Are Pre-Fab Hotels The Future Of Hospitality?
This innovative construction technique enables developers to pre-fab a hotel in several months instead of several years and will continue to gain popularity in the coming years.
With the cost and improved quality of construction, combined with the sprint to open doors sooner, many hoteliers are now leveraging an emerging trend in pre-fab construction. That is according to panelists at the Stack and Stay panel at CREW Network Convention and Marketplace.
SAN DIEGO — With the cost and improved quality of construction, combined with the sprint to open doors sooner, many hoteliers are now leveraging an emerging trend in pre-fab construction. That is according to panelists at the Stack and Stay panel at CREW Network Convention and Marketplace.
Moderator Christine Chipurnoi, a SVP at USI Insurance Services, says that modular helps build "a really good product in a controlled environment. It makes it a much more reliable project."
This innovative construction technique enables developers to pre-fab a hotel in several months instead of several years, panelists said. Rooms with pre-selected interiors—where everything is included down to the lamp on the nightstand along with bed linens—are shipped pre-built and ready to slide into place, hook up power and water, and welcome guests.
The dramatic shift, Chipurnoi said, impacts everything from contractors to design and may soon lend itself to other asset classes.