Hospitality interior design

Interior design is increasingly important in the hospitality sector: hotels, restaurants, spas, bars, and cafes are becoming landmarks in major cities worldwide.

In particular, the hotel industry is the one that most emphasizes design strategies to achieve the tourism sector renewal. This process is necessary for visitor rotation and to maintain the element of surprise. This is one of the biggest concerns for industry professionals who rely on managers and consultants to perform theoretical and practical analyses of businesses and to assess the opportunities each one can offer.

At Smart Rooms Company, they are very aware of this and work with their own management model to provide accommodation services. Their commitment is to pay special care and attention to design. Raquel Sogorb, interior designer at Smart Rooms Company, the company responsible for the creation of the Yurbban Passage Hotel in Barcelona, speaks to us about this. Novales Cement Sink by Bathco.

How is the balance between aesthetics and functionality found in your hotels?

The functional can be functional and aesthetic without needing to be argued. There shouldn't be a barrier. We, in the case of Yurbban Hotels, managed to create this pack of aesthetics and functionality without arguing or creating barriers between the two concepts.

How do you manage to adapt to the constant renewal of the tourism sector?

In terms of interior design, we adapt to the market as authentically as possible. When travelers visit Barcelona, they are looking for authenticity, for what they find to have local roots and to be able to experience the destination as if they were from here. This is precisely the philosophy of Yurbban: Native life.

What do your clients look for?

Our experience as hoteliers tells us that what the client is precisely looking for is to “live like a local,” which is why we try to make available everything that is “most ours,” from interior design to gastronomy.

What do you consider to be the current trend for hotel bathrooms?

Among all my inspiration, I would highlight the Belgian trend, both in architecture and interior design, which is currently what enriches and inspires me the most. It's about a minimalist space that is visually warm, comfortable, and elegant. Regarding the bathroom, we've conceived it, in terms of materials and tones, more like a powder room; we're talking about stone tones, a stony concept... It's more decorative, for example, in the sink. Our intention is to integrate a dressing room-powder room space, not strictly a toilet and a shower. We're not trying to differentiate the room from the shower so much.

What characteristics do sinks need to have to be part of a project?

There's always something surprising in the bathroom, and that's the touch we want to give. Before, the most important part of a house was the living room, and in the case of hotels, the room itself. Now, it's like in the most modern and beautiful restaurants; there's always a special touch in the bathroom, also in Yurbban hotels.