Ever stare at a blank wall in a hotel room and feel the compelling need to become a graffiti artist? That’s why hotels put up at least one tacky portrait on blank walls and hallways.

Iron Horse Hotel, Milwaukee

Iron Horse Hotel, Milwaukee – Sometimes, the wall itself is a canvas which defines the hotel’s decor. Art works by Charles J. Dwyer and Amber Van Galder. Read more…

Pfister Hotel, Milwaukee

Pfister Hotel, Milwaukee - Boasts of a massive Victorian art collection unmatched by any other hotel in the world, with an artist-in-residence program, and even offers guided art and studio tours for art lovers and hotel guests. Read more… 

21c Museum Hotel in Louisville, KY

21c Museum Hotel, Louisville – Southern hospitality combined with North America’s first museum dedicated solely to collecting and exhibiting contemporary art of the 21st century. Read more…

Gramercy Park Hotel, New York

Gramercy Park Hotel, New York – Bohemia reinvented for the 21st century by Ian Schrager with great pieces of furniture and art, and interiors by artist Julian Schnabel. Read more…

The Nines Hotel, Portland

The Nine Hotel, Portland - Famed atrium at the Nines pictured above. Magnificent contemporary art collection by local artists graces the guest rooms. Read more…

The Joule, Dallas

The Joule, Dallas -  Striking example of Adam D. Tihany’s award-winning design and style, creating a fusion of modern amenities with art, chic design and a landmark structure. Read more…

Photo credits:-

Iron Horse Hotel courtesy Desires Hotels

 Pfister Hotel art photo courtesy Pfister Hotel

21c photo by ellenm1

Gramercy Park photo by Kathryn Rotondo

 The Nines and Joule photos courtesy Starwood Hotels & Resorts.

Business Traveler magazine announced the winners of their Business Travel Awards, and the Park Hyatt was one of the big winners, receiving the honor of “Best Hotel Chain” from 4,000 business travelers surveyed.

The Park Hyatt brand is the “smaller, luxury” branch of the enormous Hyatt empire, with white glove service, art collections and “cuisine” rather than food. This kind of experience doesn’t come cheap, so it makes sense that business travelers — with an expense account — are fans of the brand.

If you are one of the lucky wealthy who can afford to stay at the luxurious Park Hyatt, you can find premier locations in North America including Chicago, Philadelphia and Washington D.C.

Park Hyatt Chicago

Outside of the US, you can find Park Hyatts in Buenos Aires, Hamburg, Istanbul, Dubai, Beijing, Sydney and Tokyo, to name just a few. They are also building additional properties in locations like Tbilisi, Mexico City and Mallorca.

Park Hyatt Dubai

Rooms and rates vary depending on where you are, but it’s a luxury hotel with corresponding costs and amenities. From the websites I gather that the common decorating theme is “expensive and hard to clean white furniture” which is a treat few of us enjoy at home — one of the many joys of business travel, along with room service coffee and towel service.