Hotel Spaces [Hardcover]

Montse Borras (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 2008

More than 400 international hotels are featured

Hotel owners and designers recognize that the range of style options now available to appeal to hotel customers is not only endless but that creativity and distinction in this area of the hotel business is essential to success. Everyday, hotel owners give more and more freedom to today's most recognized architects and designers to create looks that are unique and make a personal statement about the hotel's clientel. This book, divided into room types such as lobbies, restaurants, bars, lounges, guest rooms, spas and sports facilities, showcases an array of some of the most recently built and inventive hotels in the world.

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About the Author

Montse Borras (Barcelona, Spain) studied photography before getting her degree in english philology at the Universitat de Barcelona, and subsequently she got a master's degree in editing at Oxford Brookes University. She has worked in several literary publishing houses and also as a freelance translator and editor. She now combines these activities with her work at Loft Publications, where she has edited the titles City Lofts, Open Kitchens and Lobby Design.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 216 pages
• Publisher: Rockport Publishers (June 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1592534325
• ISBN-13: 978-1592534326
• Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 9.8 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #214,870 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars beautiful photographs of beautifully-designed hotels, March 2, 2011

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L. Schattman "Librarian, Design Institute of ... (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hotel Spaces (Hardcover)

This book is full of color photographs, most of them full-page. It is organized by type of space: facades, pools & terraces, lobbies & lounges, bars & restaurants, and suites & bedrooms. Each type of space is given a very brief introduction and represented by 30+ pages of beautiful photographs; the captions contain only the name of the hotel pictured. A directory of hotels at the end contains thumbnails of the pictures of that property, making cross-referencing easier.

There is minimal text, and no architectural plans are included. This is a great book for designers looking for inspiration - it provides beautiful pictures of different ways to design basic components of a hotel, such as a lobby or bedroom. Recommended for architecture and design libraries.

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars love this book, February 28, 2009

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Benjamin Noriega-ortiz "Benjamin" (New York City) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hotel Spaces (Hardcover)

The project selection is great and the large format of the pictures really gets you in the space. And furthermore, it showcases one of my interiors on the cover!! Very nice, thanks!