Design Hotels

As one of the most well-known, distinguished heritage hotels in Brussels, a stay at the Hotel Metropole Brussels is like a step back in time to Belgium’s heyday in the late 1800′s when the city underwent an urban renewal.

In 1890, two brothers with a brewing company opened Café Metropole as a place in the city to sell their beer. The café was a huge success and the Weilemans-Ceuppens family then purchased the building next-door, a former bank, which would become the Hotel Metropole, inaugurated in 1895. Today, the hotel’s reception desk is easily recognizable as the desk of the former bank, a significant historical and heritage glimpse of the past.

The brothers commissioned French architect Alban Chambon to be the chief designer of the hotel. Today, Chambon’s design of modern comfort and luxury is still a prominent feature of the heritage hotel, which is considered an important historical landmark in the city.

Not only was Hotel one of the first luxury hotels, it was also the first to have electricity and central heating, and is now the only existing 19th century hotel in Brussels. In fact, many heritage tours of Brussels visit the Hotel to look upon its facades and design.

The hotel’s reception, lobby, and lounge are overtly ornate with Corinthian columns, rich furnishings, gilded details, and glittering chandeliers – all which can still be seen and experienced today at the hotel. Similarly, the meetings and conference rooms of the hotel are decorated in Renaissance style.

In 2002, the hotel, along with the council of Monuments and Siates of the Region Bruxelles Capitale worked together to protect the façade and ground floor of the heritage Hotel Metropole – working to preserve the painted canvas ceilings and the design of the 19ieme Bar lounge.

Since its opening, the hotel has hosted royal families to Nobel Peace Prize winners, astronauts, Hollywood celebrities, and rock stars. In fact, in 1911, the Hotel Metropole was the site of the legendary Solvay conference, which would host distinguished guests like Marie Curie and Albert Einstein. Later, the likes of Axel Rose and Jean Claude Van Damme would also be guests at Hotel Metropole. (more…)

Cafe Interior Design

The idea was created in my mind after watching the Chef Gordon Ramsay in TV. In that TV show they will teach, how to decorate our kitchen and nightmares restaurants with the verge of closure. It will save the detailed remolding of the tuning staff, menu, set up, and cooking techniques. There is an interesting thing that impresses all is re-launching and sustain efforts used by the postcards. Cafes and restaurants will get benefit from the customer post card print. By using the costumer designed postcard it promotes their menu and especially it is established by the images for their business. The Commuter of the town is situated near the airport, railway station and other module of transportation, which gets the gain from the designer postcards.

Hotel Interior Design

Having to say this, the fact is the hotels require catchy designs than the restaurants. The hotels want to look attractive to the new people who might be strangers, tourists and travelers. The hotel gives more importance and needs reputation also. They are looking the rates and service charges for per day. The interior of hotels should be designed in such way that it will reflect the essence of town or city in which it is situated. The all kinds of food offered in the hotels also influence with the interior designs. For example, if it is a hotel offering cuisines belong to foreign country, the interior and decor should represent the strength of that country. The tables and chairs arrangement in hotels must be very unique. The way of arrangement will also attract the people. The interior walls should be nicely painted and some pictures related to various cuisines will surely help the hotels to get more customers. (more…)