Refurbishment

Taking a Strategic Approach

ANG39-3-Refurb-FFE-1Competition is tough, budgets are lean and customer expectations unrelenting.

Hygiene Demands Push Hands Free Taps Into Guest Rooms

ANG39-3-refurb-faucetsTouch free faucets go by a number of different names - hands free, electronic, touchless, sensor - but they are all geared toward improving hygiene, simplifying cleaning and maintenance, and conserving water and energy.

Keeping the Heritage Alive at Five Star Quality

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Sofitel Sydney Wentworth presents a contemporary face on an iconic hotel, accentuating heritage features while bringing a fresh and modern perspective to hotel styling.

Baths – They’re Making a Sexy Comeback

AN36-3-Refurb-Baths1 copyRefurbishing a bathroom in recent times generally meant ripping out the unloved, rarely used bath to make available the space for something far more useful – like a larger shower.

Low Odour or no Odour

AN36-3-refurb-Greenpainter1Often people don't think about the effects that paint has on their health or their revenue.

Top Refurbishment Articles

Future Rooms: Novotel Launches Next Guest Room

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Accor’s Novotel brand has unveiled an innovative guestroom concept with the opening of…

Quest on William

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Looking better than ever, proving invested commitment to their property and unsettling…

Case Study: Sea World Nara Resort

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A few years back Warner Village Theme Parks’ hotel, Sea World Resort underwent a…

Mercure Melbourne Treasury Gardens

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Mercure Melbourne Treasury Gardens' recent $4 million refurbishment of 164 rooms over 11…

Lobby Design Case Study: Hyde Park Inn

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Recently, the Hyde Park Inn – in inner city Sydney – completed refurbishments of its…

Bedding: Pillow Talk

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Arguably the crux of the accommodation industry, pillows can make or break the quality of…

Case Study: St Kilda Road Parkview Hotel

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Rather than make key decisions from behind a desk on what "management" thought were the…

Case Study: Rydges Plaza Cairns

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The recently completed refurbishment at Rydges Plaza Cairns has produced a fun, fresh and…

Case Study: Sofitel Sydney Wentworth

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Australia’s largest hotel and the biggest single brick structure in the Southern…

Four Points by Sheraton

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Repainting the 15-storey Four Points by Sheraton hotel without disrupting its occupancy…

Slap on a Coat of Paint

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The façade, the principal face, of any building is what is presented to the world for all…

Case Study: Best Western The Tudor Box Hill

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Faced with extreme competition from other serviced apartment operators, the management of…

Case Study: Gemini Court

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Gemini Court Holiday Apartments in Burleigh Heads on the Gold Coast recently completed a…

Guest Safety Sets the Standards

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As buildings age the need to replace balcony balustrade/handrails is becoming more and…

Case Study: Coolum Seaside

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When Coolum Seaside completed extensive refurbishments, the aim was to ensure the complex…

Case study: Wyndham Vacation Resorts Asia Pacific Sydney

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The Wyndham Vacation Resorts Asia Pacific Sydney is part of an innovative holiday…

Case Study: Royal On The Park

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In 1969, the then lord mayor of Brisbane, Clem Jones, opened the Park Royal Motor Inn in…

Treat it as it Should be Treated and it Will last the Distance

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The fabric industry is more price driven than it used to be, yet price should not…

Salamanca Inn

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Tasmania recently underwent a $2.1 million dollar refurbishment in the form of 4½-star…

Case Study: Country Capital Motel

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Wade and Mandy Berryman embarked on a major refurbishment of the Country Capital Motel in…

Other Top Recent Articles

Breakfasts From the Mini Bar

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Author and analyst of social trends in Australia, Hugh Mackay, observed how Australians…

Tips on Outdoor Entertaining Areas

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Outdoor areas are nowadays shaded with sails, gazebos, pergolas, umbrellas and deck…

More Problems for TripAdvisor

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Travel giant TripAdvisor is facing a second and potentially more serious complaint to the…

One Million Reasons to Join Online Reservations

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Australians are fast joining the online restaurants reservations race.

Housekeeping Profile: Libby Sharp

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Caring for others and being a perfectionist about hygiene and cleanliness has always been…

PEHN forum speakers impress

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The Professional Executive Housekeeper's Network hosted its inaugural Housekeeper's Forum…

Hayman Island Resort

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Carl Giblin is the chief engineer of the Whitsunday’s most luxurious island complex, the…

Outrigger Acquires Management Rights for Surfers Paradise Hotel

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Outrigger Hotels & Resorts has announced it had purchased the management rights and…

Housekeeping Profile: Lalini De Silva

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“I really love my job,” smiled Lalini De Silva, executive housekeeper of Star City Hotel…

Hyatt Regency Sanctuary Cove

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Late last year, Hyatt Regency Sanctuary Cove installed 325 new door locks throughout the…