Refurbishing a hotel while it remains operational

A live refurbishment is a commercial exercise before it is a construction one. The plan starts with how many keys the hotel can afford to lose.

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Start with the revenue plan

Decide with the operator how many keys can be out of service at a time and in which seasons. Everything else, including the manufacturing schedule, follows from that number.

Separate the works from the guest

Protected routes, dedicated lifts, hoarding, agreed working hours and controlled deliveries are not overheads. They are the reason the hotel can keep selling rooms next to a construction site.

Survey before you commit

Existing risers, services and structure decide what is possible. Surveys before scope freeze convert unknown risk into a priced allowance.

Manufacture before you close the floor

A closed floor should be an installation period only. Joinery, casegoods and stone should be made, inspected and staged before the keys come out of service.

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Hotel refurbishment

Phased hotel refurbishment in live properties: room by room programmes, public area closures, brand standard compliance, procurement around shutdown dates and reopening.

Discuss a hotel project

Talk it through against your property.

Tell us where the project is and which parts of the interior scope require support. We will review the information and recommend the most appropriate delivery structure.