If you have to be stuck in place, you might as well make it an impressive one.
Below you’ll find a growing series of enchanting hotel scenes that can be used as virtual backgrounds for your Zoom conference calls. Just right-click or control-click on your favorite and save the image to your own computer, then follow these instructions for how to upload to Zoom. We’ve even included alternate versions for those who have Zoom’s mirror effect enabled.
No calls? No problem. These images also make for some appropriately aspirational wallpaper for your computer or smartphone, with scenes from Tulum, Patagonia, the Maldives, and more.
We’ll continue adding to the list as long as we’re all working from home, so keep checking back. If you have a specific hotel image request, let us know in the comments and we’ll do our best to get permission from the hotel and create it for you. Finally, we’d like to thank all of the participating hotels for letting us produce these and helping everyone bring a little travel into their homes.
Enjoy.
Papaya Playa Project
Tulum, Mexico
Read more about Papaya Playa Project in UNHIDDEN GEM: Dissecting the Transformation of Tulum.
Dunton Hot Springs
Dolores, Colorado
Read more about Dunton Hot Springs in GHOST TOWN: The Remarkable History of Dunton Hot Springs.
Amomoxtli
Tepoztlán, Mexico
Read more about Amomoxtli in ARRIVAL DATE: The New Destinations You Should Visit in 2020.
COMO Maalifushi
Thaa Atoll, Maldives
Read more about COMO Maalifushi in STILTED LOVER: Elevated Hotels That’ll Never Let You Down.
Awasi Patagonia
Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
Read more about Awasi Patagonia in WHAT DREAMS MAY COME: The Intoxicating Nature of Patagonia.
Phum Baitang
Siem Reap, Cambodia
Read more about Phum Baitang in TOTAL ART: The Panoramic Vision of the Zannier Hotels.
1898 The Post
Ghent, Belgium
Read more about 1898 The Post in TOTAL ART: The Panoramic Vision of the Zannier Hotels.
Sonop
Namib Desert, Namibia
Read more about Sonop in TOTAL ART: The Panoramic Vision of the Zannier Hotels.
The Saint James
Paris, France
Read more about Saint James in ENDURANCE TEST: The Highest-Rated Hotels of the Decade.
So/ Das Stue
Berlin, Germany
Read more about Das Stue in ENDURANCE TEST: The Highest-Rated Hotels of the Decade.
Public Hotel
New York City
Use this bar/lounge photo as a background for your virtual happy hour.
The Jefferson
Washington, D.C.
Use this bar/lounge photo as a background for your virtual happy hour.
Park Hotel
Tokyo, Japan
Use this bar/lounge photo as a background for your virtual happy hour.
Casas del XVI
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Sublime Samana
Las Terrenas, Dominican Republic
Zero George
Charleston, South Carolina
The Betsy
Miami Beach, Florida
Hotel Carlota
Quito, Ecuador
Read more about Hotel Carlota in ARRIVAL DATE: The New Destinations You Should Visit in 2020.
Claridge’s
London, England
Read more about Claridge’s in DON’T CALL IT A COMEBACK: Art Deco Quietly Returns Again.
Boro Hotel
Queens, New York
Read more about Boro Hotel in RAW POWER: Concrete Isn’t Just for Brutalists Anymore.
The Cambrian
Adelboden, Switzerland
Read more about The Cambrian in PEAK PERFORMANCE: The Higher Standards of Ski Hotels.
The Middle House
Shanghai, China
Golden Rock Inn Nevis
St Kitts and Nevis
The Resort at Paws Up
Greenough, Montana
Read more about The Resort at Paws Up in CALL OF THE WILD: 12 Hotels for a Different Kind of Camping.
Azur
Queenstown, New Zealand
Read more about Azur in LONG BRIGHT WORLD: It’s Adventure Time in New Zealand.
Lumière with Inspirato
Telluride, Colorado
Be Tulum
Tulum, Mexico
Read more about Be Tulum in TIME OUT: 2017’s Best Hotels for Escaping 2017.
Nomade Tulum
Tulum, Mexico
Read more about Nomade Tulum in CALL OF THE WILD: 12 Hotels for a Different Kind of Camping.
Rosewood Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Nobnocket Boutique Inn
Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts
Le Pigonnet
Aix-en-Provence, France
Read more about Le Pigonnet in VIVE LA RÉVOLUTION: History Transformed in 14 French Hotels.
Thorngrove Manor
Adelaide, Australia
Read more about Thorngrove Manor in CHAIN REACTION: Thorngrove Manor Rebels Against the Replicable.