Help me Build the Perfect Hotel!

[Naaman]

Ground floor, I personally prefer the look and feel of stone flooring, I like the rustic thing - much easier to maintain as well.

AC in all rooms with decent diffusers, I hate hot\cold spots.

Nice surrounding gardens and big lawns to hide roads, local malls and the surrounding car park.

Opening windows on to the aforementioned gardens, especially nice when the grass has been cut.

[smileyeagle1021]

last but not least, NO UGLY UNIFORMS!!!

but thats my 2cents

oh I hate ugly uniforms... that's why I'm happy where I work now our uniform is any pair of black or tan pants (not denim) and a light blue button up shirt of our choice, and a rather small name badge to distinguish us from guests.

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[Evil Queen]

I agree, no ugly uniforms. I'd want my employees to be dressed comfortably but quasi-professional. Nice denim is great as long as there's no holes or light spots (like bleach spots). Nice button up or pull over shirts. No nasty Polo shirts. I hate the sleeves on those things.

And I want a decent sized bar, damn it! I get sick of telling people that we don't have a bar and the one at the hotel next door closes at 10PM.

[Arm]

Buried parking deck, but not directly under the hotel. Whenever they're right under the building, the structure immediately adjacent always winds up smelling like a garage, probably because of air leaking under the doors or something. I love buried parking decks because they don't mess up the landscape and the view, but they still provide *close* parking in good quantity.

As regards the hardwood floors, you can get them coated with polyurethane. Basically you wind up with a nice pretty hardwood floor encased in clear plastic. Tougher than linoleum, but still subject to gouging just like ordinary flooring. So you'd have trouble with it... but no worry about spills.

Screened in patio. If you're someplace where it snows, glass over the top of it to let the snow slide off, and screen the sides. Patios are a great place to spend time... but bugs think so too, and I hate bugs. If you're doing an outdoor pool as well, you can put it in the screened in patio for a really pleasant experience.

[Antisocial_Worker]

Funny... I've had to design a hotel for the novel I'm writing. Granted, it's a horror novel, so just plain terrible things are happening left and right all over this lovely place, but I thought I designed an excellent, and very high-class, resort.

[BarbieGirl]

A kids play area, kinda like the ones at malls. Also nice cribs, I swear at every hotel I've stayed at with my boys the cribs are too small and they squeek, they also look like they should have been recalled about 10 years earlier. And some toddler sized cots. Because there are those of us out there that can't afford the double rooms all the time.

Hair dryers that don't sound like a jet. Hair towels, nice medium sized ones.

child proof rooms, with no exposed plumbing and outlet covers etc.

LONG tubs, not just deep, I'm 6'1 and boy is it hard to find a tub I can just sit in!

[JustADude]

I'd go with a mixture of stone (either marble/granite tile or flagstones, depending on the look you want) and hardwoods for the public areas, and hardwood with (secured!) area rugs in the rooms.

Also, I totally second the idea of multi-headed showers designed to be big enough for someone over 6' (6'5" in my case!) to take a good shower.

[RetailWorkhorse]

Funny... I've had to design a hotel for the novel I'm writing. Granted, it's a horror novel, so just plain terrible things are happening left and right all over this lovely place, but I thought I designed an excellent, and very high-class, resort.

I'm getting visions of the hotel sang about in Hotel California.

[Naaman]

Funny... I've had to design a hotel for the novel I'm writing. Granted, it's a horror novel, so just plain terrible things are happening left and right all over this lovely place, but I thought I designed an excellent, and very high-class, resort.

So you have a higher class of hot and cold stalking psychopaths in the rooms?

[Antisocial_Worker]

I'm getting visions of the hotel sang about in Hotel California.

Well, seeing as it's set in Asheville, just think of how well you can replace 'California' with 'Carolina'...

So you have a higher class of hot and cold stalking psychopaths in the rooms?

Ha! You wouldn't believe the stuff I've got running around in there.

Shall I post some descriptions of the rooms and whatnot, or would that be threadjacking?

[Evil Queen]

Well, seeing as it's set in Asheville, just think of how well you can replace 'California' with 'Carolina'...

I worked there! (but make it in a little town about an hour south by south east and honest to gourd, I worked there!)

[Gurndigarn]

Shall I post some descriptions of the rooms and whatnot, or would that be threadjacking?

You probably want to start a new thread in off-topic. Maybe link to it from here.

[SteeleDragon78]

dont forget about security. 2 -3 dozen burly guards with earwigs and very identifiable uniforms. ( i like the black slacks crimson red blazers) and enough cameras to cover the main publics, all the halls, pool areas, and garage. (nite vision on the garage and pool cameras.)
also get security procedures and policies with teeth. eg, get caught climbing balconies your gone.

still thinking on some others

[Emrld]

Hardwood floors in the rooms would create a liability that could rase your insurance rates . . .slipping while in stocking feet . . .kids fall from jumping on the bed.
Have you read A. Hailey's book Hotel? I think it was in that book that an underoom vacum system had been created. (basically the person checks out . . .front desk flips a switch . . . .the plate between the grate the flooring sits on top of and the vacum system opens up and woosh the carpet is vacumed)

Indoor pools are nice . . .fumes from chemicals to keep it clean . . .not so nice.

What about a "daysleeper" area. I know that sometimes people travel for workand they work nightshift . . .or they have to get out of their house for a bit and work nighshift. Have an area where you won't have a ton of people coming in and out of rooms or walking down the hall.

A few (like 6 - 3 girl 3 boy) big rooms with bunk beds that students could use. It would make it easier on the chaperones to keep things under control with less rooms. And when those were booked . . .well you did your part for traveling student groups . . .sorry no more room for teens.

[Sliceanddice]

hmmmmmmmmmmmm quiet ACs, areas in the hotel it self where you can gather with out reserving or drinking coffee, or be quiet. Maybe like a game room.
Pet rooms!