Tips for Hotel Lighting Part 2

Don’t let poor lighting cast a shadow over your ratings! Research conducted by Osram in 2014 found that guests regularly criticized hotel lighting quality when giving hotel feedback. Hotels in London for example were subjected to nearly 10,000 reviews specifically on hotel light, with many travelers complaining about dim, bad and sparse lighting in their rooms.

To help you get shining reviews, hotel lighting expert Heinrich Böhm, Senior Designer and Associate at JOI-Design, shares some tips!

6. Don’t make it complicated

Ever spent ages trying to find the bathroom light switch in a hotel room? Annoying, isn’t it? Lighting systems that are not intuitive for guests to use should be avoided. If using IT-based systems, Böhm recommends installing touch panels with international symbols and icons. Avoid text. When it comes to rooms, systems that use tablets and phones are being introduced to help guests manage everything from room service to hotel lighting. Guests often don’t even need to download an app: they can simply scan a QR code and access all lighting controls from their devices. Again, usability is key.

7. Invest in quality

Quantity needs quality. Think how many guests pass through a hotel every day, every week, every year. The result is an extensive use of hotel light fittings, particularly when it comes to hotel rooms where guests control the lighting themselves. As Böhm points out, “this can lead to quicker deterioration of lamps and luminaires, so be sure to use robust and durable materials designed specifically for hotels.”

8. Provide lighting for diverse events

Hotels can provide the setting for diverse events, from business meetings to weddings. As people are unlikely to want to celebrate the best day of their life in a venue that reminds them of work, the best thing to do is to provide options. From a wide choice of colors to adjustable dimmers – guests need to be able to hotel light the room to fit their needs. If holding a room viewing, ensure the right hotel lighting for the event being considered is in place. Pre-defined settings for different functions can save time, enabling a quick switch from “evening reception” to “conference” for example.

9. Bring back natural light

Gone are the days of hotel conferences with no daylight to be seen. In the past, rooms without windows (and therefore without natural light) were often regarded as highly useful for work events – reducing potential glare from the sun and maximizing wall space for projections for example. Nowadays however, no daylight equals no booking, meaning where possible, natural light should always be incorporated into plans.

10. Think efficiency, think LEDs

No discussion: when it comes to lamps, LED is now the number one choice for hotels. They are “state of the art” when it comes to design, says Böhm. The energy benefits are clear, so as prices drop, more and more hotels are replacing existing lamps with LED lamp.

We hope this article can help you choose the hotel lights better, you can also refer to the first part of the article on tips for hotel lighting[1] .

Want to learn more about hospitality lighting? Find our bar and restaurant lighting guide here.

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