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The importance of lighting in your hotel
If you are renovating your hotel, redesigning its decoration, or creating a hotel, it is important not to neglect the lighting position: It is largely through the quality of the light that you will succeed in creating a pleasant atmosphere, conducive to the well-being of your customers.
A hotel is a somewhat special ERP (establishment open to the public) : customers who come there spend a little more time there than in a store for example, and therefore seek comfort there to work, meet business relations or friends, or even relax. The location, intensity and quality of light will have a decisive impact on your client's comfort. , which should feel as good as at home. You must therefore pay attention to the lighting that you put in place in the relaxation, work or leisure areas, to make them restful places or places conducive to work, but in any case comfortable.
THE hanging light is a must for the lighting your hotel and the French brand Hoopzï, a lighting supplier for professionals s , hotels and restaurants , gives you in this article advice for successful interior lighting in your hotel.
How to organize the lighting in your hotel?
To answer this question, three elements must be taken into consideration. You will indeed have to :
- Comply with mandatory workplace standards,
- Comply with ERP standards,
- Provide pleasant lighting for relaxation, work and dining areas.
Meet electrical standards for hotels, workplaces
Your hotel welcomes the public, but it is also a workspace for teams with diverse tasks and schedules.
Interior lighting in a hotel must comply with NF EN 12464-1, a standard that governs lighting for indoor workplaces. The lighting installation must allow your staff to carry out the visual tasks inherent to their functions in satisfactory and sufficiently comfortable conditions throughout their working time. Thus, the light intensity , the glare index or even the color rendering will be taken into account to assess the performance of the installation.
In the hotel industry, the following expected light intensities can be noted: :
Main working areas of a hotel | Average illumination to be maintained (minimum value) |
- Restaurant area, dining room - Buffet area - Reception - Concierge - Box - Kitchens - Meeting rooms
- Corridor - Bathroom - Stairs - Rooms | 80 lux 300 lux 300 lux 300 lux 300 lux 500 lux 500 lux (with recommended lighting control system – dimmable e27 bulb) 100 lux (lower level accepted at night) 200 lux 150 lux 100 lux |
Lighting that meets ERP standards ( Establishment Receiving the Public).
Regarding ceiling lights, it is very important that the pendant lights you choose have a certificate of conformity EN 60598-1 And EN 60598-2 .
In particular, you will need to ensure that your lighting fixtures have been tested by an independent laboratory, which will have issued the certification. ad hoc .For example, you can find the certificate of conformity for the suspended light fixture made of woven electric wire and equipped with two bulbs marketed by the brand Hoopzï . For these models of 2 bulb suspensions , you can choose an installation in spider suspension Or offset suspension , depending on the decor and lighting you want to put in place in your hotel.
The certificate of conformity attests that the construction of the luminaire complies with technical specifications, and that the product meets a standard.
Each Hoopzï pendant lighting product has been tested by the independent TÜV laboratory. This expert thus validated the construction of each of our articles and issued us with the certificates of conformity necessary to ensure the marketing of Hoopzï products.
Attention ! The Safety and Accessibility Commission may ask you for these certificates corresponding to the suspended lighting products that you have installed in your establishment. Don't be surprised...
Zone lighting : relaxation, work and restoration
Good lighting in a hotel is one of the key points for the commercial success of the hotel.
It is important to zone each space in the hotel and adapt lighting that must correspond to the atmosphere and image you wish to give to your establishment.
You will thus create a unique space, offering design and comfort, in which your customers will like to stay, and later… come back.
Lighting your hotel lobby
The lobby is the first area of the hotel that your guest will see. It should be highlighted with enough light to help the guest find their way and complete their check-in formalities, but be careful about the power of your lighting : the light should not be disturbing, either.
Install a spider lamp 5-lamp pendant light Or 3-lamp pendant light in French linen, decorated with beautiful lampshades or decorative bulbs and you will get a composition that will nicely match the decoration of your hall.
This is how to immediately give a good image to your brand. : we often insist on the first impression, take care of it !
The reception area should have sufficient lighting to welcome your client. Many reception areas have a light point positioned above the counter, which provides sufficient light to complete the admission and departure formalities of your client.
Discover our hotel lighting and accessories
Single-wire suspensions and the Bala portable lamp whose bulbs are suspended one meter above the counter, are a good solution in the Hoopzï catalog. The choice of thread colors will also allow you to find the perfect color that will match the ambiance of your hotel.
Lighting of the restaurant and breakfast room
You have a double imperative : your guests need to see what is on their plate, but without being dazzled, and it is advisable to position a bulb above each table. Your restaurant and/or breakfast room are therefore often lit by suspended lights, which generally offer the most effective solution for your layout.
If you only have one light point for a breakfast room and five tables, you will surely love the solution of the five-wire hanging chandelier, the Hang 5 product. : this lamp will allow you to cleverly light the five tables and will provide sufficient light intensity for the entire room in your dining room.
The Hoopzï range offers you a wide choice of suspended lighting fixtures and gives you access to a variety of decorative solutions adapted to lighting your restaurant and/or your breakfast room. In black, white or pastel or bright colors, the color palette gives you the choice !
Hotel room lighting
The bedroom, finally, deserves special attention, with multiple lamps that adapt to your client's rhythm. At the same time, he should have the possibility to work, read, or immerse himself in an intimate and relaxing atmosphere, to take refuge in the calm and sleep. Offer him the luxury of absolute comfort in the rooms of your hotel.
Typically you will need to install at least three lighting fixtures :
- a suspended light fixture which will at first glance constitute the main lighting,
- a light fixture near the bed,
- a light fixture near the desk.
The Hoopzï range of suspended lighting products will allow you to decoratively match the color of the pendant light to that of the room, and create a harmony of colors. You can also install a switch with a LED dimmer " dimmable ", an easy-to-use system that allows for a variation in lighting power that matches your guest's wishes. So if your host has to work in his room, he can push the light to the maximum, and lower it to a lower intensity when he wants to return to a more relaxing atmosphere.
Hoopzï also offers a collection of decorative portable lamps 4.5 meters long, equipped with a switch, and with a wide range of colors. : with the help of accessories available on the Hoopzï online store, our Bala can be ingeniously hung near the bed, like wall lights. This model of lamps allows you to free up space on the bedside table, and leave room for your customers' e-reader or favorite books. : a clever design solution often used by decorators.
To set up a desk area in the bedroom, Hoopzï suggests using a shelf on which the Bala will be placed, combined with a cage. You will then obtain an easy-to-set-up solution that will allow this workspace to be properly lit.
Choosing a 100% Hoopzï solution for your hotel room means offering ingenious and decorative lighting by offering the same wire color on all lighting sources, with quick installation that will also give you the possibility of saving on electrical installation costs.
The Hoopzi Team
