Three Cool Global Design Hotel Chains — A Design and Sustainability Comparison

How do three modern hotel brands — 25hours , CitizenM and RoomMate — measure up?

If I go to a resort, I might have an inherent desire to immerse myself in luxury. When I travel to cities, I am less inclined to choose the Usual Luxury Suspects and instead go for cool design hotels in varying price classes.

Design is deeply rooted in Danish culture. My kids have had design classes starting in third grade. But we all have design demands, either on the surface or deeper within. When I choose hotels, I primarily look for design. There are exceptions to the rule, though. Maybe I just need the closest damn hotel to that airport or train station because of an early morning start so I’ll find weird places to lay my head for seven hours. When I travel for work, hotels are often booked for me and usually the client wants to show off the best side of their city with a great hotel. But if I book for myself, design is as important to me as location.

There are so many amazing design-oriented hotels that have emerged over the past decade as a response to the cookie-cutter hotel chains that owned the market for decades. It’s an exciting time in hotel life and it keeps getting better.