Hotel Design, Planning, and Development, New Edition | 
| Authors: Walter A. Rutes, Richard H. Penner, Lawrence Adams
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Category: Book
List Price: $100.00
Buy New: $50.00
You Save: $50.00 (50%)
New (19) Used (9) from $50.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 52496
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 468
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.3
Dimensions (in): 11 x 8.8 x 0.7
ISBN: 0393730557
Dewey Decimal Number: 728.5
EAN: 9780393730555
ASIN: 0393730557
Publication Date: July 15, 2001
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
|
| Also Available In:
|
| Similar Items:
|
| Editorial Reviews:
Book Description
A new edition of the "bible" for design, planning, and development in the hospitality industry. As its predecessor has done for the last fifteen years, this book will serve as the "go-to" guide for architects, planners, and developers involved in hotel projects. It offers an overview of the industry; in-depth analysis of emerging trends; the latest how-to; and essential design, planning, and development criteria. 250 illustrations. The previous edition was published under the title Hotel Planning and Design.
|
| Customer Reviews: Read 1 more reviews...
Perfect !! December 21, 2006
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I was assigned to teach at the Master Degree class on "Facility Management" subject focusing on Hotel Facility. I have gone through several books regarding hotel design. I think this book is the best of all. Any designer who reads this book back to back will certainly understand the whole concept. It is not only about how to design the hotel as an architecture piece, but the reader will also understand the hospitality business. This book also covers the design and management issues of related topics such as "Restaurant", "Entertainment Venue" in the hotel. It is the 'must have' for all architects who want to design a hotel efficiently. It can also be a good book for anyone who is in the hospitality business and currently in charge of renovating or upgrading the hotel space; or the hotel's representative who need to communicate with architects or interior designer. This book can be the great tool to evaluate the result of the hotel construction project or even to 'correct' it. The tables and formulas for space calculation in this book are easy enough for anyone to understand. This book can be of great use to all building design professionals. It can also be a valuable one for any people who is interested in hotel business.
The Most Outstanding Resource for Hotel Architecture! July 31, 2006
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
The work of hotel design and planning is different from other architectural works; it requires an indepth understanding of hotel business. Therefore, the hotel architecture became one of the toughest job for architects. (Another job is the hospital architecture.)
However, this book proposed design guidelines for a hotel fit to the business pattern. First, it explains various types of hotel properties. Second, it shows not only design guidelines for facilities but also planning approach methods for location selecting and size determination. Finally, if you read this book, you can consider efficient management system of the property from the early phase of design.
Among numerous books on hotel architecture, I think this book is the most outstanding resource.
 Good for anyone interested in hospitality design November 15, 2005
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I am an Interior Design student and found this book very helpful in completing a hospitality design. It provides a breakdown of the areas of the hotel, the different types of hotels, and the type of customers that use them. It really helped me in laying out the floor plan. There are also some awesome color pictures of fabulous hotels in the world. I highly recommend for anyone interested in hospitality design.
Great book! July 11, 2004
5 out of 8 found this review helpful
This a book that be should always be close to you if you work in the hotel development industry.
Comprehensive and beautiful September 3, 2001
20 out of 20 found this review helpful
I found this in the Rizzoli bookstore and had to slit the shrinkwrap to see what the book was like. Then sat down in a soft chair to browse through it but after a half hour decided it made more sense to just buy it and read it at home. Not disappointed. The book covers everything in great detail - lots of text - with pictures of hotels from the Chilean Andes to London and Paris and New York. A "must have" for people interested in travel and hotels and architecture.
|
|
|
