How to Make Your Hotel Rooms Look Bigger

The hotel rooms you offer are a certain size and, unless you’re looking at spending a large amount of money, that’s the size they’re going to stay. That’s not a problem if they’re a reasonable size, and certainly no issue if they’re big. But what if they’re small? Won’t it put potential visitors off? In truth, it depends on what you choose to do to the room to make it look bigger than it really is. 

It’s not magic. It is possible. When you start to look into how to make a room look bigger there are several ways it can be done, all for relatively little money – something a hotel owner must always keep in mind. Read on to find out more about exactly what to do and how to make a room look bigger to keep your guests happy. 

Plenty of storage 

When it comes to how to make a room look bigger, you need to consider how your guest is going to be using it. No matter how long they’re going to be staying or what their reason for booking a hotel room is in the first place, they’re going to have at least one bag with them. In this age of technology, they’re probably going to have more than one. They’ll need a bag for their clothes and a bag for their laptop, tablet, and anything else they need with them when they’re away from home. 

Double that amount of luggage if two people are staying in a room. Then add a great deal more if children are staying too (the younger the child, the more ‘stuff’ they’ll have with them). 

With that in mind, when you’re thinking about how to make a room look bigger, storage is key. Give your guests enough storage and rather than those bags and their contents taking up precious floor space, it can all be tidily put away. It could make all the difference. 

Brighten the bedding 

In a hotel room – just like in any bedroom – it is the bed that dominates. It will be the largest piece of furniture in the room, and it’s what people are most interested in. A good bed makes for a good hotel stay. A bad bed means that guest is never going to return. 

So, when you’re looking at how to make a room look bigger, you need to think about the bed. Or rather, you need to think about the bedding. Using light coloured bedding will give the entire room a better feeling of space and it won’t feel cluttered or ‘too full’.

Darker bedding or even patterned bedding does have its place – a themed hotel or a luxury room in a period building, for example – but in a standard hotel in which you want to make the room look bigger, go light and go bright. As a bonus, light coloured bedding will also make the room feel fresh and clean, and guests, of course, love that. 

Less furniture 

If you have a small room and you want to know how to make a room look bigger, there is a very simple option to take – have less furniture in it. You’ll need a bed, bedside tables (or could you get away with just one?), and a wardrobe. But you don’t necessarily need anything else. 

The storage we spoke of earlier can be incorporated into the furniture you already have in place. Rather than cluttering up the room with big, bulky pieces that aren’t required, you can free up space and the room will feel much bigger.  

Make the changes today 

Now you know how to make a room look bigger, you can make a start on the changes you need to put in place. Whether it’s lighter bedding, more storage, or less furniture – or all of the above – the choice is yours. Think about what your guests need and move forward from there. 

At Homefords, we make it that bit easier to make rooms look bigger, with affordable, high-quality bedding in a range of styles and colours. Whether you’re going for textured bedding to add depth or keeping it simple with a crisp, white duvet, our minimum order of just £100 allows almost anyone to benefit from low wholesale prices.