With business travel becoming increasingly popular, providing guests with a reception area where they can work, take calls, and plug in their devices is a necessity. This can be easily achieved through room dividers, such as glass and demountable partitions, which give your reception allocated areas for those guests whose stays are more ‘business’, rather than pleasure.
With this in mind, you should create a space that caters to the multitude of clientele needs. By designing a welcoming, functional luxury hotel lobby you will be creating a great first and last impression on your guests. Below are our top 5 tips for hotel reception design.
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Peaceful spaces will benefit from a mix of poseur tables, bar stools and lower seating such as lounge chairs. Closer to the reception desk you could place striking accent chairs and a console table for informative literature for those waiting to be checked in. Primarily, the area should not contain lots of loose furniture as this discourages visitor movement.
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It’s a good idea to choose tables that have a pedestal base. A pedestal base does not obstruct chairs when they are tucked under the table, nor does it decrease leg space when tables are combined. They are also easier to manoeuvre without damaging the base or the flooring. To help prolong the life of your hotel reception tables, you can put an edging around them to protect corners from wear and tear. Our Luisa poseur table has both a pedestal base and edge banding, ideal for a hotel reception environment.
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Seating is important anywhere in a hotel, but in particular in the reception area. From tired travellers wanting to relax before check-in to busy families needing space to organise their belongings before going to their room.
Comfortable seating is an obvious choice. Welcoming lounge chairs and tub chairs are attractive to those wishing to find some peace and quiet with a book, or guests who have arranged a quick coffee with a visiting work colleague. However, your hotel reception is not a bar or restaurant and guests should only spend a short amount of time there before moving onto other activities.
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By consciously selecting certain types of furniture you will be able to create flexible areas within your hotel lobby. Accent chairs tend to be larger and heavier than dining or armchairs for example and therefore are not a practical choice for a flexible area. Armchairs positioned around dining tables area ideal as they can be used by hotel guests having a coffee or easily grouped around tables pushed together for a meeting.
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All fabrics of a contract standard have passed the Martindale abrasion rub test, and have no less than 40,000 rubs. This means that the fabric is suited for use on commercial furniture that will see frequent use. Hotel receptions see a large amount of traffic and this results in wear and tear of fabrics. You want to be sure your upholstery looks its best for as long as possible.
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Choose fabrics that do not only compliment your design scheme but are sympathetic to housekeeping. Your hotel reception furniture needs to be easy to clean for employees. Faux leathers for easy wiping and fabrics with patterns to disguise marks are the ideal fabric choices for a reception.
]]>In the hotel bathroom, guests should feel at ease and, most importantly, comfortable. So, it must be cosy, pleasant, impeccably clean, and fragrant.
Regardless of the number of hotel stars and the size of the bathroom, it has to be both functional and aesthetic. The way of arranging the bathroom space also says everything about the treatment of the hotel guests.
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It’s time to splurge! Who doesn’t love how beautiful the folded towels look whenever you walk into your freshly cleaned Luxury Hotel or Spa? Soft and luxurious but also ultra-absorbing is what you should be going for here. You can shop a range of plush towels from Sohum Linen here.
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Hotel and resort bathrooms often look a lot alike—especially when it comes to color tones. If you’ll notice, not many of them stray from the tried-and-true earth-tone palettes, and it’s not too hard to see why. Earth tones—from gold and silver to white, black, brown, and beige—these colors are hands-down your best options for longevity and long-lasting relevance. With earth tones in your bathroom, you’ll enjoy a look that’s both timeless and modern, luxurious and minimalist, and classic yet trendy at the same time.
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Ample overhead and task lighting are key, but look best they are done in an elegant way. Light creates space. It has a greater impact on the overall interior reception than any other factor. Number of light sources, their colour, power, place of placing – here everything matters. Bright lights are great for putting makeup on, but nothing says relaxation like soft lighting. Place a dimmer switch on bathroom lights and you can opt for mood lighting for that soak in the tub.
If you can’t install a dimmer, candles can be a great substitute. If you have the counter space, a small decorative lamp with a pretty shade provides an option for subtle lighting.
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Bright, illuminated colours increase the space and are favourably received by guests. That is why the bathroom design trend with bright ceramic tiles is always alive. Classic and elegant marble is also a great choice for a hotel bathroom. Not only does it have a sophisticated look, but it is water-resistant and can also add value to your entire room.
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One of the best and most trending ways to use a bathroom space is to separate a place for showering and bathing. Whether it’s a beautiful glass or stone enclosure separating the shower from the rest of the room, or a wet room with the tub and shower inside, using the bathing areas as gleaming and gorgeous focal points in large spaces are always a good idea.
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It’s all in the details and unexpected moments! The subtle but elegant styling is also something that shouldn’t be taken lightly, though it does create that light and airy feel. Introduce colour, personality and life into your bathroom with a bunch of blooms. Your design aesthetic in the bathroom should be a continuation of the theme in the rest of your hotel. Adding artwork that reflects the style can bring a sense of comfort and familiarity to the space.
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One of the key elements to a gorgeous hotel lobby ambience is great lighting. the perfect spot to look at when you walk in. Charm, delightful and gorgeous is the perfect words to describe this chandelier. we believe in luxury designs as a form of expression and the boldest possible means to be irreverent and different.
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The hotel rooms are the most vital aspects. The guest who paid his hard money would like to be in a relaxed and cosy one. They are supposed to feel like a home, where they could easily access the facilities of the hotel. These are hotel interior design concepts that a hotel owner must include in your home. Top interior and design in the hotel can help you in achieving the best hotel design.
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The first thing people notice after the entrance in the lobby, they judge you accordingly and select the hotels while looking at the lobby appearance. It usually consists of dining, gathering & recreation. Every commercial hotel design should incorporate a luxurious yet modern hotel lobby so that it can create a positive impact on the guests. Well designing a lobby can be a difficult task but not for hotel interior design companies.
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If the design of the entire hotel is simple, we will not be extremely elaborated just in the lobby. Simplicity is sometimes the key to a minimalist but very appealing décor. while going through hotel interior design you should give importance to the areas like lounges, guest corridors, banquet halls, bars, leisure areas such as health clubs.
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Today’s hotel guest is starting to look at the hotel as part of the destination, and not just a place to lay their bags. In an effort to accommodate and engage the social savvy traveller, hotels are starting to recreate their lobby. This is a place where new friendships are made, stories and jokes are told, meals are shared and experiences exchanged.
So, make sure you make the place a suitable environment for guests to interact freely.
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There is no doubt that the bed is the best bit of a hotel room. It’s normally huge, ridiculously comfy with a spring mattress and micro-fibre pillows. A guest needs to feel ‘wow’ as they lie on the bed. This should have nothing to do with the delights of their companion, nor programmes on the room television, nor the style and decor. No, the ‘wow’ must come from the bed itself.
Always, always, always go for white bedding. It creates a sense of purity, will always be in style and will complement any scheme. Sohum Linens has a variety of white beddings to create a luxurious and soothing feel.
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Hotel rooms are all about atmosphere, putting you in the mood for wining, dining then passing out face down into those amazing pillows. So you’ll never find a luxury hotel room with a sad single pendant ceiling light, that won’t get you in the mood for anything. Hotel lighting is soft, ambient and romantic. To create this you’ll need lights at varying heights so wall lights, table lamps and floor lamps. Lamps with shades work best because they softly diffuse the light. LED lights also create that magical glow.
Floor to ceiling windows are also one of the favourite features of luxury hotels visitors and is always one of the best hotel bedroom decorating ideas. Having one will make your bedroom be invaded with natural light and present you with a connection with the outside.
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Neutral or dark colour schemes are preferred for hotel rooms. Neutrals create a soft relaxing atmosphere. They are grown up, elegant and easy to live with. Darks are enveloping, cosy and intimate. In terms of which colour to go for, greens and blues will work well, as will your neutral sand and stone type of colours. The colours to avoid are yellow, orange and red which are colours that can agitate and stimulate so stick to colours that bring a sense of calm and tranquility.
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While many people are a devoted fan of wooden flooring, you really need carpet if you’re going to create that luxurious boutique feel. Same goes for window dressing, go for curtains over blinds or shutters. The heavier and more luxurious the better. For furniture, you can opt for freestanding furniture as it will always have a more boutique feel to it and I much prefer it over fitted. If you have the space then chairs and ottomans are two classic hotel bedroom pieces you would do well to invest in.
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Whilst we are on the topic of bedside tables, for a hotel feel it’s best to use symmetry when it comes to arranging furniture and styling accessories. Symmetry creates a sense of formality and balance which is what we are going for here.
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We know that this is such an obvious one but it is still sometimes overlooked by many. Keep surfaces dust and smudge free, make sure mirrors are gleaming, hoover lamp shades and wash down woodwork regularly and you should even ask the housekeeping staff to hoover under the bed every now and then. We know, we know, we’re asking a lot but it will really make your room look and feel better.
These were some of our top tips which will definitely elevate your hotel room!