Hotel Furniture Blog - Artone, LLC

How ‘Mindfulness’ is Driving Hotel Interior Design

One of the biggest misconceptions about creative people is that they always wake up feeling compelled to create. The truth is that this skillset is often blocked by external pressures and an inability to concentrate due to their surroundings.

3 Environmental Factors to Consider Before Buying Hotel Guest Room Furniture

Your hotel casegoods are arguably one of the most, if not the most, important purchase decision you will need to make, not only from a cost perspective, but from your hotels aesthetic.

What Percentage of Hotel Construction Costs Should Go to Furniture?

All hotel projects have a budget. From construction to final installation and inspection every dollar is to be accounted for. When calculating your hotel costs these variables will play a major role:

• Size/scope
• Where it sits on the sliding luxury scale
• Location, location, location
• Innovation and sustainability

Where Will Trends In The Boutique Hotel Industry Take Us?

According to Forbes: “A 2018 forecast performance by CBRE projects that Boutique-Lifestyle properties are set to enjoy the greatest gains in RevPAR (revenue per available room) as well as the highest ADR (average daily rate) during the year. That's great news for owners, investors and developers.”

When It's Time to Start Budgeting For Your Hotel Renovation

It’s easy to let an upcoming hotel renovation overwhelm you, especially when you’re thinking about the pending costs. Common sense would tell you that your busiest time (or peak season) is really not when you should start ripping down walls.

What is a Boutique Hotel?

In recent years it seems like everyone is jumping on the boutique hotel bandwagon. From private hoteliers to major franchises, everyone wants a stake in the game. This new trend in hospitality leaves the majority of us wondering what the term “boutique hotel” actually means.

Why Choose A Hospitality Furniture Collection For Your Next Hotel Renovation

When it is time to order (or reorder) your hotel guestroom casegoods the decision will ultimately arise as to whether you will purchase your casegoods from a standard collection (“buying from a book”) or coming up with your own, unique design.

Lower Hotel Utility Costs With Modern Technology

You may have the most sought after hotel, in the most desirable neighborhood, selling out rooms night-after-night. And while your profits are fruitful you may want to spend the time to review your current utility costs and potential cost-saving options.

3 Unplanned Costs of Building a Boutique Hotel

What does it take to build a boutique hotel? Money, tenacity, and well, more money. Regardless of whether you’re opening a boutique hotel with ten rooms or a hotel with hundreds of rooms, the costs to get started can be substantial.

Hospitality Cabinets: Materials that Will Last

Veneer, laminate, textured laminate, solid wood, lions, tigers, and bears, oh my! The material options for hospitality cabinets may seem endless.

Choosing a material that looks good is only half of the battle when it comes to the of design hospitality cabinets and furniture. The appearance of these pieces is as important as its structural strength.

In the case of hotel cabinets, materials need to be able to withstand abuse from guests and staff and still look appealing -- over the course of many years! And these factors depend greatly on the materials used.