Published 01 October 2025

8 min read

Inspired by travellers’ ever-increasing demands for immersion, hotels are delivering spaces that blur the line between indoors and outdoors, and past and present – from exploration hubs integrated with nature to creatively repurposed and heritage-informed settings. Meanwhile, joyful and eclectic mashups of colour and pattern stimulate guests’ senses.

Outdoor Adventure Aesthetics

Elevating High-Contrast Colour & Character

Journeys Through Space & Time

Ski cabins and chalets are bringing the drama and thrill of the slopes indoors through striking architecture and furnishings inspired by their surroundings. Meanwhile, luxury safaris heighten the authenticity of their offerings with references to local construction techniques and craft traditions. Other accommodations endeavour to blend with the landscape entirely.

Ski cabins and chalets are bringing the drama and thrill of the slopes indoors through striking architecture and furnishings inspired by their surroundings. Meanwhile, luxury safaris heighten the authenticity of their offerings with references to local construction techniques and craft traditions. Other accommodations endeavour to blend with the landscape entirely.

Summary

Outdoor Adventure Aesthetics

Ski cabins and chalets are bringing the drama and thrill of the slopes indoors through striking architecture and furnishings inspired by their surroundings. Meanwhile, luxury safaris heighten the authenticity of their offerings with references to local construction techniques and craft traditions. Other accommodations endeavour to blend with the landscape entirely.

Elevating High-Contrast Colour & Character

Hotels are crafting memorable and emotionally evocative spaces through bold monochromatic and colour-led interiors. Bright hues and patterns also abound in retro expressions of maximalism, while stylistic contrast is used to layer symbolism. For earlier iterations of this theme, see Hospitality Design & Spaces 24/25.

Journeys Through Space & Time

Whether employing historical building traditions or sensitively adapting former landmarks, hotels are nurturing connections to place and heritage. Taking this theme further, some designers immerse guests in narrative worlds that draw from local history and culture. For examples of members’ clubs ‘setting the scene’, see The Future Members’ Club 25/26.

Hotel Design & Spaces: 25/26

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