Design showcase: Top five outdoor baths

by TOPHOTELNEWS Editor | 09 Mar 2022 | Design

For our latest TOPHOTELDESIGN exclusive, we consider five elegant hotels around the world that are making a big splash with their stylish external baths.

In the accelerated world that we live in, taking a long bath instead of a five-minute clock-ticking shower is seen as an act of self-care.

Soaking up the world’s finest outdoor baths

It seems that we’ve reached such a point in humanity that the most basic routine tasks such as eating well, sleeping properly or taking a bath (and doing it mindfully) are a privilege that we enjoy deeply.

Similarly, being outdoors or close to nature have the same effect on us; escaping the hustle of the fast-paced concrete city.

Today, we’ve selected five projects that present wonderfully designed outdoor baths in the most tasteful of ways.

Ranging from minimalist, pale-coloured, open-roofed baths and exotic plants that surround freestanding bathtubs to a bath at the very edge of an elevated platform surrounded by jungle trees.

Mövenpick Resort Kuredhivaru Maldives

The Maldives
by Motiv – Gdynia
Supplied by Spa Supply Solutions

Imagery: © Kiattipong Panchee

Bensley Collection Shinta Mani Wild

Cambodia
by Bensley

Soneva Kiri

Ko Kut, Thailand
by Habita Architects and Soneva

Parc Hotel Florian

Bolzano, Italy
by noa*
Supplied by Hansgrohe

Imagery: © Alex Filz

Kanuhura Maldives

The Maldives
by Muza Lab

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