Affluence at home shapes demand for rich hotel experiences abroad

Generation Y's taste for premium interior designs for their homes is affecting their choice in hotels while traveling - bringing opportunities and challenges to a hospitality industry that wants to woo the expanding Chinese middle class.

"This house is cheaper and located next to the (French river) Seine, but I don't like its European-styled oxblood-colored furniture, which makes the room seem dim and depressing to me," said Chen Xinyi.

The 25 year-old office worker made her remarks while going through the options listed on house sharing site Airbnb for her trip in France during the Golden Week holiday.