Hotel Furniture Blog - Artone, LLC

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.

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.

What is Hospitality Furniture?

Seems so simple. Yet answering the question, “what is hospitality furniture?” requires a great amount of detail.

What is ORI Robotic Furniture?

Is ORI Robotic Furniture The Future of Hospitality Casegoods?

3 Benefits of Exhibiting At The 2019 NEWH Product Showcase

This year we were again awarded the opportunity to exhibit at the 2019 NEWH Product Showcase. Last year we exhibited in Orlando and discussed our feedback, here. (NOTE: Exhibitors for the NEWH Regional Trade shows are selected using a lottery system.)

5 Tips for Decorating a Hotel Room in 2019

“Anytime that you can make a guest feel like a place that they are staying in is specifically tailored to them, that spells success," says Miguel Baeza, partner at hospitality design firm Hirsch Bedner Associates, in a recent article for the US News & World Report.

Hotel Furniture Procurement Guide

Your hotel is so much more than a series of rentable rooms - it's an expression of your brand, and an experience for your guests. So, what can you do to help ensure your hotel lives up to your expectations? Hire the experts.

Behind any successful hotel is a team of professionals that got it there; owners, designers, manufacturers, architects, general contractors, and procurement agencies. While each plays an important role, a procurement agency will help source experienced vendor, which guarantees  more options to find the best product and the best service at the best price.

We’ve put together four important guidelines to keep in mind as you bring your hotel's decor vision to life.

What AWI and fsc certiciations mean for your hotel furniture project

What does it mean to be certified? Sometimes, not much. “Certification” can be an empty promise of quality. On the other hand, a certification can mean the difference between a job well done, and a waste of money.

That’s how hotel furniture manufacturers who are certified by the Forestry Stewardship Council (FSC) and the Architectural Woodwork Institute (AWI) see it.

So what does such certification entail? What follows is an overview that shows how important these genuine pledges to deliver quality are to hotel furniture manufacturers and their customers.

Hotel Casegoods Manufacturing: A Look Behind the Scenes

The process of manufacturing casegoods from start to finish is like a ballet when you look behind the curtain -- carefully orchestrated with a lot of moving parts, producing a beautiful end result.

When looking at the casegood produced, it can be easy to forget all of the steps that were accomplished to get there.

We’ve detailed each step that we go through to make hotel casegoods a reality.