There is a certain kind of hotel room that lingers long after checkout. Not because it is extravagant, but because it gets everything exactly right. The chair you return to without thinking. The bedding that resets your idea of a good night’s sleep. The quiet sense that every detail has been considered, not just for how it looks, but how it lives. Increasingly, those moments are no longer fleeting.
A growing number of design-forward hotels are rethinking the guest room, and even common areas, as something closer to a living showroom, where nearly everything you interact with can be purchased. Sofas, lighting, textiles, tableware, even the bedding itself are no longer just part of the atmosphere. They are part of a broader shift toward hospitality as a fully immersive design experience, one that extends beyond the trip. Spending a few nights with a piece offers something rare — you can see how it lives, how it wears, and how it feels in the rhythm of a real day before deciding to bring it into your own home.
From the layered interiors at Crosby Street Hotel and The Whitby to the sculptural fixtures inside the Arsham Cabin at Destination Kohler, the tabletop essentials at Blackberry Farm, and the wellness-driven comforts at Miraval, these hotels are redefining what a souvenir can be. In these spaces, the best part of the room is not just something you remember. It is something you can take with you.
The Crosby Street Hotel & The Whitby Hotel, New York
If there is one designer who understands how to make a hotel room feel both transportive and somehow livable, it is Kit Kemp. The creative force behind Firmdale Hotels has built a reputation for interiors that feel joyful, layered, and personal. Her aesthetic blends bold color, playful pattern, and handcrafted details with a strong sense of comfort. Rather than relying on minimalism or perfectly matched pieces, Kemp’s spaces embrace a collected approach that mixes vintage references, artisan textiles, and custom furniture into rooms that feel lively and full of character. At Crosby Street Hotel in SoHo and The Whitby Hotel in Midtown, those expressive interiors do more than inspire guests. They also function as quietly shoppable spaces where many of the pieces throughout the hotel can be purchased.
At Crosby Street, the Melissa Sofa anchors one of the Crosby Suites and immediately sets the tone for the room. The proportions are generous enough for lounging after a long day in the city, while the tailored lines and richly textured upholstery give it the kind of personality that makes a living room feel considered rather than staged. In guest rooms, the sculptural Handle Chair sits at the desk, its curved wooden arms adding a playful detail that feels distinctly Kemp. At The Whitby, the Susan Chair appears in the Orangery restaurant, where its refined shape and upholstered seat complement the designer’s vibrant mix of pattern, art, and color.
For guests who find themselves wanting to recreate the look at home, there is a surprisingly wide range of items available through Kit Kemp Design Studio’s online shop. Beyond statement furniture, the collection includes embroidered cushions, textiles, wallpapers, lighting, and the plush pillows used throughout the Firmdale hotels. It creates a rare kind of design experience. Instead of imagining how a piece might live in your home, you have already spent time with it.
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The Arsham Cabin at Destination Kohler, Wisconsin
At Destination Kohler, the idea of a shoppable hotel stay takes on a distinctly design-forward form inside the Arsham Cabin, a private retreat created in collaboration with contemporary artist Daniel Arsham. Tucked within the wooded grounds of the resort, the cabin was conceived as a fully immersive environment where art, architecture, and functional design come together. The bathroom is the centerpiece of the space, showcasing Arsham’s Landshapes collaboration with Kohler. Sculptural fixtures including a freestanding tub, vessel sink, mirrors, lighting, and accessories share the same soft, organic forms inspired by natural landscapes, giving the room the feeling of a quiet, spa-like installation.
What makes the experience especially appealing for design lovers is that nearly everything in the bathroom is shoppable through Kohler. Guests can soak in the freestanding tub, test the scale of the sculptural sink, and experience the pieces in everyday use before deciding whether to bring them home. It turns a night in the cabin into something of a real-world design trial, where the fixtures have already proven themselves long before they ever make it into your own bathroom.
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Soho Beach House, Miami Beach
At Soho Beach House, the line between hotel stay and design showroom has always been intentionally blurred. The oceanfront members club and hotel is known for interiors that feel relaxed, layered, and residential rather than overly polished. Think deep linen sofas, vintage-inspired lighting, and warm woods paired with textured upholstery that holds up to long afternoons spent indoors escaping the Miami heat. Much of that look comes directly from Soho Home, the design arm of the Soho House group that produces furniture and décor based on pieces originally created for its clubs around the world.
Guests staying at Soho Beach House are essentially living inside a shoppable catalog. The lounge seating, lighting, textiles, and accessories found throughout the property are available through Soho Home, allowing visitors to recreate the same easy, coastal-inflected aesthetic at home. The brand recently expanded that experience with the opening of a Soho Home Studio in Miami Beach, one of its newest U.S. locations, where shoppers can see the collections in person and work with designers to source the same pieces used throughout the club. The concept reinforces what makes the Soho House approach so appealing. Spend a weekend surrounded by furniture that is built for both comfort and style, and it becomes much easier to imagine those same pieces working just as well in your own living room.
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Blackberry Farm, Walland, Tennessee
Set in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains, Blackberry Farm is known for its relaxed take on country-house style, where antique furnishings, luxe linens, and handcrafted details create rooms that feel comfortable rather than overly styled. While the property is not focused on selling large furniture pieces from guest rooms, many of the smaller items guests encounter throughout their stay are available to purchase. The emphasis is on the objects that define the everyday experience of the farm, particularly those used in its kitchens, dining rooms, and guest cottages.
Many of those pieces can be found in the Blackberry Farm Shop, which offers pottery, tableware, linens, and bedding used across the property. The farm’s signature Barn Pottery collection, hand-thrown by a local artisan, includes dinner plates, mugs, and serving bowls that appear throughout the restaurants. Guests can also bring home tabletop pieces like serving boards, kitchen tools, and textiles designed for entertaining. The bedding used in guest rooms is also available to purchase, allowing visitors to recreate one of the most memorable parts of the stay. Instead of focusing on statement furniture, Blackberry Farm’s approach centers on the practical pieces guests use every day during their visit.
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Miraval Resorts & Spas
At Miraval Resorts & Spas, the idea of bringing the hotel experience home is closely tied to the brand’s focus on wellbeing. With locations in Tucson, Austin, and more, the destination spas are designed around rest, mindfulness, and slowing down. Many of the pieces guests interact with throughout their stay are available through the Miraval Shop, which offers a curated selection of bedding, décor, and wellness items drawn directly from the guest rooms and spa environments.
One of the most popular take-home pieces is the Complete Bedding Ensemble, the same layered sleep setup used in Miraval guest rooms. The collection includes a down comforter, featherbed, fitted and flat sheets, four pillows, and pillowcases designed to recreate the restorative sleep experience guests often rave about after a stay. For something smaller but equally tied to the Miraval ritual, the shop also sells the resort’s signature cell phone “sleeping bag” and miniature bed. Found in every guest room, the simple fabric pouch encourages guests to tuck their phones away overnight as part of Miraval’s digital mindfulness philosophy. Together, the items reflect a different kind of shoppable hotel concept, one focused less on furniture and more on the routines and comforts that make a stay feel restorative.
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The Fife Arms, Braemar, Scotland
At The Fife Arms, design is woven into nearly every corner of the experience. The 19th-century Highland hotel, restored by art collectors Iwan and Manuela Wirth, is known for its richly layered interiors filled with antiques, tartans, and more than 16,000 works of art. Rooms feel like eccentric country house salons, where carved wood furniture, patterned textiles, and historic details sit comfortably alongside contemporary art and playful design touches.
Guests who find themselves wanting to bring a piece of that atmosphere home can explore the hotel’s retail offerings, which feature many of the objects and textiles seen throughout the property. The shop includes pieces created in collaboration with local artisans as well as homeware inspired by the interiors, from tartan blankets to tableware and decorative accessories that echo the hotel’s Highland aesthetic.
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The Six Bells, Rosendale, New York
At The Six Bells Countryside Inn in New York’s Hudson Valley, the guest rooms double as something of a living showroom. The boutique inn grew out of Six Bells, the Brooklyn-born home goods store known for its countryside aesthetic and devotion to small makers. When the founders expanded into hospitality, they carried that same approach with them, filling the inn with quilts, lamps, ceramics, and textiles sourced from artisans and independent designers. The result feels warm and personal, more like staying in a thoughtfully decorated country home than a traditional hotel.
Because the brand began as a homewares shop, many of the objects guests encounter during their stay are available to purchase. Quilts draped across beds, spongeware plates used at breakfast, and even the coffee tables appear in the Six Bells store. Even the mattresses used in the rooms can be ordered. If you’re looking to bring boutique-hotel style home, consider this your curated starting point.
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Feature image by, Kate S. Jordan, courtesy of the Six Bells Hotel. Travel Curator may earn a commission from product or booking links on this page.
