Maybe post a photo that shows bedroom openings in relation to travertine tile. Might need to get creative with entry thresholds to minimize transitions to each room. Or change travertine that leads to bedrooms

Most don't think it's a good idea, however, every home is different. You might find a wood look that compliments perfectly.

Pics of bedrooms please or a floor plan.

Can you continue the travertine in the bedrooms? That would give you the most cohesive look.

Also, keep in mind that contractors are usually not designers :) You could probably find a wood-look tile to coordinate with your travertine. If you go that route, fine something in the same colorway.

Two different tiles and one is faux wood tile?? NO. NO NO

If you want a "wood look" a bit warmer underfoot, and you don't want engineered hardwood flooring, you do the LVP/ luxury vinyl plank you don't want. Millions from which to select. A good one will be hard to discern from engineered wood, and avoid the quite obvious grout : (

Or you repeat same Travertine you have and add an area rug in bedrooms. Or you carpet edge to edge, Or look into cork.

BTW....... letting the house heat up by 20 degrees or more to very little AC for 6 months isn't good for the house or any other furnishings in it.

IMO wood look tile fooled no one so I would do the travertine in the bedrooms one flooring always the best choice .

Thanks everyone for your thoughts. Here are a couple pictures. 

The current floor is an old laminate from prior owners. The travertine is from the prior owner's installation, as well, and we don't want to try to match it or extend it to bedrooms. There are no leftovers from prior owners that would cover that much space. The main reason we don't want laminate or LVP is that floating floors have never been great for us, always shifting and popping and becoming annoying over time.

The main thing we struggle with is that obviously wood flooring would be ideal, but it just doesn't match with our lifestyle... young kids, travel, hot dry climate. Everyone talks about resale value of wood etc, but we really aren't planning to sell any day soon since we just purchased it. Thus, considering ignoring design rules in favor of lifestyle and convenience, but it's tough to ignore! 

Wood tile has come a long way, and there are planks 12x60 to have fewer grout lines, although obviously it's fooling nobody. I don't think we are trying to fool people though. Just don't want it to look ridiculous. 😉

Its not going to look good!!

The answer is one you dont want

LVP , or enfineered. both good on slab.

kids dogs un even coditionimg ? LVP

We put in mid tone wood look tile with a much lighter 16x16 stone look tile over 20 yrs ago. At the time wood look tile was special order and not in the stores. Everyone thought it was wood. It got to the point where I kept a scrap piece handy in the garage to show the non-believers that it was tile. We had someone recently who thought it was wood, which surprised me, because it is readily available as tile now.

Anyways, the key is to get a good contrast between that and your travertine, which to me looks mid tone. Got to the floor and decor web site and use some of their pictures to paste different colors and patterns into your pictures and see what appeals to you. Then when you have a few finalists go and pick up a samples to try. Much easier on your back that way then lugging around heavy tile to just reject it.

No to the wood look ceramic tile. What's wrong with laminate floors or LVP wood look? Easy, inexpensive, and looks good. It's a win-win any way you view it.

@frulu Glue down LVP is available. You'll definitely want to check manufacturer's advice on how it reacts to temperature changes.

What is under the current laminate planks? if concrete, you could look into staining it. I had a house in Central CA desert with beautiful stained concrete floors.

But, seems your heart is set on wood look tile so if it is, do it. If you do intend to stay in the house for many years, then who cares?

Never lived in AZ but I've spent quite a bit of time there. IMO, design rules are pretty much thrown out the window since many people move there from all over the US and world and bring their own regional design influences to the homes often resulting in some "interesting" looks. The most beautiful ones in AZ IMO, are the traditional Spanish influenced ones, designed with elements to accommodate the climate.

Just know that a wood look tile or any tile/stone other than a traditional one like your travertine will impact resale. Changing tile is expensive and messy and many buyers don't want to deal with that. But, I hear there are so many water concerns in AZ lately, they may shut down the state to new building anyway (exaggerating of course but maybe not) so your home will be worth a lot no matter what it looks like. Unless it's in a fire zone...

The current laminate looks great in what is probably a real estate listing picture. Why are you wanting to change it?

If you go the faux wood tile way then come as close to the color of the travertine, random lay (no brick or 1/3 offset) and color match grout to the darkest tone.

The well respected flooring pros in our area are steering people away from LVP because the tongue and groove is snapping and popping in higher traffic areas over time.

Does the floor HAVE to be replaced? It looks nice...I see no odd transition from the tile. I would just live with it, looks good to me. The two floors blend very nicely. Beautiful room.