diff --git a/src/app/globals.css b/src/app/globals.css
index a67200c8..058f6bb4 100644
--- a/src/app/globals.css
+++ b/src/app/globals.css
@@ -11,29 +11,28 @@
   --breakpoint-lg: 64rem;
   --breakpoint-xl: 80rem;
   --breakpoint-2xl: 96rem;
-  --radius-sm: 6px;
-  --radius-md: 10px;
-  --radius-lg: 14px;
+  --radius-sm: 8px;
+  --radius-md: 12px;
+  --radius-lg: 16px;
   --shadow-card: 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06), 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04);
-  --shadow-card-hover: 0 4px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1), 0 2px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06);
+  --shadow-card-hover: 0 8px 24px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1), 0 2px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06);
 }
 
-/* Default theme variables (faithful to AtomCMS app.blade.php). ThemeVars may
-   override these at runtime from website_settings. */
+/* Default theme variables. ThemeVars may override these at runtime. */
 :root {
-  --color-primary: #f59e0b;
-  --color-primary-hover: #cf9d15;
-  --color-background: #f8fafc;
+  --color-primary: #eeb425;
+  --color-primary-hover: #d4a01f;
+  --color-background: #f4f6f9;
   --color-surface: #ffffff;
   --color-dropdown: #ffffff;
   --color-navbar: #ffffff;
   --color-navbar-text: #1e293b;
   --color-text: #0f172a;
-  --color-text-muted: #64748b;
+  --color-text-muted: #6b7280;
   --color-accent: #10b981;
   --color-danger: #ef4444;
-  --button-color: #f59e0b;
-  --button-text-color: #1e293b;
+  --button-color: #eeb425;
+  --button-text-color: #1a1a2e;
   --button-secondary-color: #22c55e;
   --button-secondary-text-color: #ffffff;
   --button-secondary-hover-color: #16a34a;
@@ -42,38 +41,37 @@
   --button-danger-hover-color: #dc2626;
   --button-outline-color: #eeb425;
   --button-outline-text-color: #1a1a2e;
-  --button-outline-hover-color: #cf9d15;
+  --button-outline-hover-color: #d4a01f;
   --border-radius: 12px;
   --border-color: #eeb425;
   --font-family: var(--font-nunito), "Nunito", sans-serif;
   --size-heading-h1: 32px;
   --size-heading-h2: 24px;
   --size-heading-h3: 20px;
-  --avatar-border-radius: 8px;
+  --avatar-border-radius: 10px;
   --avatar-border-color: #eeb425;
   --badge-background: #eeb425;
   --badge-text-color: #000000;
-  --badge-border-radius: 4px;
-  --card-border-radius: 12px;
+  --badge-border-radius: 6px;
+  --card-border-radius: 14px;
   --link-color: #eeb425;
-  --link-hover-color: #cf9d15;
-  --input-border-color: #4b5563;
+  --link-hover-color: #d4a01f;
+  --input-border-color: #d1d5db;
   --input-focus-color: #eeb425;
-  --navbar-height: 64px;
-  /* Aliases used throughout the admin pages' inline styles. */
+  --navbar-height: 56px;
   --muted: var(--color-text-muted);
   --border: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-text-muted) 18%, transparent);
 }
 
 /* Dark mode (toggled by html.dark; wins over :root + ThemeVars via specificity). */
 html.dark {
-  --color-background: #0f1117;
-  --color-surface: #171a21;
-  --color-dropdown: #1f242d;
-  --color-navbar: #171a21;
+  --color-background: #0b0d14;
+  --color-surface: #141820;
+  --color-dropdown: #1d222b;
+  --color-navbar: #141820;
   --color-navbar-text: #e5e7eb;
   --color-text: #e5e7eb;
-  --color-text-muted: #9ca3af;
+  --color-text-muted: #94a3b8;
 }
 html.dark input,
 html.dark select,
@@ -92,6 +90,8 @@ html {
 body {
   font-family: var(--font-family);
   color: var(--color-text, #0f172a);
+  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
+  -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
 }
 
 ::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ body {
     color: var(--color-navbar-text, #64748b);
     letter-spacing: 0.03em;
     text-transform: uppercase;
+    white-space: nowrap;
   }
   .nav-item::after {
     content: "";
@@ -121,25 +122,25 @@ body {
     bottom: 0;
     left: 50%;
     transform: translateX(-50%) scaleX(0);
-    width: 70%;
+    width: 60%;
     height: 3px;
     border-radius: 3px 3px 0 0;
-    background-color: var(--color-primary, #eeb425);
+    background-color: var(--color-primary);
     transition: transform 0.2s ease-in-out;
   }
   .nav-item:hover::after {
     transform: translateX(-50%) scaleX(1);
   }
   .nav-item:hover {
-    color: var(--color-primary, #eeb425);
+    color: var(--color-primary);
   }
   .dropdown-item {
-    @apply block py-2 px-4 text-sm font-semibold transition-all duration-100 rounded-lg mx-1;
+    @apply block py-2.5 px-4 text-sm font-semibold transition-all duration-100 rounded-lg mx-1;
     color: var(--color-text);
   }
   .dropdown-item:hover {
     background-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-primary) 12%, transparent);
-    color: var(--color-primary, #eeb425);
+    color: var(--color-primary);
   }
 }
 
@@ -271,25 +272,27 @@ a:hover {
   font-size: 0.875rem;
 }
 .hero {
-  background: linear-gradient(120deg, rgba(245, 158, 11, 0.16), rgba(16, 185, 129, 0.12)),
-    var(--color-surface);
-  border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-text-muted) 15%, transparent);
-  border-radius: 18px;
+  background: linear-gradient(135deg, color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-primary) 14%, var(--color-surface)), color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-accent) 8%, var(--color-surface)));
+  border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-primary) 20%, transparent);
+  border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
   padding: 2rem 2.25rem;
   box-shadow: var(--shadow-card);
   margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
 }
 .card {
   background: var(--color-surface);
-  border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-text-muted) 15%, transparent);
+  border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-text-muted) 12%, transparent);
   border-radius: var(--card-border-radius);
   box-shadow: var(--shadow-card);
   padding: 1.1rem 1.25rem;
+  transition: transform 0.2s ease, box-shadow 0.2s ease;
+}
+.card:hover {
+  box-shadow: var(--shadow-card-hover);
 }
 .card.hover:hover {
-  transform: translateY(-2px);
+  transform: translateY(-3px);
   box-shadow: var(--shadow-card-hover);
-  transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;
 }
 .grid {
   display: grid;
@@ -326,14 +329,14 @@ a:hover {
   font-weight: 700;
   font-size: 14px;
   cursor: pointer;
-  transition: all 0.18s ease-in-out;
+  transition: all 0.18s ease;
   background: #eef2f7;
   color: var(--color-text);
   text-decoration: none;
 }
 .btn:hover {
-  transform: translateY(-1px);
-  box-shadow: var(--shadow-card);
+  transform: translateY(-2px);
+  box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
   text-decoration: none;
 }
 .btn-primary {
@@ -358,18 +361,19 @@ select,
 textarea {
   font-family: inherit;
   font-size: 14px;
-  padding: 0.5rem 0.7rem;
-  border: 2px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-text-muted) 22%, transparent);
+  padding: 0.55rem 0.8rem;
+  border: 2px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-text-muted) 20%, transparent);
   border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
-  background: #fbfcfe;
+  background: var(--color-surface);
   color: var(--color-text);
   outline: none;
-  transition: border-color 0.15s ease;
+  transition: border-color 0.2s ease, box-shadow 0.2s ease;
 }
 input:focus,
 select:focus,
 textarea:focus {
   border-color: var(--color-primary);
+  box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-primary) 15%, transparent);
 }
 table {
   width: 100%;
@@ -378,14 +382,21 @@ table {
 th {
   text-align: left;
   color: var(--color-text-muted);
-  font-size: 0.8rem;
+  font-size: 0.78rem;
   text-transform: uppercase;
-  letter-spacing: 0.03em;
-  padding: 0.4rem 0.5rem;
+  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
+  padding: 0.5rem 0.6rem;
+  font-weight: 700;
 }
 td {
-  padding: 0.55rem 0.5rem;
-  border-top: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-text-muted) 15%, transparent);
+  padding: 0.6rem 0.6rem;
+  border-top: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-text-muted) 10%, transparent);
+}
+tbody tr {
+  transition: background 0.15s ease;
+}
+tbody tr:hover {
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-primary) 5%, transparent);
 }
 .avatar {
   border-radius: var(--avatar-border-radius);
@@ -731,18 +742,22 @@ td {
   width: 100%;
   background: var(--color-surface);
   color: var(--color-text);
-  border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-text-muted) 15%, transparent);
-  border-radius: 14px;
+  border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-text-muted) 12%, transparent);
+  border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
   box-shadow: var(--shadow-card);
   overflow: hidden;
+  transition: box-shadow 0.2s ease;
+}
+.content-card:hover {
+  box-shadow: var(--shadow-card-hover);
 }
 .content-card-head {
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
-  gap: 0.7rem;
-  padding: 0.85rem 1rem;
-  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-primary) 9%, var(--color-surface));
-  border-bottom: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-text-muted) 10%, transparent);
+  gap: 0.75rem;
+  padding: 0.9rem 1.1rem;
+  background: linear-gradient(135deg, color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-primary) 10%, var(--color-surface)), color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-primary) 5%, var(--color-surface)));
+  border-bottom: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-text-muted) 8%, transparent);
 }
 .content-card-icon {
   flex: none;
@@ -752,7 +767,7 @@ td {
   display: grid;
   place-items: center;
   font-size: 1.25rem;
-  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-primary) 18%, var(--color-surface));
+  background: linear-gradient(135deg, color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-primary) 22%, var(--color-surface)), color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-primary) 12%, var(--color-surface)));
   box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-primary) 30%, transparent);
 }
 .content-card-head-text {
@@ -763,7 +778,7 @@ td {
   margin: 0;
   font-weight: 700;
   font-size: 1rem;
-  line-height: 1.2;
+  line-height: 1.3;
 }
 .content-card-subtitle {
   margin: 0.15rem 0 0;
@@ -774,7 +789,7 @@ td {
   flex: none;
 }
 .content-card-body {
-  padding: 1rem;
+  padding: 1.1rem;
 }
 
 /* Responsive card grids (atom: 1 / sm2 / md3 / lg4). */
diff --git a/src/components/site-header.tsx b/src/components/site-header.tsx
index 23b47f8d..4de321dd 100644
--- a/src/components/site-header.tsx
+++ b/src/components/site-header.tsx
@@ -20,66 +20,68 @@ export async function SiteHeader() {
     online = 0;
   }
 
-  if (session?.user) {
-    return (
-      <div
-        className="relative flex min-h-[13rem] h-52 w-full items-center justify-center"
-        style={{ background: `url(${header})`, backgroundSize: "cover", backgroundPosition: "center" }}
-      >
-        <div className="absolute h-full w-full bg-black/50" />
-        <div className="relative flex items-center justify-center w-full px-4">
-          <div className="flex flex-col items-center justify-center max-w-[600px]">
-            <Link href="/" className="transition-all duration-300 hover:scale-110 mb-2.5">
-              {logo ? (
-                <img className="drop-shadow block" src={logo} alt={hotelName ?? "Hotel"} />
-              ) : (
-                <span className="text-5xl font-extrabold text-white text-shadow tracking-tight" style={{ fontFamily: "var(--font-family)", textShadow: "0 2px 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.5), 0 0 40px rgba(0,0,0,0.3)", letterSpacing: "0.02em" }}>
-                  {hotelName}
-                </span>
-              )}
-            </Link>
-            <div className="relative flex items-center bg-white dark:bg-gray-800 rounded-md h-[50px] px-4 mt-2">
-              <div className="absolute w-6 h-6 bg-white dark:bg-gray-800 rotate-45 -translate-x-1/2 left-1/2 -top-3 z-0" aria-hidden="true" />
-              <div className="flex items-center gap-x-2 relative z-10">
-                <img src="/assets/images/user-online.png" alt="Online Icon" className="p-1" style={{ marginTop: "-2px" }} />
-                <span className="whitespace-nowrap text-gray-800 dark:text-white">
-                  {t("online", { count: online, hotel: hotelName ?? "Atom" })}
-                </span>
-              </div>
-            </div>
-          </div>
-        </div>
-      </div>
-    );
-  }
+  const bannerUrl = header && header !== "/assets/images/background.png" ? header : "/assets/images/mybobba_banner.png";
+  const isLoggedIn = Boolean(session?.user);
 
   return (
     <div
-      className="relative flex items-center justify-center w-full h-52"
-      style={{
-        backgroundImage: `url(/assets/images/mybobba_banner.png)`,
-        backgroundSize: "cover",
-        backgroundPosition: "center",
-        backgroundRepeat: "no-repeat",
-      }}
+      className="relative flex items-center justify-center w-full overflow-hidden"
+      style={{ minHeight: isLoggedIn ? "14rem" : "14rem", height: isLoggedIn ? "auto" : "14rem" }}
     >
-      <div className="absolute w-full h-full bg-black/50" />
-      <div className="relative flex flex-col items-center justify-center px-4">
-        <Link href="/" className="transition-all duration-300 hover:scale-110 mb-2.5">
+      {/* Background with overlay gradient */}
+      <div
+        className="absolute inset-0"
+        style={{
+          background: `url(${bannerUrl}) center/cover no-repeat`,
+        }}
+      />
+      <div
+        className="absolute inset-0"
+        style={{
+          background: "linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(0,0,0,0.6) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0.35) 50%, rgba(0,0,0,0.55) 100%)",
+        }}
+      />
+
+      {/* Content */}
+      <div className="relative flex flex-col items-center justify-center px-4 py-8" style={{ zIndex: 1 }}>
+        <Link href="/" className="transition-all duration-300 hover:scale-110 mb-3 block">
           {logo ? (
-            <img className="drop-shadow block" src={logo} alt="Hotel logo" />
+            <img className="drop-shadow-lg block" src={logo} alt={hotelName ?? "Hotel"} style={{ maxHeight: 120 }} />
           ) : (
-            <span className="text-4xl font-extrabold text-white text-shadow">{hotelName}</span>
+            <span
+              className="block text-center font-extrabold tracking-tight leading-none"
+              style={{
+                fontSize: isLoggedIn ? "3rem" : "3.5rem",
+                color: "#fff",
+                textShadow: "0 4px 20px rgba(0,0,0,0.5), 0 0 60px rgba(0,0,0,0.3)",
+                letterSpacing: "0.01em",
+              }}
+            >
+              {hotelName}
+            </span>
           )}
         </Link>
-        <div className="relative flex items-center bg-white dark:bg-gray-800 rounded-md h-[50px] px-4 mt-2">
-          <div className="absolute w-6 h-6 bg-white dark:bg-gray-800 rotate-45 -translate-x-1/2 left-1/2 -top-3 z-0" aria-hidden="true" />
-          <div className="flex items-center gap-x-2 relative z-10">
-            <img src="/assets/images/user-online.png" alt="Online Icon" className="p-1" style={{ marginTop: "-2px" }} />
-            <span className="whitespace-nowrap text-gray-800 dark:text-white">
-              {t("online", { count: online, hotel: hotelName ?? "Atom" })}
-            </span>
-          </div>
+
+        {/* Online counter badge */}
+        <div
+          className="flex items-center gap-2.5 px-5 py-2.5 rounded-full"
+          style={{
+            background: "rgba(255,255,255,0.12)",
+            backdropFilter: "blur(12px)",
+            border: "1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.15)",
+          }}
+        >
+          <span
+            style={{
+              width: 10, height: 10, borderRadius: "50%",
+              background: "#22c55e",
+              boxShadow: "0 0 0 3px rgba(34,197,94,0.25)",
+              display: "inline-block",
+            }}
+          />
+          <span className="text-sm font-semibold" style={{ color: "rgba(255,255,255,0.95)" }}>
+            {t("online", { count: online, hotel: hotelName ?? "Atom" })}
+          </span>
         </div>
       </div>
     </div>