Chapter 1: Problem & Its Background: Hotel
Chapter 1: Problem & Its Background: Hotel
Chapter 1: Problem & Its Background: Hotel
HOTEL
Hotel operations vary in size, function, and cost. Most hotels and major
hospitality companies have set industry standards to classify hotel types. An
upscale full-service hotel facility offers luxury amenities, full service
accommodations, an on-site restaurant, and the highest level of personalized
service, such as a concierge, room service and clothes pressing staff. Full
service hotels often contain upscale full-service facilities with a large number
of full service accommodations, an on-site full service restaurant, and a
variety of on-site amenities. Boutique hotels are smaller independent, nonbranded hotels that often contain upscale facilities. Small to medium-sized
hotel establishments offer a limited amount of on-site amenities. Economy
hotels are small to medium-sized hotel establishments that offer basic
accommodations with little to no services. Extended stay hotels are small to
medium-sized hotels that offer longer-term full service accommodations
compared to a traditional hotel.
Timeshare and destination clubs are a form of property ownership
involving ownership of an individual unit of accommodation for seasonal
usage. A motel is a small-sized low-rise lodging with direct access to
individual rooms from the car park. Boutique hotels are typically hotels with
a unique environment or intimate setting. A number of hotels have entered
the public consciousness through popular culture, such as the Ritz
Hotel in London. Some hotels are built specifically as a destination in itself,
for example at casinos and holiday resorts.
Most hotel establishments are run by a General Manager who serves as
the head executive (often referred to as the "Hotel Manager"), department
heads who oversee various departments within a hotel (e.g., food
service), middle managers, administrative staff, and line-level supervisors.
The organizational chart and volume of job positions and hierarchy varies by
hotel size, function and class, and is often determined by hotel ownership
and managing companies.
HISTORY
Facilities
offering
hospitality
to
travellers have been a feature of the earliest
civilizations.
In Greco-Roman
culture hospitals for recuperation and rest
were
built
at thermal
baths.
During
the Middle Ages various religious orders
at monasteries and abbeys would
offer
accommodation for travellers on the road.
The precursor to the modern hotel was
the inn of medieval Europe, possibly dating
back to the rule of Ancient Rome. These
would provide for the needs of travelers,
including
food
and
lodging, stabling and fodder for the traveler's
horse(s) and fresh horses for the mail coach.
Famous London examples of inns include
the George and the Tabard. A typical layout
of an inn had an inner court with bedrooms on the two sides, with
the kitchen and parlour at the front and the stables at the back.
For a period of about 200 years from the mid-17th century, coaching
inns served as a place for lodging for coach travelers (in other words,
a roadhouse).
Coaching inns stabled
teams
of horses for stagecoaches and mail coaches and replaced tired teams with
fresh teams. Traditionally they were seven miles apart but this depended
very much on the terrain.
Some English towns had as many as ten such inns and rivalry between
them was intense, not only for the income from the stagecoach operators
but for the revenue for food and drink supplied to the wealthy passengers.
By the end of the century, coaching inns were being run more professionally,
with a regular timetable being followed and fixed menus for food.
Inns began to cater for
richer clients in the mid-18th
century, and consequently grew
in grandeur and the level of
service provided. One of the first
hotels in a modern sense
was opened in Exeter in
1768,
although the idea only really
caught on in the early 19th
century.
In
1812 Mivart's
Hotel opened
its
doors
in London, later changing its
name to Claridge's.
Business Hotels
These hotels are the largest group of hotel types and cater primarily to
business travellers and usually located in downtown or business districts.
Although Business hotels primarily serve business travellers, many tour
groups, individual tourists and small conference groups find these hotels
attractive. Guest amenities at business hotels may include complimentary
newspapers, morning coffee; free local telephone calls, Breakfast etc. In
addition to these facilities like access to business centre, personal computer,
Wi-Fi and fax machines also provided to the guest.
DESIGN GOAL
To design a functional and sustainable Business hotel that will cater the
needs and satisfy the taste of the future guests, mainly businessmen and
tourists. Also, to develop a business hotel that will serve as the landmark and
help promote Marinduques capability to be come one of the top tourist
destinations in the Philippines.
DESIGN OBJECTIVES
To create a cozy workplace and environment for the guests.