There are now just four days left for interior designers, hoteliers, architects and key-industry suppliers to claim their tickets to one of the most anticipated hotel design awards events of the year…  With just four days until The Brit List 2018 is unveiled – and the winners of the six newly launched events are announced – time […]

With two-thirds of hospitality works planning on quitting their jobs in the near-future, but what can be done ahead of Brexit to retain employees?  Invest in your staff in order to retain them is the clear message to employers in the hospitality industry in light of new research from Caterer.com. A survey of 21,000 global […]

Design firm Goddard Littlefair injects golden-age glam into the former The Grand Hotel Imperial… Hilton Imperial Dubrovnik, situated just above Dubrovnik old town, was originally built in the 1890s and went on to serve the great Mediterranean cruise liners docking in the city in the early 20th century. Then called ‘The Grand Hotel Imperial’, with […]

The hotel group opens a 378-key luxury hotel in Abu Dhabi, the brand’s fourth hotel in UAE… Turkish-grown hospitality brand Rixos Hotels has opened its first resort in Abu Dhabi. Rixos Saadiyat Island prides itself on offering ‘pure luxury’ in an opulent setting, inspired by the palaces of the Ottoman Empire, with dazzling interiors reflecting gemstone shades of green, blue and […]

Hotel Designs’ Recommended Supplier Brintons created bespoke carpet design for The Principal London, which has recently become Kimpton Fitzroy London… Brintons supplied carpets for key public areas within Kimpton’s first London hotel, formally known as The Principal London. Sheltered within a Grade II listed landmark building, which now dominates the area as a five-star hotel […]

The announcement comes as Hilton Hotels opens ‘legend hotel’ Lagos Airport, Curio Collection by Hilton… As it continues to grow its presence in Africa by introducing new brands and entering new countries, Hilton has announced it is on track to more than double in size in the next five years with the opening of Legend Hotel Lagos […]

Just as nit is in hotels itself, design plays an integral part in this year’s Independent Hotel Show. Ahead of the show, we have identified three design trends as highlighted by design partners, exhibitors and speakers at #IHS2018… As the Independent Hotel Show creeps nearer, we have identified three major themes that visitors should expect to […]

Editor of Hotel Designs Hamish Kilburn checks in to the only hotel in Bath that taps into the natural thermal springs of the city, designed by the one and only Alexandra Champalimaud… “First and foremost, the location is what really sets this project apart,” says Alexandra Champalimaud who, to me, looks far too composed and […]

Hotel Designs editor Hamish Kilburn breaks down this week’s top stories… Here we are again, just days away from London Design Festival and already the beady eyes of the design world are focusing their attention on Britain – as if their focus was ever elsewhere. In the week leading up to when London comes alive […]

THE DEADLINE TO CLAIM YOUR EARLY BIRD TICKETS TO THE AWARDS CEREMONY OF THIS YEAR’S BRIT LIST IS SEPTEMBER 16, 2018… There is just three days left in order to claim your early bird tickets to this year’s Brit List, which will take place on November 22 at BEAT London. The Brit List ceremony will welcome […]