The 10 most inspiring hotel rooms
Discover our pick of the most original and breathtaking hotel rooms! How about a room with a view beneath the sea?
Different is beautiful! If you run a hotel, you have surely already asked yourself what its identity really is. And the identity of your establishment comes above all from the design and atmosphere of your rooms.
You have to win your guest over, even if it is only for a single night. So do away with sameness! By giving your rooms real character through an original, authentic and surprising look, you will stand out from the competition. Your guests will then be willing to spend more for the pleasure of discovering somewhere truly unique. Be creative! The uniformity found in some hotel rooms (white walls, impersonal decor, low-cost furniture) will do nothing to attract guests. Uniformity does not sell; personality does!
To give you some inspiration, here is our pick of the 10 most inspiring and original hotel rooms. 1. Jade Mountain Resort, Saint Lucia
A dazzling view, a dream pool and greenery everywhere!
Source: www.jademountain.com 2. Nayara Hotel, Costa Rica
Immersed in nature, somewhere between tradition and modernity!
Source: www.arenalnayara.com 3. Saruni Samburu Lodge, Kenya
A hotel in the heart of a national park, with rooms surrounded by nature.
Source: www.saruni.com 4. Chalet du Mont d’Arbois, Megève, France
Wood takes centre stage. A cosy setting for a mountain break.
Source: www.mont-darbois.fr 5. Hotel Da Vinci, Paris, France
Dream decor for anyone with a passion for art history.
Source: www.hoteldavinciparis.com 6. Gili Lankanfushi, Maldives
A slice of paradise in a room that lives in harmony with nature.
Source: www.gili-lankanfushi.com 7. Keemala Hotel, Thailand
A room perched high in the jungle, for a complete change of scene!
Source: www.keemala.com 8. Resorts World Sentosa, Singapore
An incredible room with a view beneath the ocean!
Source: www.rwsentosa.com 9. Kokopelli’s Cave, New Mexico
An unconventional room, carved out inside a cave.
Source: www.kokoscave.us 10. Haymarket Hotel, London, England
A dazzling view, a dream pool and greenery everywhere!
Source: www.haymarket.grandluxuryhotels.com Now it is your turn to make your hotel rooms unique and original!
Frequently asked questions
Do all my rooms really need to be different? Uniformity does not sell. White walls, impersonal decoration and low-cost furniture give you a room guests forget the moment they close the door. Giving each room character, something original, authentic or surprising, is what sets you apart from the hotel next door.
Does an original room let me charge more? That is the idea: a guest ready to be impressed by a one-of-a-kind room accepts to spend more. The catch is that the promise has to hold once the door opens. A spectacular photo followed by an ordinary room costs you more than it brings in.
Where do I start to give my rooms an identity? Look at what the ten examples share: one strong idea, pushed all the way. Wood and a cosy feel in Megève, art history at the Hôtel Da Vinci in Paris, the jungle at Keemala, the cave in New Mexico. Choose your idea before buying a single piece of furniture.
I run a small hotel, are these examples out of reach? The Maldives, or a room with an underwater view in Singapore, probably yes. What does transfer is the principle: a room that says something about where it stands. The Megève chalet does nothing more than put its wood forward, and that is already an identity.
Where can I see the rooms in this selection? Every hotel mentioned links to its own official site, from Jade Mountain in Saint Lucia to the Haymarket Hotel in London. That is the best place to see how they photograph and tell the story of their rooms. The staging counts almost as much as the decoration itself.
These ten rooms have almost nothing in common, except one thing: each of them rests on a single strong idea, taken all the way.
| Design stance | Examples from the selection | What the room stages |
|---|---|---|
| Immersion in nature | Nayara Hotel (Costa Rica), Saruni Samburu Lodge (Kenya), Gili Lankanfushi (Maldives) | Rooms immersed in nature, between tradition and modernity |
| Perched and far from home | Keemala Hotel (Thailand) | A room perched in the jungle |
| Local material | Chalet du Mont d’Arbois (Megève, France) | Wood everywhere, a cosy mountain feel |
| Cultural theme | Hotel Da Vinci (Paris, France) | Decor for art history lovers |
| Unusual viewpoint | Resorts World Sentosa (Singapore) | An underwater view from the room |
| Unusual setting | Kokopelli’s Cave (New Mexico) | A room built inside a cave |
| View and greenery | Jade Mountain Resort (Saint Lucia), Haymarket Hotel (London, England) | Stunning view, dream pool and plant-filled decor |
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