Regardless of whether your hotel is a five star resort, or a budget friendly hotel away from home, the furnishings that you choose for your hotel can have a positive or negative effect on your guest’s first impression. Choose the right hotel furniture and your guest will feel right at home in every area of your hotel, but if you choose the wrong hotel furniture it can leave your guests feeling unhappy, especially if your décor does not match up to the nightly fee that they had to pay to stay at your hotel. Before you feel like all is lost, here are a few of the key tips you need to keep in mind when it comes to choosing the right eye-catching hotel furniture for your needs.
What style are you going for?
When it comes to choosing eye-catching hotel furniture, one of the first things you need to take into consideration is the overall look that you are going for. If you will be purchasing new furniture for your hotel lobby, you will need to determine if you want the hotel furniture to give off a classic, contemporary, classic or casual feel just to name a few. One of the easiest ways to determine this would be to base it on your clientele. Are your guests more traditional, or are they looking for an area where they can comfortably sit back and relax with friends without fear that they will break a particular piece of hotel furniture if they sit on it or touch it. Now don’t be afraid to change your hotel style, especially if the style of your clientele has changed. You want to wow them as soon as they walk in the front door, not depress them because your décor is not exactly what they were expecting.
What is the size of the furniture?
One thing that most hotel furniture buyers don’t take into consideration is whether or not a particular piece of hotel furniture will dominate the room that it is placed in. If you have ever purchased a piece of furniture for your own home and then realized it was much larger than it seemed in the store, purchasing hotel furniture works the same way. You want to choose pieces that will make your guests feel comfortable without being overwhelmed. An eye-catching design is a blend of design, and available space. Your guests should be able to easily walk around the room, and should not feel like the décor was thrown together. All pieces should blend seamlessly with one another, providing the eye catching design that you are going for.
Is it functional for the space?
Another area where some hotel owners make a mistake in choosing hotel furniture is based on the functionality of the furniture. While you may be able to save some money by repurposing a particular piece of furniture, it will defeat the purpose if your guest does not feel comfortable using it. Say for example you need a comfortable chair for the lounge area of a hotel room, if you choose to instead use a chair designed for use in a dining room, your may find your guests do not use the seating area at all because they are unable to sit comfortably in the area.
These are just a few of the tips you should keep in mind when purchasing hotel furniture designed to be eye-catching for your guests. No matter what style you are going for, always make sure the pieces you choose are both sized accordingly and functional for the space. That way you are sure to create an inviting space that will impress your guests and keep them coming back for many years to come.