This book explores the latest trends in hotel planning and design, capturing the vast range of today's most imaginative creations, from tower-high guestrooms to lavish desert villas to exotic resorts nestled by tropical-island waters. It outlines the essential criteria architects and designers must meet when planning for a wide variety of hotel types, and presents the most up-to-date technical information as well as detailed illustrations, photographs, and original plans.Highlighting the key concepts behind emerging trends and how each designer's vision fits into the development of the industry as a whole, the authors equip today's developer, architect, designer, and hotel executive with a comprehensive and practical guide to the world of hospitality design.

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Acknowledgments	p. iii
Foreword	p. vi
Preface	p. xi
Hotel Types	p. 2
Overview	p. 4
Evolutionary Tree
Varieties
Genealogy
Classifications
Planning and Design Considerations
Hotel Milestones
Downtown Hotels	p. 12
Downtown Business and Tourist Hotels
Development and Planning Considerations
Design Considerations
'Sense of Place and Theater'
Public Spaces
Guestrooms
Adaptive Reuse
Trends
Boutique Hotels
Size
Luxury to Economy
Modern and Traditional
New Construction and Renovation
Independent to Chain
Quirky Amenities and Gimmicks
'More than a Place to Sleep'
Design and Planning Considerations
Trends
Downtown Entertainment Hotels
Downtown Waterfront Hotels
Suburban Hotels	p. 42
Roadside Hotels and Motels
Trends
Airport Hotels
Planning and Design Considerations
Office Park Hotels
Country Inns and Bed and Breakfast Inns
Country Inn/BandB Categories
Hybrids and Other Suburban Inns
Mall Hotels
University Hotels
Small Town Hotels
Planning and Design Considerations
Trends
Resorts	p. 64
Beach, Golf, and Tennis Resorts
Planning Considerations
Design Considerations
Environmental Considerations
Significant Examples
Spa Resorts
Development and Planning Considerations
Design Considerations
Significant Examples
Trends
Vacation Villages
Development Considerations
Planning Considerations
Design Considerations
Significant Examples
Trends
Vacation Ownership and Condominium Resorts
Significant Examples
Condominium Resorts
Trends
Marina Hotels
Planning and Design Considerations
Significant Examples
Trends
Ski Resorts
Development and Planning Considerations
Design Considerations
Significant Examples
Trends
Ecotourist Resorts
Ecological Responsibility
Main-line Ecotourism
Trends
Multiresort Destination Complexes
Resort Theme Parks
Influences
Planning Methodology
Development Considerations
Significant Examples
Trends
Cruise Ships
Trends
Convention Hotels	p. 126
Planning and Design Considerations
Downtown Convention Hotels
Convention Center Headquarters Hotels
Suburban or Resort Convention Hotels
Planning Public Areas
Trends
Conference Centers	p. 136
The Small Meetings Market
Conference Center Types: Executive, Resort, Corporate, University, and Not-for-Profit Centers
Planning and Design Considerations
Significant Examples
Trends
Residential and Condominium Hotels	p. 152
Development and Planning Considerations
Design Considerations
Significant Examples
Trends
All-suite and Extended-stay Hotels	p. 158
Planning and Design Considerations
Significant Examples
Residential Trends
Trends
Super-luxury Hotels	p. 166
Design Considerations
Public Spaces
Guestrooms and Suites
Back-of-house Areas
'Four Seasons Hotel New York, Luxury on 57th Street'
Development and Planning Considerations
Trends
Updating Existing Hotels	p. 174
Renovations
Restorations
Additions
Adaptive Re-use
Trends
Mega-hotels	p. 194
Planning and Design Considerations
Significant Examples
Trends
Mixed-use Developments	p. 200
Mixed-use Complexes
Development and Planning Considerations
Design Considerations
Significant Examples
Trends
Planned Community Developments
Senior and Assisted-living Residences
Continuing-care Retirement Communities
Development and Planning Considerations
Design Considerations
Trends
Medical Hotels
Casino Hotels	p. 224
Development Considerations
Planning and Design Considerations
The Casino Gaming Floor
Significant Examples
Trends
Design Guide	p. 238
Site and Master Planning	p. 240
Resort Sites
Suburban Sites
Urban Sites
Analyzing the Project Site
Developing the Master Plan
Trends
The Guestroom Floor	p. 256
Analyzing Alternative Plan Configurations: Slab, Tower, Atrium Configurations
Defining the Guestroom and Suite Program
Documenting the Guestroom Mix
Guestroom and Suite Design	p. 266
Establishing Design Criteria
Room Dimensions and Configurations
Designing the Individual Guestroom
Suites
Accessible Guestroom/Universal Design
Guest Bathroom
Guestroom Equipment and Technology
Proposing the Guestroom FFandE Budget
Trends
Public Space Design	p. 280
Arrival
Lobby
'Hotel Public Space'
Food and Beverage Outlets
Program and Planning Objectives
Design Objectives
Function Space
Program and Planning Objectives
Design Criteria
Recreation Facilities
Parking
Signage and Iconographics: Uniforms, Tabletop, Art and Artifacts
Administration and Back-of-house Design	p. 312
Administration Offices
Food Preparation and Storage Areas
Receiving, Trash, and General Storage Areas
Employee Areas
Laundry and Housekeeping
Engineering and Mechanical Areas
Technical Coordination	p. 326
Types of Professional Services Agreements
Budgeting, Estimating, and Cost Control
Technical Guides
Architectural and Engineering Systems
Building and Life-safety Codes
Special Systems	p. 342
Information Processing
Telecommunications
Energy Control
Life-safety Systems
'The Sensible Application of High Technology to Hotel Design'
Security Systems
Audio and Video Systems
Construction	p. 350
Project Delivery
Construction Schedule
Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment
Development Guide	p. 358
Development Planning	p. 360
Project Sequence
Feasibility Analysis
Facilities Programming
'Development Software'
Prototype Development
Hotel Management	p. 378
Rooms Department
Housekeeping Department
Food and Beverage Department
Human Resources Department
Accounting Department
Marketing and Sales Department
Property Operations Department
Multi-unit Operations
Future Development	p. 384
Innovative Trends
'Spacetels and Marinetels'
Memorable Spaces
Appendices	p. 392
Environmental Planning Checklist	p. 393
Budget Coordination Checklist	p. 394
Hotel Classifications	p. 399
Ten-year Forecast of Net Operating Income	p. 400
Market Trend Checklist	p. 402
International Hotel and Travel Organizations	p. 403
Bibliography	p. 404
Illustration List and Idea Finder	p. 405
List of Properties and Credits	p. 410
Index	p. 415
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