HOTELS AND THE ART OF DESIGN SENSITIVITY

How hotels can introduce furniture that ensures the well-being of their guests

- AR ANUPRIYA SAHU

The new age traveller demands a unique experience while deciding to frequent a hotel. Much is discussed regarding guest experience in today's travel world, which is deeply linked with a hospitality experience as both inspire and feed each other through demand, expectation, and satisfaction.

Hotel industry trends or hospitality trends primarily attribute recurring consumers to inviting interiors, a sense of customization, and the new business theories based mainly on the former two factors. Interior design and furniture curation play a significant role in elevating the user experience.

Bearing that in mind, bespoke furniture and the degree of possible customization are vital points that influence the tangible and intangible aspects of the hotel experience and how it might be changing.

These few pointers are building blocks to create spaces that are comfortable, cost-effective, and are also considerate of the local climate and topography, credited to appropriate furniture:

Giving Furniture a Home

A primary step to add life to a hotel is adding some colour to the bare floors and walls by laying out beautiful furniture items. The positioning of your furniture determines the flow and movement in that space. Therefore, it is crucial to arrange furniture aesthetically and functionally. Especially in areas like hotel lobbies and foyers that see a floating crowd, it is off-putting to see a crowd, and it creates a feeling of suffocation and anxiety.