Tag: Review Articles • Hotel Designs

Hotel Review / 18.01.2024

Hotel review: checking in to YOTEL Amsterdam

Hotel review: checking in to YOTEL Amsterdam Hamish Kilburn, Editor of Hotel Designs, takes the complimentary ferry across the harbour from Amsterdam Central to...

A circular window in hotel bathroom overlooking Hong Kong

Review / 01.11.2023

Checking in to Regent Hong Kong

By: Guest Author

Checking in to Regent Hong Kong Regent Hong Kong makes a landmark return to Victoria Harbour. Contributor Katha Nauriyal checks in for its swanky...

dramatic view over Chicago from floor-to-ceiling windows in the Presidential Suite St Regis Chicago

Review / 15.09.2023

Stepping into the Presidential Suite of the St. Regis Chicago

By: Pauline Brettell

Stepping into the Presidential Suite of the St. Regis Chicago Designed by KTGY Simeone Deary Design Group, the Presidential Suite of St. Regis Chicago...

Interior design scheme that is contemporary in Med Yacht Club restaurant onboard Explora 1

Review / 24.08.2023

Onboard Explora Journeys’ first ‘floating luxury hotel’

By: Hamish Kilburn

Onboard Explora Journeys’ first ‘floating luxury hotel’ Editor Hamish Kilburn was onboard Explora 1 as it made its first journey with passengers from Portsmouth...

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...

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...

Guestroom inside INNSIDE Calvia Beach with sea view of Magaluf

Review / 13.10.2022

Checking in to INNSiDE Calviá Beach, Mallorca

By: Hamish Kilburn

Checking in to INNSiDE Calviá Beach, Mallorca Can the harmony of design, architecture and style really turn an entire destination’s image around? Editor Hamish...

Octant Evorá / 21.07.2022

Octant Evorá – a luxury wellness hotel crafted into nature

By: Hamish Kilburn

Octant Evorá – a luxury wellness hotel crafted into nature Re-emerging for the summer travel season under a new identity, following the unveiling of...

Hotel suite bedroom with pink accents on bed and mosaic floor, in Fauchon L'Hotel Paris

Review / 06.01.2022

Fauchon L’Hotel Paris: Where rock & roll, design and luxury hospitality meet

By: Hamish Kilburn

Fauchon L’Hotel Paris: Where rock & roll, design and luxury hospitality meet Briefed to expect the unexpected, Gareth Thomas sets off on a Parisian...

Image of large suite with staircase and blue furniture

Feature / 25.02.2021

MINIVIEW: Inside newly renovated Hyatt Regency Houston

By: Hamish Kilburn

MINIVIEW: Inside newly renovated Hyatt Regency Houston New York-based Stonehill Taylor lives up to its reputation as a leading interior design firm operating in...

Review / 25.01.2021

MINIVIEW: inside the latest design-led boutique hotels in New Zealand

By: Hamish Kilburn

MINIVIEW: inside the latest design-led boutique hotels in New Zealand The maximalist interiors sheltered inside Naumi Hotel's three recent arrivals have lifted our editorial...

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Review / 15.01.2021

Miniview: Hotel Carmichael, Autograph Collection strikes a chord

By: Hamish Kilburn

Miniview: Hotel Carmichael, Autograph Collection strikes a chord Timeless, neoclassical interiors and intricate details, designed by HBA, salute America’s rich musical legacy inside the...

Review / 06.01.2021

Checking in to The Mayfair Townhouse, London’s ‘dandiest’ hotel

By: Hamish Kilburn

Checking in to The Mayfair Townhouse, London’s ‘dandiest’ hotel “If only these walls could talk, my job would have been so much easier,” admits...

Miniview / 29.10.2020

Checking in to a contactless hotel (with touchless tech from TIG)

By: Hamish Kilburn

Checking in to a contactless hotel (with touchless tech from TIG) Technological Innovations Group (TIG) has played a key role in helping BLOC Hotels...

Review / 24.09.2020

Miniview: Inside WILDES Chester, a northern boutique jewel

By: Hamish Kilburn

Miniview: Inside WILDES Chester, a northern boutique jewel Northern design studio Spaceinvader, with architecture by EDGE Architect, has created a rich, layered and luxurious...

Review / 10.09.2020

Checking in to No.5 Maddox Street, London

By: Hamish Kilburn

Checking in to No.5 Maddox Street, London Embracing change – and predicting a rise in demand for luxury apartments post-pandemic – editor Hamish Kilburn...

Feature / 20.07.2020

FEATURE: inside Timothy Oulton’s self-isolation dome

By: Hamish Kilburn

FEATURE: inside Timothy Oulton’s self-isolation dome It may not be a hotel, but Timothy Oulton Studio's Halodome was meaningfully created ahead of its time...

Feature / 30.12.2019

Editor Checks In: Embracing meaningful trends

By: Hamish Kilburn

Editor Checks In: Embracing meaningful trends Following a colourful year in the hot seat at Hotel Designs, editor Hamish Kilburn looks ahead to a...

Feature / 17.09.2019

REVEALED: Top 20 attributes Brits look for in a hotel room

By: Hamish Kilburn

REVEALED: Top 20 attributes Brits look for in a hotel room A survey commissioned by P&G Professional has revealed that filthy bedsheets, hairy plugholes and...

Large and expansive public area that is designed to look very residential

Review / 19.08.2019

MINIVIEW: Discreet luxury unveiled by Nicky Dobree in the heart of Vejer

By: Hamish Kilburn

MINIVIEW: Discreet luxury unveiled by Nicky Dobree in the heart of Vejer To complete the Concept to Completion series with Nicky Dobree, Hotel Designs...

Review / 18.04.2019

Checking in to University Arms, Cambridge

By: Hamish Kilburn

Checking in to University Arms, Cambridge Combining the best of British interior design and architecture, the University Arms in Cambridge is an effortless reflection...

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/ 31.10.2018

MINIVIEW: New-look Hilton Imperial Dubrovnik

By: Hamish Kilburn

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…

Dark-toned room with high ceilings mixes plush velvet and low lighting

/ 17.05.2018

Fitzrovia’s mysterious and magnificent The Mandrake Hotel

By: Hamish Kilburn

Nestled under a canopy of plants in London’s Fitzrovia district sits The Mandrake Hotel, an unlikely yet very welcome neighbour to this part of…

/ 04.03.2018

The Henrietta Hotel review, Covent Garden: Ideally located boutique stay with louder than life interiors

By: Adam Bloodworth

Londoners, and visitors to London, will know Henrietta Street, even if they don’t know it by name. The unassuming road is one of four…

/ 03.11.2017

Hotel Football, Manchester

By: Daniel Fountain

Manchester is going through somewhat of a renaissance in the hotel industry. Recent openings – including Hotel Gotham – have put the critical and…

/ 21.05.2016

The Landmark London, Marylebone

By: Daniel Fountain

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