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Key Hotel Design Trends 2015 – Well-being and health

Megan Mackie | Tuesday, August 4th, 2015

Revisiting our Key Hotel Trends for 2015, we explore the growing popularity of well-being and health facilities in hotels. In addition to spreading the green message, the wellness travel sector has exploded over the past few years with hotels upgrading gyms, health spas, food intolerance or specialty menus where they can. Simple additions such as organic, natural furnishings and bed linen, air purifiers and healthy, energising lighting demonstrates the extra care level and commitment to guests.

Key Hotel Design Trends 2015 – Sustainability continues to drive thinking

Megan Mackie | Wednesday, July 8th, 2015

“Creative recycling is encouraged and raw materials gearing towards sustainability are preferred” – Jenny Weiss of Hill House Interiors
The hospitality industry is still exploring on how to further reduce their carbon footprints – a focus on sustainability, reducing emissions and conservation of energy continues to be an active task of hotels. Automatic shut off lights to save energy and embracing the use of natural lighting are some of the key drivers to improving hotel environment and efficiency.
Hoteliers are renewing their commitment to global responsibility towards climate change and flagging this commitment to guests wherever they can.. Salvaged materials are also appearing more and more in hotels interiors with reclaimed wood, metal and stone playing a major role. Blurring the indoors and outdoors with large windows, natural lighting and beautiful, botanical bedroom decor in combination with sustainable recyclable materials is a major hotel design theme in 2015.

The Naturalmat Way - Sourcing Materials and Product Quality

Mark Tremlett | Tuesday, June 23rd, 2015

Following on from last month’s discussion with Naturalmat Co-founder Mark Tremlett, we explore sourcing materials and product quality.

How do you source your materials?

“We look at our suppliers very much holistically. The fact that their materials are right for us, is very much the start of the journey. There are many factors we then have to consider…do our suppliers operate in an ethical and sustainable way? Do our suppliers look after their staff and share our ethical approach? Frankly it’s not straight forward finding these partners and they very rarely offer the cheapest offering, but it’s a process that is ultimately fulfilling and we’ve ended up with business partners who we trust implicitly”

What do you consider to be the most important facet of your products?

“I often cite quality above sustainability as being the number one principle of our business simply because we believe the two things are completely symbiotic. Poor quality leads to a reduction in the lifespan of any product and it is this limited lifecycle which generates further production requirement. Ultimately if our products last, that this in itself has the biggest impact on reducing resource and energy requirement.”

Thumbs Up From The Hotel Inspector

Richard Bennett | Tuesday, May 26th, 2015

Channel 5’s Hotel Inspector paid a visit to the Albion House Hotel in Ramsgate this April. The hotel, contained in a stunning building constructed in 1791 was in desperate need of renovation and the show documented the ups and downs of the hotels return to glory. Now lovingly restored, Albion House Hotel combines grandeur with a beautifully finished, boutique style.

Naturalmat were selected to provide a complete bed (base and mattress) for the hotel and the team here at Naturalmat Hotel are delighted with the positive response we received.

Find out more about how the new owners and Naturalmat Hotel got along with their visit from Alex Polizzi, by visiitng the channel 5 website.

Natural Sleep, Natural Hotels

Megan Mackie | Friday, May 15th, 2015

Naturalmat are teaming up with sleep and industry experts in June to kick start a series of breakfast seminars, exploring how hotels can help guests get a refreshing, natural night’s sleep. The first seminar will explore two themes; the psychology of natural sleep and the latest trends in hotel sustainability.

Christabel Majendie MSc, Naturalmats very own sleep expert, will be offering advice and tips on how hotels can help guests get the very best nights sleep and Fran Hughes, Head of Programmes at the International Tourism Partnership, will talk about the rising trend of sustainability in the hotel industry.

The event will be hosted at The Vista Rooftop bar, The Trafalgar Hotel, Trafalgar Square, London on June 3rd between 8am and 10am.

Spaces are limited but if you are interested in coming along, please e-mail Megan Mackie at megan@naturalmat.co.uk for availability and further details.