Hotel Design, Planning, and Development, New Edition Review

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(More customer reviews)WOW! I have a copy of the 1980s version of Rutes and Penner--this is a totally new edition, all new photography, etc.--and consider it the 'Bible' for hotel design. But the new edition is twice as big and full of current examples and information. It has 32 pages of gorgeous color photos of great hotels and resorts from around the world. The text is in three main sections: Hotel Types (downtown, resorts, conference centers, luxury hotels, casino hotels, etc.); Design Guide (planning and design information for all areas of the hotel); and Development Guide (feasibility, programming, future trends). In addition, there are lots of appendices and sidebars from such people as Ian Schrager, I.M. Pei, Robert Stern, and John Portman. I've looked at other hotel design books in the stores and there isn't anything that is so complete or current. There are other books on boutique hotels, with lots of pictures, but nothing with this global coverage of all types of lodging properties. With well over 400 pages, this book will be the new Bible for hotel design. I can't imagine a better choice for anyone involved with the hotel development, architecture, or interior design.

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Hospitality is the world's fastest growing industry, and business-andpleasure travelers are demanding more diverse hotels, resorts andleisure-time amenities around the globe.
Thisbook explores the latest trends in hotelplanning and design, capturing the vast range of today's most imaginative creations, fromtower-high guestrooms to lavish desert villas to exotic resorts nestled by tropical-island waters. It outlines the essential criteria architects and designers must meet when planning for a widevariety of hotel types, and presents the mostup-to-date technical information as well asdetailed illustrations, photographs, andoriginal plans.Highlighting the key conceptsbehind emerging trends and how each designer'svision fits into the development of the industry as a whole, the authors equip today's developer, architect, designer, and hotel executive with acomprehensive and practical guide to the worldof hospitality design. 60 color photos / 200 b+w photos and line drawings

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