When luxury comes to mind, high-end hotels play into a lot of the imagery.  Large baths, beautifully soft fabrics, views that take your breath away — all of these add sumptuous richness to the hotel experience.  You can let these inspire your home, bringing some luxury into your abode, and create a space that feels luxurious without having to move or break the bank! 

Alila Villas, Uluwatu

Stars: 4.7 out of 5

Price: $400+

This hotel, right on the Uluwatu water, erases the line between sea and sand.  The furniture is modern, yet beachy, and is made for you to enjoy being in the sun.  To recreate this beautiful experience in your home, you can use many blues in paint and furniture and incorporate natural light wood.  Make your curtains light and airy to let in as much sunlight as possible and make your home seem more open.  You can’t move your house to the ocean if it’s not already there, but you can make it ooze that beachy vibe.

The Peninsula, Shanghai

Stars: 4.7 out of 5

Price: $400+

The Peninsula relies heavily on the luxury and high fashion of pure white and cream colors.  High ceilings, walls of just windows, and golden accents over dark wood make this hotel feel glamorous.  You can recreate this in your own home by leaning into white furniture with dark wood accents.  Find the hotel couch of your dreams, and work to ensure the rest of the room shows the same style.

The Sukhothai, Bangkok

Stars: 4.8 out of 5

Price: $200+

Muted colors, oversized furniture, and modern decor set this hotel apart from the rest.  Dark, cold gray walls show off the beautifully warm wooden floors and cream-colored accents.  Every item ties the rest of the room together, and ambient lighting makes it feel like a museum.  You can recreate this with recessed lighting, neutral medium or dark toned walls, and cream-colored furniture.  If you don’t have hardwood flooring, you can go with a muted gray carpet instead.

LA Peer Hotel, West Hollywood

Stars: 4.6 out of 5

Price: $300+

Leaning into the all-white decor paired with wood floor and furniture makes this decor bright and eye-catching.  Everything is crisp, clean, and you walk into the room feeling like you’re the only person who’s ever stayed there.  To recreate this at home may be difficult if you have pets or kids, but it’s doable! Use white furniture, but ensure you keep it clean, vacuum often, and keep clutter at bay.  Tall curtains make your ceilings seem higher, and you can find white accents and trinkets for low prices at discount stores. Don’t clutter, though; design with simplicity and intention.

Capella Ubud, Bali

Stars: 4.8 out of 5

Price: $700+

Tossing aside the lighter fabrics and finishings of other high-class hotels, the Capella Ubud leans heavily into darker and richer colors — dark woods, beautiful materials and details, and open floorplans that seem to lead right outside at every window. You can recreate this easily, staining floors and cabinets a darker wood color and aiming for fabrics with intricate dark green and brown patterns.

Lodge at Blue Sky, Utah

Stars: 4.7 out of 5

Price: $1,000+

Utah has a design style utterly unique to it, and this hotel shows that off to the teeth.  Muted creams, grays, and light wood make you feel comforted yet high class. Every detail is thought out, leaving you wanting for nothing.  You can recreate this with soft timber in your home, using furniture like papasan chairs and other unconventional seating. The most important thing is the desert color scheme to make your guests want to settle in and stay for life.

Hotel Amparo, Mexico

Stars: 4.5 out of 5

Price: $500+

If you want to vanish into all-white luxury, this isn’t the hotel for you! Bright and beautiful colors, textured fabric, and adobe walls give this hotel creative life and flair. Mustard yellow mixed with orangey reds offer a 1970’s nostalgic color scheme, while soft light wood floors tie every room together. You can copy this in your own home by working with large color blocks, including accent walls and walls painted half up to split their colors. Go for more boldly colored furniture, and have fun with it!

Replicating the look and feel of a luxurious hotel can help bring some of the luxury home. Stick to one vision or one item and build around that. If you’re still at a loss, try to think of what words, fabrics, or finishings feel luxurious to you.  Just because these are the top-rated resorts and hotels doesn’t mean their style will match yours! Use your creativity and a little hard work, and your home can feel even more luxurious than a hotel!