Hotel Reviews • Hotel Designs

hotel lobby - the Madame Drouot hotel pays tribute to the iconic Drouot auction house

Hotel Review / 03.06.2025

Miniview: Hôtel Madame Drouot – a Parisian dream

Miniview: Hôtel Madame Drouot – a Parisian dream At the heart of the sublime 9th district in Paris and just a stone’s throw from...

blue mural in back wall of Kimpton Los Monteroa bar with design by El Equipo Creativo

Hotel Design / 20.05.2025

Miniview: Kimpton Los Monteros Hotel – local connection with a 70s twist

By: Pauline Brettell

Miniview: Kimpton Los Monteros Hotel – local connection with a 70s twist El Equipo Creativo has once again brought its signature design to Kimpton...

lobby and shelving display detail in St Regis Cap Cana

Hotel Design / 19.05.2025

Miniview: the design vision behind St. Regis Cap Cana Resort

By: Pauline Brettell

Miniview: the design vision behind St. Regis Cap Cana Resort CHAPI CHAPO Design, led by Founder Tatiana Sheveleva, has unveiled its latest masterstroke: the...

El Perdido boutique hotel in Baja California

Hotel Design / 07.05.2025

Miniview: El Perdido – a refuge embraced by nature

By: Pauline Brettell

Miniview: El Perdido – a refuge embraced by nature Set in the heart of the desert, where the Pacific Ocean embraces the coastal chaparral...

Hotel Design / 24.04.2025

Miniview: Gracechurch Street Hotel by Club Quarters – a Holloway Li design

By: Meghan Taylor

Miniview: Gracechurch Street Hotel by Club Quarters – a Holloway Li design In early 2025, Holloway Li unveiled the reimagined interiors of Gracechurch Street...

porthole window in Hotel Borsari looking on to minimalist furniture under a spotlight

Hotel Design / 16.04.2025

Miniview: Hôtel Borsari, Martigny – the lost place in the centre of everything

By: Pauline Brettell

Miniview: Hôtel Borsari, Martigny – the lost place in the centre of everything Hôtel Borsari, Martigny, the latest addition to the Design Hotels portfolio,...

Hotel Review / 08.04.2025

Hotel review: checking in to Wilderness Mokete, Botswana

By: Sophie Harper

Checking in to Wilderness Mokete, Botswana Wilderness Mokete is one of the latest additions to the Wilderness portfolio of safari camps across eight countries...

entrance and lobby seating with central fountain in Four Seasons Hotel Rabat at Kasr Al Bahr

Hotel Review / 01.04.2025

Hotel review: checking in to Four Seasons Hotel Rabat at Kasr Al Bahr

By: Pauline Brettell

Hotel review: checking in to Four Seasons Hotel Rabat at Kasr Al Bahr It’s not every day a girl gets invited to stay in...

guestroom in Villa Rabbithole in The SEED Bali

Hotel Design / 12.03.2025

Miniview: The SEED – taking us back to (beautiful) basics in Bali

By: Pauline Brettell

Miniview: The SEED – taking us back to (beautiful) basics in Bali Away from the crowds in undiscovered East Bali, The SEED is a...

bistrot chairs and a glass of wine on the roof terrace in Parisian hotel La Fantaisie

Hotel Review / 24.02.2025

Hotel review: checking in to La Fantaisie

By: Guest Author

Hotel review: checking in to La Fantaisie Interior designer Wren Loucks took time during Paris Design week to cast her designer eye around La...

lighting and colours in restaurant in Casa Brera Milan

Hotel Design / 17.02.2025

Miniview: Casa Brera, a Luxury Collection Hotel, curated by Patricia Urquiola

By: Pauline Brettell

Miniview: Casa Brera, a Luxury Collection Hotel, curated by Patricia Urquiola Marriott International has announced that Casa Brera, following its recent opening in the...

Shelved wall unit at the Brach Madrid hotel

Hotel Review / 04.02.2025

Miniview: Brach Madrid by Philippe Starck

By: Meghan Taylor

Miniview: Brach Madrid by Philippe Starck A Spanish debut for the Evok Collection, the Philippe Starck-designed Brach Madrid is a 'world of riches' that...

Hotel Review / 24.01.2025

Hotel review: checking in to Four Seasons Hotel Osaka

By: Sophie Harper

Checking in to Four Seasons Hotel Osaka Four Seasons Hotel Osaka, located in the heart of Japan's bustling metropolis, blends traditional Japanese aesthetics with...

aerial view of ellenborough Park hotel and surrounding countryside with early morning sky

Hotel Review / 22.01.2025

Hotel review: checking in to Ellenborough Park Hotel

By: Pauline Brettell

Hotel review: checking in to Ellenborough Park Hotel Turning off the country lanes and through the stone gates of Ellenborough Park Hotel, the satisfying...

vintage chandelier, mirrors and seating in the hotel lobby Le Grand Hôtel Cayré

Hotel Review / 05.11.2024

Hotel review: checking in to Le Grand Hôtel Cayré

By: Guest Author

Hotel review: checking in to Le Grand Hôtel Cayré Le Grand Hôtel Cayré is the third and last stop in designer Wren Loucks' Parisian...

Hotel de la Boetie reception desk with orange background and blue couch in the foreground

Hotel Review / 21.10.2024

Hotel review: checking in to Hôtel de la Boétie

By: Guest Author

Hotel review: checking in to Hôtel de la Boétie In the second of her Parisian trilogy, designer Wren Loucks steps off the Les Champs-Élysées...

view from corridor into guestroom with portrait on the wall above the bed in Maison Proust

Hotel Review / 07.10.2024

Hotel review: checking in to Maison Proust

By: Guest Author

Hotel review: checking in to Maison Proust Starting the day on a literary note, and with Paris Design Week still fresh in our minds,...

Cunard's Queen Anne ship with fireworks in the background

Checking in / 15.08.2024

Checking in: Cunard’s Queen Anne

By: Sophie Harper

Checking in: Cunard’s Queen Anne During what was a star-studded event earlier this year, Hotel Designs Editor Sophie Harper was among one of the...

Buahan Banyan Tree Bali view from the treetops

Hotel Review / 06.08.2024

Checking in to Buahan, A Banyan Tree Escape, Bali

By: Guest Author

Checking in to Buahan, A Banyan Tree Escape, Bali Buahan, A Banyan Tree Escape is a real showstopper, but quietly so. That’s if you...

candlelight and arches around courtyard pool in IZZA Marrakech

Hotel Review / 02.08.2024

Hotel review: IZZA – at the crossroads of creativity

By: Pauline Brettell

Hotel review: IZZA – at the crossroads of creativity Made up of several renovated properties and taking inspiration from the original home of Moroccan...

Hotel Review / 09.07.2024

Miniview: YotelPad London Stratford – transforming micro-living into a design masterclass

By: Megan Christopher

Miniview: YotelPad London Stratford – transforming micro-living into a design masterclass Deputy Editor Megan Christopher was invited to take a first look at the...