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Lamington Group announces room2 York to open in 2026 Lamington Group, has unveiled the details of its next project under the award-winning, eco hometel brand, room2, with a York property set to start site development this Summer, and open in early 2026… room2 York will be the brand’s first in the North of England and continues the B-Corp real estate…
read moreSneak peek inside the latest room2 opening in Belfast Sustainable design meets awe-inspiring art in the highly-anticipated eco hometel room2 Belfast, the latest property from real estate investor and developer Lamington Group. We stepped inside for a closer look and to meet the sustainable design teams and artists behind the hometel… With sustainability at the forefront of the room2 brand…
read moreChecking in to room2 Chiswick – the world’s first net-zero hometel When it comes to architecture, design and fashion, London is home to many ‘firsts’. Answering to any allegation of ‘greenwashing’ with conscious hotel design and hosptiality, Lamington Group unveiled the world’s first net-zero hometel – and it has the stats to back up that claim, as Nadia Walford discovers when…
read moreroom2 to open three more net-zero hotels Real estate investor and developer Lamington Group has announced plans to open three new net zero room2 hometels in York, Glasgow and Manchester in 2024, 2025 and 2026 respectively… Emerging over the last year to prove that it is a true pioneer of net-zero hotel design and hospitality, with the opening of room2…
read moreKaldewei adds ‘luxstainability’ to the bathrooms in room2 Chiswick Sharing a similar mindset and ethos, bathroom manufacturer Kaldewei was the perfect fit to work alongside the Lamington Group on the sustainable and eco-friendly room2 Chiswick hometel… room2 Chiswick is the world’s first hotel that accounts for its entire carbon footprint making it ‘whole life net zero’. Alongside the sustainable and…
read moreroom2 to open world’s first fully net zero hometel Setting new standards in environmental responsibility for the global industry, hometel brand room2 is set to open the world’s first fully net zero hotel in Chiswick, West London on December 1, 2021. We thought we would look a little closer at what this actually means… room2 is the UK’s first hometel…
read moreMINIVIEW: room2 Southampton, the debut hometel Claiming to be the world’s first hometel brand, room2 Southampton shelters the best of both worlds in 71 rooms. As Hotel Designs continues to focus the Spotlight On Hotel Concepts, editor Hamish Kilburn spoke to design firm Project Orange to understand the design story… With the aim to create a home-from-home hotel on England’s…
read moreJune debut for ‘completely different approach to staying away from home’ Lamington Group has launched room2 – a new brand specialising in what it’s pitching as a ‘completely different approach to staying away from home’. The company is set to open the first fully-fledged hometel in Southampton in June, following a pilot in Hammersmith in 2016, and says it offers a design-centric alternative…
read moreLamington Group launches Second Nature Lamington Group has announced the launch of Second Nature, the new brand for its Hometel portfolio, marking the next stage in the company’s evolution after a decade of developing and operating one of the UK’s most distinctive hospitality concepts… From today, the company’s Hometels in Chiswick, Southampton and Belfast have transitioned from room2 to Second…
read moreYear in review: 5 radiant lighting designs of 2025 Considered lighting, whether it’s an ambitious architectural feature or the subtle glow of a table lamp, has the power to elevate a well-designed space into something truly special – with that in mind, here are a few well-lit contributions that have caught our eye this year… Before launching into a new…
read moreWinners of The Brit List Awards 2025 announced The winners of 13 individual categories, including Interior Designer of the Year, Architect of the Year and Hotelier of the Year, have been crowned at The Brit List Awards 2025… For nine years now, The Brit List Awards has been championing the best in British – and international – hotel design and…
read moreThe Brit List 2025: shortlist announced Regarded as the industry’s most widespread campaign to identify the leading interior designers, architects, hoteliers and brands, The Brit List 2025 has unveiled this year’s shortlist, which includes more than 200 individuals and projects selected across 13 categories… The Brit List Awards 2025, one of the UK’s most prestigious honours in hospitality and design,…
read moreLamington Group appoints Josh Renouf Expanding its presence on the hospitality scene, Lamington Group is investing in its people as much as its hotels with new hires and role creation to support its innovation in sustainability… Following the news at the end of last year of Lamington Group’s newly appointed Board of Directors, the sustainable hospitality company has announced the…
read moreThe Standard, Brussels – continuing to defy convention After the successes of The Standard, London and The Standard, Ibiza, The Standard hotel brand is ready to embark on its next chapter in Europe this spring with the debut of its newest hotel in Belgium’s lively capital – welcome to The Standard, Brussels… The Standard, Brussels is part of the innovative…
read moreNoucha – new from the Terrot Group The Terrot Group has unveiled its new boutique offering: Noucha. A discreet hotel with a warm, family spirit, set in the heart of Paris’ peaceful and green 16th arrondissement… Sheltered within a charming and distinctive townhouse, Noucha has been shaped by various influences and elegantly embodies the Parisian ‘art de vivre’. A modern…
read moreLamington Group Appoints a New Board of Directors The pioneering UK real estate and investment company Lamington Group has announced the establishment of its new Board of Directors, headed up by six distinguished industry leaders… Lamington Group’s newly appointed Board of Directors is headed up by six industry leaders, including the group’s founders, the Godwin family, and most recently Merzak…
read moreCase Study: bespoke Newmor channels Hungarian folklore A once forgotten 19th-century mansion situated in the beating heart of Budapest has had new life breathed into it by designer Marcel Wanders. With halls, walls and coves decorated in bespoke Newmor Wallcoverings creations, this striking hotel invites visitors on a charming tour of Hungarian folklore… A Brit List Awards 2024 Public Area…
read moreWinners of The Brit List Awards 2024 announced The winners of 13 individual categories, including Interior Designer of the Year, Architect of the Year and Hotelier of the Year, have been crowned at The Brit List Awards 2024… For eight years now, The Brit List Awards has been championing the best in British – and international – hotel design and…
read moreThe Brit List Awards 2024: shortlist announced Regarded as the industry’s most widespread campaign to identify the leading interior designers, architects, hoteliers and brands, The Brit List Awards 2024 has unveiled this year’s shortlist, which includes more than 150 individuals and projects selected across 13 categories… Sponsored exclusively by Crosswater, The Brit List Awards 2024 Shortlist Unveiling Party has become the…
read moreNamia River Retreat – villa life by the river Nestled on an islet overlooking the Thu Bon River, Namia River Retreat, the only 5-star, pool villa resort in the heart of Hoi An, is set to open at the end of this year… The charming local Vietnamese allure is infused in every single detail at Namia River Retreat, and guests…
read moreVIP arrivals: hottest hotels opening in July 2024 Travelling from Budapest to Jaipur, with a few stops in-between, we take a look at some of July’s most talked about new hotels opening… This months hottest hotel openings has something of the 19th century Grande Tour about it as it traverses some of the worlds cultural capitals. Find inspiration in a…
read more25hours prepares to open its second property in Copenhagen 25hours Hotel Paper Island has found its home in an eye catching new build on the island of Christiansholm, also known as Paper Island… 25hours Hotel Paper Island is build on the island of Christiansholm in Copenhagen harbour, named after the fact that it was used as a paper warehouse in…
read moreExclusive:1508 London unveils its Cape Grace design transformation Cape Grace, Cape Town’s iconic V&A Waterfront property, will be opening the doors to its transformation spearheaded by interior and architecture firm, 1508 London, who have paid homage to Cape Town’s evolution from a bustling trading port to a cosmopolitan hub with a design inspired by South Africa’s heritage, culture and craftsmanship……
read moreHow these 2024 travel trends are translating into hotel design Writer Pauline Brettell sifts through the trends that are directing the travel industry, to identify how these are impacting on hotel design both in terms of guest expectations and design deliverables…. Authenticity and experience are clearly the prevalent buzzwords in the travel industry as we shift our focus into 2024…
read moreIntroducing the top 25 Brit List Hoteliers of 2023 Rounding off this year’s three-part editorial series to celebrate The Brit List 2023, here are the names of the top 25 hoteliers in Britain who were profiled and recognised in this year’s campaign… As tradition, and true to form, in the extensive campaign to find the true influencers, the team at…
read moreInside W Edinburgh – a contemporary ode to the city Seven years on from when Marriott first teased the arrival of W Hotels debut property in Scotland, Jestico + Whiles can breathe a sigh of relief as the design and architecture studio completes W Edinburgh. Hamish Kilburn writes… It’s safe to say, from concept until now, completion, W Edinburgh has been…
read moreHyatt House is making its arrival in Australia Slated to open in 2025, Hyatt House South Melbourne will mark the entry of the Hyatt House brand into Australia, demonstrating Hyatt’s growth of its select service brands in the Asia Pacific region… Purposely designed for guests seeking spacious and well-equipped living accommodations for short or long-term stays, Hyatt House hotels offer…
read moreINNSiDE by Meliá Bangkok Sukhumvit to debut this summer With a design inspired by famous Bangkok landmarks,Thailand will soon open the doors of its first INNSiDE hotel, INNSiDE by Meliá Bangkok Sukhumvit – a design marvel that ‘challenges convention’ and crowned with with a sky-high transparent infinity pool… Situated in the heart of the action in Bangkok’s lively On Nut…
read moreIs the future of hotel design carbon-positive? Ahead of joining a panel discussion at Interior Design & Architecture Summit, James Walsh, Creative Director of Studio Anyo, who has worked on a number of modular hotels for brands such as CitizenM, YOTEL, room2 and others, shares his ecological-design ethos on how to achieve a carbon-positive future in hotel development… We are…
read moreMeet Robert Godwin, Hotelier of the Year, The Brit List Awards 2022 In the third and final video in our series with GROHE X that celebrates the winners from The Brit List Awards 2022, editor Hamish Kilburn meets Robert Godwin, Managing Director of Lamington Group, the company that opened the world’s first net-zero hometel… As we heard from Neil Andrew, Head…
read more7 interior design trends set to shape our spaces in 2023 When it comes to interior design trends for 2023, the year is, according to Interior Designer Benji Lewis, “all about bold colours, 70’s glamour and an opportunity to introduce personal style and vigour to a space.” We thought we would take a look at how these trends will translate…
read moreViva vibrancy: CTD Tiles explores the colour of year With the launch of Pantone’s Colour of the Year, Viva Magenta, colour palettes of red and pink have been circulating the interior landscapes. CTD Tiles explores the trend through tiles… As we head into a more colourful and open-minded approach to interior design, there should be no limit to how the…
read moreIntroducing the top 25 Brit List Hoteliers of 2022 This month has been punctuated by the editorial series celebrating the publication of The Brit List 2022. Following on the designers and architects that we have already profiled, here is the third and final instalment in this series. Introducing top 25 hoteliers in Britain — individuals who have not only made…
read more7 design initiatives that defined sustainability in 2022 Editor Hamish Kilburn cuts through the greenwashing noise to look back at the projects, products and people that defined a new era of sustainability in hotel design and hospitality this year… Have we finally entered into an era where greenwashing has been erased and bold, meaningful products and projects are stealing the…
read moreIntroducing the top 25 Brit List Architects of 2022 Encapsulating a diverse range of design and architectural innovation, and following swiftly on the heels of us unveiling the top 25 hotel interior designers in Britain, we present you with the top 25 hotel architects in Britain, as profiled in The Brit List 2022… What is immediately impressive when running through…
read moreWinners of The Brit List Awards 2022 announced The Brit List Awards 2022 came to a dramatic climax on November 2, inside PROUD Embankment, when the winners of the nine individual categories, including Interior Designer of the Year, Architect of the Year and Hotelier of the Year, were announced. Editor Hamish Kilburn writes… It was a year unlike any other.…
read moreReminding the industry how the hotel sector can maximise its social and economic impact, Andy Jansons, Managing Director of Jansons Properties, writes about the direct, indirect and social affects of good hospitality and hotel design… Guide to Hotel Design Hotels provide far more than just a bed to sleep in when you are away from home. They are hubs of…
read moreThe Brit List Awards 2022: shortlist announced The shortlist for The Brit List Awards 2022 has been announced, with more than 140 individuals and projects – the most finalists in the campaign’s history – selected across nine categories. The winners will be unveiled in spectacular style at the awards ceremony, which takes place on November 2 inside London’s famous cabaret venue,…
read moreGoing public: 5 trends shaping the design of hotel public areas With debate around public spaces in hotels ongoing, both on a design as well as a functional level, we take a look at some of the key areas and how they are changing the shape of the hotel experience from the minute we make a grand, or should that…
read moreWeekly digest: Eco hotel openings, tech updates & Vegas developments Roll up, roll up! Editor Hamish Kilburn here with your weekly digest. If you’re drowning in work, hurtling towards deadlines or are unable to scour the net for design and hospitality news, then this is the only article you need to read about the latest hotel openings and news to…
read moreHow the design scene is embracing Net Zero initiatives With Net Zero fast becoming the buzzword of 2022, along with conversations around sustainability and the importance of working towards a circular economy, and brands such as GROHE, Harrison Spinks and Room2 pledging to become Net Zero, design studio Perkins&Will has published a report which identifies the steps it is taking…
read moreShow review: What you missed at The AHC in Manchester Out with the old (venue) and in the with the new. On November 22 – 24, The Annual Hotel Conference (AHC) took shelter under a new roof, Manchester Central Convention Complex, where it welcomed more than 800 senior delegates to learn, network and party. Editor Hamish Kilburn was there to…
read moreCult Hotels and Hypnos collaborate in pursuit of sustainable luxury Cult Hotels’ ambition to bring its game-changing new concept to the market includes providing guests with an exceptional sleep experience with Hypnos Contract Beds… Cult Hotels is the brainchild of Julian Dunkerton, Co-Founder of fashion giant Superdry and the highly successful Cotswold’s hotel and restaurant portfolio, The Lucky Onion. Dunkerton…
read moreVirtual roundtable: Colour & personality in the bathroom Our latest virtual roundtable, in association with Bathroom Brands Group, comes following Hotel Designs LIVE in May where we hosted the panel discussion entitled: ‘Bathrooms beyond practical spaces’. Extending what we learned at the event, Editor Hamish Kilburn invites a handful of designers to explore how to inject colour and personality into…
read moreMINIVIEW: The Midland Hotel in Manchester’s £14m transformation The iconic Midland Hotel in Manchester recently unveiled a new look following a £14 million renovation. With hospitality starting to open up again in the UK, editor Hamish Kilburn took a cheeky peek inside… For years, with its raw and industrial charm, Manchester has attracted interest in the hotel development arena, which…
read moreElevating the bathroom experience with decorative wiring accessories You’ve thought of every detail to ensure a guest’s stay is as comfortable and enjoyable as possible… almost! In the bathroom, decorative wiring accessories are often an after-thought. There are a vast range of options on the market that can add the finishing touch to a design scheme, while smart controls ensure…
read moreManchester welcomes two new Hyatt hotels The opening marks the first two Hyatt-branded hotels in Manchester, and the debut of the Hyatt House brand in the United Kingdom… After Hotel Designs announced it will return to the city for Meet Up North, Hyatt Hotels has announced the opening of the 212-room Hyatt Regency Manchester and the 116-key Hyatt House Manchester in…
read moreUNVEILED: Amenities guests really want in the hotel The humble shoehorn and bubble shower caps have long since been replaced by newer amenities. Here’s a list edited by STAAH of amenities that modern travellers have requested. Some are essential, some nice to have and others are (admittedly) over-the-top… Free Wi-Fi You don’t expect your guests to check if your property’s…
read moreEditor Checks In: Home comforts in hotel design In August 2019, editor Hamish Kilburn concludes that trends are overrated when a project close to his heart reaches its highly anticipated conclusion… I can’t quite believe it has been almost one year since we first started following the award-winning designer Nicky Dobree on her journey to complete her debut hotel design…
read moreStatement solutions for the hotel bathroom Continuing this month’s theme putting bathrooms under the spotlight, Bisque Radiator’s brand leader, Ellie Sawdy, explains how hotel designers can add statement and personality in the bathroom… A stylish bathroom is at the heart of every chic hotel room. There are a number of elements which have become so synonymous with hotel bathroom design – a…
read moreThe Black Bull is a family owned boutique hotel in Cumbria in the Yorkshire Dales with a Japanese twist. Talk about an unmatched hotel concept… Hospitality runs through the blood of James Ratcliffe and Nina Matsunaga who as well as owning The Black Bull in addition to the successful Three Hares in Sedbergh. The property has been renovated with the…
read moreTaking Chinese hotel design to new heights, the Hyatt Regency Zhenijang opens 318 well-appointed rooms… Hyatt Hotels Corporation has recently opened Hyatt Regency Zhenjiang in East China’s Jiangsu province. Set atop the East Tower of Suning Plaza, the tallest skyscraper in Zhenjiang, the 318-room Hyatt Regency hotel is set to provide travelers and locals alike with a fresh perspective of the city…
read moreA boutique Cambridgeshire hotel is set for a stunning £2.5m extension after planning permission was granted. The grand Felix Hotel in Cambridge is set for 16 new bedrooms and a glass reception area which was likened to the world-famous Barcelona Pavilion by planners. Taking a methodical and rational approach to the planning, the main objective is to improve the guest experience…
read moreRoom 2 has announced the development of a new apart-hotel in Southampton, with a focus on design, comfort and value. The venue billed as the design hotel for the modern traveller, offers 71 studio rooms, and is located on 1-8 Queens Terrace in Southampton. The hotel is due to be completed by March 2018, with a further site planned to…
read moreJW Marriott Hotels & Resorts and Pearl Hospitality, one of Texas’ leading hotel development and management companies, has officially opened the 328-room JW Marriott Houston Downtown. Located on 806 Main Street, the hotel is housed in the historic, 104-year-old Samuel F. Carter Building and is the JW Marriott brand’s first adaptive reuse project in Texas and its second property in…
read moreFun fact: I’m usually the person friends rely on to organise trips, schedules, and group plans.
Workhighlights: Successfully coordinating events from planning through to delivery and seeing everything come together on the day.
Fun fact: I’m a keen cyclist and will happily bore people with copious amounts of cycling chat. My top cycling experience (so far) would have to be riding in the spectacular mountains of Crete.
Work highlights: Charles joined Forum Events in 2022. With a background in publishing, editorial media and events, Charles brings a wealth of experience to his role as Senior Production Manager. Having being involved with SPACE from the outset, he is excited to see the brand grow and develop.
Fun fact: People tell Sienna she gives off Bridget Jones vibes, and she loves to bake, always making sure there are shortbreads floating around the office
Work highlights: Sienna joined Forum Events & Media Group while studying Communications and Media, starting in the sales team where she managed and helped launch the first the PA Life Leading Venues of London SHOWCASE, where she built relationships with luxury venues across the capital. Drawn to the stories behind these spaces, she naturally transitioned into the editorial team, creating social media and editorial content. Upon graduating in June 2026, she is excited to be joining as Assistant Editor for Hotel Designs and SPACE.
Fun fact: When not working, Jess can usually be found tending to her kitchen garden in the Sussex countryside or foraging for herbs in the nearby woods. A keen grower, she recently studied a RHS Level 2 Diploma in the Principles of Horticulture during her spare time.
Work highlights: Jess joined SPACE magazine in 2022 and has since progressed from Assistant Editor to Editor. During this time, she has worked across many aspects of the publication – from shaping editorial strategy and overseeing operations to contributing to art direction and representing the brand on stage at industry events including Surface Design Show and WOW!house.
Fun fact: Katy has spent years perfecting all kinds of accents and loves a good impersonation!
Work highlights: Katy has been with Hotel Designs since the beginning, way back in 2015 when Forum Events & Media Group acquired the brand.