Hotel area for family reunions and the like

Abstract

A hotel area designed for family reunions and the like includes a large common area from which each of a plurality of bedrooms is accessible. The bedrooms each include one or two beds and a bathroom. The common area is substantially larger than the bedrooms (i.e. sized to accommodate at least the number of people that can be accommodated in all the bedrooms). The common area includes a large kitchen area, suitable for preparing food for all of the people. A play area (indoor or outdoor) is accessible only via the common area and the kitchen area is preferably located between the play area and the common doorway, to prevent little children from wandering away. Thus, the common area provides a natural, casual gathering area for the guests of the bedrooms. The minimal amenities in the bedrooms encourage the guests into the common area, such as the kitchen.

Description

[0001] This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60 / 701,298, filed Jul. 21, 2005.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates generally to hotels and more particularly to a hotel area particularly well-suited to family reunions and similar events. [0003] Generally, hotels are designed around the model of individual business travelers, each staying separately and segregated as much as possible from one another. Small immediate families can stay in the same room, and larger immediate families or a few extended family members can even stay in connected rooms, but the rooms are designed and arranged with the assumption that the guests will be in the rooms almost exclusively for sleeping, but socializing somewhere else. Families (or other groups) larger than are allowed in a couple connected rooms are segregated as much as strangers. [0004] Family reunions, where numerous generations of extended family gather for food and talk, are ofte...

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Benefits of technology

[0006] A hotel area designed for family reunions and the like includes a large common area from which each of a plurality of bedrooms is accessible. The bedrooms each include one or two beds and a bathroom. The common area is substantially larger than the bedrooms (i.e. sized to accommodate at least the number of people that can be accommodated in all the bedrooms). The common area includes a large kitchen area, suitable for preparing food for all of the people. A play area (indoor or outdoor) is accessible only via the common area and the kitchen area is preferably located between the play area and the common doorway, to prevent little children from wandering away.

Problems solved by technology

This can be difficult for family members with children because the lack of barriers outdoors means that the children can roam anywhere unless closely supervised, and the large number of people gathered together in the area makes supervising the children difficult.

The supervision of the children can interfere with the ability to freely visit with everyone at the family reunion.

The opportunity for visitation and socialization the night before and the morning before the family reunion is lost because of this arrangement.

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