HOTEL DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS - 3rd year

HOTEL DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS
1. Attractive appearance
2. Efficient plan
3. Location
4. Suitable material
5. Workmanship
6. Sound financing
7. Competent Management

1. Attractive appearance:
All over appearance of a Hotel is one of the very important consideration for a Hotel. It should be attractive and should reflect the architecture of that area and should also have character of the services being provided in that Hotel.

2. Efficient Plan:
The plan of the Hotel should be such that it should be functional and also appeal to the eye. All the services should be so designed that it meets various principles of lay-out and design.

3. Location:
The design of the Hotel will be guided by the geographical location of the Hotel e.g. if a Hotel is situated near the airport or railway station, the reception of the Hotel will be designed in such a way that it could handle large number of guests at one time because there is a possibility of guest checking in large groups and around the clock. Similarly, Hotel situated at hill stations, beaches and the Hotels located in heart of the cities and metros will be designed differently.

4. Suitable Material:
The Hotel should be designed in such a way that it should be able to use the material locally available which will be cost effective and efficient.

5. Workmanship:
While designing a Hotel one should consider the fact that what kind of workmanship is available and designer should take advantage of local expertise. This will not only make the hotel efficient but also will be economical.

6. Sound Financing:
One of the very important factors is finance in designing the Hotel. The availability of ready funds and management of finance is a crucial factor and it should be considered very carefully in Hotel Design.

7. Competent Management:
The design of a Hotel will depend upon the quality of management available to operate the establishment. If we have the quality management and manpower only then Hotel should be designed for sophisticated equipment and high tech gadgets.

These are some of the consideration which affect the design of hotel