NA0002

HOTEL EQUIPMENT
DEFINITION & SPLIT

International Edition 1.3

Dec. 2009

Updates :
- Edition 1.2 April 2008 : New edition
- Edition 1.3 Dec 2009 :
o Modifications regarding fixed decorative furniture and heated towel rails: (page 2 FF&E definition ;
articles 3.1.1 & 3.12 ; 3.4.1 & 3.4.2; 3.4.6)
o Note at bottom of page 2

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 HOTEL EQUIPMENT DEFINITION

INTRODUCTION
This document aims at defining the limits to the extent of works and Hotel Equipment and to clarify the
classification between the various types of Hotel Equipment.

The Hotel Equipment (referred to as “Part 3” in Accor numbering system) includes the 3 following sections:

3.1 Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment F,F& E

3.2 Operating Supplies & Equipment O,S&E
3.3 Specialist Equipment EQS

Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment (F, F &E): All decorative fixtures, furniture, furnishings and
equipment used in, or held in storage for use in or, if the context so dictates, required in connection
with, the operation of the Hotel, including, without limitation: Mobile or removable furniture to public
areas and to bedrooms, curtains and tracks, blinds, internal signage, mobile decorative fixtures and
artwork, towel rails, coat hooks, toilet paper holders, mobile lighting fittings, heated towel rails.

Operating and Small Equipment (O,S & E): All professional fixtures, furniture, furnishings and
equipment used in, or held in storage for use in or, if the context so dictates, required in connection
with, the operation of the Hotel, including, without limitation: safes, in-room safes, mini-bars or in-room
fridges, ironing boards or trouser press, tea-coffee making facilities, beds, bedding, duplicating
and office equipment, linen, loose furniture to back of house areas including staff areas and
administration offices, small operating equipment for kitchens, bars, restaurants, cleaning equipment,
maintenance equipment, crockery, glassware and uniforms.

Specialist Equipment (EQS): All specialist equipment such as external brand signage, kitchen
equipment, fridges, freezers and cold stores, laundry equipment, IT systems including front office and
points of sales equipment as well as back office computers, telephone systems (PBX, call loggers &
associated equipment), telephone sets, mobile telephone systems, public address systems, audio
systems, video systems, TV systems and TV sets, Pay-TV systems, car park access systems.

Note: Building (or Technical) Equipment referred to as “EQT”, such as sanitary ware, hand showers, WC
seats, fixed lighting fittings, prefabricated bathroom pods, doors, windows, locks, ironmongery, automatic
doors or gates, wall or floor coverings including carpets, are NOT part of the Hotel Equipment (Who ever
supplies them) but form part of the works carried out by building contractors. This is important to ensure fixed
perimeter for budget identification purposes.

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3.1 The following shall form part of FURNITURE, FIXTURES & EQUIPMENT (FF&E):

3.1.1 ALL PUBLIC AREAS, GUEST CORRIDORS

a - Curtain tracks, curtains & net curtains (excluding curtain pelmets or
curtain boxes)
b - Loose or removable/demountable furniture or decorative features & fittings
c - Loose lighting fittings, standard lights
d - Hotel guest signage

3.1.2 BEDROOMS
a - Curtains (excluding curtain pelmets or curtain boxes)
b - Door numbers
c - Case-goods including desks, tables & units housing minibars (loose or
removable/demountable)
d - Wardrobes, luggage rack
e - Loose lighting fittings
f - Bed head panel and bedside tables (loose or removable/demountable)
g - Chairs, armchairs, sofas
h - Wall pictures, artworks, decorative cushions
i - Mirrors
j - Display units for amenities
k - Soft decorative furnishings

3.1.3 BATHROOMS, WCs, PUBLIC TOILETS

a - Curtains (excluding curtain pelmets or curtain boxes)
b - Loose seats
c - Wardrobes, shelves (loose or removable/demountable)
d - Loose lighting fittings
e - Wall pictures, artworks
f - Accessories: Towel rails (non heated), coat hooks, paper
dispensers/holders
g - Magnifying mirrors, fixed hairdryers, fixed hand-dryers
h -Display units for amenities

3.1.4 PUBLIC AREAS

a - Loose furniture including tables, sofas, armchairs, welcome desks
b - Movable plant tubs
c - Plants for tubs (artificial or natural)
d - Prints, wall pictures, artworks
e - Furniture & display units for shops (when shop operated by hotel)
f - Accessories: Towel rails, coat hooks, paper dispensers/holders
g - Clock on back wall of reception
h - Advertising poster boxes (internally illuminated or not)
i - Business corner furniture

3.1.5 GYMNASIUM, SPA, FITNESS CENTER

a - Decorative loose furniture, wall pictures, artworks
b - Accessories: Towel rails, coat hooks, paper dispensers/holders
c - Swimming pool loose furniture: deck chairs, tables,
d - Guest signage
a - Curtain tracks, curtains & net curtains (excluding curtain pelmets or
curtain boxes)

3.1.6 EXTERNAL AREAS

a - Furniture: chairs, armchairs, tables

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3.2 The following shall form part of OPERATING SUPPLIES & EQUIPMT (OS&E):

3.2.1 ALL AREAS, CORRIDORS

a - Shoe shining machines
b - Ice machines
c - Loose fire extinguishers and evacuation plans
d - Water fountains
e - Disclaimer notices

3.2.2 BEDROOMS
a - Room rate notices and fire instructions
b - Beds, mattresses, quilts, bed spreads, pillows, bedding accessories
c - Linen, prints, coat hangers
d - Loose hairdryers
e - Waste Bins
f - Mini-bars, fridges, in-room safes
g - Ironing boards & irons; trouser press
h - Amenities

3.2.3 BATHROOMS, WCs, PUBLIC TOILETS, STAFF TOILETS

a - Waste Bins, baskets
b - Amenities

3.2.4 PUBLIC AREAS

a - Operating equipment in reception desk and back reception office
b - Prints
c - Specific equipment for meetings
d - Movable podiums and dance floors in function rooms
e - Electrically operated projection screens and mobile screens

3.2.5 KITCHENS, BAR, PANTRIES, STAFF CANTEEN, FOOD STORES

a - Cooking and food preparation loose equipment
b - Loose specialist & catering equipment for bars and buffets
c - Crockery and cutlery
d - Glassware
e - Loose shelving
f - Tables, chairs and sundry furniture
g - Linen, Prints
h - Bins to kitchen areas and to refuse room
i - Mobile food serving equipment

3.2.6 CENTRAL LINEN ROOM

a - Washing machines, dryers, irons, ironing boards
b - Loose shelving
c – Trolleys and other accessories

3.2.7 OFFICES
a - Office equipment, loose furniture
b - Cupboards and lockers, shelving
c - Photocopy machines, mail stamping machines
d - Safes

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 3.2.8 STAFF AREAS, STORES, LINEN ROOMS, ARCHIVE, MAINTENANCE ROOMS
a - Shelving
b - Loose furniture, wall pictures, wall boards
c - Staff clothing lockers
d - Sanitary accessories incl paper holders, coat hooks, towel rails
e - Tissue & paper dispensers
f - Furniture and tools for the maintenance workshop
g - Equipment for uniform storage
h - Maintenance tools and equipment
i - Hairdryers, handryers
k - Equipment for central linen room such as ironing boards, irons,
trolleys, small washing machines and dryers

3.2.9 GYMNASIUM, SPA, FITNESS CENTER , SWIMMING POOL

a - Hairdryers, handryers
b - Linen
c - Lockers & coat hangers

3.2.10 EXTERNAL AREAS

a - Machines, equipment and tools for maintaining soft landscaping
b - Flag poles & flags (supply only)
c - Loose sport or play equipment
d - Bins

3.3 The following shall form part of the SPECIALIST EQUIPMENT (EQS):

3.3.1 BEDROOMS
a - Television sets and swivel or fixing brackets
b - Telephone sets

3.3.2 TELEPHONE
a - Telephone switchgear (PBX) and interfaces
b - Call logging equipment, wake-up system
c - Reception/switchboard consoles, Telephone sets
d - Internal cordless telephones (DECT) for staff
e - Fax machines

3.3.3 TELEVISION - RADIO

a - Receiving antennas & demodulating systems, head-end station
b - Pay TV systems,
c - Television sets with fixing brackets or swivel
d - Equipment racks for TV, video or music systems

3.3.4 SOUND/MUSIC SYSTEMS

a - Public area sound system central equipment

3.3.5 MEETING ROOM AUDIO-VISUAL

a - Video equipment for meeting rooms (projectors, amplifiers, switch units)
b - Sound/music (central rack) equipment for the function rooms
c - Mobile equipment for function rooms/meeting rooms

Note: Equipment for central A/V room form part of building works

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 3.3.6 KITCHENS, BAR, PANTRIES, ROOM-SERVICE, STAFF KITCHEN/CANTEEN,
a - Prefabricated cold rooms, walk-in fridges (complete), fridges
b - Catering equipment for kitchens, pantries, wash-up, associated areas
c - Wash-hand basins for food preparation areas (supply only)
d - Bar specialist & catering equipment such as: fridges, bottle coolers, beer
taps, glass washer, ice maker, soft drinks dispenser, sinks, wash
hand basins, working tops, lockable & ventilated storage cupboards
e - Fixed or loose Shelving
f - Beer pumping equipment and coolers

3.3.7 LAUNDRY (Full laundry)

a - Main equipment (Washing machines, tumble dryers, dry cleaning
machines, ironing tables and irons

3.3.8 HOTEL COMPUTER SYSTEMS

a - CPUs and servers, front office and back office computers & work stations
(including units in kitchen and all back of house areas)
b - POS terminals, credit card readers
c - Computer cabling between all equipment and POS
d - UPS
e - Software, installation, staff training
f - Automatic check-in / check-out machines

3.3.9 GYMNASIUM, SPA, FITNESS CENTER, SWIMMING POOL

a - Gym/fitness professional equipment
b - TV sets, Music systems

3.3.10 CAR PARKS

a - Automatic barriers/booms & ticket/card readers
b - CCTV cameras
c - Pay machines
d - Video intercoms
e - Guest signage

3.3.11 INTERNAL DYNAMIC SIGNAGE

a - Dynamic signage to meeting rooms

3.3.12 EXTERNAL SIGNS (Illuminated)

a - Roof or external wall signs
b - Hotel entrance and canopy signs
c - External entrance free standing signs
d - Restaurant, bar signs
e - Car park signs
f - Illuminated menu holder and logo holder
g - Banners

3.3.13 SECURITY
a - Staff pager system
b - CCTV systems
c - Video intercoms from entrances to reception.
d - Intruder alarm panel

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3.4 The following shall form part of the BUILDING/TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT (EQT):
(Not part of Hotel Equipment)

Please note this list is indicative only and not exhaustive

3.4.1 BEDROOMS
a – Bedroom doors & frames
b – Door furniture (including door closer, spy holes, door lock)
c – Ceiling, floor and wall finishes
d – Fixed lightings (including reading lights, picture lights…)
e – Switches and power sockets
f – Built-in non demountable furniture; wall panelling

3.4.2 BATHROOMS or TOILETS (ALL AREAS)

a – Bathroom door
b – Finishes to floors, walls, ceilings
c – Switches and power sockets
d – Sanitary accessories such as bath/shower/basin mixer taps
e – Sanitary fittings such as vanity unit, bathtub, shower tray, waste plugs
& traps, shower screen on top of the bath / shower enclosures & doors
(glazed or not); Heated towel rails
f – Prefabricated bathroom pods (including fixed accessories)
g – Built in mirrors (including accessories & possible electric anti-mist film )
h – Toilets pans, seat, seat cover, cisterns/flushing system

3.4.3 ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT

a – Fixed lighting fittings (incl. decorative lightings)
b – Switches and power sockets

3.4.4 EXTERNAL SIGNAGE AND LIGHTING TO BUILDING FACADES

a – Support structure for signs on roof / façade walls / canopy / flag poles
b – Electrical cabling for all signs (excluding HT transformers)
c – Façade lights and entrance lighting
d – Fireman switch and all controls

3.4.5 INTERNAL SIGNAGE

a – Safety / emergency signage and lighting
b – Power supply for illuminated signage

3.4.6 OTHERS
a – Built-in furniture such as counters, non demountable wardrobes/cabinets,
wall panelling (all areas)
b – Ceiling, floor and wall finishes to all areas
c – Electric / water / gas supplies & drain connections (all areas)
d – Fixed lighting fittings to all areas
e – Movable partitions separating several rooms
f – Curtain pelmets and boxes to all areas
g – Heating, air conditioning equipment to all areas
h – Doors & associated ironmongery including locks (all areas)
i – Cabling for installations (loud speakers, telephone, TV…)
j – Sauna, steam cubicles or Jacuzzi
k – Pool/Jacuzzi water filtration / treatment systems
l – Equipment for possible central A/Vroom

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