Abstract
The architectural planning of the typical guest-room floor is critical to a hotel's success. Not only must the design be pleasing for guests and efficient for the staff but the floor configuration, which comprises up to two dozen rooms, must also fit into the hotel's construction budget. Economies in the plan of a guest-room floor configuration is multiplied many times over. The three most common design types are slab (usually comprising corridors with rooms on both sides), tower (whether square, round, or triangular), and atrium, which gives up some economic efficiency in exchange for making an architectural statement. Other design issues to be resolved are the relationship of back-of-house spaces to public spaces and how to provide the most guest-room space while making a pleasing design.
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