As is so often the case these days, we are captive to our first impressions. Hotel lobbies set a scene, a mood, an atmosphere, the expectation of memorable design and service. Their aim is for you, the guest, the visitor, to feel you are at a destination that gives you more than the usual, the mundane, the expected.
And in recent times it’s the inner city boutique hotels that have led the way. Some are parts of chains, such as Mantra and the Art Series, some have created their own brand identity like QT, while others have been inspired by the building’s former life – think the film industry and the Paramount.
That a hotel lobby is usually the “first internal area and possibly the last” one sees may seem…
