Hotel lobbies have always been part of my life. I remember meeting my grandparents in beautiful hotel lobbies in Brussels, drinking delicious cocktails with friends in a lobby bar in Los Angeles, Athens, New York, and San Francisco, or chilling in a splendid Victorian lobby in London.
A hotel reflects the city’s philosophy, architecture, art, taste, and mindset. It will also teach you what need to know about the culture, social status, and the do’s and don’ts of the place you visit. Some hotels were so impressive that I thought: If these walls could talk. I could guess their history was comparable to the best adventure books I had read just by looking at their structure, location, and age.
Hotel lobbies are also the place to be if you are an interior designer keen to discover the architectural trends of the cities you visit. Indeed, their decor will balance from Art Deco to the Victorian Age, from Art Nouveau to the mesmerizing Walt Disney World, or from Alice in Wonderland to A Space Odyssey. The interior design of these jewels, created by the world’s most famous and renowned designers, is pure bliss.
As you see, lobbies are beautiful gems, and you can feel the savor of hotels the way you experience a castle, a mansion, or even a museum, as these palaces have it all. The mixture of these elements and people is the past, the present, and the future of your enjoyment! Cherish it as if it were your home, heritage, and history!