What belongs inside a complete hotel FF&E package

The gap between an FF&E budget and an FF&E outcome is usually made up of items that were never on the schedule.

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The obvious contents

  • Guest room casegoods, beds, headboards and seating
  • Public area and outdoor furniture
  • Decorative lighting
  • Rugs, carpets and window treatments
  • Artwork, mirrors and accessories

The items owners forget

  • Prototypes and control samples
  • Export packing and marking
  • Freight, insurance, duty and customs clearance
  • Site storage and floor distribution
  • Installation labour and tooling
  • Attic stock and replacement allowance
  • Snagging, touch-up and final clean

Why the split matters

When these items sit outside the package, they arrive as variations at the worst point in the programme. Pricing them at the start is cheaper than discovering them at handover.

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Hotel FF&E

Hotel FF&E from approved specification to installed room: budget comparison, value engineering, prototypes, factory production, inspection, consolidation, logistics and installation.

Worked example

A project this applies to.

Suite living area at The Ritz-Carlton, Atlanta with sofa seating, dining table and fitted media joinery

The Ritz-Carlton

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

FF&E supply, supply only (no installation)

Manufacture & supply

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