It would be great to say that the days of beige and cream paint and woodchip beige wallpaper are long gone but unfortunately my least favourite colour still seems to be de rigueur even in the most luxurious of properties ––especially in their public areas and sadly as the base for most guestrooms too. Do design firms get their supplies in bulk? Are the manufacturers colour-blind? Do colour trends run in decades instead of seasons? What the flock is happening?

What's with the open bathroom thing?

For today’s tech-dependent guests, in-room connectivity is every bit as important as the traditional comforts of a comfy bed, immaculate service and a trouser press

The situation may be glorious, the cuisine divine, the service immaculate: but from the hotel guest’s perspective, all the five-star trimmings in the world won’t make up for a lumpy mattress. Sleep, then, is the primary selling point of any hotel – the single aspect upon which the entire guest experience hinges.