| A bedroom is a place where we relax. Depending | | | | The only difference is, we "pay" to stay there, which is |
| upon the age group normally bedrooms are | | | | not thecase with a bedroom in our home. The |
| categorized as master bedroom, teen bedroom, child | | | | architect of the hoteltakes good care of providing |
| kid bedroom. | | | | natural sunlight and ventilation anda good view of the |
| But a home building may also have a provision for a | | | | surroundings. Thought now a days most hotelrooms |
| guest bedroomin it. If the architect of the building has | | | | have air conditioners to artificially control the |
| taken enough carewhile designing the building, a guest | | | | internalenvironment, a provision for natural control is a |
| bedroom is located on theground floor. | | | | must. |
| I have seen home designs where a guest bedroom is | | | | Use of dark colors can be avoided. You can always |
| deliberatelylocated on ground floor and used as a | | | | try to be a littlecreative while designing the guest |
| income source bygiving the room o rent. This is | | | | bedroom. The reason here is, theguest is there at your |
| common practice in crowded cities. | | | | place probably to have a change in his dailyroutine life |
| Because of its location on ground floor it is easy togive | | | | and if a room in YOUR home gives him such a |
| a separate access to the space without disturbing the | | | | nicefeeling of "change" then he might visit again the |
| privacyof the entire house. | | | | next month. |
| Ideally a guest bedroom should have a good natural | | | | As mentioned before in most cases the guest |
| lighting andventilation. A good view of the surroundings | | | | bedroom is locatedon the ground floor. This can be |
| from the window isalso appreciated. It is like treating | | | | used creatively to provide anaccess to the |
| the guest bedroom justlike the master one. | | | | landscaped backyard or an open patio with |
| Good quality furniture with easy access to attached | | | | informalseating. The space must have a provision for |
| toilet blockis also strongly recommended. The most | | | | sliding orfolding door shutters so that can be easily |
| important aspect accordingto me is cleanliness. Since a | | | | closed if required. |
| guest has a very limited time spanto spend in his | | | | So the entire success of the guest bedroom design |
| bedroom, it is extremely important to take care | | | | project liesin finding out how the guest feels when he |
| ofhygiene. A room which is easy to clean and maintain | | | | she lives there. Was shecomfortable there. Did she |
| is preferred. | | | | find things easily. Even small things likelight and fan |
| A bedroom, which is too small in area, will have | | | | switches, water taps in bathrooms, wardrobe |
| restrictions as faras experimentations in design are | | | | shutters,door and window hinges etc.. must be kept in |
| considered. By experimentation | | | | well maintained andproper working condition for the |
| I mean trying different furniture layouts or decorating | | | | guest. Small thing add up and can become a reason |
| ideas willbe somewhat restricted. | | | | for uncomfortable environment for the guest. That'sthe |
| A good example to study, is to start with bedrooms in | | | | meaning of the statement "easy to maintain" which I |
| large hotel. | | | | mentionedabove in this article. |
| All rooms in a hotel come under the category of | | | | I hope this article was informative to everyone. |
| "guest bedrooms" | | | | |