Hotels and Resorts: Planning and Design (Butterworth Architecture Design and Development Guides) [Paperback]

Fred Lawson (Author)

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Review

'Anyone wishing to get up to speed with the planning and financing of hotels could not do better than to read this book. The text has no padding and the diagrams and drawings are exemplars of clarity.' - The Architect's Journal

Product Description

This book provides a complete guide to the development of hotels and resorts, covering all aspects of planning, market analysis, interior design and the installation of technical services.

Fred Lawson's text is concise and the information easy to access. He examines the distinctive characteristics of different hotel types, identified by market and location, and specifies the special requirements of each type. Recognising the need for continuous maintenance and life-cycle refurbishment, a full chapter is devoted to these subjects and the business aspects of the hotel operation are considered. Throughout the book are numerous illustrations of projects showing outstanding examples of hotels and village resorts as well as current trends in design and development. Fred Lawson is well known as an hotel consultant and is now Visiting Professor at the University of Bournemouth. He has a number of successful books to his credit. As a leading international consultant he has been involved in major hotel and tourism projects in 35 countries including assignments for the World Bank, EC, UNDP and the World Tourism Organisation. The hotels featured include: Bali Hilton International, Oberoi Hotel - Bombay, Hotel Nikko - Australia, Guildford YMCA - UK, Meridien Hotel - Cairo, Turtel Sorgun Resort Village - Turkey.

* Covers all aspects of planning and design, including marketing and investment appraisal
* Logical framework and comprehensive coverage promotes handy reference use
* Numerous examples provide practical help in application of principles

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Product Details

• Paperback: 337 pages
• Publisher: Architectural Press (July 12, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0750618612
• ISBN-13: 978-0750618618
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #190,607 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The (probably) Perfect book for the technical planning of any hotel., December 8, 2006

By	G. Heinen (Marbella, Spain) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Hotels and Resorts: Planning and Design (Butterworth Architecture Design and Development Guides) (Paperback)

This book includes all the technical and financial aspects of hotel design/planning. It is an essential book to have when designing any hotel as it contains all standard neccessities for all situations. It shows technical drawings and some info of many (successful) hotels around today. Including some financial statistics and images of these hotels, which are mainy the large hotel chains but also Low budget hotels. This is the most important info as we can learn the most from successful hotels and see why they are working.

Cons are that it is quite difficult to follow. Not clearly explaining what certain statistics are and it is not in a reader friendly format. The few black/white pictures are not important really... But this does not affect my rating of the book as it is not intended for actual learning, rather more 'knowing' essential technical aspects.

The book isn't what a lot of people see as design, aesthetics and visuals etc. It has nothing to do with interior decorating or contemporary design. Just to let you know if you dont already...

If you are or thinking to be a hotel designer/Architect or are in the hotel business, then this book is perfect. You need it to have a hotel that works.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Reference book, April 3, 2008

By	S. J. Venison "SJV" (UAE) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Hotels and Resorts: Planning and Design (Butterworth Architecture Design and Development Guides) (Paperback)

Great book, only negative is that it's a little out of date now. Last update was in 1995 which in design terms is a long time!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Hotels & Resorts, January 18, 2007

By	Frank M. Petruzzi "Frank P" (Moscow Russia) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Hotels and Resorts: Planning and Design (Butterworth Architecture Design and Development Guides) (Paperback)

Good primer for anyone interested in development of their first hotel. Good schematics and good general information. Nice index. Useful for learning terminology, which makes negotiating with saavy designers and construction people a lot easier. Could stand to be updated.