Every year in December, Pantone releases its color of the year. In recent years, the selections have been a neutral brown, a soft peach, a vibrant magenta and even a periwinkle blue. But this year, the company's color of the year selection was Cloud Dancer — a calming hue of white, a color notoriously challenging for hotel design.
WILLEMSTAD, Curaçao — For the most part, luxury hoteliers in the Caribbean region won't be talking about new developments without mentioning residential opportunities in the same breath.
Amsterdam-based hospitality group The Social Hub is looking to develop a 560-bed hotel in Edinburgh, with the £200 million project set to be its second UK scheme.
PRAGUE, Czech Republic — Developing and maintaining luxury hotels takes a lot of planning and data-driven decisions, but equal amounts of emotion and soul are required, too.
Books transport their readers to new destinations within the pages. In turn, some hotels have taken a novel approach to providing a literary experience to guests.
NASHVILLE, Tennessee — The creative process for designing a hotel and the spaces inside draws on a wide variety of factors to balance the wants and needs of both guests and hoteliers.
Not all hotel pools are created equal. From gorgeous views to interesting design elements, some pools stand out with their various cool factors, and temperature has nothing to do with it.
Color is one of the greatest components of design in any hotel. It gives that look of warmth and luxury to a property and invokes a feeling from guests. Designers incorporate colors in various ways when they create rooms and public spaces in hotels.
Many stakeholders have ideas and opinions when it comes to hotel design, from owners to operators and designers themselves. Conflict can arise when the groups can't align on preferences, brand standards or current travel trends.
South Molton, Grosvenor's £500 million mixed-used development in the heart of Mayfair, will play host to the UK's first Oberoi Hotel after the Duke of Westminster's property group agreed a deal with its parent company EIH London Investments.
The serviced-apartment segment is drawing significant interest from developers and owners. But with the segment's maturity comes the need for more options.
As temperatures inch up and concerns grow about climate change, it’s not just people who sweat and suffer: Buildings feel the heat as well. Some real estate planners, owners and designers are making investments now to keep their properties and the people who use them cooler.
A&O Hotels & Hostels will invest €500 million ($538 million) toward expansion across Europe in key locations such as Berlin, Lisbon, London, Madrid and more.