Chapter 14 Commercial Interior Design Applications 491 Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. but also to spas, restaurants, and entertainment areas— each unique to its location, customer base, and genre. Hotels, Convention Centers, and Spas Hotels offer accommodations for sleeping, dining, and entertainment. Convention centers and spas often link to hotels. With increased international travel, hotels have become more than a location to rest, but also a destination to gather with family and friends. Hotels Hotels vary in size from personable bed-and-breakfast inns, and clever boutique hotels to large, all-inclusive destination resorts. A boutique hotel is a small, stylish and unique hotel often located in trendy city centers which often includes one-of-a-kind features and the incorporation of distinctive and signifi cant artwork along with an array of accessories, Figure 14-8. Many hotels have unique attractions nearby such as rustic national parks and ocean-side theme parks. The designer of these hotels strives to capture the rustic, romantic, or trendy atmosphere of the hotel location. Courtesy of Brianna Gill, Senior Design Student, Colorado State University Figure 14-8 Boutique hotels offer distinctive, stylish features such as meeting rooms, community kitchens, and standard and deluxe suites. What features of this design capture your attention?
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