Semiramis Hotel, Athens
Hotel Missoni Edinburgh, Scotland
Crosby Street Hotel, New York
Lords South Beach Hotel, Miami
Saguaro Palm Springs, California
Wanderlust Hotel, Singapore
Salvator Hotel Villas & Spa, Greece
Dar Hi, Tunisia
Capo La Gala Hotel, Amalfi Coast
Tangerine, aquamarine, shocking pink and shamrock green. Is there a treatment more effective in chasing off any remaining winter doldrums than a course of color therapy? With these nine cheery hotels, we’ve given it our best shot.
Where monochrome white is the national norm, the Semiramis stands out for its generous helpings of day-glo colors, courtesy of maximalist designer Karim Rashid.
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Leave it to the Italians to bring a dose of Mediterranean optimism to the shores of Scotland. Hotel Missoni has an eye-popping color scheme, plus the signature zigs and zags.
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Kit Kemp’s bright colors and eclectic décor are a deviation from the norm in New York, where residents, though otherwise quite tolerant, tend to be strictly monochromous.
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Florida has a famously upbeat palette, but Lords is on the less cloying end of the spectrum; flamingo pink is banished, replaced by cornflower yellow and bold aquamarine.
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Fun is what this town is all about, and the new Saguaro Palm Springs sets the mood, its joyful message visible for miles thanks to the colors of its rainbow-spanning façade.
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While the public spaces of Wanderlust employ a subtler color strategy, check into one of the ten Pantone rooms and you’ll be treated to rich hues from floor to ceiling.
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Aegean blue is the standby accent color on the islands, but in Parga, a hillside town on Greece’s northwest coast, bold strokes of olive green mirror the lush landscape.
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Outside Dar Hi appears to be a conservative player, but inside it’s a different story. Brilliant shades of aqua, orange and yellow are evidence of Matali Crasset’s eccentric side.
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When all that white and navy starts to feel too typical for a seaside vacation, in steps Capo La Gala, whose twist on the maritime theme feels polished but casual.
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