Designing Hotels for Enhanced Guest Experience and Durability

The hotel industry is notoriously competitive. There is a never-ending sea of hotel properties, vacation rentals, and timeshares to try and get a slice of the lucrative travel industry. In order for your hotel to stand out, it is essential to provide a top-notch guest experience and create a building that optimizes operational efficiency.

Keep reading as we explore the various ways that hotel construction management firms help design hotels to maximize guest experience and durability.

Versatile Business Spaces

A hotel must wear many hats. While it has its roots in lodging, it also must

promote dining, entertainment, and socialization. Increasingly in the age of hybrid work, it must also meet the needs of remote professionals.

As such, it is vital to build versatile business spaces that can accommodate this wide array of guest needs. Build robust offices and conference rooms so guests can take care of important professional responsibilities. Switchable smart glass walls are an intriguing choice when adding walls to these areas.

When turned off, the glass creates an opaque facade for complete privacy. When turned on, tiny LED lights inside the glass illuminate to make the walls transparent, creating a vibrant, open ambiance that offers unencumbered sight lines.

Passive Design Concepts

The passive design concept involves leveraging the hotel’s building site for as much natural lighting, ventilation, heating, and cooling as possible. Not only can passive design improve the energy efficiency of a hotel facility, it can also increase longevity by reducing reliance on mechanical systems, which require ongoing maintenance for optimal performance.

Some of the hallmark features of passive design include large, strategically-placed windows for natural daylighting; architectural louvers for ventilation; and native trees/bodies of water for shade and cooling. While these types of passive features can do wonders for creating a self-sufficient hotel, there will be times of extreme temperatures when a little mechanical assistance is necessary.

When this is the case, explore the benefits of commercial ceiling fans instead of expanding the building’s HVAC footprint. Ceiling fans are much easier to maintain than central air systems and consume far less energy, making them a smart choice for bulk cooling and circulation.

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Smart Room Features

The world is becoming increasingly connected and tech-centric. What may have been luxury accents a decade ago are now a vital component of hotel rooms. Having bedside phone-charging stations is not enough.

Incorporate voice-controlled speakers and climate controls for contemporary convenience. Add smart TVs so guests can quickly access their streaming accounts and cast telecommunication. Offer contactless check-in and app-controlled room keys for a streamlined experience.

Next-Level Safety

Safety is part and parcel of outstanding guest experience. Visitors should feel as physically, mentally, and emotionally safe in a hotel as they do in their own homes.

Some ways to promote safety include adding wall mounted handrail solutions to all staircases, elevated walkways, and expansive corridors; applying a non-slip coating to all hard flooring surfaces; and ensuring that all hallways and community spaces are adequately lit.

It is also paramount to have robust security camera coverage in parking lots, lobbies, and other public areas. Use credentialed access for all elevators, amenity rooms, and entry doors to limit the threat of suspicious activity.

Heavy-Duty Flooring

The flooring in hotels will be put to the test like few other buildings. Not only will it face a nonstop assault of foot traffic, but it must face constant reshuffling of furniture and interior design reconfiguration.

Therefore, heavy-duty options such as polished concrete and epoxy terrazzo can help ensure the ongoing viability of hotel floors. Scratch resistant and nonporous, these durable, yet elegant, flooring materials can match any hotel’s interior design theme. They can also be treated with non-slip coatings for added safety and paired with area rugs for additional design variety.

Noise Mitigation

Like any public-facing facility, hotels can begin to bustle during hours of peak usage. Unfortunately, not all guests are on the same sleeping schedule, so too much noise can inhibit peaceful rest.

Some ways to help stifle unwanted noise transfer include acoustic wall panels, noise-absorbing ceiling clouds, demountable partition walls for busy public gatherings, and acoustic louvers to help prevent outside noise from weather and traffic from polluting the building.

Sustainability Features

Sustainability is a top consideration in contemporary society. In fact, recent data shows that some 60% of guests would be willing to pay more to stay at an eco-friendly hotel.

As such, look for any and every way possible to design the hotel to limit its carbon footprint. Install robust insulation to the walls, floors, and ceilings. Use motion-detected doors, toilets, and sink fixtures.

Also explore the benefits of a rooftop garden. Not only will this provide guests with some functional exterior space, but it is also shown to have a strong effect on insulating the building and reducing urban heat islands.

Maximize Guest Experience and Longevity with Thoughtful Design Choices

In order to be profitable in the competitive hotel industry, it is vital to optimize guest experience and guarantee the durability of the structure. From versatile business spaces to robust sustainability features, consider any of the ideas listed above to help your hotel shine.

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