Hotel mural art is the unique and attention grabbing addition to intertwine local hospitality and local artwork.

Hotels across the world are beginning to embrace the free-flowing nature of street and mural art by bringing them to their lobbies, rooms and venues. Mural art for hotels can pay homage to the area, the community or the history of the hotel, proving insight for guests and patrons. Local mural artists can be hired based off skill, style or specialty to paint designs for rooms, entrances, stairwells, restaurants, hallways and even the sides of buildings. Check out all the incredible work of art found at international hotels:

 

1. Majestic Minima Hotel, South Australia

The Majestic Minima Hotel in South Australia commissioned local artists to paint 46 hotel mural art for each of their rooms. Every room was tackled by a different artist to create a unique staying experience.

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Artist, Luku, painted two cosmo giants for Room #104.

 

Artwork by Owen Lindsay: This piece traces the fantastic journey of the universe’s most important creative force: life.

2. Blooms Hotel, Dublin

The striking Blooms hotel is a gorgeous example of the wonder of hotel mural art. Not only can a mural decorate the inside of a room, it can cover the sides of a building. Blooms Hotel in Dublin was painted and designed by James Earley a local mural artist who worked on the project over a year.

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James Earley’s final masterpiece for the Blooms Hotel.
James Earley met hotel owner at the Temple Bar where discussions of the project began.

3. Victoria Park Hotel, Perth

Victoria Park Hotel nods its head to some of the local Aussie habitants with a bird mural for its upper level beer garden. The hotel mural artwork by Imogen was part of the 1.2 million dollar renovation. These murals act as an awesome background and fit in nicely with the beer garden decor.

 

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Imogen’s rendition of a local swan painted for Victoria Park Hotel.

 

Another section of the rooftop bar featuring a local bird.

4. Selina Hotel, New York

Sarah Lillz painted a 40ft mural for Selina Hotel in New York. Inspired by her time in Guatemala, the hotel mural art is made up of bright colours, thick lines and stands out against a white background.

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Sarah with her mural art at the Selina Hotel.

 

Close up of the artwork at the Selina Hotel.

5. Hyatt Centric, Melbourne

The team at the Hyatt Centric took the idea of mural art for hotels and ran with it! They commissioned Damian to paint several walls throughout the building including one by the entrance, the staff stairwell and the staff kitchen. Colourful murals boost morale and are a great way to jazz up the workplace with a custom art series.

Feature wall created for the staff kitchen at the Hyatt, by Damian.

 

Mural painted for the staff entrance/stairwell by Damian.

6. Arroyo Hotel, Buenos Aires

The Arroyo Hotel is full of artwork. Halls, rooms, bars and lobbies are all decorated with hotel mural art by local artists. These include Eloísa Ballivian, who was responsible for the beautiful 10 metre hand-painted mural in the main bar which took two months to complete.

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The bright mural keeps the hotel looking fresh and inviting.

 

Arroyo Hotel is located in the heart of Retiro, a posh Porteño location, where neighbourhood notes are mixed with a high-spirited commercial life.

7. The State Hotel, Seattle

The very famous Shepard Fairey was commissioned to paint a gorgeous portrait on the side of The State Hotel in Seattle. His mural triggered a response from local hotels to commission hotel mural art for their own buildings in the local area.

Five story mural on The State Hotel by Shepard Fairey.

 

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Shepard Fairey is a world-renowned street artist, most famous for the Barack Obama “Hope” poster.

8. The Carlyle, New York

Not all murals must be show stopping! The Carlyle embraces the dainty and delicate and wanted its mural art to reflect the mood of their hotel and bar. The mural features small, intricate drawings painted by illustrator Ludwig Bemelmans, the creator of the Madeline series of children’s books.

Bemelmans traded his work for free rent in one of the luxury apartments in the hotel for a year and a half.

 

Mural by Ludwig Bemelmans.

9. Baltazár Boutique Hotel, Budapest

Each of the luxury rooms in the Baltazár Boutique Hotel are designed and inspired by famous artists. One of the most popular stays is the street art themed room, inspired by Keith Haring and his works.

The Keith Haring room, complete with brick wall for an enhanced graffiti effect.
Each of this Budapest boutique hotel’s 11 rooms are individually designed, and inspired by such style icons as Vivienne Westwood and Andy Warhol.

10. Goodtime Hotel, Miami

The Goodtime Hotel was an awesome collaboration of creative talent between singer-songwriter, Pharrell Williams and entrepreneur David Grutman. One of the main stars of the funky Art Deco re-design is the tropical mural in the atrium.

The lobby greets you with a hand-painted exotic mural.

 

“I wanted it to be evocative of the past, but also something like people have never seen or experienced before and that is the secret sauce. When you’re able to have people come somewhere and feel comfortable yet take their breath away.” – Designer, Ken Fulk.