| ost of us, a hotel is a hotel. But if you have the | | | | well cushioned so if the meeting drags on for hours, |
| occasion to look at the hotel industry across the | | | | the business people in them meeting never tire. But |
| board, hotels are often customized to a particular | | | | at the same time, they should be easy to move |
| type of customer. The obvious example is the | | | | around so others can be easily added to the meeting |
| difference between a five star luxury hotel and a | | | | and everyone can get around a table for the |
| motel that you see while driving along the highway. | | | | discussion without the chairs becoming a problem. |
| Both do the basic job of providing a bed, shower and | | | | Providing outstanding conference and meeting |
| television for the traveler. But the five star hotel | | | | facilities is also an important part of becoming a full |
| obviously makes it a point to appeal to the more | | | | service business oriented hotel. That means that your |
| wealthy customers. A good motel, by contract and | | | | meeting rooms and the furniture that is used there is |
| comparison, is successful if it is clean, safe and | | | | well designed for presentations or seminars that can |
| provides a good value to a family traveling on | | | | go all day or over a number of days. To |
| vacation. | | | | accommodate this need, you will need to have on |
| Some hotels are children friendly and some are not. | | | | hand hundreds of good, comfortable and sturdy |
| But a niche of hotels that has a strong target market | | | | conference room chairs. These chairs must be a cut |
| that has very specific needs are hotels that are | | | | above the conventional "folding" chair. In fact, there |
| customized to meet the needs or the professional | | | | should be no potential for folding and you will |
| business person on the road. Business people who | | | | commonly stack these chairs for storage. But |
| must travel as part of their jobs have very specific | | | | because the conference or seminar setting is |
| needs and interests. They are also a very attractive | | | | generally a long period of time, the chairs must be |
| customer for a couple reasons. | | | | hard working and retain a good feel for many uses. |
| First of all, the business traveler is often a frequent | | | | At the other end of the spectrum, you will maintain a |
| traveler so the frequency of business is good. If a | | | | level of luxury in your suites that can accommodate |
| hotel can become known as a destination of choice | | | | the CEO level business traveler. Because this caliber |
| to the business community, that hotel will see a lot | | | | of business customer expects nothing but the best, |
| of repeat business. And business people network a | | | | more should be invested in elegance and luxury in |
| great deal. That means if they find a great hotel that | | | | design for the chairs that will be part of the decor of |
| focuses on the needs of the business traveler, they | | | | that suite. Many times this kind of customer does |
| will tell their associates which means more business | | | | well with a chair that offers privacy and pampering |
| for you. But maybe the biggest advantage of tailoring | | | | such as a modified egg design chair which provides |
| your hotel for the business traveler is they are | | | | structure on all sides for maximum comfort. |
| usually working within an expense account. That | | | | When you are decorating your luxury suites, look at |
| means they are not nervous about costs and you | | | | the layout of the rooms carefully as the chairs in the |
| can see a greater profitability from this kind of | | | | master bedroom will be more geared toward a |
| traveler because the entire stay is paid for by the | | | | spouse and toward relaxation and recreation. The |
| company. | | | | chairs in the dining or living areas of the suite should |
| The things a business traveler needs are comfort, | | | | still be top quality to fit the lifestyle of these |
| quiet, service and accommodations of their business | | | | customers but more focused on function and |
| needs. Many times a business man or woman will | | | | efficiency as well as mobility so the luxury business |
| need to work in the room or spread out papers on a | | | | customer can use the bigger space of a suite for |
| table in the lounge or the restaurant. So when you | | | | business meetings and discussions as well as for |
| buy furniture for every room in your hotel, from the | | | | private enjoyment. |
| tables to the lamps to the chairs, you must think of | | | | The focus on efficiency, privacy, comfort and |
| the needs of the adult business customer so he or | | | | business should be a driving design principle in every |
| she will find your hotel to be a place of productivity | | | | part of the hotel furniture design. In the lobby, chairs |
| and rest during a possibly long and demanding | | | | should be welcoming, mature and classy so the |
| business trip. | | | | customer knows as soon as he or she walks in that |
| In social areas such as the restaurant, the bar or the | | | | this is a hotel for adults who are doing business |
| lounge, the chairs must accommodate impromptu | | | | during their stay. The room designs should be laid out |
| business meetings that can spring to life at a | | | | so the business person can pull a comfortable chair to |
| moment's notice. That means that the chairs must be | | | | the desk area for an extended time of internet |
| sturdy, comfortable and mobile. If you were to | | | | research or to write a proposal easily and in comfort. |
| imagine a situation happening in which several | | | | For a business traveler, the duel goals of comfort |
| business people gather in the lounge and begin to | | | | and business are constantly being balanced. Because |
| think together about a negotiation or a project, that | | | | the hotel is a chance to take some pleasure and joy |
| is a very common occurrence in a business centered | | | | from their long hard days, the rooms and public areas |
| hotel. In that situation, one guest may be sitting in a | | | | should do all that can be done to make their stay |
| solitary chair reading the Wall Street Journal only to | | | | relaxing and stress free. And because business is |
| be joined by others and they might find the need to | | | | never far from the mind of a professional traveler, |
| gather chairs around a table and begin working as a | | | | making it easy to go from the business mind set to |
| group on the spur of the moment. | | | | the personal will make your hotel and the furniture |
| Creating an environment where such things easily | | | | that is there to serve these customers ideally suited |
| happen is one of the ways business oriented hotels | | | | to people who travel for a living. |
| are attractive to their clients. The chairs should be | | | | |