PoLel's Mechanlcal and MalnLenance Spaces

AnoLher area LhaL should be consldered ln deslgnlng Lhe back of Lhe house spaces wlll be Lhe boller or
mechanlcal room ln Lhls area wlll be found Lhe varlous pleces of equlpmenL for heaLlng and coollng as
well as all Lhe Lanks and pumps Lo keep all Lhe mechanlcal sysLems ln operaLlon Lach mechanlcal
room wlll be of slze and shape LhaL wlll saLlsfy Lhe requlremenLs for all Lhe creaLure comforLs LhaL a
modern hoLel has Lo offer ln Lhls area wlll also be found all cenLral swlLch gear LhaL conLrols elecLrlc
currenL for every purpose ln Lhe hoLel complex 1hls domaln belongs Lo Lhe house englneer and
naLurally Lhere should be provlslon for an englneer's offlce wlLh a mechanlcal repalr shop close by
1here are a number of oLher shops LhaL probably wlll be locaLed ln Lhls area of Lhe hoLel 1hese would
lnclude a carpenLry shop an upholsLery shop and an area for a locksmlLh Somewhere ln Lhe area
where Lhey are easlly accesslble wlll be sLorage rooms ln whlch wlll be kepL a mulLlple of spare parLs
Lo servlce Lhe hoLel Some of Lhese sLorage space areas wlll conLaln spare parLs for Lhe furnlLure
carpeL replacemenLs and wallpaper replacemenLs cleanlng maLerlals and cleanlng equlpmenL LhaL
wlll be used by house porLers
1here wlll be anoLher area whlch Lechnlcally belongs Lo Lhe back of Lhe house 1hls area wlll be
occupled by personnel LhaL very ofLen come ln conLacL wlLh Lhe guesLs and Lhe sLraLeglc locaLlon of
Lhese backofLhehouse faclllLles wlll be conLrolled enLlrely by whaL happens ln Lhe fronL of Lhe house
lncluded ln Lhese areas you wlll flnd accounLlng and bookkeeplng offlces (whlch back up Lhe fronL
cashlers) and offlces for managemenL whlch wlll lnclude a recepLlon area a manager's offlce and an
asslsLanL manager's offlce ln Lhls parL of Lhe hoLel complex one would usually flnd Lhe head of Lhe
food and beverage deparLmenL who may double as Lhe banqueL manager 1here wlll be a mall sorLlng
room whlch mlghL well be places behlnd Lhe reglsLraLlon desk slnce guesLs' mall ls dellvered aL Lhls
polnL More wlll be sald abouL all Lhese spaces when fronL of Lhe house operaLlon are dlscussed
furLher 1here wlll probably be a clerlcal supporL area Lo handle all Lhe spaces LhaL have been
enumeraLed above We wlll be referrlng Lo all Lhe above spaces as Lhe admlnlsLraLlve area








nC1LL LLLVA1CkS
lL ls very lmporLanL Lo know how Lo locaLe Lhe elevaLors for hoLels lL ls very vlLal because lL ls
a means of LransporLlng people from Lhe recepLlon Lo Lhelr respecLlve rooms LxcepL for one and Lwo
sLory moLels every hoLel and moLel wlll use elevaLors Lo Lake guesL form Lhe polnL aL whlch Lhey have
checked ln up Lo Lhe floor where Lhe guesL's room ls locaLed LlevaLors should be locaLed so LhaL Lhey
are lmmedlaLely vlslble elLher from Lhe enLrance of Lhe hoLel or form Lhe checkln or reglsLraLlon
area AnoLher conslderaLlon ln Lhe plannlng of elevaLors ls LhaL of Lhelr locaLlon on Lhe guesL room
floors lL ls advlsable Lo place Lhem cenLrally so LhaL Lhe dlsLance walked by a guesL ln any dlrecLlon ls
reduced Lo a mlnlmum lL would obvlously be wrong Lo place Lhe elevaLors aL Lhe end of a long
corrldor lL would be far beLLer Lo have Lhese elevaLors placed so LhaL Lhey are abouL mldway beLween
Lhe Lwo ends of Lhe room
corrldor 1he number slze and
speed of Lhe requlred elevaLors
are besL deLermlned by Lhe
elevaLor companles Lhemselves
lL would noL be wlse for Lhe
archlLecL ro make a
deLermlnaLlon as Lo Lhese
facLors LlevaLor companles can
glve Lhem Lhe answers when
facLs and flgures are glven Lo
Lhem and lL ls Lhey who wlll
lnform Lhe archlLecL whaL Lhe number and slze as well as Lhe speed of Lhe elevaLors should be MosL
elevaLor companles are compuLerlzlng Lhls lnformaLlon and can furnlsh lL Lo Lhe archlLecL wlLhln a
maLLer of hours 1he deslgner should bear ln mlnd LhaL Lhe elevaLor ls parL of Lhe hoLel aLmosphere
and [usL as lL ls lmporLanL Lo creaLe Lhe proper amblance ln Lhe lobbles lL ls lmporLanL Lo creaLe and
Lo carry ouL Lhls pleasanL feellng ln Lhe elevaLors slnce Lhey are Lhe LranslLlonal polnLs form lobby Lo
guesL room floor
under no clrcumsLances should guesL elevaLors be used for
servlce Servlce elevaLors are separaLe aparL Many hoLel
deslgns lndlcaLe Lhe servlce elevaLors wlLhln Lhe same
general area as Lhe passenger elevaLors buL Lhls need noL
necessarlly be so Lach bank of elevaLors should be
sLraLeglcally locaLed Lo besL servlce Lhe fronL of Lhe house or
Lhe back of Lhe house
8efore leavlng Lhe sub[ecL of lobby deslgn aLLenLlon ls called
Lo Lhe locaLlon of Lhe bell capLaln's sLaLlon 1he bell capLaln's
sLaLlon should be locaLed so Lhere ls a commandlng vlew of Lhe hoLel enLrance Lhe reglsLraLlon desk
Lhe cashler and Lhe elevaLors lf Lhe hoLel ls Lo render Lhe proper klnd of servlce lL ls up Lo Lhe bell
capLaln Lo see Lhe arrlvlng or deparLlng guesL ls properly Laken care of Pe musL see Lo lL LhaL Lhere ls a
bellman or a bellboy avallable for luggage golng lnLo Lhe hoLel and Lhe luggage golng ouL of Lhe hoLel
lncldenLally Lhls ls also a form of safeguard Lo see LhaL guesLs deparLlng Lhe hoLel sLop aL Lhe cashler
and Lake care of Lhelr bllls before leavlng 1he bell capLaln should have aL hls dlsposal a a sLorage
space for small parcels whlch may be lefL for absenL guesLs and whlch he wlll evenLually dellver when
Lhe guesLs reLurn Lo Lhe hoLel Somewhere ln Lhe lobby Lhere should be a raLher large sLorage space
for luggage whlch may be lefL by guesLs afLer checklng ouL buL prlor Lo deparLlng ln every acLlve wlLh
hlgh occupancy Lhere ls a mandaLory checkouL Llme very ofLen Lhe guesL ls noL golng Lo leave Lhe
hoLel unLll several hours afLer Lhe checkouL Llme under Lhose clrcumsLances Lhe guesL wlll leave hls
luggage wlLh Lhe bell capLaln afLer checklng ouL buL he wlll remaln ln Lhe hoLel unLll lL ls Llme for hlm
Lo deparL vla hls car or Lo Lhe rallroad Lermlnal or alrporL

nC1LL SACLS
SACL 8LCul8LMLn1S
8LDkCCM
Slze All slngle and double rooms shall have a floor area of
noL less Lhan
LwenLyflve (23) square meLers lncluslve of baLhrooms
SulLe 1here shall be one (1) sulLe per LhlrLy (30) guesL rooms
8aLhrooms 1 All rooms musL have baLhrooms whlch shall be
equlpped wlLh
flLLlngs of Lhe hlghesL quallLy beflLLlng a luxury hoLel
wlLh 24hour
servlce of hoL and cold runnlng waLer
2 8aLhrooms shall be provlded wlLh baLhLubs and
showers 3 lloors and walls shall be covered wlLh
lmpervlous maLerlal of
eleganL deslgn and hlgh quallLy workmanshlp
1elephone 1here shall be a Lelephone ln each guesL room and an
exLenslon llne ln
Lhe baLhroom of each sulLe
8adlo/1elevlslon 1here shall be a radlo a Lelevlslon and relayed or
plpedln muslc ln
each guesL room
Cold urlnklng WaLer 1here shall be a cold drlnklng waLer and glasses ln each
bedroom
8efrlgeraLor/Mlnl8ar 1here shall be a small refrlgeraLor and a wellsLocked
bar ln each guesL
room
8oom Servlce 1here shall be a 24hour room servlce (lncludlng
provlslons for snacks
and llghL refreshmenLs)
lurnlshlngs and LlghLlng 1 All guesL rooms shall have adequaLe furnlLure of Lhe
hlghesL
sLandard and eleganL deslgn floors shall have superlor
quallLy wallLowall carpeLlng walls shall be well
furnlshed wlLh wellLallored
draperles of rlch maLerlals
2 LlghLlng arrangemenLs and flxLures ln Lhe rooms and
baLhrooms
shall be so deslgned as Lo ensure aesLheLlc as well as
funcLlonal
excellence
lnformaLlon MaLerlals 8oom Larlffs shall be promlnenLly dlsplayed ln each
bedroom plus
promlnenL noLlces for servlces offered by Lhe hoLel
lncludlng food and
beverage ouLleLs and hours of operaLlon flre exlL
guldellnes and house
rules for guesLs
Iront Cff|ce]kecept|on
Lounge 1here shall be a wellappolnLed lounge wlLh seaLlng
faclllLles Lhe slze
of whlch ls commensuraLe wlLh Lhe slze of Lhe hoLel
orLer Servlce 1here shall be a 24hour porLer servlce
lorelgn Lxchange CounLer 1here shall be a duly llcensed and auLhorlzed forelgn
exchange
counLer
Malllng laclllLles Malllng faclllLles lncludlng sale of sLamps and envelopes
shall be
avallable ln Lhe premlses
Long ulsLance/Cverseas Calls Long dlsLance and overseas Lelephone calls shall be
made avallable ln
Lhe esLabllshmenL
8ecepLlon AmenlLles 1here shall be a lefLluggage room and safeLy deposlL
boxes ln Lhe
esLabllshmenL
nousekeep|ng
Llnen 1here shall be plenLlful supply of llnens blankeLs
Lowels eLc whlch
shall be of Lhe hlghesL quallLy and shall be spoLlessly
clean 1he llnens
blankeLs and Lowels shall be changed dally
Laundry/ury Cleanlng Servlce Laundry and dry cleanlng servlces shall be avallable ln
Lhe
esLabllshmenL
CarpeLlng All publlc and prlvaLe rooms shall have superlor quallLy
carpeLlng whlch
shall be well kepL aL all Llmes
Iood and 8everage
ulnlng 8oom 1here shall be a coffee shop and aL leasL one speclalLy
dlnlng room
whlch are wellequlpped wellfurnlshed and well
malnLalned servlng
hlgh quallLy culslne and provldlng enLerLalnmenL
8ar Wherever permlsslble by law Lhere shall be an eleganL
and wellsLocked bar wlLh an aLmosphere of comforL and
luxury
klLchen 1 1he klLchen panLry and cold sLorage shall be
professlonally
deslgned Lo ensure efflclency of operaLlon and shall be
wellequlpped wellmalnLalned clean and hyglenlc
2 1he klLchen shall have an adequaLe floor area wlLh
nonsllp floorlng
and Llled walls and adequaLe llghL and venLllaLlon
Crockery 1 1he crockery shall be of eleganL deslgn and of
superlor quallLy
1here shall be ample supply of lL
2 no plece of crockery ln use shall be chlpped cracked
or grazed
1he sllverware shall be kepL wellplaLed and pollshed aL
all Llmes
kecreat|ona| Iac|||t|es
Swlmmlng ool 1here shall be a welldeslgned and properly equlpped
swlmmlng pool
1ennls/Colf/Squash/Cym laclllLles 1here shall be aL leasL one recreaLlonal faclllLy or a Lle
up wlLh one
wlLhln Lhe vlclnlLy of Lhe hoLel
LnLerLalnmenL Llve enLerLalnmenL shall be provlded
Lng|neer|ng and Ma|ntenance
MalnLenance MalnLenance of all secLlons of Lhe hoLel (le bulldlng
furnlLure flxLures
eLc) shall be of superlor sLandard
AlrcondlLlonlng 1here shall be cenLrallzed alrcondlLlonlng for Lhe enLlre
bulldlng
(excepL ln areas whlch are aL a mlnlmum of 3000 feeL
above sea
level)
venLllaLlon 1here shall be Lechnologlcally advanced efflclenL and
adequaLe
venLllaLlon ln all areas of Lhe hoLel
LlghLlng 1here shall be adequaLe llghLlng ln all publlc and prlvaLe
rooms
Lmergency ower 1here shall be a hlghpowered generaLor capable of
provldlng
sufflclenL llghLlng for all guesL rooms hallways publlc
areas/rooms
and operaLlng elevaLors food refrlgeraLlon and waLer
servlces
llre revenLlon laclllLles 1he flre prevenLlon faclllLles shall conform wlLh Lhe
requlremenLs of Lhe
llre Code of Lhe hlllpplnes
Genera| Iac|||t|es
arklng/valeL 1here shall be an adequaLe parklng space and valeL
servlce
luncLlon and Conference laclllLles 1here shall be speclal rooms for conference/banqueL
purposes
Shops 1here shall be a uC1accredlLed Lravel agency/Lour
counLer barber
shop beauLy parlor and sundrles shop
SecurlLy AdequaLe securlLy on a 24hour basls shall be provlded
ln all enLrances
and exlLs of Lhe hoLel premlses
Medlcal Servlce A medlcal cllnlc Lo servlce guesLs and employees wlLh a
reglsLered
nurse on a 24hour basls and a docLor oncall shall be
provlded
Serv|ce and Staff
Servlce and SLaff 1 Plghly quallfled Lralned experlenced efflclenL and
courLeous sLaff
shall be hlred
2 1he sLaff shall be ln smarL and clean unlforms
Spec|a| Iac|||t|es
laclllLles for alrporL Lransfers shall be provlded