A hotel is a hotel is a hotel. Uhm. Nope. And yes. A hotel provides you with a place to sleep, but here the similarities stops. There are a lot of incredible places around the world we hope to stay in at one point, some of them are really uncommon and unique. For our inspiration and yours, we had a go at picking out some of the most unique and outlandish places to stay around the world. See the 5 most uncommon hotels bellow.

1. Dog Bark Park Inn, USA

Want to spend the night with Toby and Sweet Willy? No, that’s not an indecent proposal. You can even sleep inside Sweet Willy, the world’s biggest beagle. It’s a bed and breakfast, but gladly, the dog-obsessed owners don’t serve you dog food but self made pastries and beagles. Sorry, I mean bagels.

2. Icehotel, Sweden

Ice, Ice Baby. You don’t have to be cool to stay in the Icehotel. But to feel like the Snow Queen you have to wait until winter begins. Then a team of snow builders, architects, designers and artists from all over the world, are heading to the little village of Jukkasjärvi in Lapland to create each year’s version of Icehotel. Yes, there’s a new one EACH year. And as soon as spring springs it melts away again. Magical about this place is also its location, with the infamous  right outside your window and the incredible Torne river just a stone’s throw away.

The Aurora at your door step.

Cuddle up in warm furs while a wonderland of ice surrounds you.

No ice cubes needed in the drinks at the bar of the Icehotel – they come in ice glasses.

3. Capsule Hotel, The Netherlands

As the Icehotel is only open during winter in the Capsule hotel you only can stay during summer. Why? Well it could get a little chilly in your survival pod. Yes, in your survival pod. Like James Bond in “The Spy Who Loved Me”. You sleep in hammocks and when you book the luxury version you will even get a DVD player with every James Bond movie ever made.

4. Hotel Everland, at the moment in Switzerland

Normally people travel to stay at a hotel. Hotel Everland travels so people can sleep here. Huh? Yes, this hotels travels around the world. It’s already been in Yverdon, Leipzig and Paris so far. There is only one room and you can only stay one night, but at the moment it’s in Switzerland and resting from all the travel. Next  stop? Not sure yet.

Why get mobile when your hotel does it for you?

A room with quite a view. The Everland in Paris.

Romance and relaxation guaranteed – the Everland in Switzerland’s Yverdon, by the Neuchatel lake

5. Magic Mountain Lodge, Chile

You won’t find many true four star hotels in Chile. The Magic Mountain Lodge is one of them and so much more. It adapts the story of a magic mountain which has magical powers and grants wishes. I’m not quite sure if it really has magical powers, but at least a waterfall cascades from the roof and gives this hotel a real fairytale touch.

A princess at last. Now all you need to do is find a prince who comes find you on top of your tower hotel.

The all wooden interior guarantees for a cosy feel-good time.

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Best Hotel Interior Designers: Denniston – After our article concerning luxury hotel design projects of the moment, we’ve now decided to go deeper about one of the most recognized companies working in hotel interior design projects.

Written by Joana Silva

Denniston is a consulting company, with nearly two decades, structured to provide the design services for projects that fall in the hospitality market. This is expert in several areas of architecture, interior design, planning sites and outdoor decoration. The numerous international Resort Design Projects throughout the world are often recognized and applauded by critics and professionals.

All projects hold great team always motivated and directed by a leader with high professional skills. On the site of the Denniston is told that the secret to any success is collaboration during the collective working for the whole team.

This consists of a total of 155 professional dispersed in 21 different countries. Denniston develops projects with splendid features, as is the case of The St. Regis Lhasa Tibet, a amazing resort, designed from scratch, and still has the particularity of being sustainable. It has solar panels, locally sourced produce and even a recycling system for groundwater. This company operates in all his works unexpected features that let customers and critics of art fascinated with the end product of each project.

The Designer Jean-Michel Gathy is the principal Designer and a conceptualizes all Design of DENNISTON company’s. Since 1993, this designer has contributed to the hotel interior designs world

Some of his works:

St Regis Lhasa Resort, Tibet

Aman Resorts, Singapore

Cheval Blanc Resorts

Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts

Banyan Tree Hotels and Resorts, Shanghai

See also:

Presidential Suite of Fouquet’s Barrière in Paris

Design Inspiration at Palace Luzern Hotel

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Top 10 Industrial-Chic Hotels – While there’s plenty to be said in favor of the new, sometimes the best things stem from a solid original foundation. Industrial structures like warehouses and factories are finding new incarnations as luxury hotels, challenging designers to have hotel interior design creative ideas with old bones and drawing in guests who seek a sense of history and character. Providing the best hotel experiences and luxury travel with cutting-edge hotels that come from humble origins.

From humble to high-design, check those 10 converted buildings that breathe new life into the old.

1. 1888 Hotel, Sydney

One of Sydney’s trendiest accommodations, 1888 Hotel opened its doors in July, welcoming guests to its 90-room boutique property in the Pyrmont neighborhood. The guest rooms feature ten-foot ceilings; windows and desks constructed from recycled timber; and a lobby, an atrium and a bar studded with reclaimed wooden beams and exposed brick. (Despite the vintage details, the five-story hotel takes a modern approach to technology: Each room comes with an iPad and Instagram users with more than 10,000 followers are entitled to one complimentary night’s stay.) The staff wears denim work shirts in a cheeky nod to the heritage-listed building’s previous life as a woolshed.

2. Fabriken Furillen, Gotland, Sweden

While most former industrial buildings are found in ports or in cities, Fabriken Furillen is a rural outlier on the island of Gotland, off Sweden’s southeastern coast. Once a limestone refinery, the 18-room hotel (including two cabins) is a haven of sharp-edged Scandinavian design in a stunningly scenic—almost lunar—setting. Rooms are painted in white or gray and feature luxury beds, Bang & Olufsen technology (some rooms have televisions, others have radios; the cabins are electronics-free) and bucolic touches like sheepskin rugs and blankets made from Gotland wool. The restaurant serves simple, elegant meals made with island-grown vegetables and herbs.

3. Wythe Hotel, Brooklyn, New York

Brooklyn is home to plenty of reclaimed industrial spaces, but the Wythe Hotel is one of the newest (it opened in May 2012) and chicest. Floor-to-ceiling windows in many rooms look straight out onto the Manhattan skyline over the East River, letting in copious amounts of sunlight to play off the exposed-brick walls and custom-made wallpaper. Original cast-iron columns, masonry and 13-foot-high timber ceilings speak to the building’s history as a cooperage. The concrete floors are heated (a detail the former tenants might have appreciated as they rolled out barrels on the Williamsburg waterfront); the furniture (beds were constructed from pine taken from the ceilings) and artwork is made locally.

4. Refinery Hotel, New York

A century-old neo-Gothic building in the heart of New York’s Garment District, the Refinery started out as a millinery factory. It is now an elegant, eclectic 12-story hotel with amazing structural features and plenty of luxurious amenities. Opened in May 2013, it features lobby details (a 72-foot custom-designed runner, vaulted ceilings, plaid-patterened finished-walnut walls) that evoke an old New York feel. In the rooms, steel-and-leather headboards reinforce the industrial ambiance, while wooden bedside lockers add a touch of nostalgia. On occasion the hotel’s loading dock becomes Hatbox, a gallery space hosting art exhibits and fashion shows.

5. Sir Albert, Amsterdam

Though Sir Albert may have a fictional host at its helm (the gentleman of its name is a made-up character), the hotel has a very real former life as a 19th-century diamond factory. Despite the space’s original connection to gems, the decor has a distinctly masculine feel, thanks to brown curtains, dark wood furniture in the guest rooms and cowskin-patterned cubes for sitting in the Study—a cozy public space with deep leather armchairs and well-stocked bookshelves. Plenty of bright northern sunshine streams in through the high windows in most rooms, which harkens back to the legacy of the diamond workers, who needed the best possible light to practice their craft.

6. Waterhouse, Shanghai

Formerly a dockyard warehouse on the Huangpu River, Waterhouse is now a high-design hotel. While plenty of its earliest features have been preserved—the window frames are original metal and the wall behind the reception desk looks positively ancient—the refurbished concept (by the lavishly praised Neri & Hu Design and Research Office) is a modern masterpiece. Playing with conventions of internal and external spaces, the design allows guests to peek into private quarters from public areas and vice versa. Gloriously sleek and minimalist, the 19 rooms contrast nicely with views onto the neon-lit Bund, which is crammed with unconventionally shaped skyscrapers.

7. Shangri-La Bosphorus, Istanbul

Originally a tobacco warehouse in the 1930s, this Shangri-La property opened in May 2013 with the largest guestrooms in Istanbul. Situated on the European side of the city, with many rooms overlooking the Bosphorus Strait, the hotel pays homage to the opulence of its Bosphorus neighbor, Dolmabahçe Palace. Chandeliers glitter, specially commissioned artwork dazzles, and Turkish-marble bathrooms come stocked with Bulgari bath products. The hotel’s architects even restored the Neoclassical façade of the original warehouse. For unparalleled views, check out the Shangri-La Suite, which has three private terraces and overlooks the Old City (the Asian bank of the strait) and the Bosphorus Bridge.

See also: 5 most famous residential and hospitality design studios of England in the world

8. Grace Hotel, Beijing

Beijing’s 798 Art District is home to converted warehouses aplenty, but Grace Hotel—a former crystal factory—stands out for its high-end contemporary Chinese design. Open since 2011, Grace has 30 rooms in five categories, ranging from the tiny Artist Studios (each with a single bed) to the Grace Suite, a large south-facing space with photos by photographer Chi Peng and a trendily furnished living area. Champagne breakfasts, a gorgeously graffitied courtyard and proximity to Beijing’s most exciting galleries are drawing visitors in droves.

9. 21c Museum Hotel, Louisville, Kentucky

The 21c functions not only as a hotel but also—as the name would suggest—as a contemporary art museum. Created from five warehouse buildings once used to store bourbon and tobacco, the hotel makes the most of its 19th-century timber trusses, cast-iron construction and glass transoms left over from the original structures. Guest rooms are a mix of luxury (Herman Miller chairs, Malin+Goetz bath amenities) and quirk.

10. Sala Rattanakosin, Bangkok

Set on the banks of the Chao Phraya River just across from Wat Arun (known as the Temple of Dawn), Sala Rattanakosin, which opened earlier this year, is situated in one of the best locations in Bangkok. Cobbled together from a brick warehouse and two shophouses that date back to the 19th century, the 16-room hotel fits nicely into its historic neighborhood. And while the rooms themselves are ultramodern in design, with sleek black-and-white interiors, the views of the river and the temple (which positively glows at sunset) are the real draw. Take a seat on the rooftop bar, a cold beer in hand, and enjoy one of the best places to savor the sights.

See also:  5 Most famous residential and hospitality design studios of England

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There are plenty of ways to spend your last few moments of 2013 on New Year’s Eve, and staying home is not an option. After our suggestion of 10 Luxury Travel destinations for Christmas, we give you now our Top 10 Luxury Travel destinations for you to have the best step into 2014. Make a wish and enjoy your stay. Cheers!

10. London

One of the most iconic images of the New Year is watching Big Ben strike 12 on December 31, leading the city into an explosion of lights and colors with fireworks going off over the Thames River. Around central London you’ll find open air parties, clubs, and other themed events. But if you prefer to start 2014 with a bang, The Shard’s, the tallest building in western Europe, is definitely your best choice. A ticket to The Shard’s New Year’s Eve Party includes canapes, bowl food, a welcome cocktail, free flowing beer and wine, and DJ sets throughout the night. And, at the stroke of midnight, you will be able to toast the New Year with a complimentary glass of Lanson White Label Champagne while taking in the views from the tallest building in Europe.

Where to stay: Check our article of Hotels in London. Each one of them is perfect for New Year’s Eve.

9. Berlin

The place where you’ll find one of the largest parties on earth. Happening at Brandenburg Gate, the festival attracts one million revelers and offers great music, stage shows, and world-class, spectacular fireworks. If you need a break from the madness of the city’s celebrations, see if you can snag a table at the tranquil FACIL, a restaurant that features several of Berlin’s peerless culinary delights in a unique glass cube building sprinkled with chestnut trees and bamboo.

Where to stay: The Mandala Hotel is a great option, which offers you the most spacious rooms in Berlin. Check their top-class restaurant, premium spa and meeting rooms right in the heart of the city.

8. New York

New York hosts one of the most awaited events in the world, the Times Square Drop Ball. One million people fill the square from early afternoon waiting for the Ball to descend. If you’re looking for something more private, away from the crowds, we suggest The Rlounge at the Renaissance New York Times Square Hotel. The Rlounge is the perfect luxury location with a priveliged view from of the ball drop while you dine, drink and dance.

Where to stay: The premier boutique Renaissance New York Times Square Hotel near New York’s Rockefeller center offers, prime location for indulging in Broadway theaters, shopping and dining.

7. Austrian Alps

Are you a fan of ski? If so, Austrian Alps is definitely your best choice for the New Year’s Eve.

Where to stay: you can consider staying at the Kempinski Hotel in the Kitzbüheler Alps which is right beside direct access to the Kitzbühel Ski Area. The hotel offers a luxury spa to help you fully unwind, and delicious menu options at their restaurants and bars.

6. Sydney

Do you want to be among the first to enter the new year? If so you might consider Sydney for your destination. Around the Sydney Harbour over 1.5 million people watches a spectacular lightshow, with fireworks hopping and dancing off the bridge and the water. The lightshow can also be watched from the water, on luxury cruises, like Flagship Cruises, that are available to keep you out of the crowds while still providing an up close view of the display.

Where to stay: The Sidney Luxury Boutique Hotel Sir Stamford at Circular Quay invites you to experience a glamorous finale to 2013. The Bar is open for a light dinner buffet, live entertainment and delicious canapé selection served until midnight.

5. Las Vegas

Hit the Sin City and gamble your money away, live in luxury and see the stars. Laser shows, concerts and fireworks take over the streets, while nightclubs and bars turn up the volume and of course, ticket prices.

Where to stay: There’s so much choice around this city that the list of best places to stay is endless, but among the top 10 best hotels with the best parties and shows, we choose Wynn And Encore.

4. Paris

Are you a romantic person? If you say yes, then you’ll fall in love with Paris. Standing on the Champs-Elysees in the New Year is one of those do-before-you-die activities. Bottles of champagne everywhere in the crowd that waits for a monumental firework in the sky, while the Eiffel Tower is covered in sparkling lights.

Where to stay: On New Year’s Eve you can stay at Hôtel Fouquet’s Barrière, one of the most luxurious and expensive hotels in Paris. You can also enjoy a prestigious menu created by its renowned Chef Jean-Yves Leuranguer.

3. Madeira

This is the ultimate paradise on Earth. Madeira has a great culture and unforgettable food with a party atmosphere that makes this place a prime New Year’s destination. There you’ll find the largest firework display in the world, certified by the Guinness Book of Records. Fireworks are set off from about 50 spots, lighting up the skies over Funchal for about ten minutes.

Where to stay: “A luxury retreat, with exotic design, embraced by nature”. Where? Choupana Hills, a beautiful and luxurious place to stay.

2. Bangkok

Bangkok goes big for the International New Year too. There are three places to mark the passing of the old year – Central World Mall, National Stadium and Sanam Luang. Huge lights and fireworks are displayed along the banks of the Chao Phraya, and an annual event features performances by Thai pop stars.

Where to stay: The best place to stay the new year’s eve night is Banyan Tree Bangkok, with great facilities, spa and an incredible dining experience waiting for you.

1. Rio de Janeiro

Copacabana beach hosts the city’s major festivities, where two million partiers drink and groove on giant stages set up along the beach, with laser shows and fireworks. If you don’t want outdoor parties, characterized by thumping samba music and many, many beautiful Brazilian females, you can go to indoor clubs, but be prepared to pony up a fair amount of cash for entrance fees and booze.

Where to stay: Copacabana is also capable to offer you exclusive and luxurious parties in some of the world top hotels in the world, like Copacabana Palace Hotel.

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10 modern hotel interior designs of 2013 – The provision of basic accommodation that we were used to in the past, consisting of a room with a bed, a cupboard and a small table has been replaced by rooms with modern facilities. The list of modern facilities tend to grow bigger and bigger every year and it seems that it isn’t enough to make a hotel look stunning. In fact, it isn’t enough. A hotel without a good interior design is nothing.

Top class hotels always want the best for their interiors and they hire top notch interior design firms to decorate their interiors: lobby, rooms, bathrooms and restaurants. They want their clients to have the best hotel experience of their life so they can come back in the future or recommend their services to one or more friends.

See also: Presidential Suite of Fouquet’s Barrière in Paris

In this small list you will see photos of interiors from various hotels across the world for you to have an idea of how a hotel should look like on the inside to provide an incredible luxury travel.

1. The Park Hotel in Bangalore, India

2. 25hours Hotel in Hamburg, Germany

3. New Majestic Hotel in Singapore

4. The Dominican in Brussels, Belgium

5. Granados 83 in Barcelona, Spain

6. Augarten Hotel in Graz, Austria

7. Five Hotel & Spa in Cannes, France

8. Hotel Habita in Mexico City, Mexico

9. Duomo Hotel & Nomi Club in Rimini, Italy

10. Hotel La Renaissance in Marrakech, Morocco

See also: Top 5 hotels in London

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Coming closer to one of our favorite’s seasons of the year, the magic Christmas, we came today to inspire you by selecting 10 destinations to spend your Christmas season in a different and stylist way. Make your choice and have the best luxury travel ever! Check also our suggestions for the best Christmas hotels and have the most exclusive hotel experiences.

Munich, Germany

The winter in the Bavarian capital means a hundred-foot-tall Christmas tree in the Marienplatz.

Where to Stay: The modern, 72-room Louis Hotel is a snowball’s throw from the lively Viktualienmarkt and has a natural stone fireplace in the lobby.

Zurich, Switzerland

In Zurich explore the galleries on Rämistrasse, check out the Conelli Christmas Circus, listen to a holiday concert in the Romanesque-style Grossmünster church. Do not forget to grab a heissi schoggi (hot chocolate) and taste the different delicicous brands of chocolates. Perfect luxury travel destination for Christmas.

Where to Stay: Set on the Sihl River, the Hotel Restaurant Helvetia has 16 rooms with Art Nouveau touches.

Provence, France

Because a Provence winter is always fairy tale–like: see the villages come back to life with music from medieval churches fills the cobblestoned streets.

Where to Stay: The region’s grand hotels – Couvent des Minimes Hôtel & Spa and the Terre Blanche Resort – pull out all the stops for the season.

Malmö, Sweden

One cool tradition about the Swedes, is that they leave a hearty dinner of aquavit and herring by the fireplace for Santa. So sweet!

Where to Stay: High-class and centrally located on Baltzarsgatan, the Grand Hotel Garden Malmö serves traditional Swedish Christmas dishes as part of an all-you-can-eat buffet on December 25th.

Vienna, Austria

Vienna’s venerable Christkindlmarkt on Rathausplatz flings open its stall shutters in mid-November, and three million visitors flock here each year for beeswax candles, wooden toys, and glass ornaments. Beautiful!

Where to Stay: Centrally located on Kaerntner Ring right across from the opera, the Ring Hotel is classic Vienna on the outside, but modern, artsy, and decidedly cool on the inside thanks to a top-to-bottom redesign.

London, United Kingdom

Regent Street ceremoniously switches on its Christmas lights for a pedestrian parade. do not forget to spoct by Trafalgar Square and the ice skating rink at Somerset House.

Where to Stay: Choose your favourite hotel in London to spend the holiday. Check our top 10 luxury suites in London.

Rome, Italy

In Rome on Piazza Navona, its Bernini fountains are surrounded by stalls hawking toys, handmade presepio figures, carnival games of chance, ciambelle (dinner plate-size doughnuts), and 101 variations on peanut brittle. But you can’t also resist this beautiful view of Colosseo in its Christmas mood.

Where to Stay: Located in historical center of Rome, the Grand Hotel de la Minerve, is an amazing option to a luxury experience. One step outside and you’ll be able to enjoy the great Christmas Market at Piazza Navona.

Durango, CO, USA

Being Colorado the state of the big mountains, explore Pueblo dwellings, take a brisk ski run down the slopes, or just curl up with a rum toddy in a true Western saloon.

Where to Stay: The Rochester Hotel pays homage to Durango’s cinematic past: each of the 15 rooms recalls a locally produced movie, from the Mexican-themed Viva Zapata suite to a Euro-style room called Around the World in Eighty Days. The grandly restored Strater Hotel houses the Diamond Belle Saloon, Louis L’Amour’s preferred watering hole.

Bali, Indonesia

Instead of carols, listen to the haunting sounds of the gamelan gong for a change while you admire the Christmas Eve sunset at the island temple of Tanah Lot. The perfect harmony to relax and prepare your wishes to 2014.

Where to Stay: Incense wafts through the soaring lobby, and wreaths of rice plants, herbs, and flowers hang on the doors of the 22 suites and villas at the small, affordable but remarkably stylish Hotel Tugu Bali.

Goa, India

With Portuguese influences in seaside India, whitewashed Catholic churches, and firecrackers, bells, and carolers will make your holiday perfect as a scene from a Bollywood film.

Where to Stay: Spread over 88 acres, the Fort Aguada Beach Resort was built on the remains of a 16th-century Portuguese fortress. The hotel’s holiday extravaganza includes jazz and Goan food.

Are you inpired by our list of luxury travel destinations? Make your choice and have a Merry Christmas!

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The following list includes historic castles and palaces in Tuscany, which have all been beautifully restored and renovated into hotels, while retaining all the features of their original medieval or Renaissance architecture. These original features obviouly influence each one of these hotel interior designs. Most of the castle hotels on the list are ideally situated as a starting point for excursions to wine tasting and sightseeing in the medieval history of the area. These castle hotels are definitely a good choice for those who appreciate luxury travel and time travel, at the same time. It would be certainly an exclusive hotel experience.

1. Castelletto di Montebenichi, Bucine

Located in the heart of the Chianti wine region, Montebenichi Castle is a castle of the 12th century standing on a hill surrounded by a large private park, with views of the Valdambra. The small village of Montebenichi is an excellent starting point to discover the artistic, natural and gastronomic beauties of the area, in the heart of the Chianti region. Among olive groves, vineyards and medieval villages, the Chianti road leads to southwest of Montalcino, well-known by Brunello world famous wines and southeast of Montepulciano, home of Vino Nobile. Perugia, Orvieto, Assisi and Florence are all within an hour’s drive away, Arezzo and Siena can be reached in just 30 minutes.

2. Castello di Spaltenna, Gaiole, Chianti

Spaltenna castle is also located in the Chianti region, in the town of Gaiole. It’s just a few minutes away from the most popular cities in the wine region of Chianti Classico, such as Radda, Panzano, Castellina, Greve and Castelnuovo Berardenga. Surrounded by vineyards and woods, the medieval village of Spaltenna includes a fortified monastery with a cloister and bell tower dated of 1000 AD. The castle dates back to 1030. Facilities and activities include a spa, oil and wine therapy treatments, a turkish bath and indoor (heated) and outdoor swimming pools. Siena and Florence are within easy reach.

3. Castello di Tornano, Gaiole, Chianti

Tornano Castle is located in an old farmhouse dated of 11th century, surrounded by cypress trees, vineyards and olive groves. The first mention of the ‘court’ are back to actually dates from the year 790 during the reign of Carlo Magno, in Italy. In the wine cellar, which is in the prison of the castle, guests can taste the Chianti Classico wine and olive oil produced by the Hotel.

4. Castello di Gargonza, Monte San Savino

The Gargonza Castle is a fortified town of the 13th century, situated in the beautiful Val di Chiana and offers rooms and apartments with bed and breakfast. The first news of Gargonza date from 1150, citing a fortified castle along the road from Arezzo to Siena. It is this same castle that Dante has spent a few days in exile. The rooms and apartments are all located inside the medieval village. The medieval structure also includes an outdoor swimming pool, private gardens, a restaurant and a conference center.

5. Palazzo Guadagni, Firenze

The area of the historical center of Florence, where the hotel is located, was originally settled by craftsmen and tradesmen. The Hotel Palazzo Guadagni was built for a silk merchant named Riniero Bernardo Dei in 1500. Today, the building is an elegant 3 star hotel, decorated in a vintage style that reflects its aristocratic origins.

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Every Hotel wants to provide exclusive hotel experiences and a good night of sleep. Hotel Interior Designs will give you today the best 7 tips to create unforgettable luxury suites.

Sleeping well provides countless health benefits. In addition to a pleasant sensation of sleeping well, sleep is a primary moment and, therefore, affects our ability to reason and take decisions. So, with some hotel interior design tips, every hotel can allow its guests to have great rest in each luxury travel.

1. Guest Room Environment

It’s important to have a décor that not only suits your taste but makes you feel good and relaxed.

Tip #1: Classic colours

2. Mattress

This is an obvious one – without the right matress you will continue to wake up not feeling great. So, throw out that old mouldy mattress and spare no effort in choosing your mattress and pillow. All mattresses should respond according to the shape of your body, instead of sinking or sagging fully or in part.

Tip #2: a Persono mattress – is an hygienic mattress that is also a design piece.

3. The Bed

Just like the mattress, the bed is a major factor. It needs a good lombar suppport but also, a good support for your mattress. Also, the bed is the focal point of any room, so buy a beautifull one – and the most luxurious bedding you can find.

Tip #3: Forbidden Bed by Koket

4. Make it bright

Of course it’s nice to sleep in the dark. However, you should let natural light come in during the day. Wide windows not only help with the light, but also with the heat. For your guest rooms consider having sheer curtains to help keep the room bright. Since at night it is, well, dark, opt for a good lamp.

Tip #4: Billy Table by Delightfull

5. Designer Furniture

More than just the bed, the rest of the guest room should have the best design. Be bold!

Tip #5: Get a nightstand that you love and a chest of drawers that makes that suite an imaginary place. See this one, the Crochet by Boca do Lobo.

6. Wall art and Mirrors

Spice up the walls – don’t let them just be there empty. Paint them, put some painting or frames on it or simply use a mirror.

Tip #6: Apollo mirror by Boca do Lobo

7. Upholstery

Finalize the suite décor with a great sofa or armchair. Confortable, yet funtional and filled with design.

Tip #7: : The Matis armchair by BRABBU.

Via: My Design Week

Would you like to have in your Hotel a modern and stylish bar area? You can choose the classic bar counters and stools commonly used in bars a little everywhere, or you can decide for a modern, original and innovative design, that will bring your hotel a bit of extra spice that makes things different, exciting and comfortable. With this luxurious hotel furniture, your hotel will become unforgettable. To improve your hotel interior design, here are some of the best bar stools of this year.

Monster, by moooi

A stool soft, swollen and fashion as a symbol of the eternal struggle between opposing forces that take place in life and can be easily recognized within us, if we have the courage to open the eyes.

Le Spighe, by Poltrona Frau

A new interpretation of bar stool. The footrest extends cantilevered from the seat and the soft disc of the session seems to float above the seat in American walnut. The result is a stool of great charm, made with materials and finishes chosen for long life. Seat upholstered in Frau Leather®.

Chandra, by KOKET

A nice novelty, this piece is bold and glamorous. The edge of this modern bar stool exudes the feeling of vintage glam, don’t you think? Elegant, with a very feminine touch, you can use it in your hotel projects in bar or restaurant areas.

Otto, by Zanotta

A stool with chromed steel structure. Seat upholstery in polyurethane, with elastic strips suspension. Removable fabric or leather 95.

Cindy, by Cattelan Italia

A stool with frame in natural beech, walnut, cherry, wenge, silver or black. Seat and back upholstered in fabric or leather. The upholstery is not removable.

Whether the requirement is to make the looking of hotel luxurious, there must be involvement of interior design. Interior atmosphere is crucial for the image of your hotel! If you want to impress your customer, you must emphasize the refinement, singularity and creativity of your interior design! Because you want to provide them an exclusive luxury travel.

We have the pleasure to present you ten of the most prominent hotel designers of the moment, including Kelly Wearstler, Pierre Yves Rochon, Alberto Pinto, Hirsch Bedner and Yabu Pushelberg.

Hotels are one of the oldest symbols of luxury, so much so that Coco Chanel famously chose The Paris Ritz as her home for over thirty years. In the accessible age of luxury e-commerce and iPad applications, hotels have survived and prospered in remaining truly exclusive hotel experiences, the quintessential definition of luxury.

Which of these outstanding hotel projects do you prefer?

1. Denniston International Architects & Planners, Malaysia

2. Dolder Grand Zurich by United Designers

3. Hotel Particulier Paris by Alberto Pinto

4. Mandarin Oriental Las Vegas by Tihany Design

5. The Spa at The Europe Hotel, Ireland by Hirsch Bedner Associates

6. The Hazelton, Toronto by Yabu Pushelberg

7. The Peninsula Shanghai by Pierre Yves Rochon

8. The President Wilson, Switzerland by Chhada Siembieda

9. The Setai, Miami Beach by Jaya International

10. Viceroy Miami by Kelly Wearstler

Source: Design Contract

Interior Design: Hotel Trends for 2014 – Modern hotels have cleverly adapted to rapid social changes with creative solutions. In this post we will cover some of the most striking interior design trends that shape up today’s hospitality scene. From rethinking guestroom configurations to ensuring highly personalized experiences, hotel owners are transforming accommodation units into the highlights of any escape. Whether you own a hotel or planning your next business trip abroad, here are some of the new twists in the industry:

Lobbies envisioned as dynamic multi-use spaces

The importance of entrance lobbies is growing, as social encounters become more and more dependent on this particular hotel area. With the new business traveling trend, hotel lobbies should provide a multi-use space for casual as well as formal talks, working on laptops, plugging in various devices. More extravagant entrance features in today’s emerging hotel market include large green walls, indoor waterfalls, large chandeliers and multimedia stations.

See also: Top 5 hotels in London

Rethinking Guestroom Configurations

No longer is the classic bed-table-locker combo enough to make a hotel room feel inviting. In today’s world guests expect surprises and where else, but away from home. Probably why each interior in the modern hospitality industry is very different from the next. Creative offices for business travelers, interesting looking TV panels and an extra sofa next to the king-sized bed are just some of the key “ingredients” for a trendy hotel room. We’ve also seen color explosions and eclectic decor mixes, which can definitely appeal to guests wanting to experience unique accommodation.

Blurring Indoor-Outdoor Boundaries

Sensory experiences go a long way. This “principle” was well integrated in the array of services offered by modern hotel owners, who struggle to keep the indoor outdoor transition as “ethereal” as possible. Not only are hotel rooms expanded through large decks and terraces, but nature is brought inside in every possible way. Wood paneling, stone decorations, lush greenery, indoor waterfalls- these are just some of the elements employed to release the tension of hotel guests.

See also: Presidential Suite of Fouquet’s Barrière in Paris

Personalized Spaces

It is a fact that the memory of a hotel stays with guests a long, long time if the accommodation experience is unique. With this in mind, hotel owners personalize spaces as never before. Pop-up hotels, and modular hotels are new concepts slowly gaining interest in the industry. Themed guestrooms also have a strong impact, especially when visitors can only try one at a time.

A Home Away From Home

More than anything, hotel rooms should provide comfort, that feeling of a home away from home. No matter how luxurious, technology friendly and weird-themed the room, coziness is a major factor to consider. Wood additions, inspired decorating items, carpets, curtains, a fireplace, a TV set and the possibility to play your guest’s favorite music- all these adds up to a memorable stay.

Green Features

Sustainability is a delicate issue for hotel owners, as they are doing their best to minimize short term costs. But being ahead of the game is important, which sometimes leads to innovative ideas. Over-sized windows for natural lighting, natural building materials, green walls and green roofs, recycling bins for guests, electronic water faucets, locally grown food for cooking and graywater recycling are just a few of the hotel trends for staying green.

Not Just a Restaurant, But a Destination in Itself

Few hotel restaurants still base their appeal strictly on “practicability”. Cooking is an art and so should be the “exhibition space”. We’ve seen more and more hotel restaurants turned into memorable spaces through design. Themes are highly recommended, pushing creativity to new heights and turning each venue into a destination in itself.

Spa-Like Bathroom Features

Bathrooms stopped being perceived as auxiliary rooms, spaces to be minimized, in order to expand living areas. The modern tourist expects more than he gets at home in his journeys. A resort bathroom with spa-like features is an open invite to relaxation and a sure-proof method of alluring guests through the promise of ephemeral luxury. Think en-suite bedrooms, waterfall showers, over-sized bathtubs, his&hers sinks, giant towels, beauty items and plenty of space.

Source: Best Design Projects

Written by Marco Costa

San Alfonso Del Mar Resort (Chile) currently holds the record for the largest swimming pool in the world. It covers as much as eight hectares of land with a total length of one kilometer and reaches 35 meters at its deepest point. In order to have it filled over 250 million liters of seawater is pumped, filtered, and treated from the Pacific Ocean into the pool. This pool is so huge that it accommodates smaller pools near the edges. It has a Jacuzzi, a water trampoline, a glassed pyramid pool, sandy beaches on one section; and a dock for mini sailboats and kayaks.

Chile’s monster pool uses a computer-controlled suction and filtration system to keep fresh seawater in permanent circulation, drawing it in from the ocean at one end and pumping it out at the other.

The sun warms the water to 26c, nine degrees warmer than the adjoining sea.

Chilean biochemist Fernando Fischmann, whose Crystal Lagoons Corporation designed the pool, said advanced engineering meant his company could build “an impressive artificial paradise” even in inhospitable areas. It uses hardly any chemicals.

“As long as we have access to unlimited seawater, we can make it work, and it causes no damage to the ocean.”

Here are some pictures of the biggest swimming pool in the world. Pool party anyone?

At a time when the urban design and architecture dominate the large luxury projects distributed across the globe, large groups and organizations of the industry start a race for the projects of the future. Inspired by architectural gurus, true artists are showing their talent in the design of contemporary spaces. Take a look at some of these luxury projects, covering restaurants, hotels and boutiques.

Hotel Park Royal, WOHA architects, Singapore

A masterpiece of design, architecture and sculpture, it combines a cozy garden with lush undulating structure visually appealing. Guests are attracted to a luxurious experience and futurism, where garden spaces and contemporary architecture can be explored with pleasure. This WOHA Architects project won the Green Platinum Award, the highest rating for green buildings in Singapore.

21c Museum Hotel Bentonville, Deborah Berke, USA

The growing chain of hotels, 21c chose this city for its third position, with a new building full of light designed by Deborah Berke Partners. The mission of 21c is to rejuvenate urban centers with sophisticated hotel / boutique, which work as contemporary art galleries. The gallery spaces are elegant and modern, with high ceilings, cool tones and polished concrete floors, while the bedrooms, also designed by Berke, they offer a distinctly residential with their custom-designed furniture neutral thin.

Artcurial Café, Charles Zana, France

Located at the Rond-Point des Champs-Elysees, Artcurial pays tribute to Italian food and design. The interior designer / architect, Charles Zana, imagine a scenario reminiscent of the works of Gio Ponti and Ettore Sottsass, references of the 20 century design.

With walls covered with patterned and sofas coated with coal leather and darkened wood the restaurant is also enriched by a new glass roof and large windows, causing a flow of natural light and views of secluded gardens. The atmosphere is amazing.

If you’re traveling in business or just for leisure, you must choose the best hotels to stay. S. Paulo, one of the most visited cities in the world, has incredible solutions for you. Take a look on these 5 Top Design Hotels in S. Paulo waiting for you.

Hotel Unique São Paulo

It is a unique reference to modern architecture and originality. On the rooftop, besides the pool, the Unique Hotel has an amazing view over the city.

Emiliano

It is a fine example of luxury hospitality. “Guests experience authentic and modern Brazilian sophistication through contemporary ambiance, refined cuisine and singularly warm service.”. Was designed by the local architect Arthur Casas.

L’Hotel Porto Bay São Paulo

This hotel offers an European design ambience. It is the most exclusive boutique hotel in Sao Paulo.

Grand Hyatt São Paulo

One of best Luxury hotels in Sao Paulo just at United Nations Avenue and the financial district.

The Fasano

Designed by local architects  Isay Weinfeld and Marcio Kogan, it is considered the best hotel in São Paulo due to the dining experience its restaurant offers

Source: My Design Week

Lighting forms a crucial aspect of creating an inviting atmosphere for an establishment like a hotel which entertains guests with the wide variety of services it has to offer. A hotel hence has many parts to it and each requires different hotel lighting fixtures. A hotel offers a dining area, a bar, spa and outdoor activities like swimming and sports. The lighting in each area needs to be different since the mood to be created in each area is different. The lighting fixtures need to be chosen carefully to create an environment for the guests to enjoy their stay.

There is hardly any hotel that does not use modern table lamps to light up its atmosphere. We present you now five good examples of table lamps by some of the most exquisite lighting brands.

1. Marble, by Innermost, UK

2. Guns, by Flos, Italy

3. Turner, by Delightfull, Portugal

4. Fleurs, by Art et Floritude, France

5. Campari Bar, by Ingo Maurer, Germany