PROJECT 2- 4 STAR HOTEL AND RESORTS

BUILDING STANDARDS

COMPILED BY

Chelsea Plano Bhatia – RA191120101003

Anuradde M – RA1911201010014

Soumya Prasad – RA1911201010018

Nivedhitha Muralidharan – RA1911201010018

Jeyasurya S – RA1911201010069

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 CONTEXT

S.NO TOPIC PAGE NO.

1 Introduction to the project
2 Standard requirements as per the ITDC
FSI and setbacks as per TNCDBR and
3
Kodaikanal master plan
4 Parking requirements as per TNCDBR
5 Fire safety standards as per the NBC
6 Sources

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 1. INTRODUCTION TO THE PROJECT

The outcome for project 2 is to design a 4 star hotel and resorts that are fully equipped with
all necessary amenities such as swimming pools, speciality restaurants, restro bars,
recreational zones, game rooms, spas, Multipurpose halls, Jogging tracks, walkways, etc.
There are around 40 basic cottages, 12 pool villas, 2 precidential cottages along with a g+ 2
hotel structure with 35 rooms.

2.STANDARD REQUIREMENTS AS PER THE INDIAN

TOURISM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 2019 FOR 4
STAR HOTELS

2.1 GUEST ROOM (range from 300 sq.ft to 1200 sq.ft)

 Minimum 10 rooms, all rooms with outside windows / ventilation.
 Minimum size of bedroom excluding bathroom in sq.ft. For a 4 star hotel – 140.
Rooms should not be less than the specified size. The area may include the vestibule
and other covered area within the room but exclude outdoor veranda/ balcony. Single
occupancy rooms may be 20 sq.ft. Less.
 Air – conditioning - % of Rooms for a 4 star hotel – 100%. Air –conditioning /
heating depends on climatic conditions and architecture. Room Temperature should
be between 20 and 28 degree Celsius.
 BED: Minimum bed width for single 90 cm and double180 cm. Mattress thickness
minimum 10 cm
 A minimum of 1 suite room is required for a 4 star hotel. Suite room includes 2
rooms or 2 room - bays having a bedroom and separate sitting area, having one
bathroom and one powder room
 HAIRDRYERS: need to be present on a complementary basis
 SAFE KEEPING/ IN ROOM SAFETY: All 4 Star hotels shall provide a safe in the
room.
 MINI BAR/MINI FRIDGE : Necessary
 WARDROBE: Necessary with a minimum of 4 hangers.
 A 5 amp earthed power socket
 A writing surface with sufficient lighting
 Other requirements: Chairs, waste paper basket, opaque curtains or screening for all
windows. A mirror at least half length (3 ft.), A stationary folder containing
stationary, Energy saving lighting.

2.2 BATHROOM

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  Number of rooms with attached bathrooms- ALL. All bathrooms to have a sanitary
bin with lid.
 Minimum size of bathroom in square feet for a 4 star hotel – 36 sq.ft
 All star category hotels shall provide two (2) clothes hooks in the bath / shower room
 All Star hotels shall provide water sprays or bidets or washlets or other modern water
based post - toilet – paper hygiene facilities.
 Floors and walls to have non – porous surfaces
 Shower cabins are necessary. A shower with shower curtain will suffice where
shower cabin is not available.
 Water saving taps and showers
 Energy saving lighting

2.3 PUBLIC AREA

 Lobby shall have furniture and fixtures which shall include chairs / arm chairs, sofa,
tables and fresh floral display.
 Door man on duty for 4 star categories is necessary.
 RECEPTION FACILITIES: Manned minimum 16 hours. Call service 24 hours. Local
directions to hotel including city street maps to be available.
 Valet (parking) services to be available.
 Heating and cooling to be provided in public areas. Temperatures to be between 20
degrees Celsius to 28 degrees Celsius. Air – conditioning in common areas like lobby,
restaurants, verandas, bar where they are open to nature on one or more sides, shall
not be mandatory for beach, lake, backwater, river, hill, mountain, forest or nature
hotels & Resorts.
 Public rest rooms for ladies and gents, a wash basin with running hot and cold water,
a mirror, a sanitary bin with lid in unisex 7 ladies toilet is necessary.

2.4 ROOM AND FACILITIES FOR THE DIFFERENTLY ABLED GUEST

 At least one room for the differently abled guest. The room shall have low height
furniture, low peep hole, cupboard with low clothe hangers, audible and visible
(blinking light) alarm system and doorbell. The almirah / cupboard doors in the
differently abled room should be sliding to enable opening the same by the differently
abled person. Blinking light in the room and bathroom should also be connected with
the doorbell for the hearing impaired. Cordless telephone in the room. Direct calling
facility to the front desk or operator.
 Door width for room of the differently abled persons and bathroom of such rooms
should allow easy accessibility of wheel chair made available by the hotel. The
minimum door width of such rooms and their bathroom shall be minimum 90 cm. The
door width of the room and bathroom for differently abled persons in existing hotels
shall be 90 cm. Bathroom for the differently abled guest shall have suitable fixtures
like low wash basin with wheel chair accessibility, low vanity unit, Wall mounted seat
in shower area, hand shower, Grab bars net to the WC and shower area.

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  Ramps with anti -slip floors at the entrance. Minimum door width should be one
meter to allow wheel chair access. Fixed and anti – slip ramp to be provided in al l
public areas.
 Public Restrooms- All-star category hotels should have a public restroom for
differently abled guests (unisex) with minimum door width which allows easy
accessibility of wheel chair (made available by the hotel). Low height urinal with grab
bars. the minimum door width of such public rest room (unisex) shall be minimum 90
cm.

2.5 FOOD AND BEVERAGE OULTELS

 4 Star hotel with alcohol service.
 One Multi – cuisine Restaurant cum Coffee Shop open from 07.00 am. To 11.00 pm.
and 24 hr. Room Service.
 Crockery and glassware - Plastic ware acceptable in pool area.
 All category hotel should see good quality metal cutlery. Aluminium cutlery is
prohibited.

2.6 KITCHEN/ FOOD PRODUCTION AREA

 Refrigerator with deep freezer is necessary.
 Segregated storage of meat, fish and vegetables. Meat, fish and vegetables to be kept
in separate freezers.
 Tiled walls, non-slip floors: Necessary
 Drinking water: Necessary
 Ventilation system: Necessary

2.7 STAFF WELFARE FACILITIES

 Staff Rest Rooms: There should be separate staff rest rooms for male and female
employees, with bunk beds. Rooms should be well lit and ventilated.
 Staff locker Rooms: Necessary
 Toilet facilities: Toilets should have full length mirror, hand dryer with liquid soap
dispenser.
 Separate Dining area & Facility: Necessary

2.8 GUEST SERVICES

 Provision for wheelchair for the differently abled guest: Necessary
 Valet (parking) services to be available for 4-star hotels
 Dry cleaning / laundry: Necessary, but for 4 star category, laundry may be outsourced.
 Tea / coffee making facilities to be made available in the room.

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  Iron and Iron Board facility: Each hotel up to the level of 4 star to have a number of
irons and ironing board equal to 20% of the number of lettable rooms, to be provided
to a resident guest on request.
 A public telephone on premises is necessary.
 Left luggage facilities: This must be in a well secured room / 24-hour manned area.
All 4 Star, hotels shall provide luggage racks, portable or fixed, for two large
suitcases.
 Health – Fitness and Barber’s Shop: Desirable.
 Beauty Salon and Barber’s Shop: Desirable.
 Florist: Desirable.
 Utility shop / kiosk: The presence of a utility kiosk / shop will not be a mandatory
condition for classification under 4 Star category. NO separate book shop shall be
necessary.
 Money changing facilities: Desirable

2.9 SAFETY & SECURITY

 X-Ray Machine: Desirable
 Smoke Detectors: Necessary
 Fire Exit Signs on guest floors with emergency / backup power: Necessary

2.10 COMMUNICATION FACILITIES

 Telephone facility within arm’s reach of the toilet seat is necessary.
 Provision of at least two multi – purpose sockets: All Star hotels shall provide at least
two multi-purpose sockets capable of handling US, European Community and
Japanese plugs at or just above the table level. It should be possible for guest to
charge a laptop and cell phone simultaneously. This condition shall be applicable to
all new hotels that will start operating from 01.04.2016.
 A telephone for incoming & outgoing calls in the room: 4 star and above should have
direct dialing and STD / ISD facilities.
 PC available for guest use with internet access: Necessary
 Business Centre: A dedicated area is necessary. (This provision may be relaxed for
resort destinations, tourist and pilgrimage centres).
 Swimming Pool: It is desirable to have a swimming pool. This can be relaxed for hill
destinations. Mandatory to have trained Lifeguard, Board containing Do’s and Don’ts,
No Diving sign, pool depth etc. should be displayed at a strategic location in the pool
area. All 4 Star hotels shall provide a luminous LED wall clock with numerals of
three inches or more on display near their swimming pools.
 Parking Facilities: Should be adequate in relation to the number of rooms & banquet /
convention hall capacity. Exclusively earmarked accessible parking nearest to the
entrance for differently abled guest.
• Conference Facilities: Desirable.

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2.11 ECO FRIENDLY PRACTICES
 Sewage Treatment Plant: Necessary
 Rainwater Harvesting: Necessary
 Waste management: Necessary
 Pollution control methods for air, water and light: Necessary
 Introduction of non-CFC equipment for refrigeration and air conditioning and other
Eco-friendly measures / initiatives: Necessary

3. FSI AND SET BACKS

3.1 HEIGHT RESTRICTION

 The maximum height of the building may be 10m for the buildings mentioned under
the Public offices, Hotels / Restaurants / Lodges.

3.2 FSI AND PLOT COVERAGE

 As per the Modified Master Plan in the Primary Vegetative Zone, developments will
be permitted up to 2 (Two) floors with maximum plot coverage of (20 percent) and
maximum FSI of 0.4.

4. PARKING REQUIREMENTS

 1 car space for every 4-guest rooms and for the non-room area, 1 car space for every
100sq.m of floor area or part thereof and 1 two wheeler space for every 50sq.m of
floor area or part thereof. For restaurants in these hotels – same as that specified for
restaurants specified above.

5. FIRE SAFETY STANDARDS

 Fire escape shall not be taken into account while calculating the number of staircases
for a building.
 All fire escapes shall be directly connected to the ground.
 Entrance to the fire escape shall be separate and remote from internal staircase.
 The route to fire escape shall be free of obstructions at all times except the doorway
leading to the fire escape which shall have the required fire resistance.

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 Fire escape stairs shall have straight flight not less than 125 cm wide with 25 cm
treads and risers not more than 19 cm.

6. SOURCES
 TNCBR
 ITDC
 Kodaikanal Master Plan
 Tamil Nadu Municipalities Hill stations Building
 NBC
 BUILDING BYE LAWS

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