Hotel Reviews • Hotel Designs

Vintry & Mercer suite hotel room with ruby red headboard

Review / 20.07.2023

Miniview: checking in to Vintry & Mercer, London

Miniview: checking in to Vintry & Mercer, London Editor Hamish Kilburn checked in to one of London's more edgy bolthole boutique hotels, Vintry &...

Junior Suite at The Grove in Hertfordshire

Review / 12.07.2023

Checking in to the Mansion Suites at The Grove, Hertfordshire

By: Hamish Kilburn

Checking in to the Mansion Suites at The Grove, Hertfordshire Editor Hamish Kilburn makes a hat-trick return to The Grove, Hertfordshire, to explore the...

A white suite in luxury hotel in Athens that has a view of the acropolis

Review / 03.07.2023

Checking in: THE DOLLI at Acropolis, Athens

By: Hamish Kilburn

Checking in: THE DOLLI at Acropolis, Athens Editor Hamish Kilburn excavated more than a few hidden treasures when he checked in to review the...

A modern, natural room inside Pnoé Breathing Life

Exclusive / 22.06.2023

Design exclusive: inside Pnoé Breathing Life, a new wellness hotel in Crete

By: Hamish Kilburn

Design exclusive: inside Pnoé Breathing Life, a new wellness hotel in Crete Editor Hamish Kilburn scoops the design exclusive review of Pnoé Breathing Life...

statement structural grid lighting feature above the bar in Loosies Bar in Moxy Lower East side

Review / 15.06.2023

Playfully checking in: Moxy NYC Lower East Side

By: Guest Author

Playfully checking in: Moxy NYC Lower East Side Tonje Odegard checked in to the newly opened Moxy NYC Lower East Side to discover what...

gold and white interior details in corridor leading into ESPA spa at Waldorf Astoria Lusail Doha

Review / 08.06.2023

Wellness at the Waldorf in Doha – the pearl in the ESPA crown

By: Pauline Brettell

Wellness at the Waldorf in Doha – the pearl in the ESPA crown Checking in to the Waldorf Astoria Lusail Doha, writer Pauline Brettell...

A luxury suite in Venice, with living room and bedroom in soft interiors

Review / 01.06.2023

Checking in to the newly renovated Hilton Molino Stucky Venice

By: Hamish Kilburn

Checking in to the newly renovated Hilton Molino Stucky Venice Editor Hamish Kilburn checked in to Hilton Molino Stucky Venice, a hotel steeped in...

A large, modern and contemporary suite bedroom inside Park Lane New York

Review / 18.05.2023

Checking in: Park Lane New York – a reawakened iconic hotel

By: Guest Author

Checking in: Park Lane New York – a reawakened iconic hotel When Hotel Designs learnt that industry powerhouse Yabu Pushelberg had completed its two-year...

Large suite with white interior design scheme inside Park Hyatt Jakarta

Review / 16.05.2023

Inside Park Hyatt Jakarta, designed by Conran & Partners

By: Hamish Kilburn

Inside Park Hyatt Jakarta, designed by Conran & Partners Following Conran & Partners completing the interiors of Jakarta's latest luxury hotel, Park Hyatt Jakarta,...

Deluxe Room inside W Costa Navariono filled with natural influences

Feature / 17.04.2023

Nature calls: inside the first W Hotel in Greece

By: Hamish Kilburn

Nature calls: inside the first W Hotel in Greece MKV Design, the interior design studio that was a tasked to bring to life the...

Exterior of Melia Frankfurt City showing corner of balcony and city skyline

Review / 13.04.2023

Checking in to Meliá Frankfurt City – a hotel that means business

By: Hamish Kilburn

Checking in to Meliá Frankfurt City – a hotel that means business Editor Hamish Kilburn checks in to review Meliá Frankfurt City, a hotel...

A lobby in a hotel with geometric desk and wild wallcoverings

Feature / 04.04.2023

Inside The Dorian – a dandy hotel arrival in Calgary

By: Hamish Kilburn

Inside The Dorian – a dandy hotel arrival in Calgary Vancouver-based interior design studio CHIL was inspired by both Oscar Wilde and the eclecticism...

concrete wall with three arches through to bright yellow tiles at Casa Hoyos

Review / 17.03.2023

Miniview: Casa Hoyos – bringing Mexican modernism into the mix

By: Pauline Brettell

Miniview: Casa Hoyos – bringing Mexican modernism into the mix Located within a carefully restored villa, Casa Hoyos combines its colonial heritage with a...

guestroom in Hôtel Dame des Arts with glass door opening onto terrace and views over Paris

Miniview / 06.03.2023

Miniview: Hôtel Dame des Arts – lifestyle with a twist

By: Pauline Brettell

Miniview: Hôtel Dame des Arts – lifestyle with a twist Hôtel Dame des Arts is a vibrant new lifestyle hotel located in the beating...

Modern alpine interiors inside Chalet Inoka, with large contemoporary artwork on wall and cloud-like chandeliers from ceiling

Review / 31.01.2023

Chalet-chic: designing high-end luxury digs in the French Alps

By: Hamish Kilburn

Chalet-chic: designing high-end luxury digs in the French Alps Editor Hamish Kilburn checked in to Chalet Inoko, high in the French Alps, to understand...

Review / 12.01.2023

Patina Maldives: turning the tide in hotel design

By: Guest Author

Patina Maldives: turning the tide in hotel design The Maldives is as remote a tropical paradise as you can find on planet earth. Sara...

Marmalade Lounge - a quaint English lounge with beige interior design scheme

Review / 12.12.2022

A playful stay inside No.1 York by GuestHouse

By: Guest Author

A playful stay inside No.1 York by GuestHouse Embracing her 'inner child', Rachel Everett checks in to No.1 by GuestHouse in York – and...

sundeck and swimming pool at Terrestre Mexico

Review / 24.11.2022

Miniview: Hotel Terrestre – sustainable architecture reimagined

By: Pauline Brettell

Miniview: Hotel Terrestre – sustainable architecture reimagined Grupo Habita has been leading a design revolution in Mexico’s hospitality industry choosing untapped locations in Mexico...

Crusoe Villas, in the middle of the ocean in the Maldives at Gili Lankanfushi

Review / 02.11.2022

Shipwrecked in the Maldives: checking in to Gili Lankanfushi

By: Hamish Kilburn

Shipwrecked in the Maldives: checking in to Gili Lankanfushi After setting his watch to ‘Gili time’, and being persuaded to say goodbye to shoes...

Review / 27.10.2022

Checking in to room2 Chiswick – the world’s first net-zero hometel

By: Hamish Kilburn

Checking in to room2 Chiswick – the world’s first net-zero hometel When it comes to architecture, design and fashion, London is home to many...

Miniview / 14.10.2022

Miniview: inside Delaware’s first luxury boutique hotel

By: Pauline Brettell

Miniview: inside Delaware’s first luxury boutique hotel The Quoin, a new luxury boutique hotel developed and designed by Philadelphia-based hospitality company, Method Co., in...