Renovate Your Hotel Properties Successfully

Renovating hotel properties can be a herculean task and need careful planning and implementation to make it successful. The challenges are many- conducting work in an operating hotel, working with tight schedules and budget, also the task of blending the old building with contemporary standards and many more!

The key to success in hotel construction and renovation are:

• A well-defined blueprint of the renovation to be undertaken
• Set out detailed schedule for time, quality and project cost.
• Define the scope of work and align it with the blueprint and performance standards you want to achieve

A well charted out plan that integrates all the functions and operations will then ensure that the renovation process remains a seamless one. For this, you’ll need to trust hotel Construction Company with relevant experience to tackle the demands of this industry as well as any unforeseen challenges.

Money Matters...

Whether it’s a small painting job or a big overhaul, any renovation would involve spending money. Therefore to ensure timely completion of the project within the budget, you’ll need to arrange a team of professionals experienced in hotel renovation to oversee the project.

The Building Status Report

A building status report prepared by engineers will give you an idea on the exact nature and scope of the renovation and the exact of repairs, civil work needed at the time of construction.

Designing Blueprint

While the designing will be undertaken by your contractor, your project team must take active interest in the designing process. Vital inputs from your team will ensure that the end result is as per your expectations.

Renovation

Once the design is finalized, now come to the stage where the actual renovation takes place. This can be divided into 3 parts- Bidding, Scheduling and the renovation job itself.

Bidding

Seek tenders from various bidders and do not just finalize a bidding company based on the lowest bid. You need experienced hands that know their job and moreover can handle unforeseen work seamlessly.

Scheduling

The most crucial part of the renovating an operating hotel is that of scheduling. You need to plan out renovation in a way that does not impact the operations and the guests as far as possible. So, you’ll need to schedule the work in great detail and with lots of planning. It is best to take up one room at a time, instead of opening up all the rooms at one go.

Also, this will give you an idea about contractor’s ability, quality of work, final finishing and get up of the room etc.

Timing

Time is a crucial element and if you don’t keep a strict tab on the schedule and time of the project completion, you may have to face cost overrun. So, your project team must keep a regular update on the progress of the project.

Unplanned Work

When renovating, in 90% of the cases, you’ll see unplanned work pop up. It could be an unplanned painting work, a broken ceiling, or some last moment civil work. This will increase your budget. So, make sure the project team communicates with the contractor on regular basis and take a call.

Delays

Avoid delays at all costs. It would not just increase your cost, but also cause inconvenience to your guests. Strict adherence to time schedule is vital in hotel construction.

Keep the above points in mind when renovating your hotel properties.

Vijay lal is the author of this article on hotel construction here.