Slash, Springsteen to Tell Story of Sunset Marquis — a Playground for Rock Stars
If These Walls Could Rock features interviews with Ringo Starr, Cyndi Lauper, Morrissey, Sheryl Crow, Dave Grohl and more about debaucherous hotel
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The Hotel Manager’s Guide to Murder Review: Icelandic Thriller
Hotels aren’t always places to relax. Guests arrive with their own baggage, both physical and emotional, and behind closed doors, many secrets play out…
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Channel 4 Unveils New Hospitality Series Fred's Ultimate Hotels
Channel 4 has commissioned Fred's Ultimate Hotels, a new factual entertainment series that follows renowned hospitality expert Fred Sirieix as he travels the world exploring some of the planet's most luxurious hotels—and stepping behind the scenes…
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Rooms with a pulse: Bus Palladium, Paris’s historic night club-turned-boutique stay
The Studio KO-designed hotel’s past life as a concert hall in Paris nightlife district Pigalle has played a central role in its transformation into a music-lover’s hotel.
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How the Met Gala’s Go-To Hotels Prepare for the Big Event
Over 200 cups of coffee are brewed at the Mark Hotel on the day of the Met Gala. It’s the hottest commodity at the hotel when the flurry of first-Monday-in-May activity descends on New York. For the Upper East Side mainstay, that means about 48 cups…
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Should a Hotel Feel Like a Home?
Our columnist, Rita Konig, has stayed in her fair share of hotel rooms—and has designed some great ones herself.
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Few places are as dramatic or revealing (or, unfortunately, filthy) as a New York City hotel room. But this fall, you can rest assured that the filthy part won't be part of a new immersive play that will unfold in very close confines behind a hotel…
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From Suits To Suites, Inside Giorgio Armani's Billion-Dollar Hotels And Restaurants
While the fashion line remained the financial backbone, Armani's hotels and cafes ensured the brand touched almost every part of a client's lifestyle
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‘The White Lotus’ Headed To France For Season 4 – The Dish
Welcome to Le Lotus Blanc — The White Lotus creator Mike White and HBO have zeroed in on France as location for the upcoming fourth season of the hit murder mystery comedy-drama series, sources tell Deadline. A rep for HBO declined comment…
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Roundtable: Middle East Meets West: The logistics of global design
Hotel Designs gathered leading designers and suppliers at Dedar’s London showroom for a candid conversation on navigating the booming Middle Eastern hospitality market…
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There’s A Reason Why You’re Seeing More Hotels With Rounded Shapes
From the sweeping façades of Dubai’s Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab to curved saunas at Austria’s Das Edelweiss, here’s how and why luxury hotels use the power of the curve to shape guest experiences.
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Olga Polizzi, Deputy Chairman and Director of Design at Rocco Forte Hotels
As a new chapter unfolds at The Charles Hotel in Munich, Olga Polizzi, speaks candidly about the nuances of revisiting an existing project, the value of creative partnerships, and the subtle shifts in guest expectations…
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This Escape Hotel in Saudi Turns Your Stay Into a Survival Game
Explore spellbinding escape rooms—from cursed tombs to jungle chaos—at the Escape Hotel. Found in Jeddah and Riyadh, it’s a full-day plunge into puzzles, pressure, and team dynamics.
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Meet Martin Brudnizki, the Most Sought-After Man in Luxury Hospitality
Martin Brudnizki is the gilt-edged interior architect making playgrounds for the super rich. As he unveils his latest project in Hong Kong, Prestige meets the most in-demand name in luxury hospitality…
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Turn empty London office blocks into ‘late-night party zones’, report suggests
Creative studio says financial districts deserted in working-from-home shift could host revitalised nightlife sector
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Sofitel revives hotel uniforms with Cordelia de Castellane
French luxury hotel chain Sofitel has collaborated with Paris-based French designer Cordelia de Castellane, who has been artistic director of Dior Home and Baby Dior since 2012, to revitalise the uniforms for its 25,000 employees worldwide…
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Elizabeth Banks Begs Hotel Guests To Stop Flushing This
Before she hit it big in Charlie’s Angels and The Hunger Games, Elizabeth Banks was out here scrubbing toilets and yanking condoms out of drains.
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The Shift in Hotel Visual Marketing: Why Emotion, Movement, and Drone Storytelling Are Defining 2025
What trends do I see in hotel visual marketing today? The biggest one is emotional presence. In 2025, guests no longer respond to static perfection — they seek atmosphere. They want to feel what it’s like to be there before they ever arrive…
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