Look Inside Boutique Hotels

"A horizon composed of the severe and the nuanced, the stark and the textured, of shadow and light. A dialogue among intellect and philosophy and nature; timeless binaries. One listens to their inner selves, one hears their inner selves. Harmony, Schisms, dichotomies, merge. The portrait of mist and fog haunting a lake unveils the aesthetic of the mysterious dimensions we live in.

Inside the chamber there is a gentle vacuum. No boundaries or categorisations surround you, no preconceived notions are pressed up on you. Sensual and poetic, a utopian sentiment. Timeless, placeless, and genderless, an unknown intimate, caressing the senses as you enter. There may be a moment of deja vu, of meditation, of both, A space for your identity to rest. The reflection is visible but blurred, fondly reiterating and revealing one's inner mind its purest manner." 

- The philosophy behind TUVE Hotel

I found this piece to be so intricately well-written in capturing the essence of merging design with space and wanted to share this with everyone.

Although not everyone may agree that concrete and low lighting are the first features that come to mind when imagining a welcoming space, I personally see positives in infusing contemporary design and the "art language" to traditional chain hotels. The current shift in the perspective of providing travelers hospitality is more about creating a different experience for the traveler during their stay as opposed to restricting to the copy and paste models seen in traditional hotels where each room layout looks just like the one beside it. Hence, the timely growth of boutique hotels boasts just this concept - offering the traveler the opportunity to house in contemporary spaces that emphasize minimal details, high quality materials and open concept design. 

For example, the Ace Hotels and the LINE Hotel are some other spots worth looking into where I see this shift in bringing a design component to hospitality. (Hoping to personally get a chance to stay at both when I visit NYC and LA sometime in the near future!)

Perhaps the next time you start planning for your next trip, you may want to consider paying a little extra for the stay experience at a local boutique hotel over a traditional hotel stay. If you happen to be going to Hong Kong in the next month or two, I would recommend looking into this feature space in Causeway Bay, TUVE Hotel. 

As we are quickly approaching the holidays, hopefully this gives you some inspiration to get a head start on planning your next stay-cation!