
Talk about eye candy. In our second-ever list of top hotel design firms, we spotlight the innovators responsible for interior designs and architectural masterworks. These all-stars are making hotels more comfortable, sustainable, and breathtaking.
-Carley Thornell, Skift

San Francisco
Nicole Hollis
Creative Director and Principal
- Kona Village, a Rosewood Resort
- 1Hotel Hanalei Bay
- 1Hotel San Francisco
- The Sea Ranch Lodge

Seattle
Shannon Suess
Principal
- Skamania Lodge Treehouse, Washington State
- Four Seasons, Kyoto

Decatur, Georgia
Maria Gossett
Kendal Rogers
- Restoration Hotel, Asheville
- Wylie Hotel, Atlanta

Tokyo
Yugo Usuda
General Manager, Project Management Division
Shinji Yanai
Project Manager, Project Management Division
- The Ritz-Carlton, Fukuoka
- Bellustar Tokyo, A Pan Pacific Hotel

Istanbul, Türkiye
Zeynep Fadıllıoğlu
Interior Designer
Zeynep Fadıllıoğlu Design
Architecture • Interior Design
Notable Projects
- The Peninsula Istanbul
- Six Senses Kocataş Mansions, Istanbul
- Hotel Les Ottomans, Istanbul
- Marti Istanbul Hotel

Bangkok, Thailand
Stephen O’Dell
Director
SODA
Architecture • Landscape Architecture • Interior Design
Notable Projects
- Mövenpick BDMS Wellness Resort Bangkok
- Melia Mai Khao Beach, Phuket, Thailand
- Hilton Yala, Sri Lanka
- Anantara Dhigu Maldives