Ambling Through Hallways…

Hotel corridors are often overlooked by travellers. Yet these quiet passageways carry stories, memories and the silent footprints of countless journeys.

Photo: Towards the wormhole…

The Silent Witnesses

Corridors of hotels, motels, bed & breakfasts, lodges, retreats, resorts, inns, taverns, caravanserais and the like bear the footprints of travellers and the imprints of their luggage wheels.

The lobby hogs attention.

But the corridor also speaks to those who wish to listen.

Corridors Through Time

This corridor teleports the ambler to an era long past its glory and tries to keep the visitor trapped in history.

The passageway makes the walker feel like royalty.

A clever ploy to make him splurge?

Some recreate the heritage of the city so that its monuments and forts linger in the weary boarder’s mind long after a hectic tourist-filled day.

Corridors with a Purpose

Business hotels mean business.

Their matrix implores residents to scoot into their cells without spending a single unnecessary moment under surveillance.

Photo: Curvy…

Photo: Twists and turns.

Walls, Curves and Imagination

Some corridors have clean curved walls.

They invite visitors to paint pictures from their own imagination.

Others conceal surprises around unexpected bends.

The Invitation to Climb

Staircases are no longer commonplace.

Perhaps they are an invitation for boarders to exercise rather than surrender to the temptation of the elevator.

Speaking Their Own Language

Some corridors speak their own language.

The responsibility rests with the wanderer to understand it.

Does Every Corridor Need Walls?

Do corridors really have to be enclosed on every side?

This passageway begs to differ.

Why must walls define a corridor?

Why shouldn’t the boarder enjoy open space?

Unexpected Encounters

One motel corridor throws a bird at the unsuspecting strolling guest.

The designers of this corridor in Taunggyi seem mindful of the tired traveller, thoughtfully providing places to pause and rest.

The Best Corridors

The finest corridors are those that encourage conversations.

Those that allow unexpected interactions to blossom between passing strangers.

Final Thoughts

We would love to know about your own experiences with hallways.

They are so often used.

And so rarely remembered.