Interior
Hilton’s Do-It-Yourself Design
Hilton Design Studio can save owners, operators and designers time and expense, according to Hilton executives who demonstrated the sophisticated online tool at the 458-unit Hilton McLean Tysons Corner....
Sherwin-Williams Color Picks Affect Hotel Decor
The economy. Japan’s tsunami. The Mediterranean. Fashion. All contributed to the hottest colors — blues, reds, greens, neutrals and a pop of yellow — in the 2012 color palette identified by paint company Sherwin-Williams. ...
2012 Design Awards: Building Success
The amount of new openings in recent years has dwindled as a result of the credit crunch, but three new developments persevered through the downturn to open last year and ultimately prevail in this year’s Lodging Hospitality Design Awards contest....
Top Hotel Design & Architecture Firms
Are you looking to renovate your entire hotel? Is it almost time to put that property improvement plan into action? Need to refresh the feel of your lobby, or add a new restaurant?...
LH Design Awards Call for Nominations
It’s once again time for Lodging Hospitality’s annual Design Awards competition. The Design Awards will run in the April 15 print issue and online, and we need your help identifying the year’s best hotel and resort design. ...
Classic Hyatt Regency Atlanta Gets Updated
Architect John Portman’s Hyatt Regency Atlanta, the first atrium hotel, has gotten a re-do. Last renovated in 1995, the 45-year-old hotel was due for a renovation to stay competitive....
IHG’s Extended Stay Brands Keep on the Move
With InterContinental Hotels Group’s recent focus on the relaunch of Holiday Inn and now the repositioning of Crowne Plaza, the company’s extended-stay brands have flown beneath the radar, but both Staybridge Suites and Candlewood Suites continue to evolve and grow....
Aloft Reaches 50 in Just Three Years
Aimbridge Hospitality liked Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.’s new Aloft Hotels brand so much it jumped right in. Of the lifestyle brand’s first dozen or so properties — launched in 2008 — Aimbridge committed to four. Three years later, the company operates nine, with direct investment in seven. ...
A Look Inside the New Hyatt House
With the extended-stay market cranking up in popularity, Hyatt Hotels Corp. is creating bold new spaces for its newly branded Hyatt House hotels. With the design and thought leadership of Stonehill & Taylor — architects and interior designers — Hyatt is creating dynamic public spaces and a broader selection of private spaces. ...
Hampton Flexes Its Hotel Marketing Muscle
For Phil Cordell, innovation is a guidepost. As global head of focused service, Hampton brand management, Hilton Worldwide, it’s up to Cordell to execute the company’s elastic vision. The 15-story, 221-room Hampton Inn & Suites Miami Brickell Downtown embodies it....
Louisville Hotel Shines Light on Art
A shiny Plymouth—navy blue with a creamy-yellow top—sits parked on the sidewalk outside a hotel at the corner of 7th and Main in downtown Louisville, KY. It boasts a shiny polish, as if it just came off an assembly line, even though it’s a 1950 Special Deluxe bearing license plates from Cuba. Missing all four tires, it rests atop a number of strategically placed, sculpted legs and feet. ...
Is Your Hotel Ready For Latest ADA Regulations?
You’ve had a year to plan for their implementation, but as we approach the six-month mark until March 15, 2012, you had better make sure your property is prepared for the latest set of ADA regulations. Unlike most of the past regulation in the area of disabled access, these laws focus on the operation of your place of lodging, not its architecture....
Design Elements Sept. 5, 2011
A roundup of design and architecture news and notes....
Behind the Scenes Sept. 1, 2011
Operational insight to help keep your hotel running at full speed....
Design Elements August 15, 2011
Roundup of design news....
Rowley Has Designs On Fresh Start
In May, Cheryl Rowley closed the Beverly Hills office of her highly successful hospitality design firm, 25 years after she opened it. In that span, Rowley grew the bustling office to a staff of 35 at its peak, helped create the designs for Kimpton’s boutique Monaco and Palomar brands and designed countless other luxury hotels and resorts for brands like Four Seasons, Ritz-Carlton, St. Regis, Rosewood and Mandarin Oriental....
Vertical Garden Debuts at Chicago Embassy Suites
Five years ago, vertical gardens started popping up in Asian buildings. It wasn’t long before they took root in the U.S. The Embassy Suites Chicago Downtown Lakefront is likely the first hotel in the country to grow such a dramatic example of the indoor landscaping tool. The wall went ‘live’ in late spring. ...
Vendor News June 15, 2011
A roundup of vendor news and notes....
