Hotel-style bathroom tile ideas
For many of us, the bathroom is a calming space where we can unwind and leave the stresses and strains of daily life behind for a few glorious moments. But wait… Why are all the bath toys still in the bath, what’s that in the sink and argh someone’s forgotten to change the toilet roll again!
Having a practical bathroom is really important, especially if you have children, but it’s hard to deny the relaxing, luxurious feel that hotel bathrooms emit. No mess, no clutter, and beautifully streamlined décor all help to create a space where you can completely unwind. Often dreamed up by top interior designers, hotel bathrooms effortlessly balance luxury and practicality. They’re often seen as the ultimate feature of the hotel room, providing an unforgettable experience for the lucky guests.
Just as paint can completely transform the look and feel of a room, so can wall and floor tiles. With a vast range of tile materials and styles to choose from, it’s never been easier to transform your bathroom from average to opulent. If you’re about to take the plunge and tile your bathroom, read on to discover some fabulous hotel-inspired bathroom tile ideas.
What is a hotel-style bathroom?
Chic, stylish and oozing elegance, hotel-style bathrooms are a clever combination of practical solutions and high-quality products. From luxury penthouse bathrooms, with baths overlooking the city skyline, to gigantic wetrooms, few of us can replicate such bold designs in our abodes. We can, however, create the same feeling of luxury with a few, clever style tricks.
Hotel-style tends to combine practicality, superior cleanliness and luxury in such a way that you don’t really notice it, it just feels right. Often, colour schemes are muted, bathroom tiles may be completely white or neutral in colour. Other hotels opt for extravagant feature walls and standout feature tiles in their bathrooms to up the wow factor.
How can I use tiles to bring hotel-style to my bathroom?
Clever use of tiles can completely transform a bathroom and make a bold style statement in a small or large space. Whether you opt for large-format stone-effect tiles or smaller, patterned tiles that really pack a punch, creating a hotel-style bathroom is possible in any home. If you’re overhauling your bathroom, adding new tiles will make the most significant impact. If your budget doesn’t stretch to a complete re-fit, re-tiling is a great way to add a touch of luxe for less.
If you’re keen to create a luxurious hotel-themed bathroom, we’ve taken inspiration from some of the most beautiful hotel bathrooms in the world and put together some hotel-style tile ideas to help you create a space that’s a joy to spend time in.
Be bold
If there’s one room in your house where you can go all-out style-wise, it’s the bathroom. You can easily get away with jewel-coloured tiled walls and contrasting patterns on the floor. This beautiful bathroom demonstrates one of our many stunning options of matt, geometric tiles.
Go light and bright
Keeping bathroom wall and floor tiles the same colour is an effective way to create a seamless, luxurious feel that won’t ever date. White is always in fashion and it’s a classic look for a hotel-style bathroom. There’s such a huge variety of white tiles available that you can play around with the layout and different textures to achieve a look that’s as unique as it is elegant.
Or embrace the dark side
For a seriously sophisticated hotel-style bathroom, black wall and floor tiles can be used to create a calm, spa-like feel.
From glossy, sparkly quartz to classy metro tiles, few colours will make as much of an impact in a bathroom as black. If you don’t fancy tiling the whole bathroom in black, you can choose a black floor and one wall, or use lighter wall tiles with a black border.
Keep it simple
Take inspiration from this chic design and transform your bathroom with classically stylish stone tiles. Matching floor and wall tiles are a great way to make a smaller space feel bigger and it’s one of the most effective ways to create a luxurious look.
Or go for broke
If you like the idea of creating a standout feature bathroom wall, pick tiles with a strong pattern or texture. For even more impact, you can add a border in contrasting colours. Whether you prefer matt monochrome or colourful Moroccan-style patterned tiles, creating a tiled feature wall in a bathroom will instantly lift the space adding interest and bags of individual style.
Bling up your bathroom
If decadent style is your thing, consider adding metallic elements to your bathroom walls. Mosaic tiles are a fabulous way to add character and personality to a room. If you don’t fancy an all-out mosaic tile wall, you can still add interest with a mosaic border or frame, surrounding larger, plain tiles. Adding a matching tiled bath panel is a great way to achieve the high-quality, hotel bathroom look.
Few tiles say luxury like the elements of gold in these Atlas Kaleidoscope Mosaic tiles:
Bring the outside in with natural materials
Many hotels opt for bathroom walls made entirely of natural stone. Stone bathroom tiles create a warm, earthy feel and, although not as sleek as marble or ceramic, add a touch of luxury in their own way. Textured stone tiles are perfect for picking out a feature wall, a splashback wall or lining a shower cubicle. You can match natural stone tiles with paint or combine them with smooth, plain tiles for an effective contrast.
New technology with porcelain tiles means that you can find low maintenance porcelain with all the appearance of natural stone such as the Arun dark split face range.
Add a touch of marble
Few materials define luxury as well as marble. Used since ancient times, its natural beauty lent itself perfectly to palace decor, sculptures and monuments. Marble is available in a range of colours, from white, to pink and even black. It provides a clean, natural-looking surface and is often found gracing the walls and floors of the finest hotel bathrooms. Because marble is porous, it’s best to use sealed marble tiles in a bathroom or wetroom. You can also opt for marble-style porcelain bathroom tiles, they’ll be cheaper than natural stone and you won’t need to worry about sealing the surface.
Now you’ve got some ideas for creating a glamorous, hotel-style bathroom, don’t forget to finish the look with plenty of white towels, toiletries in gorgeous containers (say goodbye to the plastic bottles!) and plenty of storage for those rogue bath toys.
Atlas Ceramics has a huge range of bathroom and cloakroom tiles to help get you started.
Browse our selection yourself or call one of our experts for advice.