If minimalist interiors aren’t quite your thing, satisfy your artistic side by staying at one of these visually appealing hotels, with gallery-like rooms filled with art collections and designer furniture. Design Hotels has curated a list of picture-perfect venues any art lover would approve of.
1. QT Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Set within the historic Gowings department store and the capital’s heritage-listed State Theatre, QT Sydney owns a collection of quirky artefacts that have been brought together from all around the world, adding an eclectic mix to the hotel experience.
Original Gothic features and fixtures from the one-time department store and State Theatre by William Dobell and Charles Wheeler, two of Australia’s most significant artists from the 1920s, have been thoughtfully restored to their former glory.
2. Rooms Hotel Tbilisi, Tbilisi, Georgia
Located in the intellectual neighbourhood of Vera, Rooms Hotel Tbilisi cleverly incorporates the building’s history as a publishing house into its design elements, while also honouring its cultural past with many art and music events.
Showcasing original Georgian art, areas of the hotel have been given gallery-like treatment featuring atrium-style walls that allow for plenty of daylight.
3. The Qvest, Cologne, Germany
A curated selection of contemporary art by Michael Kaune, the hotel’s owner and founder of Qvest magazine, pays homage to the old neo-Gothic building, making The Qvest hotel a Bauhaus lover’s dream.
A large part of the hotel is furnished with Kaune’s personal collection of furniture and photographs, which makes it a veritable design museum.
4. Insolito Boutique Hotel, Buzios, Brazil
A journey through Brazil’s fascinating stories, Insolito Boutique Hotel’s themed rooms and suites are furnished with select art pieces and collectibles.
George Nelson chairs, recycled rubber carpets by Cecelia Machado, and a wooden sofa sculpture by Elma Chavez are only a small selection of unique design objects guests will find while exploring the hotel.
5. Hotel Miro, Bilbao, Spain
Taking inspiration from the nearby Bilbao Museum of Fine Arts and Guggenheim Museum, fashion designer Antonio Miro – Spain's answer to Calvin Klein – has turned Hotel Miro into a place of rest with a clean and simple design.
Markina black marble and pale beige tones are the pleasant backdrop to designer furnishings, while the light-soaked structure also doubles as an inviting showcase space for the hotel’s striking in-house contemporary art collection.
6. Hotel zum Lowen, Duderstadt, Germany
Personal touches from the local owner’s collection have been left throughout, handpicked original artworks by Andy Warhol hang on the walls, and souvenirs from world travels are thoughtfully placed throughout the rooms.
Public spaces are relaxing and conducive to absorbing the surroundings, which include photographs by acclaimed German photographers Bernd and Hilla Becher.
First published in Silverkris