Hotel development teams that want to safeguard return on investment should think twice before scrapping these three space types from the building plan. In this pandemic-afflicted period of increasing competition and reduced occupancy, hotel owners and operators struggle to find new ways to eke out additional revenue. Many hotels with spaces that differentiate their properties […]
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East Moline Hotel Named Finalist in International Hospitality Design Competition
BDNY shortlists Hyatt Place/Hyatt House East Moline/Quad Cities lobby space for Gold Key Awards Within the lobby of the new Hyatt Place/Hyatt House East Moline/Quad Cities, seating area wood walls and ceilings call to mind a circuit board, but they also resemble crop lines formed by farming combines. Rather than randomly selected décor, this is […]
Hyatt Place/Hyatt House East Moline/Quad Cities Capitalizes on Riverside Location
Two hotels in one structure rise beside the Mississippi River to welcome wide array of guests and launch Quad Cities mixed-use development For 15 years, the Mississippi River “bent” around a vast stretch of barren land in East Moline, Illinois. Gone were the massive farm equipment factories that manufacturers such as International Harvester Co. operated […]
Achieve Hospitality Architecture That Impresses – Part 3: Give New Life to an Old Building with Adaptive Reuse
Retrofitting dated facilities offers sustainable and economic benefits for hospitality providers Finding an open site on which to build a new hotel has become increasingly difficult, especially in urban areas. However, many hospitality brands and developers might be surprised to learn that their next property might already be built. The transformation of older buildings into […]
Achieve Hospitality Architecture That Impresses – Part 2: Customer and Context
Designing a hotel that outperforms competitors means listening to what both primary users and surrounding buildings have to say. The most prosperous hotels embrace local opportunities. They might, for instance, support a manufacturing district or link to a transit hub. Therefore, the challenge for architects is to design hotels that not only cater to the […]
Achieve Hospitality Architecture That Impresses – Part 1: Multigenerational Appeal, Local Connections
Did guests get the experience that they paid for? This question has long haunted hotel operators. Hotels generate an experience. The factors that contribute to that experience range from overall service and speed of check-in to dining and cleanliness. These things are critical, but it all starts with what creates the first impression: the facility. […]
