Hotel Design Features

A Grand celebration of a decade

In 2007, ara Design celebrated its tenth anniversary. Andre Avedian and Harry Gregory have made ara Design one of the leading Interior Design companies in the world. Having recently re-designed the Grand Hyatt in Amman, Jordan, we spoke to both designers about this project and about how far the company has

East is East...West is West

China is the new frontier for hotel companies and Shanghai its El Dorado. Andy Williamson takes a look at one of the city’s boldest new arrivals, Le Royal Méridien Shanghai

While Europe was wallowing in the depths of the Dark Ages, where superstition ruled over science, the Middle Kingdom was enjoying a

Continuing an iconic tradition

When it first opened in 1975, the Intercontinental Dubai was the largest building for miles around. Now, in 2007, Intercontinental Hotels Group have launched three brand new properties at Creekside in Dubai Festival City, aiming to continue the iconic tradition that the original hotel has built up in the area...

The InterContinental

Unique and timeless development

Unless they've been living under a rock for some time, everyone in the country will be familiar with the hotel developments taking place in Dubai. But what inspires the designers of some of the most famous hotels - and how easy is it to design a high-end luxury hotel for

Standing out in the crowd

Moscow is recognised as one of the most expensive hotel cities in the world - and despite low occupancy rates, plans are afoot to increase the number of beds in the city by up to three times the current totals within three years. Making a hotel stand out in such a

Teutonic Duo

Rocco Forte Hotels has arrived in Germany. Andy Williamson takes a look at its two very different hotel conversions.

BEYOND a shared profession, there seems little to link the former head office of one of Germany's leading banks and a baronial-style villa built for a wealthy Jewish banking family. The connection is

Communing with nature

The Great Wall of China forms the backdrop and inspiration for a Kempinski hotel with a difference. Andy Williamson reports.

IF CLASS is contagious, then the Commune by the Great Wall Kempinski has done the smart thing in setting up shop next to a design classic - the Great Wall