Each owner or executive of a hotel knows that the atmosphere plays much more important role for the clients than the building itself. The hotel visitors must feel as if they are at home and not guests.
Each hotel has its special atmosphere, but, at the same time, many hotels look alike. If you want to make the design of your hotel unique and charming, think about using posters for your hotel decoration. Of course, they won’t drastically change the look of the hotel, but will add uniqueness and special charm to it.
Nowadays, posters can be printed in any size and style. They may feature everything, from celebrities’ photos to works of art. It’s possible to find the poster, suiting any type of interior design and any color scheme. The main pluses of using posters are that they are easy to buy and use, rather cheap and are great substitutes to original paintings.
The posters can decorate different parts of your hotel from lobby to guest rooms. Moreover, they can be hanged for some special occasions like romantic dates or Christmas parties. So, let’s see how posters can be used for the hotel décor and how to choose them.
Whether you have a small or large hotel, you, first of all, need to think about the decoration of the hotel territory. The basic places, where posters can be used are lobby, hotel restaurant and halls.
Hotel Lobby Décor
Lobby is the first thing, which your clients see when they enter the hotel. It provides them with a certain mood since the first minute of their stay at your hotel and that’s why it’s very important to make that mood positive and inspiring.
The posters for lobby, first of all, need to reflect the concept of your hotel. They need to be appealing and to the topic. For example, if the hotel is designed in contemporary style, abstract prints will look astonishing and complement the overall design.
Or, if you have a resort& spa hotel on the seashore, you can add some marine motives to the lobby interior or various spa posters, which will immediately take your guests away from their problems and help to relax.
A Spa Poster for a Resort Hotel
Hotel Restaurant Decoration
Though the wall art for hotel restaurant needs to be well-combined with the décor of other parts of the hotel, it’s important that the images don’t distract the visitors from eating. Moreover, don’t put too many wall decorations there. Just a couple of posters will be enough.
It’s better to avoid using too bright and provoking pictures here. Choose the prints, which look harmonious and nice. For example, if the walls of the restaurant are grey, they will look amazing with mild pink wall art.
A Cherry Blossom Poster
Hotel Halls Décor
The hotel halls look very dull without decorations. In order to enhance their design, choose the interesting poster designs, which will attract the attention of your guests. You can even turn them into art galleries by using reproductions of various paintings. For example, the following cubism painting poster will look great in modern designs.
A Reproduction of Painting Poster
Hotel Room Decoration Ideas
A hotel room usually contains one or two posters. As rooms of a certain hotel usually have similar designs and furniture, the wall art can be also similar. However, it will be nice if every room has its own unique poster, which differentiates it from the rest.
Hotel Bedroom Décor
As a rule, the prints for bedrooms must have a relaxing and comforting effect. A guest must feel comfortable with the wall art and it’s crucial that it doesn’t prevent him or her from sleeping and having a rest after the hard day.
The images of flowers are most frequently used in classic hotel room decoration. The use of abstract art, landscapes and cityscapes in mild colors is also widespread. However, if your hotel is designed in a certain concept, you, of course, need to follow it. For example, if the entire hotel is in red and white color scheme, the wall art must be appropriate.
A Poster for Red and White Decor
Hotel Bathroom Décor
While thinking about hotel room decorating ideas, the majority of designers don’t take into account that wall art can be hanged in bathroom as well. In such case, the poster is usually placed under the glass in order not to get ruined because of the high humidity.
For instance, if you have a hotel, designed in eco style, with wooden elements and much greenery, you can continue this style in bathroom by placing some nature-inspired posters. For example, the image of a forest looks amazing in bathroom design.
A Green Forest Poster
How to Choose Thematic and Boutique Hotel Décor
If you have a thematic or boutique hotel which already stands out from the rest by its uniqueness, the decoration plays an extremely important role here. Whether we talk about hotel room décor or the decorations for lobby or restaurant, the most important is to follow the concept of your hotel.
The chosen posters must not only be beautiful and high-quality, they need to be an integral part of the design, complement it and highlight the originality of the hotel. Boutique and thematic hotels décor needs much attention and all the details must be taken into account. Here are a couple of examples:
If you have a dog friendly hotel and allow your customers to stay together with their pets, you can use the photos of dogs and funny dogs pictures for the décor.
A Dog Poster
If the theme of your hotel is related to cinema, the movie posters are ideal for it. Moreover, you can also use the images of famous personages and celebrities.
The sports-related hotels may be decorated with the images of various kinds of sports, sports equipment and the photos of sportsmen. While decorating a hotel room, you may use your creativity and dedicate each room to a certain kind of sports or an athlete.
A Boxing Sports Poster
Travel-themed hotels are often decorated with numerous travel posters, featuring the famous sights, beautiful landscapes and travel maps. If to decorate hotel room, it’s possible to make it dedicated to a certain city or country.
A Barcelona Travel Poster
Hotel Decoration Ideas for Special Occasions
Besides basic décor, a hotel may be also decorated for a certain occasion, including weddings, birthdays, holidays etc.
Romantic Hotel Decorations
A Rose Petals Poster for Romantic Decor
It’s a great idea if a hotel offers decorations for special evenings. If your guests plan to have a romantic date at your hotel, you may help them to create the special romantic atmosphere.
Besides candles, rose petals, champagne and fruits, you may also devote some attention to the wall décor. A poster, used for decorating a hotel room for a romantic night, may feature various romantic still lifes, flowers, petals, candles and everything, which contribute to the fabulous atmosphere.
Hotel Christmas Decorations
A Merry Christmas Poster
Christmas hotel rooms décor will be definitely highly appreciated by the guests, who spend this wonderful holiday at your hotel. While placing of a Christmas Tree can be rather complicated, you may enhance the atmosphere in the room with the help of small details. A poster with Christmas images is the easiest variant.
If you decide to decorate only lobby, the poster can also serve for this purpose. It’s better to choose the ones with good wishes to your customers or the images, which contribute to the Christmas mood.
Halloween Posters for Hotel
A Halloween Poster
If you want to have some Halloween decorations at your hotel when this holiday comes, a poster will also be a good way out. Even by placing a single poster in the hotel lobby, you will show everyone that you are ready for Halloween. It can be just a photo of a pumpkin, an image of a ghost/witch or the wishes of happy Halloween.
Easter Décor for Hotels
An Easter Poster
Easter decorations in the lobby of your hotel will add warmness and remind your guests about this light holiday. The posters for this occasion usually feature rabbits, chicks and colorful Easter eggs.
So, you see that it’s very easy to make the hotel décor more interesting with the help of posters. Besides the posters, which are already for sale, it is also possible to order custom prints, designed specifically for your hotel.
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