotel on the block, The Orient Jerusalem by Isrotel Exclusive…
/ 17.05.2018
Fitzrovia’s mysterious and magnificent The Mandrake Hotel
Nestled under a canopy of plants in London’s Fitzrovia district sits The Mandrake Hotel, an unlikely yet very welcome neighbour to this part of…
/ 04.03.2018
The Henrietta Hotel review, Covent Garden: Ideally located boutique stay with louder than life interiors
Londoners, and visitors to London, will know Henrietta Street, even if they don’t know it by name. The unassuming road is one of four…
/ 22.01.2018
Cheval Phoenix House, London
Cheval Phoenix House, tucked away on a side street in one of the most exclusive parts of London, is a marvellous example of serviced…
/ 03.01.2018
Miniview: Andaz Singapore – Andre Fu’s design
Conceived as a contemporary lifestyle destination that embraces the energy of Singapore’s urban spirit, architect Andre Fu and his design studio AFSO seek to…
/ 03.11.2017
Hotel Football, Manchester
Manchester is going through somewhat of a renaissance in the hotel industry. Recent openings – including Hotel Gotham – have put the critical and…
/ 10.10.2017
hub by Premier Inn – Westminster
Right in the very heart of any city – London in particular – is probably not the first place one thinks of when ‘affordable…
/ 06.07.2017
MGallery by Sofitel Prague property reopens following refurbishment
Hotel Century Old Town Prague – MGallery By Sofitel has relaunched following an extensive renovation of the property. The 5-star property has undergone a…
/ 12.06.2017
A look behind the scenes at Residence Inn London Bridge
Marriott International recently announced the expansion of its extended-stay brand, Residence Inn by Marriott, with the signing of two new properties in London. With…
/ 05.05.2017
Provocateur, Berlin
Provocateur is Berlin’s first shamelessly sensual hotel designed by Amsterdam-based interior designer Saar Zafrir, who is behind a number of Europe’s most buzzed about…
/ 20.02.2017
The Grove, Hertfordshire
‘20 miles from central London…’. Think of that radius and you likely imagine yourself still amongst the concrete jungle of Greater London. But with…
/ 11.01.2017
The Principal York becomes triple award winner
It was confirmed last month that The Principal York (designed by Goddard Littlefair and one of the launch hotels for PRINCIPAL, a collection of…
/ 07.12.2016
citizenM Tower of London
For nearly a decade now, citizenM has been altering perceptions of what a hotel can and should be – with its ‘Living Room’ concept…
/ 10.11.2016
Project Preview: Hotel Chais Monnet, Cognac
Far removed from the bustling streets of European metropolises like London or Paris – the usual investment hotspots for British entrepreneur Javad Marandi –…
/ 20.10.2016
Atlantic Hotel, Jersey
“You’ll love it,” I was told by friends when I mentioned I was heading to Jersey for the first time. It’s true, I knew…
/ 14.09.2016
Chilston Park, Kent
Tucked away in 22 acres of Kent countryside is the beautiful Chilston Park – a Grade I-listed manor house from the 15th century –…
/ 27.07.2016
Clevedon Hall, Somerset
On a recent editorial jaunt for Hotel Design’s sister publication (PA Life) I was invited to spend an evening at Clevedon Hall, a Victorian…
/ 17.06.2016
11 Cadogan Gardens, London
Guest reviewer Molly Dyson shares her experience of the newly refurbished 11 Cadogan Gardens in the heart of London. . . I arrive at…
/ 01.06.2016
Forest Side Hotel, Cumbria
For those of us in the know, the Lake District needs little introduction. Indeed, sometimes, there are no words to capture its outstanding beauty….
/ 21.05.2016
The Landmark London, Marylebone
One of the many things I love about London is the way tradition and modernity seamlessly merge – it’s impossible to ignore its ‘grand…
/ 10.05.2016
Radisson Blu, Edinburgh
With all due respect to any of our readers who hail from the cities of Bath and Durham, I will tell anyone who will…
/ 04.04.2016
Hilton London Wembley
The transformation of the Wembley area of north-west London in the last 15 years has been nothing short of incredible. The most obvious and…
/ 10.03.2016
Relais Bourgondisch Cruyce, Bruges
I still consider the historic centre of Bruges (or to use its correct, local name; ‘Brugge’) to be a relatively ‘hidden gem’. Of the…
/ 10.02.2016
Radisson Blu, Leeds
The Carlson Rezidor hotel group, over the last decade or so, has been steadily building up and expanding its portfolio across the globe with…
/ 16.12.2015
Anantara Eastern Mangroves Hotel & Spa, Abu Dhabi
When I first moved to the UAE back in mid-2011, I had come to the conclusion after several previous holidays that Dubai was the…
/ 01.12.2015
London Hilton Bankside
One of the perks of my job is being able to see the progression of hotels from mere ideas and drawings right through to…
/ 09.09.2015
Hotel Indigo, York
Very often, when out and about reviewing hotels or sifting through property announcements at HotelDesigns HQ, I encounter some variation on that old hospitality…
/ 07.08.2015
Adagio Aparthotel, Birmingham
In recent years, the global hospitality industry has been marking the steady rise in popularity of the ‘aparthotel’. And looking at the trends, it…
/ 07.05.2015
Le Belmont, Paris (Daniel Goff)
In March I made a long overdue trip back from the antipodean colonies to the motherland. To break up the frenetic efforts to see…
/ 14.04.2015
Sofitel, St. James’s (Patrick Goff)
I have reviewed a Sofitel before – the Sofitel Hamburg. It was an hotel I found very difficult to like; the décor was cool…
/ 03.01.2015
Alexander the Great (Patrick Goff)
Sleeping umbrellas and rear elevation curling around the pool, balconies giving guests a view of the beach and sea Reception lobby – click to…
/ 09.11.2014
King’s Head, Cirencester (Patrick Goff)
Putting new in old, contemporary into antique, can be a difficult trick. Mix in English vernacular style and wave a designers’ wand. Magic in…
/ 14.10.2014
Midland Hotel, Morecambe (Patrick Goff)
Breezy Bay for Bracing Blows October and the sea temperature is nearly 70 degrees, and bikini clad sunbathers catch the last rays of the…
/ 09.10.2014
Swinton Park Spa, Yorkshire (Patrick Goff)
I try to look at different types of hotels in both Reviews (166 of them) and Miniviews (and there are over 150 of those),…
/ 06.09.2014
Hotel Marinedda, Sardinia Italy (Patrick Goff)
For many years my practice worked for island hotel groups, the Hugglers (see Club Hotel and Spa) and the Seymours of Jersey (see the…
/ 06.05.2014
Teniqua Treetops, South Africa (Patrick Goff)
Going green means many things to many people, from adding solar power panels to a roof to a through total reworking of energy use….
/ 06.04.2014
Centro Al Manhal, Abu Dhabi UAE (Patrick Goff)
When I stayed at the Shangri-La in Dubai I had no doubts about what I would be looking at. The review was specifically so…
/ 06.03.2014
Grand Hotel, Eastbourne (Patrick Goff)
Now owned since 1998 by Elite Hotels, enough time has passed since the ownership of De Vere to be able to see the image…
/ 05.02.2014
Steigenberger Park-Hotel, Dusseldorf (Patrick Goff)
It stands almost as a symbolic icon of the recovery of Germany from past disasters. Top floors burned out, requisition by occupation forces, rebuilt…
/ 06.01.2014
131 Herbert Baker, Pretoria (Patrick Goff)
Pretoria is the administrative capital of South Africa, Every morning commuter trains bring civil servants in to work, in a town with tree shaded…
/ 05.11.2013
ibis, Brighton (Patrick Goff)
Budget hotels have flourished in recession. Not only will business people trade down, but the ‘bang per buck’ element has become exaggerated as new…
/ 07.08.2013
Hotel Zetta, San Francisco (Patrick Goff)
The building is an existing 116 bedroom hotel in San Francisco, built in 1913. It had been recently purchased by Pebblebrook Hotel Trust and…
/ 05.07.2013
The Blue Train, South Africa (Patrick Goff)
Last time I rode a luxury train it was the Orient Express UK end, steam pulled from London to Kidderminster, and not the blue…
/ 05.06.2013
Shangri-La, Dubai UAE (Patrick Goff)
In February 2005 I reported that Shangri-La had signed a lease on the space in then planned Shard, and had already started design work…
/ 05.03.2013
Ampersand, South Kensington (Patrick Goff)
A few years ago I was in Washington to Review a couple of hotels. Staying in a Staybridge Suites I was collared by the…
/ 05.01.2013
Cary Arms Hotel, Devon (Patrick Goff)
Babbacombe is just along the road from Torquay – so close in fact that some people class it as Torquay suburbs, but it is…
/ 05.12.2012
Skamania, Oregon USA (Patrick Goff)
Like many Brits, my images of America are part Hollywood, part romance,part television all tempered with the reality of numerous visits over the years….
/ 04.10.2012
Magdalen Chapter, Exeter (Patrick Goff)
Unmissable as you drive in to Exeter, this 60 bedroom hotel occupies a spectacular example of a re-engineered building. The hotel is a conversion…
/ 04.08.2012
Accor’s M Gallery, The Francis, Bath (Patrick Goff)
Aquae Sulis was the Roman name for this spa. The British of course are more ‘lumpen’ than classical, so called it Bath. It has…
/ 04.07.2012
The Plettenberg, South Africa (Patrick Goff)
Seaside towns have a look about them. The ocean close by obviously, but the kind of shops they have – a strange mix of…
/ 04.05.2012
Ribby Hall Spa & Hotel, Lancashire (Patrick Goff)
Lancashire can appear a very strange place full of witches and forests as well as seaside towns and industrial centres. In the late 18th…
/ 04.02.2012
Dunboyne Castle Hotel, Ireland (Patrick Goff)
The English aristocracy didn’t just build their country houses in England. Scattered across the whole British Isles are grand houses that remind one of…