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Hotel Sofas: the perfect blend of Design, Comfort, and Functionality

Furnishing a hotel goes beyond aesthetics; it’s about creating a memorable guest experience. Hotel sofas, whether for the lobby, waiting area, or lounge, serve as focal points of comfort and style. Choosing the right sofa is essential to reflect your hotel’s identity while ensuring functionality and durability.

This guide highlights what to consider when selecting hotel sofas and showcases three exceptional designs: Adell by Arper, Buddy by Pedrali, and Osaka by LaCividina.


Why Hotel Sofas Are Essential

Hotel sofas aren’t just pieces of furniture; they are touchpoints of your guest’s journey. A well-chosen sofa communicates luxury, attention to detail, and a sense of welcome. Here’s why they matter:

  1. Comfort for Your Guests: Create spaces where guests can relax, unwind, or wait in comfort.
  2. Durability and Maintenance: Opt for materials that withstand high traffic while remaining easy to clean.
  3. Stylish Statements: From minimalist designs to bold statements, the right sofa enhances your brand’s image.

Key Factors When Choosing Hotel Sofas

When investing in hotel furniture, keep these critical aspects in mind:

  • Materials and Fabrics: Look for stain-resistant textiles or premium-quality leather for a polished and practical solution.
  • Adaptable Sizes: Modular and flexible sofas cater to both large open areas and intimate spaces.
  • Ergonomic Design: Comfort doesn’t have to sacrifice style; ergonomic features ensure lasting guest satisfaction.
  • Sustainability: Environmentally conscious materials can align with your brand’s green initiatives.

Spotlight on Three Exceptional Sofa Designs

1. Adell by Arper: Organic Elegance

Inspired by nature, Adell by Arper combines soft curves and an inviting shape that seamlessly blends into any lounge or waiting area. Its lightweight design and eco-friendly materials make it a versatile choice for modern hotels.

  • Features: Recycled materials, ergonomic comfort, and customizable upholstery.
  • Best for: Boutique hotels and contemporary spaces aiming for understated sophistication.
2. Buddy by Pedrali: Versatile Comfort

With its minimalist design and plush cushioning, Buddy by Pedrali adapts effortlessly to diverse environments. Its slim steel legs add a touch of lightness to its bold, comfortable shape, making it ideal for lounges and large lobbies.

  • Features: A wide range of color options, durable fabrics, and modular configurations.
  • Best for: Hotels seeking a modern, vibrant atmosphere with versatile seating solutions.
3. Osaka by LaCividina: Italian Craftsmanship

Osaka by LaCividina epitomizes modular flexibility and Italian artisanal quality. Its clean lines and high-end finishes make it a standout choice for luxury hotels. Whether as a stand-alone piece or part of a larger arrangement, it combines style and practicality.

  • Features: Exceptional modularity, premium materials, and timeless design.
  • Best for: Upscale hotels prioritizing custom solutions and refined aesthetics.

Practical Tips for Hotel Sofa Selection

  1. Analyze Guest Flow: Position sofas strategically to encourage relaxation without disrupting foot traffic.
  2. Coordinate Colors: Ensure the sofa complements the overall design scheme while maintaining a welcoming appeal.
  3. Prioritize Functionality: A beautiful sofa must also be easy to maintain and resilient against wear and tear.

Conclusion: Investing in Guest Experience

Choosing the right hotel sofa isn’t just a design decision—it’s a strategic move to enhance guest satisfaction. Whether it’s a welcoming lobby, an elegant waiting area, or a luxurious lounge, the right sofa can transform the atmosphere and leave a lasting impression.

With designs like Italian waiting room sofas by La Mercanti, you can achieve the perfect balance of comfort, style, and durability.


Need expert guidance on furnishing your hotel? Explore a curated selection of premium hotel sofas and create spaces your guests will never forget. Contact us today for tailored solutions.

Salone del Mobile 2022: many innovations for the contract sector and not only

At the beginning of June, took place in Milan the most awaited event in the world of design furniture: the 60th edition of the Salone del Mobile. After the stop due to the pandemic, it was a first step towards a new normality. For the return as a live event, the turnout was beyond expectations, a sign of quality, commitment, cohesion and a great desire to come together and get going again.

The Milan Design Week is the most important international showcase, an event that has always highlighted quality, innovation, beauty and sustainability: key words for industry professionals. As Maria Porro, President of the Salone del Mobile in Milan, pointed out: “The Salone del Mobile has always been a catalyst for creativity and energy. It is a generator of beauty, inclusion, new opportunities. (…) A point of reference for the entire design community”.

There are always many companies to expose and make known to the world their news. Among the exhibiting brands La Palma, which has always proposed through fluid and informal environments, furnishing solutions created to accompany the ever-changing experiences of contemporary living. Awarded for its 40 years of participation in the Milan Design Week, La Palma has completely renewed its space alternating with the iconic collections, the news 2022. Among the others: the Jazz bookcase; the original and comfortable Wing Tip lounge armchair; the Foil chair and the Glove and Cross stools. Items suitable to leave different environments: waiting rooms, restaurants, airports, offices, gardens and homes.

Of course, Pedrali participated too in the international design event, presenting twelve new collections, the result of rigorous research and important collaborations with Italian and international designers. Some of these are: the sober and welcoming Lamorisse armchair; the Nolita Sofa that recalls the origins of Pedrali products and at the same time the lightness of the novelty; the Souvenir monobloc seats, colorful and suitable for any outdoor environment and also many functional and versatile furnishing accessories.

The large Arper space could not fail to host several innovations, games between transparencies and dynamic colors, harmonious shapes and versatile systems. The products presented by Arper bring out the important relationship between man and nature through durable and timeless furnishings in which lightness and simplicity are enhanced. Some Arper items have been improved by modifying their shape, materials or colors, to adapt them to new spaces and at the same time to reflect the progress made in materials and technology. The Juno chair, for example, is just one of these “revitalized” products whose design has been improved using more sustainable materials. So was born a Juno 02. lighter but no less durable and in new color variations that adapt to delicate environments with soft nuances that are inspired by nature.

The Milan Design Week brought together the international design community to present and enhance new proposals both for compact spaces or transformable interiors and for multifunctional furnishings for every environment, always quality furnishings, which find in the Salone the most important showcase. In fact, the Salone del Mobile has always been an intense week of productive exchanges about sustainability and opening up to new markets.

La Mercanti USA – New York Design Center

La Mercanti USA is the North America importer of prestigious Italian executive desks brands (a single source for your executive business). Most of these Italian office furniture brands usually are artisan companies (difficult to find in traditional showrooms), and often they do not have on their own a commercial organization that let them export to a great market as North America. We anticipate issues, solve problems, and provide clear solutions to your unique challenges.

La Mercanti has selected the very best Italian executive office furniture which would be difficult to find in traditional showrooms: exclusive collections by top designers at affordable prices. Only for made in Italy lovers…

Our virtual boutique www.LaMercanti.us has become a prime destination and a style reference for made-in-Italy lovers from North America and all over the world. We solve contract interiors problems through a nix of agility and creativity.

We have researched the furniture marketplace and we have aligned ourselves only with the manufacturers whom we feel produce best-in-class products. Our large size and strong purchasing power allow us to negotiate the best pricing with our manufacturer partners. We guide leaders to make confident, intelligent office furniture decisions. Then we take the lead to deliver the space you’ve envisioned with the service you expect.

Design Chairs by La Mercanti in Switzerland

At the end of the last year Mr. Stuehle Sascha by Fashion & Interior Design GmbH, an international trade company based in Switzerland, contacted us because he was very interested in the design chairs Him & Her by Casamania.

These are very special design chairs for shape and colors. Indeed their shapes were created using a 3 dimensional scan of 2 plaster sculptures. Him&Her are available in two different finishes: matt polyethylene, and glossy varnished polyethylene.

At a first time, our customer choose six couples of chairs in matt white and three couples in glossy white finish. He received the design chairs at the appointed time and satisfied with his purchase, at the beginning of this year, he asked La Mercanti to send him other 23 Him&Her couples in white matt finish.

The customer need these chairs in the last week of February and the delivery was made on time!

Italian Chairs, Tables and Stools: ItalianDesignChairs.com

The new Italian Chairs shop is now available online with La Mercanti: is part of a large family of made in Italy furniture online shops that can all be combined with each other.

DesignChairsItaly.com furnishes Corporate (banks, offices, congress centres, airports, museums, theatre, healthcare, university, government), Hospitality (restaurants, hotels, bars, bistrot, coffee, residences, club houses, casinos, pubs, spa, home), Retail (stores, showrooms, boutiques), Marine (cruise ships, motor-yachts), as public spaces today include not only waiting rooms and open lounges, but also semi-public zones such as reception areas and company lobbies.

DesignChairsItaly.com collections offer many unique contract products representing over 90 brands of design which complement and enhance the collage interior. These range from the older classics to contemporary designs.

Take it easy, you are in good hands 😉

Outdoor Furniture: Pool Furniture and Garden Furniture

Weatherproof, temperature resistant, toxic free, UV stable, fully recyclable, sustainable and exceptional in both look and feel, La Mercanti offer world of Italian outdoor furniture.

Inside the research lab of our partners, a team of specialists is continually testing new variations in search of new color ways, new textures and new consistencies, not to mention greater strength, resilience and durability.

Each piece is unique, but if even the smallest detail fails to meet the standards, that piece goes back to production until it satisfies each of our demands of quality.

Italian Quality. It’s a word you hear a lot around La Mercanti 😉