Hotel Reviews

For nearly a decade now, citizenM has been altering perceptions of what a hotel can and should be – with its ‘Living Room’ concept…

Far removed from the bustling streets of European metropolises like London or Paris – the usual investment hotspots for British entrepreneur Javad Marandi –…

“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…

Tucked away in 22 acres of Kent countryside is the beautiful Chilston Park – a Grade I-listed manor house from the 15th century –…

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…

Guest reviewer Molly Dyson shares her experience of the newly refurbished 11 Cadogan Gardens in the heart of London. . . I arrive at…

For those of us in the know, the Lake District needs little introduction. Indeed, sometimes, there are no words to capture its outstanding beauty….

One of the many things I love about London is the way tradition and modernity seamlessly merge – it’s impossible to ignore its ‘grand…

With all due respect to any of our readers who hail from the cities of Bath and Durham, I will tell anyone who will…

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…

I still consider the historic centre of Bruges (or to use its correct, local name; ‘Brugge’) to be a relatively ‘hidden gem’. Of the…

The Carlson Rezidor hotel group, over the last decade or so, has been steadily building up and expanding its portfolio across the globe with…

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…

One of the perks of my job is being able to see the progression of hotels from mere ideas and drawings right through to…

Very often, when out and about reviewing hotels or sifting through property announcements at HotelDesigns HQ, I encounter some variation on that old hospitality…

In recent years, the global hospitality industry has been marking the steady rise in popularity of the ‘aparthotel’. And looking at the trends, it…

In March I made a long overdue trip back from the antipodean colonies to the motherland. To break up the frenetic efforts to see…

I have reviewed a Sofitel before – the Sofitel Hamburg. It was an hotel I found very difficult to like; the décor was cool…

Sleeping umbrellas and rear elevation curling around the pool, balconies giving guests a view of the beach and sea Reception lobby – click to…

Putting new in old, contemporary into antique, can be a difficult trick. Mix in English vernacular style and wave a designers’ wand. Magic in…

Breezy Bay for Bracing Blows October and the sea temperature is nearly 70 degrees, and bikini clad sunbathers catch the last rays of the…