Help me Build the Perfect Hotel!

[Evil Queen]

As most of you know (or should by now! ) I work in a hotel. I have worked in many over the past three years and I think I know what the average person wants in a stay. But my question is what is your thoughts?

I want to own my own hotel one day and was talking to a co-worker (Preggers M) about the updating the hotel I currently work at needs. So I've compiled a list of the ideals I want my hotel to have; include your own thoughts and help me create the perfect hotel!

-- Hardwood flooring EVERYWHERE
I hate carpet. It gathers dust like there's no tomorrow, houses fleas (pet friendly hotels are occationally plagued with them) and take forever to dry once you run a carpet cleaner machine on it. I think hardwood would help get rid of the allergens that hide in the carpet.

-- Microwaves and Refridgerators
I like my creature comforts and a real comfort to me is having a nice cold drink. I once stayed in a very ritzy hotel in downtown Atlanta for a convention several years ago and was there for several days, nearly a week. I was shocked to discover that my room didn't come with a microwave or fridge. When I inquired about it, the front desk person told me that very few rooms have such a feature, and did I want to upgrade? Luckily I had an electric cooler so I politely declined her offer and asked her to save it for someone more in need of it. At least it had a coffee pot we used to boil water for the Ramen.

-- Indoor Pool
I'm constantly being asked if we have a indoor or outdoor pool. Maybe I should go with both?

--Excersice room
Ditto this room. So many hotels have them but I rarely, if ever, see anyone use it. Yet I'm always asked.

I'd like to see what I can do with a Game Room, either arcade style or BYOGS (Bring Your Own Game System). Of course I'd like a small cafe area for breakfast and dinner. Almost no one is here around lunch time since they're all checking out and going home.

What would you guys add?

[smileyeagle1021]

for the pool, do what the Sparks Nugget does, have an indoor pool with a retractable roof.
Of course free high speed internet (becuase people bitch way too much about having to pay for that)
umm, actually I like all your ideas...
let's make this easy, to build the perfect hotel build a hotel indigo
all hotels have hardwood floors, spa showers, a Phitness center, a Golden Bean coffee bar, Phi Lounge for drinks and Phi Restaurant for food... the only thing that isn't perfect about them is if you built one you would be required to join either MACRO or VCRO... both of which are evil vile programs.

ETA- have you ever heard of the game Hotel Giant... it actually looks like a fun game... too bad it won't run on my computer

[JoitheArtist]

Actual decent ART on the walls of the hallways instead of that god-awful crap that's usually on display.

Inside the rooms, no paintings, but maybe some classy photographs of the area. Rooms decorated in classic colors with few patterned prints, mostly solids. Hotel rooms make me want to gauge out my eyes.

A bathtub deep enough to actually take a BATH in.

A library. Tag all books so they can't leave the hotel (or even the library room) without setting off an alarm, but at least a nice quiet place for folks to sit and read without dealing with hotel traffic

[Eric the Grey]

A library. Tag all books so they can't leave the hotel (or even the library room) without setting off an alarm, but at least a nice quiet place for folks to sit and read without dealing with hotel traffic

Nice idea. I'd put it close enough to the coffee bar that people can get coffee or tea to drink while reading. Comfy chairs are a must here.

All in all, I like the ideas, except for hardwood everywhere. The rooms should be carpeted, IMO.



Eric the Grey

[Kiwi]

you think carpet attacts more dust than hardwood.....

everyday in canada, I have to sweep AND mop the entire hardwood floor area in our apartment
if I even let it build up for a day because we have a lot of dust/pollen in our city in spring-summer and sleet/mushy salt for fall-winter the floors look gross

and thats with me being a total nazi about people taking off their shoes at the door!

[Gurndigarn]

I'd like to see what I can do with a Game Room, either arcade style or BYOGS (Bring Your Own Game System).

PLEASE: keep a set of glass doors between the arcade and the pool. With adequate ventilation on the arcade side. Come to think of it, an industrial-strength dehumidifier in the pool area would be wonderful, as well.

Good locks on the pool area and doors that automatically shut, that get inspected regularly. To make a long story short, this was the first dead body I ever saw that hadn't been nicely laid out by the mortician. (For additional bummer factor, it was my last day at this location, and I stayed a few extra minutes to get everything nice and sparkly for the guy who was taking over for me.)

Resturaunt (or possibly bar/lounge) with outside access, sufficient parking for non-guests, and decent signage.

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

Whirlpool tubs in all the rooms. They would be good for relaxation or other purposes.

If you want a pool, make it an indoor one so it can be used any time of the year.

[crazylegs]

I would argue against the Hardwood floors, I don't want to hear the woman in high heels in the room above mine dancing the tango...

A decent car park (preferably below the hotel)

Some comfy chairs in the room itself

A guide in each room detailing local pubs and restaurants written by people who have actually been there.

[Pedersen]

I saw it above, but wanted to re-emphasize: High speed internet. Both wired and wireless.

Each room (in my version of the perfect hotel) have some sort of decent sitting area. My normal view of any hotel room is a place with a bed (or two), a desk, maybe two more chairs, and a very small table. This makes eating in the room uncomfortable (at best), which is strange when the hotel provides room service. Furthermore, it makes it difficult to enjoy sitting with company. Basically, it makes it feel like the hotel wants you to be anywhere *but* the hotel, unless you're sleeping.

Outside of that, you've already got my requests noted in your OP. If I think of more later, I'll add it in.

[RetailWorkhorse]

Crazylegs, if she installs cork under the hardwood then it won't make so many tok-tok-tok sounds when a woman in heels walks across it.

It all sounds pretty good to me! I know I'd stay there (of course I would, I'd likely be on the building team that helps design and build the silly thing).

[LostMyMind]

Hardwood floor is nice but a nightmare to maintain. Not only does it "transmit" sound (thus requiring lots of soundproofing). You'll be trusting your guest not to leave a spill on the floor that warps the floor.

Maybe if each room had a robot vac (wet and dry) that keeps the floor clean and dry. Then it might work.

My idea of a perfect hotel is a quiet one. Maybe 2 or 3 floors being the "quiet" zone. No kids, no parties, nothing but peace and quiet. I can't tell you the number of times, I hear (feel) the rooms around me when I had to stay at a hotel. I've been to all kinds, the little hotel by the airport. Even those nice upscale ones that cost too much to stay at (love it when clients wants you to stay at their chosen hotel). No matter, there always a kid or 2 running the hallways.

[SteeleDragon78]

how about adult sized bathrooms in the rooms. i feel like im in jr high when i stay at most hotels. the shower hitting me in the chest and having to duck to get wet. maybe a multi head shower with rain head near the ceiling?

nice sized tvs with decent on demand movies (i realize that with most of the systems you are stuck with what ever the system provider has)

the fitness room needs weights or weight machines, most ive been in had just treadmills and bikes.

a real multimedia dept with the latest high tech projectors, sound systems, and networking equipment.

a real business center for inbound and outbound fax, copy, etc.

large conference rooms for conventions, weddings, bat mitzvahs

separate and independent banquet kitchens.

last but not least, NO UGLY UNIFORMS!!!

but thats my 2cents

[Gurndigarn]

how about adult sized bathrooms in the rooms. i feel like im in jr high when i stay at most hotels. the shower hitting me in the chest and having to duck to get wet.

With actual water pressure, too, please. And a knob that can control both water flow and temperature, not one or the other.

(Quality, non-slip tile in the bathrooms, not hardwood.

[Evil Queen]

All the rooms at my current hotel get vaccumed daily. This I do not like because at any one time there are 8-10 vaccumes running at the same time, which is very noisy. This is why I want hardwood so I can just swiffer everything.

I also plan on having quality air filters on all the AC and heating units, also to cut down on the allergens and mold that tends to gather on humid days.

Keep the ideas coming!

[BlaqueKatt]

maybe a nice outdoor smoking area so the idiots won't smoke in non-smoking rooms?

(I know some idiots still will-but I can dream can't I?)


I am a smoker but I can't stand inconsiderate people of any type.