Rev. ed. of: Hotel planning and design.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [404]) and index.

Color Portfolio -- Hotel Types -- Evolutionary Tree -- Varieties -- Genealogy -- Classifications -- Planning and Design Considerations -- Hotel Milestones -- Downtown Hotels -- Downtown Business and Tourist Hotels -- Development and Planning Considerations -- Design Considerations -- 'Sense of Place and Theater' / Robert A.M. Stern -- Public Spaces -- Guestrooms -- Adaptive Reuse -- Trends -- Boutique Hotels -- Size -- Luxury to Economy -- Modern and Traditional -- New Construction and Renovation -- Independent to Chain -- Quirky Amenities and Gimmicks -- 'More than a Place to Sleep' / Lan Schrager -- Design and Planning Considerations -- Trends -- Downtown Entertainment Hotels -- Downtown Waterfront Hotels -- Suburban Hotels -- Roadside Hotels and Motels -- Trends -- Airport Hotels -- Planning and Design Considerations -- Office Park Hotels -- Country Inns and Bed and Breakfast Inns -- Country Inn/B&B Categories -- Hybrids and Other Suburban Inns -- Mall Hotels -- University Hotels -- Small Town Hotels -- Planning and Design Considerations -- Trends -- Resorts -- Beach, Golf, and Tennis Resorts -- Planning Considerations -- Design Considerations -- Environmental Considerations -- Significant Examples -- Spa Resorts -- Development and Planning Considerations -- Design Considerations -- Significant Examples -- Trends -- Vacation Villages -- Development Considerations -- Planning Considerations -- Design Considerations -- Significant Examples -- Trends -- Vacation Ownership and Condominium Resorts -- Significant Examples -- Condominium Resorts -- Trends -- Marina Hotels -- Planning and Design Considerations -- Significant Examples -- Trends -- Ski Resorts -- Development and Planning Considerations -- Design Considerations -- Significant Examples -- Trends -- Ecotourist Resorts -- Ecological Responsibility -- Main-line Ecotourism -- Trends -- Multiresort Destination Complexes -- Resort Theme Parks -- Influences -- Planning Methodology -- Development Considerations -- Significant Examples -- Trends -- Cruise Ships -- Trends -- Convention Hotels -- Planning and Design Considerations -- Downtown Convention Hotels -- Convention Center Headquarters Hotels -- Suburban or Resort Convention Hotels -- Planning Public Areas -- Trends -- Conference Centers -- The Small Meetings Market -- Conference Center Types: Executive, Resort, Corporate, University, and Not-for-Profit Centers -- Planning and Design Considerations -- Significant Examples -- Trends -- Residential and Condominium Hotels -- Development and Planning Considerations -- Design Considerations -- Significant Examples -- Trends -- All-suite and Extended-stay Hotels -- Planning and Design Considerations -- Significant Examples -- Residential Trends -- Trends -- Super-luxury Hotels -- Design Considerations -- Public Spaces -- Guestrooms and Suites -- Back-of-house Areas -- 'Four Seasons Hotel New York, Luxury on 57th Street' / I.M. Pei -- Development and Planning Considerations -- Trends -- Updating Existing Hotels -- Renovations -- Restorations -- Additions -- Adaptive Re-use -- Trends -- Mega-hotels -- Planning and Design Considerations -- Significant Examples -- Trends -- Mixed-use Developments -- Mixed-use Complexes -- Development and Planning Considerations -- Design Considerations -- Significant Examples -- Trends -- Planned Community Developments -- Senior and Assisted-living Residences -- Continuing-care Retirement Communities -- Development and Planning Considerations -- Design Considerations -- Trends -- Medical Hotels -- Casino Hotels -- Development Considerations -- Planning and Design Considerations -- The Casino Gaming Floor -- Significant Examples -- Trends -- Design Guide -- Site and Master Planning -- Resort Sites -- Suburban Sites -- Urban Sites -- Analyzing the Project Site -- Developing the Master Plan -- Trends -- The Guestroom Floor -- Analyzing Alternative Plan Configurations: Slab, Tower, Atrium Configurations -- Defining the Guestroom and Suite Program -- Documenting the Guestroom Mix -- Guestroom and Suite Design -- Establishing Design Criteria -- Room Dimensions and Configurations -- Designing the Individual Guestroom -- Suites -- Accessible Guestroom/Universal Design -- Guest Bathroom -- Guestroom Equipment and Technology -- Proposing the Guestroom FF&E Budget -- Trends -- Public Space Design -- Arrival -- Lobby -- 'Hotel Public Space' / John C. Portman, Jr. -- Food and Beverage Outlets -- Program and Planning Objectives -- Design Objectives -- Function Space -- Program and Planning Objectives -- Design Criteria -- Recreation Facilities -- Parking -- Signage and Iconographics: Uniforms, Tabletop, Art and Artifacts -- Administration and Back-of-house Design -- Administration Offices -- Food Preparation and Storage Areas -- Receiving, Trash, and General Storage Areas -- Employee Areas -- Laundry and Housekeeping -- Engineering and Mechanical Areas -- Technical Coordination -- Types of Professional Services Agreements -- Budgeting, Estimating, and Cost Control -- Technical Guides -- Architectural and Engineering Systems -- Building and Life-safety Codes -- Special Systems -- Information Processing -- Telecommunications -- Energy Control -- Life-safety Systems -- 'The Sensible Application of High Technology to Hotel Design' / Valentine A. Lehr -- Security Systems -- Audio and Video Systems -- Construction -- Project Delivery -- Construction Schedule -- Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment -- Development Guide -- Development Planning -- Project Sequence -- Feasibility Analysis -- Facilities Programming -- 'Development Software' / Robert E. Kastner -- Prototype Development -- Hotel Management -- Rooms Department -- Housekeeping Department -- Food and Beverage Department -- Human Resources Department -- Accounting Department -- Marketing and Sales Department -- Property Operations Department -- Multi-unit Operations -- Future Development -- Innovative Trends -- 'Spacetels and Marinetels' / Howard J. Wolff -- Memorable Spaces -- Environmental Planning Checklist -- Budget Coordination Checklist -- Hotel Classifications -- Ten-year Forecast of Net Operating Income -- Market Trend Checklist -- International Hotel and Travel Organizations.

As Its predecessor has done for the last fifteen years, this book will serve as the "go-to" guide for architects, planners, and developers involved in hotel projects. It offers an overview of the industry; in-depth analysis of emerging trends; the latest how-to; and essential design, planning, and development criteria.