Deck 11: Lodging Planning and Design

Question 1

The largest back-of-the-house area in most hotels and the one requiring the most design attention is:

A)administrative office group.
B)the maintenance department.
C)the kitchen and food production area.
D)receiving and storage.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

The process for developing a new hotel typically takes approximately:

A)six to twelve months.
B)one to two years.
C)three to four years.
D)five to seven years.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The first design phase of a hotel construction project is called:

A)schematic design.
B)feasibility assessment.
C)engineering design.
D)conceptual design.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

The most prominent hotel public space is the:

A)ballroom.
B)lounge.
C)restaurant.
D)lobby.

Question 5

A hotel's front office should always be located:

A)adjacent to the front desk.
B)near the sales office.
C)on the ground floor.
D)on the penthouse floor.

Question 6

What is a porte cochère?

A)It is the technical name for a main hotel entrance that meets ADA's accessibility requirements.
B)It is the French name for the back or employee entrance to a hotel.
C)It is a hotel patio or courtyard typically constructed with paving stones.
D)It is a canopy designed to protect guests from inclement weather and provide visual emphasis to a hotel's main entrance.

Question 7

The most efficient guestroom floor configuration in terms of saleable gross floor area is:

A)tower.
B)double-loaded slab.
C)single-loaded slab.
D)atrium.

Question 8

The double-loaded slab guestroom floor configuration features:

A)rooms on both sides of a central corridor.
B)rooms grouped around a central vertical core.
C)rooms off a corridor encircling a multi-story lobby space.
D)rooms off one side of a corridor.