ROOMS LAYOUTSIN HOTELS

HOUSE KEEPING

What is LAYOUT ?

It may be define as “An

arrangement or a plan, especially

the schematic arrangement of

parts or areas.”

Strategic Importance of Layout : Higher utilization of space, equipment and

people.

Improved flow of information, materials, or

people.

Improved employee morale and safer

working conditions.

Improved customer/client interaction.

Flexibility.

Hotel industry is very vast place which provide all type of luxury and specialized service to guests all over the world, normally hotels are divided into 4 main operational sectors those are :

Food Production.

Food and Beverage Service

Front Office

House Keeping

Among 4 of the above operational sectors House keeping helps

to generate 50% of the hotel revenue total profit of hotel

depend upon the rooms sold by the hotel and the remaining

sectors are interconnected to each other.

Rooms in hotel are divided into different categories, and they are normally differentiated into:1) Single room

2) Twin room

3) Hollywood twin room

4) Double room

5) Triple room

6) Quad room

07) Queen room

08) King room

09) Double double room\twin double family room

10) Studio room

11) Sico room

12) Connecting rooms

13) Adjoining rooms

14) Adjacent rooms

15) Cabana

16) Duplex/bi-level suite

17) Efficiency room

18) Hospitality suite

19) Lanai

20) Parlour/saloon

21) Sample room

22) Family room

23) Penthouse

24) Executive room

Layouts

Of

The

Rooms

Single room : A room assigned to one person, having

one bed.

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Twin room : A room with two twin beds meant for one

person each

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Hollywood twin room : A room with two twin beds but a

common headboard, meant for two people. If so desired,

the beds can be bridged together to make it appear a

single bed.

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Double room : A room with a double bed for two

persons.

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Triple room : A room assigned to three people,

which may have two or more beds.

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Quad room : A room assigned to four people, which

may have two or mere beds.

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Queen room : A room with a queen-size bed.

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King room : A room with a king-size bed.

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Double double room/twin double family room :

A room with two double beds, meant for four people.

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Mini Suite/junior suite : A single large room with

a bed and a sitting area.

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Suite room : A combination of one or more

bedrooms and a parlour. It may also contain a bar, a

small kitchenette, and other facilities.

Interconnecting rooms : Rooms with individual

entrance doors from the outside and a connecting

door between, so that guests can move between

rooms without going through the hallway.

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Adjoining rooms : Room with a common wall but on

connecting door.

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Adjacent rooms : Rooms close to each other, but not

necessarily adjoining – perhaps across the hall or

corridor from each other.

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Cabana : A room adjacent to the pool area, with

or without sleeping facilities, but with provision for

relaxing in a sofa. These are mainly used for

changing.

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Duplex/bi-level suite : A two-storey suite, with parlour

and bedrooms connected by a stairway.

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Efficiency room : A room containing kitchen facilities.

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Hospitality suite : A parlour with a connecting

bedroom, to be used by guests to entertain his own

guests or for companies offering cocktails during

conventions, entertaining, and trade shows. A

hospitality room usually contains a bar and

occasional tables as will. This type of room is let out

and charged on an hourly basis.

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Lanai : A room overlooking a landscaped area, a

scenic view, a waterbody, or a garden. It may have a

balcony, a pation, or both. This type of room is

commonly found in resorts.

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Parlour/saloon : A living or sitting room ; a room

not used as a bedroom.

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Penthouse suite: A room that opens onto the roof

and may be accompanied by a swimming pool, patio, a

tennis court, and other facilities and amenities.

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Executive room : A room that has a large bedroom

with a sitting area, provided with chairs and usually a

sofa and coffee table. This type of room typically has

a workstation/lounge near the window. This is really a

combination bedroom-cum-sitting room

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