A sense of place

Guestrooms are perfect vessels for telling stories about their host country, especially one with such a colourful history as India. Wilson Associates...

The Mini Bar

Not so long ago, as oversupply and rising costs really began to bite some hotels opted for an empty mini bar. What’s happening today?...

Making light of it

Good lighting can dignify indifferent design and used creatively can transform hospitality spaces. Zara Horner looks at developments in the industry and speaks to...

When vision and know-how combine

With a promise to deliver an experience of the old Indochine era in modern and luxurious facilities, Zara Horner discovers The Anam showcases Vietnam...

Stylish Staycations

As more travellers choose to stay at home for holidays, Asian urban resorts are offering design that transports. Rebecca Lo finds out how it...

Transformers

When designed with care and sensitivity, hotels made from converted buildings can offer unique experiences, discovers Rebecca Lo As travel becomes increasingly accessible, more travellers...

Kyoto opening

Interior design firm, Hirsch Bedner Associates (HBA), has completed the highly-anticipated design of the new Four Seasons Kyoto, located within one of the best-preserved historic cities, with intact palaces,...

House Keeping

The most labour intensive and logistically demanding of any area of operations, housekeeping is slowly dragging itself into the 21st century, with not a...

For your eyes only

Hong Kong’s private kitchen restaurants make the best use of prime real estate, combining efficient layouts with reliable appliances to keep guests well fed...

A way with water

Swimming pools are increasingly showcases for hotel design firms to exercise their creativity, writes Rebecca Lo In the past five decades, hotel design has matured...
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