6 Ways You Can Enhance Your Hotel Through Layout And Design

Hotel interior layout and design can make a crucial difference between a positive, and negative customer experience. Most guests book a place to stay based solely on the images available to them online, making the layout and design of your hotel more important than ever. Modern hotel layout has to take into account everything a guest might feel, physically, and emotionally, during their stay. So, what are the best ways to enhance your hotel through its layout and architecture?

1. Front Of House

Your guests’ first impressions are formed as soon as they step into your hotel lobby. A distinctive and inviting ambience can immediately set your guests at ease, laying the foundations for a positive stay. Hence why, the room should promote a steady flow and could benefit from being “integrated” with other areas such as a lounge and dining room. You should ensure that your guests are able to move easily, even whilst carrying luggage. This will create a welcoming atmosphere that is unique to each hotel.

2. Furnishings

Furnishings used throughout your hotel should be stylish and functional. Cost-effectiveness and consistency are crucial when purchasing bulk furnishings for a hotel chain. Where possible invest in high-quality durable statement pieces in your restaurant, lobby, and customer-facing areas. These target furnishings – from leather armchairs to copper overhead table lamps – can make a memorable impression on customers and give your hotel individual character.

3. Sustainability

With a growing consciousness of the environmental impact of the hospitality sector, many hotel interior layouts are designed to create a harmonious environment that helps to promote well-being. Overdependence on artificial lighting can make a space feel gloomy or claustrophobic, especially in small venues. For confined urban hotels, designing your architecture and interiors to maximise the ingress of natural light through large windows, skylights, and glass doors, can improve the overall feel of your hotel. Furthermore, by maximising natural light throughout the building and adopting a biophilic design, hotels are able to reduce their energy consumption and therefore save energy.

4. Comfortable And Luxurious Bedrooms

Your hotel bedrooms are the sanctuary for your guests during their stay, so prioritise comfort and luxury. Try to maximise the space available to them by playing with the natural and artificial light available in the room, and carefully considering the position of the furniture. It is these details that make the biggest impression on guests. The layout of the hotel will also impact the acoustics of the place, which is why investing in a professional architectural designer could help ensure all the bedrooms are designed appropriately to promote acoustical comfort.

5. Easy Cleaning And Maintenance

Hotels win no points for looking shabby or tired, and even minor cleanliness issues can ruin a guest’s experience. When investing in hotel bedroom design, choose a layout and fixtures that are easy to keep clean and maintain to a high standard.

6. Functional Public Areas

Your bar, outdoor areas, restaurant, gym, and other breakout areas can be major selling points for your hotel, giving your guests a place to unwind and enjoy their surroundings. Simplicity and elegance are the keys to good hotel architecture. Your job is to create a neutral space in which they can have positive experiences and memories. Layouts that promote comfort and help guests unwind and slow down have seen a rise in popularity, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic and can help create a sense of place in your hotel, leaving a more lasting impression.

What Next?

Get in touch with NU Concepts today to find out how to optimise your hotel layout for greater customer satisfaction.

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