Service · Hospitality

Hospitality interior design in Dubai — hotels, resorts, restaurants

Hotels, resorts, lobbies, F&B, spa.

20+ years and 45+ delivered hospitality projects. We hold the brand book without illustrating it, and we leave room for the operator's service to breathe.

This is one of twelve services held in-house by Montaigne Design. We do not subcontract the parts of the room that matter most — drawings are produced by our designers, joinery by our workshop, lighting by our team, and procurement is held by us. The contractor builds. We design and supervise.

Engagements typically begin with a private conversation in Dubai or Shanghai. Our minimum project fee is AED 400,000, and we respond within one business day.

Projects Delivered

Cities

2011

Established

12-Mo

Aftercare

Hotels, resorts, lobbies, F&B, spa.

Montaigne Design

What This Includes

Four pillars of the engagement

Brand Discipline

We hold the operator's brand book without illustrating it.

Service Plan

Public spaces composed around the service plan, not the photograph.

Material Resilience

Finishes specified to age, not to wear out.

F&B + Spa

Restaurants, bars, lounges, and spa suites integrated into the project narrative.

The process

How we work

Listening

A first meeting, in person where possible. We listen for what the client says and what the household actually needs. No drawings, no proposal — just attention.

Site & Brief

We visit the site. We measure, we read the building, we check authority approvals, structural constraints, MEP, wet-area and approvals risk. The written brief comes out of this.

Concept

A direction proposed in materials, light, and reference imagery — not in renders. The concept is signed off before drawings begin.

Schematic & Design Development

Drawings developed in dialogue with the client. Sample boards, joinery prototypes, lighting mock-ups. The room is resolved on paper before it is resolved on site.

Tender & Procurement

Tender package issued. Procurement begins for long-lead stone, joinery, lighting and FF&E. We hold the supplier list.

On-Site Delivery

Weekly site presence. Joinery installed, finishes applied, snags caught early. The principal designer stays involved through completion.

Handover & Aftercare

A complete handover folder — care manual, supplier contacts, warranty documents. Aftercare visits at +3 months and +12 months. The relationship continues past the project.

Hospitality Interiors across Dubai's communities

Palm Jumeirah Emirates Hills Dubai Hills Estate Downtown Dubai Business Bay Abu Dhabi Shanghai

Common questions

Frequently asked

How many hotel projects has the studio delivered?

Over forty-three hotel projects across China, working with brands including InterContinental, Capella, Hilton, Hyatt, Club Med, Hotel Indigo, Novotel, and Kempinski.

Do you work with hotel operators on brand standards?

We do. We hold the operator's brand book without illustrating it — the room carries the brand in proportion, finish and detail rather than signage.

Can you deliver F&B and spa within a hotel project?

Restaurants, bars, lounges, and spa suites are integrated into the project narrative. We do not subcontract the parts of the hospitality experience that guests remember most.