Event pros often say they find design inspiration while traveling, and hotels can be as much a part of the visual escape as the destination. With that in mind, here are 23 hotels with eye-popping design from all around the world to spark imaginative ideas for event design and decor plans.
Hilton Bora Bora Nui, French Polynesia
Photo: Courtesy of Hilton Bora Bora Nui Resort & Spa
Four Seasons Hotel Mumbai, India
Photo: Jaideep Oberoi
Six Senses Ninh Van Bay, Vitenam
Photo: Herbert Ypma
Viceroy Bali, Bali, Indonesia
Photo: Courtesy of Viceroy Bali
IceHotel, Sweden
Photo: Ben Nilsson/photobigben.com
The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada
Photo: Courtesy of Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
Four Seasons Hotels Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
Photo: Markus Grotz
Dream Downtown, New York, New York
Photo: Courtesy of Dream Downtown
Pantone Hotel, Brussels, Belgium
Photo: Sven Lauren/Let Me Shoot for You
Shore Hotel, Santa Monica, California
Photo: Ryan Gobuty/GENSLER
Four Seasons Hotels Thailand Golden Triangle, Thailand
Photo: Murray White
Mondrian SoHo, New York, New York
Photo: Courtesy of the Morgans Hotel Group
Wythe Hotel, Brooklyn, New York
Photo: Courtesy of Wythe Hotel
Four Seasons Bali at Sayan, Bali, Indonesia
Photo: Mary Nichols
Ritz-Carlton, Marina del Rey, Los Angeles, California
Photo: Courtesy of The Ritz-Carlton, Marina del Rey
Four Seasons Hotel Pudong, Shanghai, China
Photo: Ken Seet
Four Seasons Resort Marrakech, Morocco
Photo: Four Seasons Resort Marrakech
Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace, Budapest, Hungary
Photo: Paul Thuysbaert Photography
Saguaro Palm Springs, Palm Springs, California
Photo: Tim Street-Porter
Clift, San Francisco, California
Photo: Courtesy of Clift San Francisco
Singita Grumeti Reserves, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
Photo: Courtesy of Singita Grumeti Reserves
SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California
Photo: Ryan Forbes
Waldorf Astoria Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Photo: Courtesy of Waldorf Astoria Chicago