Columns and Beams Design Analysis, page 14
Material Quality and Inspection, page 15
There are many different types of hotel. Each specific structure is designed according to the needs of its guests. Hotel construction is a complex process. While economic viability is an important factor for all projects, safety considerations must also remain paramount.
Hotels comprise a diverse class of lodging facilities. For example, there are luxury hotels, regular hotels, budget hotels, and resort hotels. Luxury hotels accommodate the needs of the "most discriminating" clientele; whereas, regular hotels serve the majority of the traveling public (2:2-1). In contrast, budget hotels provide for customers' most basic accommodation needs. Resort hotels represent, in themselves, a diverse group. These facilities may include either luxury or budget accommodations. Such facilities can be located in a variety of different settings. Resort hotel builders typically try to integrate their structures with a given setting's recreational facilities. Furthermore, due to the seasonal nature of the resort hotel industry, such hotels may attempt to draw a secondary market during the off-season. This can often be accomplished by including such amenities as meeting rooms or conference space (12:1-4).
In addition to hotels, lodging facilities in their entirety might also include motels. These generally consist of one- to two-story buildings with between 100 and 150 rooms located near highways. While these establishments may include dining rooms, lounges, and even banquet facilities, motels are essentially just hotels designed for motorists: Such buildings permit customers to park their vehicles near their rooms (12:1-4). Hotels--as compared to motels--are typically "less dominated" by the automobile (17:7). Urban hotels are more complex, and more functionally sophisticated. Moreover, they generally provide many services...