Kristin Boyd
The New Rules of Hotel Renovation
High-end hotel renovations stretch far beyond adding a fresh coat of paint or installing new carpeting. They pour millions of dollars into splashy upgrades like speakeasy bars, rooftop terraces, and specialty suites with wine...
Hotel Designers Discuss 2014 Bathroom Trends
Traditional bathrooms with tiled floors and shower curtains are so 2013. Industry experts are declaring 2014 as “The Year of the Bathroom,” and a growing number of hoteliers nationwide are remodeling or all together...
Drink Up: Hotels Capitalize on Beverage Trends
Across the country, hotel executives are thinking beyond the bedroom to drive guest satisfaction, increase revenue, and boost occupancy rates. They’re turning their attention to bar and restaurant beverage options—and shaking things up a...
Hotel Designers Embrace Concept Suites
No matter what interest travelers have, from Barbie and Batman to lunar moon landings and medieval castles, they’re learning there’s likely a suite for that.
“Concept suites give guests something more than what you...
Hotels Bringing Back 1920s Style
Jazz-era design is alive and well at hotels across the country. From the Arizona Biltmore re-creating the resort’s secret speakeasy to the Paramount Hotel in New York resurrecting Billy Rose's Diamond Horseshoe theater, the...