Architectural design : Top 5 of spectacular and stunning hotel lobbies

Dezignlover.com, the online store that offers you the most beautiful design items, has selected only for you the top 5 of the most surprising hotel halls that will greatly admire you, for your ideas of stay, for architectural design ideas, or just to dream...! The first impression of a hotel is made the moment you step through its doors into the lobby. The lobby is the taste of things to come. Hotels around the world have come up with fabulous and magnificent lobbies that make you look around in awe at the style and luxury and the level of plushness. Here are some of the most eye catching hotel lobbies from across the globe.

5- Veranda Chiangmai The High Resort, Thaïland

Located in Hang Dong, this peaceful resort offers two different worlds, representing northern Thai culture on one side (stunning views of mountain streams and terraces of tea and rice), and a contemporary style of the other side. It also offers great views of the surrounding landscapes. The 69 rooms are individually decorated and feature spacious private balconies with resting benches. The lobby impresses you with its impressive suspensions and its majestic frame and wooden roof.

4- Hôtel Chateau Star River Pudong Shanghai

This 5-star, 18-storey, 273-room hotel is located in Shanghai's Natural Quarter, close to Shanghai Ocean Aquarium, Pearl Tower and Shanghai New International Exhibition Hall. Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport is about 20 minutes' drive away. The ultrachic hotel offers European architecture in Shanghai. The luxurious hotel can be proud of the beautiful glass sculpture made by Lasvit that brightens up the unique atmosphere in the hotel lobby. This glass art installation, beautifully complements the whole interior.

3- Hyatt Regency San Francisco

Featuring an imposing accordion structure built in 1972, this hotel is less than 5 minutes' walk from Ferry Building and ferries to Alcatraz. This luxurious San Francisco hotel offers rooms with stunning views of San Francisco Bay and the financial district, with a total of 804 rooms. The building has a stunning architectural style. The gargantuan Hyatt Regency claims to have the largest hall of the hotel in the world, which is centered around a massive spherical metal sculpture. Boasting the world’s largest hotel lobby enjoy casual conversations or business meetings in a lively and modern social space.

2- ITC Grand Chola, Chennai Inde

The luxury hotel ITC Grand Chola is located in Guindy, near the airport in Chennai, India. 7 restaurants, 3 outdoor pools, and a nightclub are available at this hotel. The hotel has 600 rooms including a presidential suite. The lobby of the hotel is one of the most impressive in the world. The main marble staircase is vertiginous and is lined on either side with staff members dressed in sari to greet all visitors. Musicians playing soft traditional music in the background, enormous crystal chandeliers, symmetrical pillars, fresh flowers and hand-carved marble make you take a second look at the grandeur of this lobby.

1- Hôtel Atlantis The Palm, Dubaï

The luxurious Atlantis The Palm Resort is located on the Palm Jumeirah in Dubai, a 40-minute drive from Dubai International Airport. Opened in 2008, Atlantis The Palm has 23 floors and 1,539 rooms and suites, and was for a long time the largest hotel in Dubai and the Middle East. The sculpture of the artist Dale Chihuly in the lobby of the prestigious hotel required two years of work. In total, 3,000 pieces of glass were assembled for this 9.75-meter high work of art.