Hotels

Creating the ultimate guest experience

Hospitality begins with a welcome. It’s about first impressions, from the overall sensory experience to the smallest design detail. Hospitality requires a passion for service. Hospitality design, on the other hand, requires the focus, energy, and commitment to add creativity and style in support of a branded expression of care—and an exquisite experience for each guest.

Whether the property is select service, urban boutique, or five-star luxury, our hotel design is unique to each establishment. Our architects and engineers work with you—whether you’re a developer or owner—to achieve a direct expression of your goals and ideals. 

We craft the guest experience, focusing on the diversity and character of the weekend warrior, the tourist, the family. We create intimate experiences that drive the sense of place.

Ideas

View More

Design Hive: Daryl Fonslow on adaptive reuse to net zero

Podcast

Design Quarterly Issue 16 | Climate Risk

Publication

[With Video] 4 reasons we’re excited about our new automated design tool

Blog Post

Design Hive: Daniel Castro on acoustic virtual reality

Podcast

How has shopping changed over the past 100 years? A look at the evolution of retail

Blog Post

5 strategies for creating safer, healthier hotel experiences

Blog Post

From the Design Quarterly: Hospitality design in the digital era. How “smart” is smart?

Blog Post

4 technologies for improving building sanitization in a post-pandemic society

Blog Post

Reawakening theme park magic while staying socially distant and safe

Blog Post

The joys of recycling a building: How to get your adaptive reuse project on track

Blog Post

From the Design Quarterly: Meet me at the new mall—10 ways to make them cool

Blog Post

Stantec’s Top 10 Ideas for 2019 (Plus 2 bonus items!)

Blog Post

From the Design Quarterly: House calls of the future

Blog Post

[With Video] Envisioning the revitalized design of the Old Sacramento urban riverfront

Blog Post

Moxy Hotel redevelopment provides window to the past

Article

The Dream Cabin: Reinventing what it’s like to sleep in a hotel room

Article

The charms and challenges of working on Mackinac Island include winter and water

Blog Post

From the Design Quarterly: Forecasting change for baby boomers and millennials

Blog Post

Design Quarterly Issue 02 | Culture by Design

Publication

What makes a boutique hotel stand out from the rest?

Blog Post

View More
View More
View More

Designing the hotel experience

We craft the guest experience through the hotel’s architecture and interior design, its engineering systems, and its integration with technology. Optimal system development can provide guests with a nurturing and holistic environment and owners with a durable property and lower maintenance and replacement costs.

Recent Projects

View More

Hotel Zachary

Chicago, Illinois

Renaissance Shanghai Putuo Hotel

Shanghai, China

Aloft Hotel South Beach

South Beach, Florida

The Gale South Beach

South Beach, Florida

Hyatt Regency Schaumburg, Chicago

Schaumburg, Illinois

Yotel & YotelPad Miami

Miami, Florida

The Jewel

Gold Coast, Queensland

Architect: DBI Architecture

ZLIFE Hotel

Las Vegas, Nevada

St Julien Hotel & Spa

Boulder, Colorado

Virgin Hotel

New York, NY

Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square

London, United Kingdom

Architect: United Designers

View More
View More
View More
Creating exquisite experiences for each guest
#1
Top Architecture/Engineering Firms
#2
Top 10 Architect/Design Firms - Hospitality
Building Design + Construction ranked Stantec as the top Architecture/Engineering firm in 2021.
We were ranked among the top ten architecture and design firms by Commercial Construction & Renovation in 2022.

Expert Spotlight

View More

Services

  • Architecture

    View All

  • Interior Design

    View All

  • Buildings Engineering

    View All

  • Design Visualization

    View All

  • Visioning. Brands. Experiences.

    View All

  • Surveying & Mapping

    View All

  • Urban Planning & Design

    View All
  • See More Close

    Landscape Architecture

    View All

  • Digital Practice

    View All
Architecture We create spaces that are engaging and uplifting, that contribute to our collective sense of health and well-being, and encourage the sustainable stewardship of our communities.
Interior Design As humans, we spend a significant portion of our daily lives inside. We believe our emotional and physical well-being is dramatically impacted by the places where we live, work, and play.
Buildings Engineering With decades of innovation and experience under our belts we’re engineering a promising future leveraging the best in building systems, technology, energy analysis, and sustainable performance.
Design Visualization Through design visualization, clients and stakeholders can picture the building they’ll work in, the bridge they’ll drive over, the neighborhood their kids will play in, and the campus that becomes home.
Visioning. Brands. Experiences. We create tangible, experiential, and memorable places. Transformative experiences that enhance real estate values and bring people back to a place again and again.
Surveying & Mapping Using tools like GPS, GIS, 3D laser scanners, and aerial photogrammetry we provide surveying and mapping to define land boundaries, earth’s physical features, and the built environment.
Urban Planning & Design Our plans help harness the forces reshaping North American communities. We create places that are authentic, green, walkable, connected and diverse.  
Landscape Architecture Whether it's an urban park, a restored wetland, an athletic complex, or a waterfront destination--through analysis, planning, and design, we create inspired landscapes that reflect context and user needs.
Digital Practice Technology is reshaping the way we approach design. Our digital practice team helps us push the boundaries of practice, leveraging the power of technology to deliver transformational results for our clients.

We're better together

  • Become a client

    Partner with us today to change how tomorrow looks. You’re exactly what’s needed to help us make it happen in your community.

    Contact Us

  • Design your career

    Work with passionate people who are experts in their field. Our teams love what they do and are driven by how their work makes an impact on the communities they serve.

    Join the Team