What is the best shading solution for hotels?
You might be wondering “what are the best blinds for hotels?” or “what are the best curtains for hotels?”, but really the question could be “what is the best shading solution for hotels?”. How do you combine aesthetics with practicality?
People tend to book hotel rooms to sleep in; because they’ve had to travel for business or because they’ve chosen to travel for pleasure. Either way, they’re away from home and need a bedroom in which they can get a good night’s sleep.
Light Control
Sunlight or artificial light pollution leaking into a bedroom can disturb many sleepers from getting the rest they need. That’s when it’s important to understand the difference between a blackout curtain and complete light exclusion.
Many materials prevent direct light ingress, but light can find its way through the smallest gap or crack to light a room enough to disturb sleep. Just because the curtain covers 99% of the window it doesn’t mean that 99% of the light will be cut out. Well fitted curtains can do an excellent job excluding light but a well-designed fully framed roller blind can do an even better job.
Click here to see our range of fully framed blackout blinds.
Aesthetics
The appearance or design of a blind or curtain can be a big deciding factor for a hotel; especially in a luxury suite where window dressing is as important as the carpet or paint colour. It’s important that the shading solution fits with the room design and doesn’t look out of place. A well-designed solution can be not only practical but pleasing to the eye.
Fabrics can be chosen from carefully crafted collections from around the world and hardware can be custom coated to match a paint scheme or window frame colour. The best results can be achieved using both a roller blind and curtains; a zipped-edge blackout blind will provide maximum light exclusion whilst a flowing voile curtain will beautifully dress the window.
Click here to see our previous projects for inspiration.
Durability
How long will blinds or curtains last in a hotel? And how often will I have to change my blinds and curtains? Everyone knows that hotel rooms take a hammering with different guests every few days. We’ve identified some common problems with blinds and at the top of this list is an issue caused by items being left on the windows sill; when the blind is closed onto the obstruction the fabric is likely to get damaged.
In one study the repetition of this happening resulted in the hotel needing to replace their blackout blinds within 12 months of them being installed.
Our solution? Obstacle detection motors.
This clever electronic motor senses an obstacle and stops instantly, then moves away from the obstruction to allow it to be removed. This helps to prevent damage to the blinds and keeps them in top condition longer.
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