Hotel Designs Hotel DesignsFairfield By Marriott to open 6 hotels in Japan by August 2021 “These new openings underscore Marriott International’s focus on growing our presence in Japan to serve travellers here,” says Rajeev Menon, President, Asia Pacific (excluding China), Marriott International… Fairfield by Marriott, part of Marriott Bonvoy’s portfolio of 30 extraordinary brands, today announced the planned openings of six new Fairfield…
read moreMeet The Brit List Hoteliers of 2020 Each year, Hotel Designs unveils The Brit List, a publication that lists the top 25 designers, top 25 architects and top 25 hoteliers who are operating in Britain. Following the official unveiling of The List at this year’s virtual award ceremony, please meet The Brit List Hoteliers of 2020… For more than four years now, The…
read moreEXCLUSIVE: Space Copenhagen appointed to design revolutionary wellness hotel Danish designers Peter Bundgaard and Signe Bindslev Henriken of Space Copenhagen will mastermind the complete interiors for new wellness and eco hotel in Norway, Svart… Svart, which will become the world’s first energy positive hotel, has appointed award-winning Danish design firm Space Copenhagen to lead the property’s interior design. Image credit:…
read moreINDUSTRY INSIGHT: The fine art of story telling Hotel Designs has always championed creative art outside the conventional framework. Here, art consultant Ollie Griffin from Elegant Clutter explains the importance of narrative when choosing art for hotel interior design… Art Consultancy is a fine art in it’s own right. Many people have an opinion on art, welcome or otherwise. How…
read moreCASE STUDY: Cutting kitchen energy costs at Claridges Quintex, a leading brand in energy management technology, explains how it helped the London luxury hotel Claridges to reduce its kitchen ventilation energy costs by 30 per cent… The Mayfair-based hotel Claridges, is benefiting from a 30 per cent reduction in kitchen ventilation energy costs after the installation of two Quintex Cheetah…
read moreMoxy Hotels opens third property in New York City Moxy NYC East Village shelters stylish and affordable design-driven guestrooms, co-working spaces, and four new dynamic F&B areas… Marriott International’s quirky lifestyle brand, Moxy, which currently has 44 hotels in America, Europe and Asia, makes it a hatrick in New York City, with the unveiling of its third property in the…
read moreGleneagles to redesign its famous restaurant The redesign of The Strathearn restaurant at Gleneagles is being led by Ennismore Design Studio and was inspired by the golden age of railway travel… With the aim to bring back the glamour and decadence of fine dining experiences of the 1920s and ’30s, Gleneagles will in May 2019 unveil the relaunch of its famous restaurant,…
read moreHilton Bankside is delighted to announce a partnership with British jewellery designer Alex Monroe for the design of its newly installed beehives. The Bankside beehives are housed on the meadow garden located 4 floors up on Hilton Bankside’s large green roof terrace, aptly named ‘The Meadow’. Each of the four beehives have been designed and painted by Alex Monroe in…
read moreThe former InterContinental Berchtesgaden has been reborn as an Alpine lifestyle resort, merging unpretentious design with rustic Bavarian flair, topped off with cordial Kempinski service. The hotel’s new character is immediately apparent when entering the impressively re-designed lobby with its new oakwood floor, oversized lampshades and mounted stag’s head, exuding warm Alpine hospitality. The reopening sees a redesign of two…
read moreKuala Lumpur/Geneva, November 18, 2014- Kempinski Hotels and KSK Group Berhad (KSK Group), via its property development arm KSK Land Sdn Bhd (KSK Land) announce the signing of a management agreement for the high profile, large-scale luxury development, 8 Conlay, in the heart of Kuala Lumpur’s Golden Triangle. The approximately 260-key Kempinski hotel and the branded Kempinski Residences with 403…
read moreHeralded as one of the most highly-anticipated openings of 2014 in one of the world’s most culturally-rich cities, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C. and Sekisui House, Ltd., one of Japan’s leading property developers, officially opened The Ritz-Carlton, Kyoto today; the city’s first truly international luxury hotel and Japan’s first urban resort.Located in the heart of a city famed for its…
read moreIbis has become Europe’s outright number one hotel brand in 2013, with 1,277 hotels and 121,882 rooms across the continent.“This represents a major move in the rankings, as it positions owning group Accor – already the number one hotel group in Europe – as also having the leading brand in the market with Ibis,” comments CEO, MKG Group, Georges Panayotis.…
read moreibis Styles London Excel has opened its doors following an exciting refurbishment of bedrooms and public spaces. The hotel, ideally located opposite the London ExCeL Conference Centre in the Docklands area of London, is within one mile of London City Airport and within easy reach of The o2 Arena and the Olympic Park. It offers 302 bedrooms each featuring a…
read moreAutograph Collection has announced that Turnberry Isle Miami, a landmark luxury resort in South Florida, has joined the brand’s exclusively curated portfolio of independently owned and operated hotels. Located in Aventura, Turnberry Isle Miami is the third South Florida hotel to join the collection and the 32nd property added to the brand’s expanding roster. Built in 1971, the award-winning Mediterranean-style…
read moreHorwath HTL hosted a plenary session on the 2014 Winter Olympics being held at Sochi in Russia. The Panel, called “2014 Winter Olympics – Profiting long term from large scale events” was part of the fourth Russia and CIS Hotel Investment Conference last week, held at the Renaissance Moscow Monarch Centre Hotel. Marius Gomola, Managing Director of Horwath HTL Hungary…
read moreFairmont Hotel & Resorts announces the opening of Makkah Clock Royal Tower, A Fairmont Hotel, located only a few steps away from the Masjid Al Haraam and the Holy Ka’aba Islam’s most sacred site. Its unique and distinctive features will ensure a landmark presence offering warm and welcoming hospitality to its guests. The hotel is the focal point of the…
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