Guest Rooms Research Articles

A Preliminary Study on Image Color Analysis of Hotel Guest Rooms

A Preliminary Study on Image Color Analysis of Hotel Guest Rooms

Analyzing the Interior Design Preference of Hanok Style Hotel’s Guest Room by the Companion Types

Analyzing the Interior Design Preference of Hanok Style Hotel’s Guest Room by the Companion Types

14C Dating of an Old Wooden Building: Hikobe House in Gunma Prefecture, Japan

AbstractHikobe House is an important cultural property located in Gunma prefecture. It is one of the oldest manor houses in the Kanto region of Japan. The age of the Hikobe House has up to now been uncertain. There are no architectural records or memorandum tags that indicate when the Hikobe House was built. The living room of the Hikobe House has a style of the latter half of the 17th century, while the guest rooms exhibit a style more typical of the 16th century. So, architectural historians did not agree when the house was built. The wooden materials of the Hikobe House (zelkova, cherry tree, and Japanese red pine) are species that are not well suited to dendrochronology. Thus we investigated the materials of the Hikobe House using the radiocarbon (14C) dating method. Using both the 14C wiggle-match dating method on short tree-ring sequences and observations of remodeling traces of the materials, we were able to establish a credible age of Hikobe House as dating from the late 17th century.

Have the Guests Perceived Superior Value?

This research aimed to describe guests’ perceived value by using a multidimensional approach. From previous research, guests’ perceived value consisted of some functional value, emotional value, and social value. Based on guest experience, and functional value consisted of physical evidence, guest room, food and beverage, hotel staff, and price. This research was conducted in four-star hotels in Jakarta. The respondents were the guests who had stayed in four-star hotels. The number of the respondent was 405. The data were obtained by using self-administered questionnaires. This research shows that guests have not perceived superior value. Some of the values and the necessary efforts need to be improved.

ビジネスホテル客室における給水・給湯負荷に関する研究 （その1）宿泊者属性および器具仕様による給水・給湯量の解析

ビジネスホテル客室における給水・給湯負荷に関する研究 （その1）宿泊者属性および器具仕様による給水・給湯量の解析

Hotel smoking policies and their implementation: a survey of California hotel managers

BackgroundMost states in the U.S. permit hotels to allow smoking in some guest rooms, and only five (Indiana, Michigan, North Dakota, Vermont, and Wisconsin) require that all hotel and motel rooms be 100% smoke-free (State and local 100% smokefree hotel and motel guest room laws enacted as of July 3, 2017). Little is known, however, about how hotels’ smoking policies have been implemented. This study examined hotels’ smoking policies and their implementation.MethodsA telephone survey of a random sample of 383 California hotel managers was conducted.ResultsOverall, 60.6% of hotels reported that smoking was prohibited in all guest rooms, and 4.7% reported that smoking was prohibited everywhere on their property. While California law permitted smoking in up to 65% of guest rooms, only 6.9% of rooms were reported as smoking-permitted. Over 90% of hotels had smoking rooms scattered among nonsmoking rooms, and about half of the smoking hotels reported that guests requesting either smoking or nonsmoking rooms were sometimes assigned to the other room type. When guests smoked in nonsmoking rooms fees could be substantial, but were often uncollected.ConclusionsHotel smoking policies and their implementation fall short of protecting nonsmoking guests and workers from exposure to secondhand and thirdhand smoke. Complete indoor smoking bans for all hotels are needed to close existing loopholes. Nonsmokers who wish to protect themselves from exposure to tobacco smoke should avoid hotels that permit smoking and instead stay in completely smoke-free hotels.

Long-term field investigation and modeling of electricity end-use patterns in hotel guest rooms

This paper presents the results of a long-term, detailed electricity end-use analysis of hotel guest rooms in order to provide a better understanding of the electricity use patterns in guest rooms and their explanatory factors. To accomplish this, a one-year of sub-hourly electricity measurements for an entire floor and major electricity end uses of fourteen guest rooms in a case-study hotel in Washington, D.C. were analyzed along with coincident weather and occupancy data collection. A regression analysis was performed on the monthly and daily end-use electricity data to identify key variables affecting different electricity end uses of the guest rooms. As a result, it was found that a regression model with a single temperature variable did not fully describe the electricity use behaviors of hotel guest rooms. The addition of the occupancy variable significantly improved the model fit for both monthly and daily total floor electricity use and was statistically significant. A review of the electricity end uses showed strong correlations between outdoor temperature and the electricity end uses for space conditioning, especially the DOAS unit and the VRF outdoor unit. However, for other end uses such as plug loads, lighting, and the VRF indoor units, the observed correlations to outdoor temperature were not significant but were moderately correlated to occupancy.

THE SYSTEM OF SPIRITUAL EDUCATION OF TAREKAT SAMMANIYAH AT LEARNING ASSEMBLY OF IHYA ULUMUDDIN MEDAN

This study aimed to discover 1) the goal of spiritual education of Tarekat Sammaniyah at Learning Assembly of Ihya Ulumuddin Medan, 2) the contents of spiritual education of Tarekat Sammaniyah at Learning Assembly of Ihya Ulumuddin Medan, 3) The Method of spiritual education of Taretkat Sammaniyah at Learning Assembly of Ihya Ulumuddin Medan, 4) The teachers/ Fasilitators of spiritual education of Tarekat Sammaniyah at Learning Assembly of Ihya Ulumuddin Medan, 5) The Students of spiritual education of Tarekat Sammaniyah at Learning Assembly of Ihya Ulumuddin Medan, 6) Facilities and infrastuctures of Tarekat Sammaniyah at Learning Assembly of Ihya Ulumuddin Medan. This study used the qualitative research approach. The data was taken through intervew, observation and also takng documentation. The informan of this study was the principle concurently teacher (Called by Mursyid), Assistant of teacher (called by Khalifah), Students (Called by Salik) of Tarekat Sammaniyah at Learning Assembly of Ihya Ulumuddin Medan. The data analysis was done by data reduction, presentation of the data and data verification. The results of this study were; 1) The aim of spiritual education was to know Allah, to remember, and also to look Allah by purification of the soul (Tazkiyatun Nafsi) and draw closer to the God (Allah) by cleansing the heart (Taqorrub Ilallah), 2) The contents of spiritual education were about Islam, faith, goodness, Syari'at, Hakikat, Ma'rifat and also Zikir (Remember of the God), 3) The method were bai'at, lecturing, remembering (rabithah, kafi'at, tawajjuh, khalwat /suluk), 4) The Mursyid was one who led and taught and also developed the Tarekat , he has an unbroken lineage up to Prophet, Jibril and Allah SWT. The level were; Syekh/Buya/Father, Vice Mursyid (Khalifah), Firstly, the Old Khalifah, Secondly, The young Khalifah. The qualities that must be possessed by the Mursyid / vice Mursyid were namely: pious, wise, be patient and merciful nature, able to keep secrets, trust, discipline, guarding the lust of the worldly desire, sincere heart, should not be disappointed seeing the students who have not succeeded yet, Maintaining self-esteem, prestige, may provide certain clues in certain circumstances, 5) The Students were people who have been sworn, and before being sworn, they should bathe taubat, pray taubat, and also pray hajat to study knowledge to Mursyid. The level of students/ Salik were mubtadi, mutawashithah, muntahi, 6) The facilities and infrastructures were Mosque, The Guest room for whom it may stay overnight, sound system, Suluk place, ablution place, tasbih, curtain for seclusion (khalwat).

Guest room safety management of resort hotels as destination in Thailand (A case study of Khao Kor District, Phetchabun Province)

The purpose of this study is to study the satisfaction level of guest room safety management of resort hotels in Khao Kor District, Phetchabun Province. A researcher adopted a quantitative methodology used a questionnaire with the accidentally-met Thai 387 tourists travelling to Khao Kor District during winter season which is considered as a high season in the area. The data from the questionnaire then is analyzed as descriptive statistics. Some interviews are conducted with the tourists to have more fruitful information. General information is analyzed by using descriptive statistics describing percentages. Information on satisfactions of in-room safety management of hotels in Khao Kor District, Phetchabun Province is analyzed by using mean (X) and standard deviation (S.D.). The results revealed that the tourists are satisfied with the good condition and secured-lock guestroom door at most (X = 4.88), followed by the safe from outside danger of guestroom balcony (X = 4.84), the good condition and safe from danger of mosquito wire screens and curved steels (X = 4.74) respectively. Although the least satisfaction of the tourists about in-room safety management is light and well-ventilated guestroom toilets and clean sanitary ware (X=4.05), it is still in high level. Some useful suggestions from the tourists about the in-room safety management of hotels in Khao Kor District, Phetchabun Province are the hotels should have a safety instruction in English and Chinese version because it will be useful for international tourists in case of emergency, a floor plan and fire exit way should be clear both picture and wordings so it will be easy to evacuate safely. In the meantime, next researcher should conduct other kinds of hotels in Khao Kor District such as guesthouses that are quite popular among the tourists to be aware of safety management may have.

REDISCOVER THE PAST THROUGH HERITAGE TOURISM: THE ALMOST FORGOTTEN INGGIT GARNASIH’S HOUSE

This paper examines heritage tourism, its history and its potentials to be a tourist attraction. Focusing on the almost forgotten part in Indonesian Independence history- The Inggit Garnish’s House- the house of Indonesian second President’s wife, this paper charts a course to enjoy the house as a tourist attraction and at the same time to have knowledge about Indonesian’s past. The house’s history is examined through literature, observation and interview, analyze its time line and interpret its representation. The house has three phase of its history, 1) before Inggit married to Soekarno, 2) when Inggit married to Soekarno, and 3) after Inggit married to Soekarno. Those three phases have its well-maintained collections that represent Indonesian women’s intelligence, domestic roles, and independent. The collections can be displayed according to those three phases in a course: 1) guest Room, displaying first phase collections that represent intelligence, 2) reading room, living room, and bed room, displaying second phase collections that represent domestic roles, and 3) powder and herbs making room, displaying third phase collections that represent independent.&nbsp

Case study: Renovation of a historical building to create a boutique hotel, restaurant, and pub in a harbor town

An existing inn and restaurant were to be refurbished to create a boutique hotel, restaurant, and pub in Ft. Bragg, California. Live bands would play in the restaurant while hotel guests would occupy the rooms above the restaurant and pub and at the rear of the pub. The existing structure allowed only a limited number of guest rooms. Other structures were to renovated to provide more lodging space. The proposed uses provide multiple types of and conflicts between the different soundscapes. Sound levels with or without bands must be acceptable in guest rooms. Both wall and floor/ceiling assemblies were designed to meet State Codes and the standard of the industry for sound and impact transmission loss. The soundscape goal for the pub and the restaurant was to control excess sound generated by the patrons. When a band is playing, the potential for significant impacts is greater without acoustical treatment and some control over the band volume. A discussion of the options for acoustical treatments within the restaurant and pub are discussed based on the architectural designs and goals. Alternate methods of controlling sound transmission through wall and floor/ceiling assemblies are presented on the real world conditions and contractors methods.

Somnambulisme avec mise en danger vital (syndrome d’Elpénor) chez un enfant

This 10-year-old girl was admitted at night to our hospital after a 3-m fall at home. She was alert (Glasgow score, 15) at admission; a frontal wound and a deformation of the right wrist were noted. Brain CT scans showed a frontal skull fracture and frontal lobe contusion, wrist x-rays showed a displaced right fracture. The patient underwent urgent neurosurgery (wound excision and suture after reduction of skull fracture) and closed reduction and immobilization of the wrist fracture, both under general anesthesia. She underwent a psychiatric assessment in the intensive care unit 3days after her fall. She was alert, well-oriented in time and space, and spoke fluently. She had no memory of her fall, only remembering going to bed in the evening before the accident and waking up in the ambulance on the way to the hospital. She displayed no sign of a concurrent mental illness and no suicidal ideas. Her parents reported that the evening of the accident she and her two brothers had all fallen asleep about 11:00pm while watching TV, in the double bed of the guest room, placed just beside its window. At approximately 1:00am, her father, who was going to bed and had just made noise in the hall, heard a cry from the guest room. He entered the room immediately and saw the opened window and his daughter lying on the outside ground; the brothers only awakened after the fall. The family had returned 2days before from a 6-month stay in the United States, with jet-lag, sleep deprivation, and a disorganized sleep/wake rhythm in the patient. There was no medication before the accident, no substance use (including caffeine), and no concurrent medical problem. Over the 2preceding years, the patient had undergone two witnessed episodes of early-nighttime arousal with altered consciousness and calm wandering (including going downstairs on one occasion), both strongly suggesting sleepwalking. There was a history of sleepwalking in her father and her older brother. Life-threatening sleepwalking (Elpenor syndrome) was diagnosed. The child and her parents were educated about sleepwalking; regularization of sleep schedules and sleep extension (avoidance of sleep deprivation, short napping when possible) were prescribed. We also recommended securing the home (bed, windows, and stairways). No pharmacological treatment was instituted. During the following 18months, the child manifested only one noted sleepwalking episode, without risk-taking. She had no neurological or psychopathological sequela from her accident, of which she never had a memory. Elpenor syndrome can occur in a child; consequently, it is important to inform parents of children with sleepwalking about the necessity of always securing the night-time environment.

Water Quality Study on the Hot and Cold Water Supply Systems at Vietnamese Hotels

This study was conducted as part of the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) of the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, and the Ministry of the Environment project’s preparation in Vietnam. Samples were taken from hot and cold water supplies from guest rooms’ faucets in 12 hotels in Hanoi city, Vietnam, and 13 hotels in Japan for comparison. A simple water quality measurement and determination of Legionella was carried out. The results showed that residual effective chlorine—which guarantees bactericidal properties—was not detected in tap water supplied in hotel rooms in Vietnam, and nitrite (an indicator of water pollution) was detected in 40% of buildings. In the hotels in Japan, the prescribed residual chlorine concentration met the prescribed levels, and nitrite was not detected. Additionally, while there was no Legionella detected in the Japanese cases, it was detected in most of the Vietnamese hotels, which were found to manage the hot water storage tank at low temperatures of 40–50 °C. It was found that there were deficiencies in cold and hot water supply quality, and that there was no effective system in place for building operation maintenance and management.

Model predictive control strategy for a solar‐based series‐resonant inverter in domestic heating

The model predictive control (MPC) technique for a solar-based series-resonant inverter conventionally used in domestic heating is explored. The photovoltaic energy system (PVES) converts the solar energy into electrical energy where DC voltages of different cells are linked at a common bus. A Cuk-converter is used to interface the PVES with the DC load bus and the heating inverter. These heating inverters are replacing gas cookers in restaurants, guest rooms, and domestic- and commercial-kitchens for cooking of various foods. A number of control algorithms have been employed to control the power of the heating inverter but they have certain limitations; especially they do not predict the future response of the circuit. The MPC, an advanced control approach, has the potential to estimate the future behaviour of the model in a predictive manner. Hence, to control the power of the resonant inverter connected with a 3.36 kW heating load, MPC is applied. The simulation results verify the validity of the power control of a solar-based series-resonant inverter using the MPC algorithm.

Energy efficiency opportunities in Hotels

According to the statistics in Egypt (2013), the number of hotels is 1193, about 407 of them have contracted power greater than 500 kW. Air conditioning, lighting, water heating and refrigeration represent the main activities demanding electrical energy in hotel business. The energy consumption per night spend changes a lot, depending on various factors; facilities provided, category of hotel, occupancy , geographical situation, weather conditions, nationality of clients, design and control of the installations. Energy benchmarking is an internal management tool designed to provide ongoing, reliable and verifiable tracking on the hotels performance. The most useful performance indicator (or Energy Efficiency Benchmarking) of hotels are: Lighting Power Density (LPD) in W (for lighting)/m2, and energy intensity (kWh/m2/ y). There are multiple benefits for improving energy in hotel business; reduces the hotel's operating cost, reduces climate change risks and promotes green tourism. Energy efficiency opportunities are low-cost measures and cost- effective investments. There are many energy saving opportunities for lighting in hotel's guest rooms as well as the more obvious savings in lobbies and exterior lighting areas. Behavior campaigns can yield substantial energy savings, both through the guests and housekeeper behavior. Encouraging housekeepers to use natural light during room cleaning is a simple first step to implement energy saving program. This paper presents the energy efficiency guidelines and energy benchmarking for hotels. Also a case study showing how the energy efficiency program implemented is presented.

Summary architecture of brutalsm in Serbia: Hotel 'Zlatibor' in Uzice

The Hotel 'Zlatibor' in Užice was built by architect Svetlana Radević Kana. The project was prepared by the Institute for Urban Planning from Užice. The contractor is Construction Company 'Zlatibor' from Užice. The hotel is located in the southwestern part of the Partisans Square (between streets Dimitrija Tucovića, Little Square, Omaldinska and Strahinjića Bana). Floors are Su+Pr+Ga1+- GA2+Me+14sp. The volume of the building is divided into two parts: the lower zone (ground floor, gallery and mezzanine / office facilities) and the upper zone (from the first to the fourteenth floor / guest rooms). A typical base is cruciform. Rooms are grouped by four or two, depending on the orientation. In the center of the building is a communication block. Hotel 'Zlatibor' in Užice is among the most important examples of architecture of Brutalism in Yugoslavia.

Energy Consumption Analysis with a Weighted Energy Index for a Hotel Building

Energy consumption is always an essential and vital issue for commercial hotel buildings. To achieve the goal of energy-saving, regulations and codes are commonly used to regulate the energy usage of the buildings. However, the energy index to evaluate the energy performance did not include the hybrid usage of hotel buildings for different service purpose. In this study, case study for a hotel building with hybrid usage has been investigated comprehensively. Through the field measurement along with testing adjusting and balancing (TAB) project and building energy management system (BEMS) analysis, regression data could be obtained extensively with different areas such as public areas and guest room areas. Energy usage intensity (EUI) with weighting could be derived accordingly through energy modeling code (EnergyPlus). By validating with BEMS data, the key parameters for energy consumption will be identified through the sensitivity analysis. Results reveal that the energy consumption from energy modeling presents good agreement with BEMS at acceptable error of 10%. The ambient temperature and occupancy rate play a very important role on energy consumption which resulted in weighted EUI for public area and guest rooms with R-square of 0.8314 and 0.9184 respectively.

Overview of Energy Savings and Efficiency Strategies at the University of Jordan Hospital

The main objective of this study is to conduct an Energy Auditing of The University of Jordan Hospital. This hospital is quite known, as one of Jordan’s leading hospitals in human resources and equipment; however, the energy consumption of the hospital over the past few years has proven to be highly expensive. This makes the saving on costs of energy consumption a high priority that cannot be ignored. Energy audit covers the three main sections of the hospital: the Emergency Building, the Clinics Building and the Main Hospital Building. The consumption of energy, which costs the hospital a total of 2,778,426 JD/yr., can be categorized into three main parts, the lighting system, the diesel fuel consumption, and the consumption of water. After analyzing the energy invoices, and visiting the site for inspection, a list of recommended solutions that are applicable to cut down the total energy bill were derived. The implementation of renewable energy was suggested and studied of which a solar water heating system was proposed. A study on photovoltaic cells technology was performed for a sample of guest's rooms, the number of panels needed was found. After that, a feasibility study was conducted. The initial costs, annual savings and payback periods of the suggested system were estimated by the current market prices. It is found that the energy auditing and the solutions would be very beneficial as it will save a total annual value of 346,853 JDs (12.5% of the current energy bill).

A service failure framework of hotels in Taiwan

This study aims to identify and categorize service failures from luxury hotels in Taiwan. A theoretical framework is proposed by adapting marketing mix elements. A total of 411 negative comments were found and extracted from four popular online review websites from 20 luxury hotels in Taipei. The content analysis method was employed for data analysis. The study results show that majority of luxury hotels in Taiwan encounter critical product issues, especially concerning the condition of facilities and equipment offered in the guest rooms. Furthermore, cleanliness of the hotel rooms requires greater attention, especially the cleanliness of room carpets, which could affect the hotel guests’ comfort during their stay. The findings and recommendations can provide luxury hotel practitioners in Taiwan a clearer picture about the service problems faced and enable them to conduct further investigations for further improvements. So far, existing studies are lacking of a systematic framework in demonstrating the service failures from online reviews. This research attempts to fill this gap.

국내 5성급호텔 실내공간의 색채 및 색채이미지 분석 연구

The objective of this study is to examine difference in spatial color planning of lobby, restaurant, and guest rooms of domestic hotels, and analyze spatial color images to provide information on color planning for hotels that are newly built or remodeled. For this purpose, we surveyed 88 five-star hotels in Korea, collected images of their lobbies, restaurants, and guest rooms, and identified dominant colors, secondary colors, and accent colors. Based on this, we analyzed color distribution of hotel spaces, identified their color image scales according to distribution of hue and tone, and analyzed statistical significance in spatial color distributions and color images. The results are as follow. First, regarding color distribution, both dominant colors and secondary colors showed a similar pattern of distribution for all examined areas of lobby, restaurant, and guest rooms. Specifically, dominant colors were biased toward YR Y hues and pale tones, and secondary colors toward YR hues and dark tones. Meanwhile, accent colors varied by hotel areas: GY hues and dark tones were used in the lobby, YR hues and dark tones in restaurants, and Y hues and pale tones in guest rooms. Second, spatial color planning varied at a statistically significant level. In the lobby, Y hues, YR hues, and GY hues were used as dominant color, secondary color, and accent color, respectively. And dominant color was brighter than secondary or accent color, and secondary color and accent color had a higher chroma compared to dominant color. In the restaurant, YR hues were used as both dominant and secondary colors, R colors were used as accent color, and dominant color and accent color were brighter than secondary color. In the guest rooms, Y hues, YR hues, and R hues were used as dominant color, secondary color, and accent color, respectively. And dominant color was brighter than secondary or accent color, and secondary color and accent color had a higher chroma compared to dominant color. Third, as for spatial color image scales of the hotels, elegant and natural images were dominant in all examined areas of lobby, restaurant, and guest rooms. Modern images dominated the lobby and restaurant, and modest images dominated guest rooms. Fourth, statistically significant difference was observed in spatial color image scales of the hotels. Particularly, in the restaurant, modest and subtle images were relatively less common than in other areas, and guest rooms had relatively more modest, splendid or subtle images and relatively less natural and modern images compared to other areas. Fifth, most color image scales were distributed in a hard-static or a soft-static area. From these findings, we extracted a color palette for different hotel areas.