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Motel
TSS DATA COLLECTION
2018-ARCH- 13
2018-ARCH- 23
Motel:
A motel can be defined as any type of sleeping accommodation designed and operated especially for the
traveler who travels by car. It may be the most primitive structure, or a virtual palace. It may be called a cabin
A court, a lodge, an inn or simply a motel.

Types of patronages

 Terminate
 Transient
Terminate patronage wants a destination while transient patronage looks for a place where he can
have easy access to the car and service.
Generally motels are for transient patronage with facility for terminate patronage as guest.

Location

Site location is of paramount importance. Geographically, it should be at the end of a day's run for the
motorist in order to attract transient business. The average mo. tourist is not interested in stopping for the
night except at the end of his day's run, so the site should be a day's run (or a multiple of this) from one or
more reservoirs of potential transient business

 If possible, the motel should be on the right-hand side of the road, especially if traffic is at all heavy,
since drivers would rather not make a left turn.
 If the highway curves, place the motel on the right of a left-hand curve, so that it will be directly in line
with the driver's vision

 If the site selected slopes upward from the highway, the hillside location of the motel will add to its
prominence.

 Highway intersections are often excellent places for motels.

 If travel is about equal in both directions, the motel should aim for those who are going rather than
those returning, because of the opportunity for repeat business.

 If a town is bypassed by the main traffic route, the motel may be placed on the right-hand side of the
rood leading to the town, but should be plainly visible from the main highway
  If two towns are not far apart on the highway, the motel should be placed to intercept the major
volume of traffic before it reaches either of them.

 Prospective guests tend to be favorably impressed by a large group of motels, which by its very
magnitude suggests abundant hospitality and a popular motel area.

 difficulty may be the heavy traffic of a large city, a winding road over a mountain, or a tedious long
stretch of road through barren country

Site planning

Factors while site planning on motorway for motel are

 the size of the buildings,

  the area for parking,
 size of the site,
 contour of the land,
 the extremely important traffic patterns for
Guests, employees, supplies, and refuse.

Requirements
Entrance drive
 turnoff from highway must be 30 to 45 degree
 driveway should be 25’ wide
 Curb radius must be latest 50 ft.
 slope can be 6% for driveway
 for ramp can be 12 to15%

Parking space
 parking lot must be even or slope 1% to edges
 it must be in ratio of 1 or 0.8 with respect to the no. of guest rooms
 1 for every 5 seats in restraint
 2 for truck or service trucks
 Parking stalls should be adequate for the largest cars commonly used; 19 ft. is the recommended
minimum length
 Parking stalls 10 ft. wide are recommended; where space is limited 9-ft stalls may be used
 Parking spaces under buildings should be 11 ft. wide and have a clear height of 7 ft.
 This overhang may be as much as 2t/ z ft. in front or 41/ 2 ft. in the rear of the car.
Front set back

 If the motel is to be located on a high-speed thoroughfare, it should have a frontage of at least 500 ft.
The motorist going 60 miles an hour will need about that distance to slow down comfortably in order
to turn off the highway.

Outdoor sign board

 Sign board must be brief neat bold and distinctive

Lobby

 The lobby including front office is usually assigned about 11 sq. ft. per guest room. Formerly, 14 sq. it
was not uncommon, but now 9 sq. it is often considered ample.

Front office
 The front office is the nerve center or control point for many of the activities of the hotel. The front
office, or front desk, has guest-contact stations for the registry, cashier, information, and mail.
 The average allotment is 1 sq. it per guest room
 A straight-line counter is generally preferred, with a length of 10 ft. for a 50-room hotel, 15 ft. for 100
rooms, 20 ft. for 200 rooms, and 26 ft. for 400 rooms.

Lounge

 The lounge is usually allotted about 6 sq. 1t per guest room.

 The combined lobby, lounge, and adjoining corridors are quite flexible in the allotment of space. The
combined areas show a close correlation with the size of the hotel, with an average allotment of about
16 sq. ft. per guest room. Some hotels, however, have reduced this nonproductive area to 12 sq. ft. per
guest room.

Public toilets
Men toilets
 Be adequate in number, but not excessive. The required space may be divided into two widely
separated rooms or simply provided in one location.
 Women toilets

 The entrance should be inconspicuous.

 The restroom is generally of about the same area as the adjoining women's toilet. The combined
allotment for the women's toilet and restroom is typically 1 sq. ft. per guest room.
Corridors

 Advisable length of a corridor first. Good practice indicates that a corridor should, if at all possible, not
be over 100 ft. in length
 Setting doors back from the corridor wall 1 ft. or even as much as 2 ft. gives an apparent width to the
corridor

Guest rooms

 Better results would be obtained by setting the guest units 25 ft. back from the parking area, and
landscaping the area between.
 6 ft. is considered an adequate width
 Consideration is the size of the beds themselves. There are single beds which are 3 ft. 6 in. wide, a full-
sized bed which is 4 ft. 6 in., a queen-sized bed which is 5 ft. wide, end a king-sized bed which is 6 ft.
wide
 A comfortable chair will require a depth of least 30 in. and another 30 in. of leg space in front of it,
which means that we need at least 5 ft. from the wall before we encounter the first piece of furniture,
which will probably be a bed.
 2 ft. for the dresser
 an optimum room dimension of 12 ft. 6 in
 Stand for luggage ,requires a minimum of 18 in. in width and most likely an optimum width of 24
inches
 introduction of two lavatories in the bathroom facilities
 The tub in a guest room is normally a 5-ft tub.
 View on one side with drive from other
 Single bed with balcony

 Exterior access

 Double bed with balcony

 Interior corridor access

 Single bed without balcony

 suites

 single bed without balcony

Kitchenettes

 Complete factory-assembled kitchenettes are available in 30 to 72-in. lengths. Features included are a
range top with 2, 3, or 4 burners (either gas or electric), with an oven underneath; a sink, with a utensil
storage cabinet underneath; and a worktable area, with a refrigerator underneath. A storage cabinet
for china and non-refrigerated foodstuffs is usually provided on the wall above the unit.

Dining and beverage area

 Private dining rooms, with an average of one room for 80 guest rooms.
 The total area of private dining rooms is typically 7 sq. ft. per guest room,
 The necessary space including the serving counter should be determined on the basis of 18 sq. ft. per
sent and the number of employees to be seated at one time in cafeteria
 The typical allotment is 1 .4 sq. it of beverage storage area per guest room

Laundry

 4 to 7 soft per guest room

Linen room

 2 to 4.5 soft

Restaurant or café

 Kitchen space Hotels in 18.0-4.0 per person for less than 200 persons
 And for service 7/4 per person
 Tables should be spaced 4 to 5 ft. apart.

 With diagonal arrangement

  Straight arrangements

GAS STATION OR PIT SHOP

 double bay station is preferred

 parking of heavy vehicle
 10 ft. entrance ramp
Play area:
 Indoor play area is preferred
 Outdoor area on rare but properly fenced.
 For 10 children at a time
 15”/15” sand area is required per child

Pool:
 Pool can be of any shame
 30/’45’ is quite advisable space as most of motorist just enjoy the scene from far
 So pool can be surrounded with terrace
Staircase
 Atleast two staircase for 40 guest room
 It will increase with increase in no. of guest rooms
 6 inches riser with thread of 5 ft is recommended
 Usually one staircase per capita of 15 to 20 people
 External but covered staircases are prefered

Elevators
 Handicape stairwell can also be incorporated
 One elevation for service is necceesity
 One elevation for less than 50 people depending upon height