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Check in for the latest stories and features from the world of hospitality design – and a few stylish detours along the way. Curated by leading design editors, the Design News Hub offers insights and inspiration for interior designers, architects, hospitality pros and travel aficionados – and yes, we do offer complimentary late check-outs!

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Checking in to The Standard, Pattaya Na Jomtien

Hamish Kilburn heads to Thailand's eastern seaboard to test whether The Standard's Pattaya outpost has the confidence of its Bangkok sibling — and finds a hotel long on atmosphere that is perhaps still finding its footing on comfort...

The hotels in The Devil Wears Prada 2 – and where to book them

The great love affair between couture and the grand hotel has always unfolded in lobbies, suites and champagne-scented corridors. The Devil Wears Prada 2 simply made it official. Hamish Kilburn writes...

London, meet Wangan Studio – a design firm built around harmony

Wangan Studio — the award-winning design force with hubs in Istanbul and Paris – opens its London doors. And the city, it seems, has been waiting for a new design studio that will dare to disrupt. Hamish Kilburn writes...

First look: inside The St. Regis Papagayo and its ultra-luxury interiors

Perched along Costa Rica’s pristine Guanacaste coastline, The St. Regis Papagayo Resort redefines tropical luxury with interiors by internationally acclaimed CHAPI Design, blending sophisticated elegance, immersive natural beauty, and a seamless indoor-outdoor lifestyle...

Everything we know about Equinox Resort Amaala

After six years of close attention on the evolution of Amaala, Hamish Kilburn writes about its vision now sharpens into focus. With the opening of Equinox Resort Amaala expected this year, the Red Sea welcomes a new benchmark in wellness-led luxury – precise, disciplined and quietly transformative...

A sexier side of the fairway: Inside Secrets Playa Mujeres

Forget plaid and pro shops – this is what happens when a golf resort gets a glow-up. Secrets Playa Mujeres brings style, calm and contemporary design to the course. Hamish Kilburn writes...

A coastal reverie: inside The Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne, Miami

A hushed palette, reef-inspired forms and an instinctive sense of retreat define the newly redesigned rooms, suites and residences at The Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne, where CHAPI Design translates the island’s layered past into a quietly luxurious coastal sanctuary. Hamish Kilburn writes...