The tricks five-star hotels use to look more polished - and how to recreate them at home

If you've ever set foot inside a good hotel room and felt instantly calmer, you're not alone. In fact, the interior designers of the world's finest five-star hotels have been utilising clever decorating tricks for decades, which help to make your hotel experience feel better and even more luxurious. Interior designers behind the world's finest five-star hotels have been utilising clever decorating tricks for decades, which help to make your hotel experience feel better CLEVER ZONING If your hotel room feels much more luxurious than your own bedroom, it could be because unlike at home, everything has its place. 'Clever zoning is one of the tricks that is often adopted, meaning every thing has its own space in a different area COMFORT IS KING Everything in a hotel room has been designed for your comfort, and it's worth thinking about this if you want your home to have a similar vibe. Ambient lighting means table lamps and lamp shades are used to create a feeling of calm and warmth AMBIENT LIGHTING You'll never find ceiling lights as the only source of lighting in a five-star hotel.