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In designing the Tahara'a iinteriors, Prince took his interior design cues from the ocean, working with a palette of turquoise, dark blue, midnight blue, and sea green for the guest rooms and for the accents of the outdoor pool area—everything from…

When Prince was designing the Tahara'a InterContinental Hotel, which operated from 1968-1974, he was catering to an American fantasy of the South Pacific, formed by movies like Blue Hawaii and the tiki bars of the 1960s. In the more casual indoor and…

Neal Prince and Jim Fox, Project Manager of IHC, pose on the job site of the Tahara'a InterContinental Hotel, which operated from 1968-1974.

For the hotel bar, the design team worked with local artisans to produce intricately carved wooden screens that acted as room dividers, with dragon-headed nagas (snakes) taken from temple architecture. Wall fabrics were chosen in rich jewel tones…

Thai motifs are found throughout the hotel. Common motifs include: the flame, the lotus, the fight between the serpent Naga and the Monkey God, the royal hunt for the mythical jeweled leopard, Thai silk, gold leaf, mirror mosaic, brass, carved wood,…

Thai motifs are found throughout the hotel.  Common motifs include: the flame, the lotus, the fight between the serpent Naga and the Monkey God, the royal hunt for the mythical jeweled leopard, Thai silk, gold leaf, mirror mosaic, brass, carved wood,…

In the Carnival Bar and Lounge, Prince came up with the motif of the merry-go-round because it reminded him of the way that Geneva “picked up different cultures, different people…”

Architecture by by Georges Addor and Domenica…

For Les Continents Restaurant, where diners could feast on their choice of Tahitian boula boula, Chilean crevettes à la diable, and a wealth of other creations both exotic and familiar, Prince created room dividers with murals featuring each of the…

The merry-go-round motif found in the hotel's Carnival Bar and Lounge continues in the Café Le Voltaire where the combination of burgundies, roses, and soft whites in the canopy’s draping, the chairs’ upholstery, the tablecloths, and curtains…

Les Palmiers Lounge: a space for nightcaps decorated with brown wood wall panels and strip carpet, with lamps designed by Neal Prince.

Architecture by by Georges Addor and Domenica Julliard.

Interiors designed by Neal Prince.