2.3 The Definition of Hotel

The need for services in directly related with the spatial configuration of a hosting settlement and the organization of the interior design by enabling the easy circulation and reach of the facilities.

Spatial Orientation is considered a must in the accommodation complex where the ability to be transported easily without losing time is a criterion for the tourists. Interior design of the buildings is another estimable criterion, in comparison of external design which doesn’t seem to have much impact the tourist stay in a facility, The interior side of the design, gives the possibility to create a warm ambience, and the proper required facilities, unless it is related with a certain natural or heritage site, where the exterior takes a greater attention.

Whilst the Model of Management and the Afiliation with other sites, city center or other areas of interest are supportive components in the succesful integration of an accommodation settlement in the touristic market.

Session B: The Hotel Discourse

2.3 The Definition of Hotel

According to the Oxford English Dictionary hotel is “An establishment providing accommodation, meals, and other services for travelers and tourists” While in Principles of Hotel Design (Architects' Journal, 1970), a hotel is defined as “a public establishment offering travelers, against payment, two basic services: accommodation and catering”

But what is a hotel today. In architectural terms, their forms and design can manifestation

✓ A creation of a landmark ✓ Molding the urban structure of a city or the landscape ✓ Creating endless opportunities for exclusive design

The Hotel design today is considered one of the most deliberate and creative types of projects that an architect or a designer could work on, due to its nature and function, searching for stunning peculiarity.

The hotel today, is considered one of the most competitive part of tourism, being an essential component of the tourism product and having a direct impact in the enhancement of tourism

The Hotel as an added value and experience:

✓ Impact the tourism market ✓ Provides the sense of “Life of Fantasy” or Experience ✓ Indicator of a certain “Lifestyle” ✓ Refines to a certain extent also the local identity with attempts to follow contemporary or modern features during the design phase ✓ Experience