Hotel Industry Business Books Book Club Design Directory

Comprehensive and beautiful
Reviewer: Michael Parsons from Boston, MA
I found this in the Rizzoli bookstore and had to slit the shrinkwrap to see what the book was like. Then sat down in a soft chair to browse through it but after a half hour decided it made more sense to just buy it and read it at home. Not disappointed. The book covers everything in great detail - lots of text - with p...

This book provides a complete guide to the development of hotels and resorts. It covers all aspects of planning, including market analysis and investment appraisal, and gives details of requirements for interior design and the installation of technical services. Fred Lawson's text is concise and the information easy to access. He examines the distinctive characteristics of different hotel types...

A guide for professional designers and architects to meeting the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act in new and existing lodging and eating facilities. It describes and illustrates many examples of eliminating barriers for the site as a whole, the entrance, guest room, meeting rooms, restaurants and lounges, recreational facilities, and rest rooms; and it explains methods for co...

In step with today's casual lifestyle, relaxed, fun places to see and be seen in are visited in this timely tour of stylish and inviting cafes around the world. Seventy sites are showcased in pages that are brimming with ideas from some of the most creative minds in architectural and interior design. The projects emphasize dining as a social event, with great thought given to various design ele...

by Aurora Cuito / Cristina Montes

11 13/16 x 8 1/4 170 color and 5 black-and-white illustrations US Distribution only interior design Dictated by function and use, lighting choices vary considerably for each area in a hotel, and professional designers must carefully assess use before selecting and implementing lighting schemes. Hotels takes us into such world-renowned hotels as the Mondrian in Los Angeles, The Legian in Bali, H...

This comprehensive book has become a standard for designing and equipping a foodservice facility. Focuses on the role of the computer in foodservice planning and discusses the efficiencies technology can create. Includes one of the most comprehensive sections on equipment. Emphasizes the need for industrial engineering technologies in planning a start-up facility and successfully choosing and a...

This book is about the creation of good restaurant concepts. In particular it is about recognising the importance of the conceptual phase as the starting point of the entire restaurant development process. 'Great Restaurant Concepts does not base itself on theory or on what perhaps could be done, but on what actually has been done by some of the most highly successful restaurants in Europe. Eac...

Hip Hotels: City was the very first book to address a whole new travel phenomenon: hotels of such sheer style and individuality that they have redefined the travel experience. Through innovative architecture, outstanding design, and world-class cuisine, Hip Hotels have become destinations in their own right. But the book did not just identify a trend, it has led it. This revised edition reflect...