Patent Description:
Hotel rooms have a variety of different configurations and a variety of different layouts of the furniture and the fixtures therein. However, many conventional hotel rooms include only a single bathroom, which reduces privacy and may increase the time it takes the occupants to get ready in the morning when two or more persons are staying in the hotel room. Additionally, many conventional hotel rooms include asymmetric layouts and/or may include any arrangement of the fixtures and/or the furniture that obstructs the guest's view out of one or more of the windows in the hotel room. Hotel rooms according to the state of the art are disclosed in https://web. org/web/<NUM>/https:// dasschaefer. at/zimmer/gipfelsuite and https://web. org/web/<NUM>/https:// www. cosmopolitanlasvegas. com/resort/rooms-suites/two-bedroom-city-suite.

The present disclosure is directed to various embodiments of a hotel room, as defined in the appended claims. According to the invention, the hotel room includes a series of exterior walls surrounding an interior space, a doorway in a front exterior wall of the series of exterior walls, a vestibule extending from the doorway into the interior space, and first and second bathrooms in the interior space on opposite sides of the vestibule. A configuration of the first bathroom is the same as a configuration of the second bathroom, and the doorway is centered along the front exterior wall.

The first bathroom may be a mirror of the second bathroom about a centerline of the vestibule.

Each of the first and second bathrooms may include a rear interior wall, an interior sidewall, a space defined between the rear interior wall, the interior sidewall, a portion of the front exterior wall, and a portion of an exterior sidewall of the plurality of exterior walls, a sink in the space and along the rear interior wall, a toilet in the space and along the front exterior wall, and a shower in the space and along the exterior sidewall.

Each of the first and second bathrooms includes an entryway in the interior sidewall that opens to the vestibule.

The hotel room also includes a common area in the interior space. The vestibule opens up into the common area.

The hotel room may also include a bed in the common area.

The bed may be laterally centered in the common area between a pair of opposing exterior sidewalls of the series of exterior walls.

The bed may include a frame and a headboard, and a back surface of the headboard faces the vestibule.

The hotel room may also include a series of windows in a rear exterior wall of the series of exterior walls, and a height of the headboard may be substantially equal to a height of a window sill of a central window of the series of windows.

Upper corners of the headboard may be rounded.

The hotel room may also include a first built-in corner banquette seat in a first corner of the common area proximate to a rear exterior wall of the series of exterior walls opposite the front exterior wall, and a second built-in corner banquette seat in a second corner of the common area proximate to the rear exterior wall.

The hotel room may also include a first closet along a rear interior wall of the first bathroom, and a second closet along a rear interior wall of the second bathroom.

The hotel room may include a first armoire along a first exterior sidewall of the series of exterior walls, and a second armoire along a second exterior sidewall of the series of exterior walls opposite the first exterior sidewall.

The hotel room may include a first built-in banquette seat extending along the first exterior sidewall between the first armoire and the first closet, and a second built-in banquette seat extending along the second exterior sidewall between the second armoire and the second closet.

The hotel room may also include a banquette table along the rear exterior wall between the first and second built-in corner banquette seats.

The hotel room may further include a pair of banquette table seats facing the banquette table.

In another embodiment, the hotel room includes a series of exterior walls surrounding an interior space, a doorway in a front exterior wall of the series of exterior walls, a vestibule extending from the doorway into the interior space, first and second bathrooms in the interior space on opposite sides of the vestibule, a common area at an end of the vestibule, a single bed including a frame and a headboard in the common area, and a series of windows in a rear exterior wall of the series of exterior walls. A rear surface of the headboard faces the vestibule.

The hotel may also include first and second closets along rear interior walls of the first and second bathrooms, first and second armoires along first and second exterior sidewalls of the series of exterior sidewalls, first and second built-in banquette seats extending along the first and second exterior sidewalls between a respective one of the first and second armoires and a respective one of the first and second closets, first and second built-in corner banquette seats in first and second corners of the common area proximate to a rear exterior wall of the series of exterior walls opposite the front exterior wall, a banquette table along the rear exterior wall between the first and second built-in corner banquette seats, and first and second banquette table seats facing the banquette table.

The first and second closets, the first and second armoires, the first and second built-in banquette seats, the first and second built-in corner banquette seats, the banquette table, and first and second banquette table seats together extend continuously around a perimeter of the common area except at the vestibule.

A configuration of the first bathroom may be the same as a configuration of the second bathroom, and the doorway may be centered along the front exterior wall.

This summary is provided to introduce a selection of features and concepts of embodiments of the present disclosure that are further described below in the detailed description.

These and other features and advantages of embodiments of the present disclosure will become more apparent by reference to the following detailed description when considered in conjunction with the following drawings. In the drawings, like reference numerals are used throughout the figures to reference like features and components.

The present disclosure is directed to various embodiments of a hotel room <NUM>. In the illustrated embodiment, the hotel room <NUM> includes a series of exterior walls <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM> defining an interior space <NUM>, a doorway <NUM> in a front exterior wall <NUM> connecting the interior space <NUM> to an exterior of the hotel room <NUM> (e.g., a hallway), a vestibule <NUM> extending from the doorway <NUM> into the interior space <NUM>, a pair of bathrooms <NUM>, <NUM> on opposite sides of the vestibule <NUM>, and a common area <NUM>. In the illustrated embodiment, the common area <NUM> is at an end of the vestibule <NUM> opposite the doorway <NUM> (e.g., the interior end of the vestibule <NUM> opens up into the common area <NUM> of the hotel room <NUM>).

Providing the pair of bathrooms <NUM>, <NUM> enables, for example, a couple staying in the hotel room <NUM> to use separate bathrooms <NUM>, <NUM> simultaneously, which maintains each individual's privacy. Additionally, in one or more embodiments in which the bathrooms <NUM>, <NUM> have the same configuration as each other, the pair of bathrooms <NUM>, <NUM> enables a couple staying in the hotel room <NUM> to use the same bathroom fixture (e.g., the shower, the toilet, or the vanity) at the same time, which may reduce the time it takes the occupants of the hotel room <NUM> to get ready compared to a conventional hotel room including only a single bathroom.

In the illustrated embodiment, the hotel room <NUM> includes four exterior walls <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM> arranged in a rectangular configuration (e.g., a pair of opposing exterior sidewalls <NUM>, <NUM> and a pair of opposing front and rear exterior walls <NUM>, <NUM> at opposite ends of the exterior sidewalls <NUM>, <NUM>) such that the interior space <NUM> of the hotel room <NUM> is rectangular. In one or more embodiments, hotel room <NUM> may include any other suitable number of walls and the walls may be arranged in any other suitable configuration, depending, for instance, on the configuration of the hotel in which the hotel room <NUM> is located and/or the location of the hotel room <NUM> within the hotel.

In the illustrated embodiment, each of the bathrooms <NUM>, <NUM> includes a rear interior wall <NUM> extending into the interior space <NUM> from one of the exterior sidewalls <NUM>, <NUM> toward the opposing exterior sidewall <NUM>, <NUM>, an interior sidewall <NUM> adjoining the rear interior wall <NUM> and extending into the interior space <NUM> from the front exterior wall <NUM> toward the rear exterior wall <NUM>, and an entryway <NUM> (e.g., a pocket door) in the interior sidewall <NUM> that provides access to an interior space <NUM> of the bathroom <NUM>, <NUM>. In the illustrated embodiment, the interior space <NUM> of each of the bathrooms <NUM>, <NUM> is defined by a corner of the hotel room <NUM> (e.g., a portion of the front exterior wall <NUM> and a portion of one of the exterior sidewalls <NUM>, <NUM> adjacent to the front exterior wall <NUM>), the rear interior wall <NUM> of the bathroom <NUM>, <NUM>, and the interior sidewall <NUM> of the bathroom <NUM>, <NUM>. Accordingly, in the illustrated embodiment, the bathrooms <NUM>, <NUM> are located in the front corners of the hotel room <NUM> proximate to the front exterior wall <NUM> of the hotel room <NUM>.

In the illustrated embodiment, the doorway <NUM> and the vestibule <NUM> are centered or substantially centered along the front exterior wall <NUM> of the hotel room <NUM>. Additionally, in the illustrated embodiment, the vestibule <NUM> extends perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the front exterior wall <NUM> and extends parallel or substantially parallel to the exterior sidewalls <NUM>, <NUM> of the hotel room <NUM>. In the illustrated embodiment, the vestibule <NUM> extends between the two bathrooms <NUM>, <NUM> (e.g., the vestibule <NUM> extends along the interior sidewalls <NUM> of the bathrooms <NUM>, <NUM>). Additionally, in the illustrated embodiment, the entryways <NUM> of the bathrooms <NUM>, <NUM> open up into the vestibule <NUM> such that the bathrooms <NUM>, <NUM> are accessible from the vestibule <NUM>.

In the illustrated embodiment, the rear interior wall <NUM> of each of the bathrooms <NUM>, <NUM> is parallel or substantially parallel to the front exterior wall <NUM> of the hotel room <NUM>, the interior sidewall <NUM> of each of the bathrooms <NUM>, <NUM> is parallel or substantially parallel to one of the exterior sidewalls <NUM>, <NUM> of the hotel room <NUM>, and the rear interior wall <NUM> of each of the bathrooms <NUM>, <NUM> is parallel or substantially parallel to the respective interior sidewall <NUM> of the bathroom <NUM>, <NUM>. Accordingly, in the illustrated embodiment, each of the bathrooms <NUM>, <NUM> has a generally square shape. In one or more embodiments, the bathrooms <NUM>, <NUM> may have any other suitable configuration (e.g., shape and orientation).

With reference now to the embodiment illustrated in <FIG>, the interior space <NUM> of each of the bathrooms <NUM>, <NUM> includes a vanity having a sink <NUM>, a shower <NUM>, and a toilet <NUM>. In the illustrated embodiment, the sink <NUM> is along the rear interior wall <NUM> of the bathroom <NUM>, <NUM>, the toilet <NUM> is along the front exterior wall <NUM> of the hotel room <NUM>, and the shower <NUM> is along one of the exterior sidewalls <NUM>, <NUM> of the hotel room <NUM>. Additionally, in the illustrated embodiment, the interior space <NUM> of each of the bathrooms <NUM>, <NUM> includes a passageway <NUM> providing access to the sink <NUM>, the shower <NUM>, and the toilet <NUM>. In the illustrated embodiment, the passageway <NUM> extends from the entryway <NUM> of the bathroom <NUM>, <NUM>, between the sink <NUM> and the toilet <NUM>, and to an entrance <NUM> of the shower <NUM> (e.g., one or more shower doors or a shower curtain). Additionally, in the illustrated embodiment, the sink <NUM> and the toilet <NUM> face each other (e.g., the sink <NUM> and the toilet <NUM> are aligned or substantially aligned with each other), although in one or more embodiments the sink <NUM> and the toilet <NUM> may be offset from each other. In the illustrated embodiment, the entryway <NUM> of the bathroom <NUM>, <NUM> faces the entrance <NUM> of the shower <NUM> and the entrance <NUM> of the shower <NUM> is visible from the entryway <NUM> of the bathroom <NUM>, <NUM>. In one or more embodiments, the layouts of the bathrooms <NUM>, <NUM> may be mirror images of each other (e.g., the layouts of the bathrooms <NUM>, <NUM> may be mirror images of each other about an imaginary centerline of the vestibule <NUM>).

In the illustrated embodiment, the hotel room <NUM> also includes a closet <NUM>, <NUM> (e.g., a floor-to-ceiling closet) along the rear interior wall <NUM> of each of the bathrooms <NUM>, <NUM>, respectively. In the illustrated embodiment, each of the closets <NUM>, <NUM> extends from one of the exterior sidewalls <NUM>, <NUM>, respectively, of the hotel room <NUM> toward the interior sidewall <NUM> of the bathroom <NUM>, <NUM>, respectively. In the illustrated embodiment, the closets <NUM>, <NUM> terminate before the rear interior wall <NUM> of the bathrooms <NUM>, <NUM>, respectively (i.e., the closets <NUM>, <NUM> are spaced apart from the interior sidewall <NUM> of the bathroom <NUM>, <NUM>, respectively), which is configured to improve or increase line-of-sight from the vestibule <NUM> to other parts of the hotel room <NUM>, such as the common area <NUM> and the rear exterior wall <NUM>. In one or more embodiments, the closets <NUM>, <NUM> may extend along substantially the entire length of the rear interior wall <NUM> of the bathrooms <NUM>, <NUM>, respectively (e.g., the lengths of the closets <NUM>, <NUM> may be equal or substantially equal to the length of the rear interior wall <NUM> of the bathrooms <NUM>, <NUM>, respectively). In one or more embodiments, the doorway <NUM>, the closets <NUM>, <NUM>, and the entryways <NUM> to the bathrooms <NUM>, <NUM> may have the same or substantially the same height.

In the illustrated embodiment, the hotel room <NUM> also includes a bed <NUM> in the common area <NUM>. In the illustrated embodiment, the bed <NUM> is spaced apart from first and second exterior sidewalls <NUM>, <NUM>, the rear interior walls <NUM> of the bathrooms <NUM>, <NUM>, and the rear exterior wall <NUM> such that a pathway is defined in the common area <NUM> extending entirely around the bed <NUM>. In one or more embodiments, the bed <NUM> may be laterally centered or substantially laterally centered in the common area <NUM> between the exterior sidewalls <NUM>, <NUM>. Additionally, in one or more embodiments, the bed <NUM> may be centered or substantially centered with respect to the vestibule <NUM> (e.g., a centerline of the bed <NUM> may be aligned or substantially aligned with a centerline of the vestibule <NUM>). In one or more embodiments, the hotel room <NUM> may include only a single bed <NUM>.

In the illustrated embodiment, the bed <NUM> includes a frame <NUM>, a mattress <NUM> supported on the frame <NUM>, and a headboard <NUM>. Additionally, in the illustrated embodiment, the bed <NUM> is oriented such that a foot <NUM> of the bed <NUM> is proximate to the back exterior wall <NUM> and the headboard <NUM> is distal to the back exterior wall <NUM>. In the illustrated embodiment, a front surface <NUM> of the headboard <NUM> faces the back exterior wall <NUM>, and a back surface <NUM> of the headboard <NUM> faces the vestibule <NUM> and the doorway <NUM>. Additionally, in the illustrated embodiment, the headboard <NUM> is wider than the vestibule <NUM> such that the headboard <NUM> extends past the interior sidewalls <NUM> of the bathrooms <NUM>, <NUM>. In the illustrated embodiment, the headboard <NUM> is parallel or substantially parallel to the rear interior walls <NUM> of the bathrooms <NUM>, <NUM> and the front exterior wall <NUM> of the hotel room <NUM>, and the headboard <NUM> is perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the exterior sidewalls <NUM>, <NUM> of the hotel room <NUM>.

In the illustrated embodiment, the headboard <NUM> obscures or obstructs (e.g., completely or substantially completely obscures or obstructs) the view of the mattress <NUM> from the vestibule <NUM>. Additionally, in the illustrated embodiment, the headboard <NUM> of the bed <NUM> partitions the common area <NUM> into a pathway between the headboard <NUM> and the rear interior walls <NUM> of the bathrooms <NUM>, <NUM> that extends parallel or substantially parallel to the rear interior walls <NUM>, and a pair of pathways on opposite sides of the bed <NUM> that extend parallel or substantially parallel to the exterior sidewalls <NUM>, <NUM> of the hotel room <NUM>.

In the illustrated embodiment, the hotel room <NUM> also includes a pair of end tables <NUM>, <NUM> on opposite sides of the bed <NUM> proximate to the headboard <NUM>. In the illustrated embodiment, each of the end tables <NUM>, <NUM> is round (e.g., circular). In one or more embodiments, the end tables <NUM>, <NUM> may have any other suitable shape (e.g., square or rectangular).

The hotel room <NUM> also includes a series of windows <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM> in the rear exterior wall <NUM>. In the illustrated embodiment, the hotel room <NUM> includes three windows (e.g., a center or central window <NUM> and a pair of peripheral windows <NUM>, <NUM>) in the rear exterior wall <NUM>, although in one or more embodiments the rear exterior wall <NUM> may include any other suitable number of windows. Additionally, in the illustrated embodiment, the center window <NUM> is centered along the rear exterior wall <NUM> and is aligned with the vestibule <NUM> and a centerline of the bed <NUM>. In the illustrated embodiment, the two peripheral windows <NUM>, <NUM> are on opposite sides of the center window <NUM>. In the illustrated embodiment, the configuration of the headboard <NUM> enables visibility of each of the windows <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM> from the vestibule <NUM>. For instance, in one or more embodiments, the height of the headboard <NUM> may be the same or substantially the same as the height of the window sill <NUM> of the center window <NUM> such that the headboard <NUM> does not obstruct the view of the center window <NUM> from the vestibule <NUM>. In one or more embodiments, the height of the headboard <NUM> may be less than the height of the window sill <NUM> of the center window <NUM>. Additionally, in one or more embodiments, upper corners <NUM>, <NUM> of the headboard <NUM> may be rounded such that the headboard <NUM> does not obstruct the view of the two peripheral windows <NUM>, <NUM> from the vestibule <NUM>.

In the illustrated embodiment, the hotel room <NUM> also includes an armoire <NUM>, <NUM> (e.g., a floor-to-ceiling armoire) along each of the exterior sidewalls <NUM>, <NUM>, respectively. In one or more embodiments, the armoires <NUM>, <NUM> may be centered or substantially centered along the exterior sidewalls <NUM>, <NUM>, respectively, between the rear interior walls <NUM> of the bathrooms <NUM>, <NUM>, respectively, and the rear exterior wall <NUM> of the hotel room <NUM>.

Additionally, in the illustrated embodiment, the hotel room <NUM> includes a built-in banquette seat <NUM>, <NUM> along each of the exterior sidewalls <NUM>, <NUM>, respectively, between one of the armoires <NUM>, <NUM>, respectively, and one of the bathrooms <NUM>, <NUM>, respectively. In the illustrated embodiment, each of the built-in banquette seats <NUM>, <NUM> includes a platform base <NUM>, a seat <NUM> on the platform base <NUM>, and a seat back <NUM> extending upward from the seat <NUM>. Additionally, in the illustrated embodiment, each of the built-in banquette seats <NUM>, <NUM> also includes a pair of armrests <NUM>, <NUM> at opposite ends of the built-in banquette seat <NUM>, <NUM>. In the illustrated embodiment, the first armrest <NUM> of each of the built-in banquette seats <NUM>, <NUM> abuts against the armoire <NUM>, <NUM>, respectively, positioned along one of the exterior sidewalls <NUM>, <NUM>, and the second armrest <NUM> of each of the built-in banquette seats <NUM>, <NUM> abuts against the closet <NUM>, <NUM>, respectively, along the rear interior wall <NUM> of one of the bathrooms <NUM>, <NUM>, respectively. In one or more embodiments, an upper surface of the seat back <NUM> may be flush or substantially flush with upper surfaces of the armrests <NUM>, <NUM> (e.g., the height of the seat back <NUM> may be the same as or substantially the same as the height of the armrests <NUM>, <NUM>).

In the illustrated embodiment, the hotel room <NUM> also includes a built-in corner banquette seat <NUM>, <NUM> (i.e., a corner bench seat) in each of the rear corners of the hotel room <NUM> proximate to the rear exterior wall <NUM>. In the illustrated embodiment, each of the built-in corner banquette seats <NUM>, <NUM> includes a first segment or section <NUM> extending along one of the exterior sidewalls <NUM>, <NUM>, respectively, and a second segment or section <NUM> extending along the rear exterior wall <NUM> of the hotel room <NUM>. Although in the illustrated embodiment the first and second sections <NUM>, <NUM> are orthogonal or substantially orthogonal to each other, in one or more embodiments the first and second sections <NUM>, <NUM> may be oriented at any other suitable angle with respect to each other, depending, for instance, on the configuration of the exterior walls <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM> of the hotel room <NUM>.

In the illustrated embodiment, each of the built-in corner banquette seats <NUM>, <NUM> includes a platform base <NUM>, a seat <NUM> on the platform base <NUM>, and a seat back <NUM> extending upward from the seat <NUM>. Additionally, in the illustrated embodiment, each of the built-in corner banquette seats <NUM>, <NUM> includes a pair of armrests <NUM>, <NUM> at opposite ends of the built-in corner banquette seat <NUM>, <NUM> (e.g., each of the built-in corner banquette seats <NUM>, <NUM> includes a first armrest <NUM> at an end of the first section <NUM> of the built-in corner banquette seat <NUM>, <NUM> extending along one of the exterior sidewalls <NUM>, <NUM>, and a second armrest <NUM> at an end of the second section <NUM> of the built-in corner banquette seat <NUM>, <NUM> extending along the rear exterior wall <NUM>). In the illustrated embodiment, the first armrest <NUM> of each of the built-in corner banquette seats <NUM>, <NUM> abuts against the armoire <NUM>, <NUM>, respectively, positioned along one of the exterior sidewalls <NUM>, <NUM>. In one or more embodiments, an upper surface of the seat back <NUM> may be flush or substantially flush with upper surfaces of the armrests <NUM>, <NUM> (e.g., the height of the seat back <NUM> may be the same as or substantially the same as the height of the armrests <NUM>, <NUM>).

In the illustrated embodiment, the platform bases <NUM> of the built-in banquette seats <NUM>, <NUM> are aligned or substantially aligned (e.g., flush or substantially flush) with the armoires <NUM>, <NUM>, respectively. Additionally, in the illustrated embodiment, the platform bases <NUM> of the first sections <NUM> of the built-in corner banquette seats <NUM>, <NUM> aligned or substantially aligned (e.g., flush or substantially flush) with the armoires <NUM>, <NUM>, respectively.

In the illustrated embodiment, the hotel room <NUM> also includes a banquette table <NUM> along the rear exterior wall <NUM> between the built-in corner banquette seats <NUM>, <NUM>, and a pair of banquette table seats <NUM>, <NUM> on opposite sides of the banquette table <NUM> facing the banquette table <NUM>. In the illustrated embodiment, each of the banquette table seats <NUM>, <NUM> includes a platform base <NUM>, a seat <NUM> on the platform base <NUM>, and a seat back <NUM> extending upward from the seat <NUM>. Additionally, in the illustrated embodiment, each of the banquette table seats <NUM>, <NUM> includes an armrest <NUM> extending upward from the platform base <NUM> and extending along the rear exterior wall <NUM> of the hotel room <NUM>. In one or more embodiments, an upper surface of the seat back <NUM> may be flush or substantially flush with an upper surface of the armrest <NUM> (e.g., the height of the seat back <NUM> may be the same as or substantially the same as the height of the armrest <NUM>). In the illustrated embodiment, the seat backs <NUM> of the banquette table seats <NUM>, <NUM> abut against the second armrests <NUM> of the built-in corner banquette seat <NUM>, <NUM>.

In one or more embodiments, the height of the banquette table <NUM> may be the same or substantially the same as the height of the headboard <NUM> of the bed <NUM>. Additionally, in one or more embodiments, the height of the banquette table <NUM> may be the same or substantially the same as the height of the armrests <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM> and the seat backs <NUM>, <NUM> of the built-in corner banquette seat <NUM>, <NUM> and the banquette table seats <NUM>, <NUM>. Additionally, in one or more embodiments, the banquette table <NUM> may be aligned or substantially aligned with the window sill <NUM> of the center window <NUM> in the rear exterior wall <NUM> (e.g., the height of the banquette table <NUM> is the same or substantially the same as the height of the window sill <NUM> of the center window <NUM>) such that the view of the center window <NUM> from the vestibule <NUM> is not obstructed or obscured by the banquette table <NUM>. Additionally, in the illustrated embodiment, upper surfaces of the seat backs <NUM> of the built-in corner banquette seats <NUM>, <NUM> are aligned or substantially aligned with the window sills <NUM> of the peripheral windows <NUM>, <NUM> in the rear exterior wall <NUM> (e.g., the height seat backs <NUM> of the built-in corner banquette seats <NUM>, <NUM> is the same or substantially the same as the height of the window sills <NUM> of the peripheral windows <NUM>, <NUM>) such that the view of the peripheral windows <NUM>, <NUM> from the vestibule <NUM> is not obstructed or obscured by the built-in corner banquette seats <NUM>, <NUM>.

In one or more embodiments, the furniture and fixtures in the common area <NUM> (e.g., the closets <NUM>, <NUM>, the built-in banquette seats <NUM>, <NUM>, the armoires <NUM>, <NUM>, the built-in corner banquette seats <NUM>, <NUM>, the banquette table seats <NUM>, <NUM>, and the windows <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>) may be symmetrical about a centerline of the vestibule <NUM>.

In the illustrated embodiment, the height of the headboard <NUM> may be substantially equal to or less than the height of the window sills <NUM>, <NUM>, the banquette table <NUM>, the banquette table seats <NUM>, <NUM>, and the built-in corner banquette seats <NUM>, <NUM>, which may make the windows <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, the table <NUM>, the banquette table seats <NUM>, <NUM>, and the built-in corner banquette seats <NUM>, <NUM> visible from the vestibule <NUM>. Accordingly, in one or more embodiments, the symmetry of the furniture and/or fixtures in the common area <NUM> may be visible from the vestibule <NUM> (i.e., the view of the windows <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, the banquette table <NUM>, the banquette table seats <NUM>, <NUM>, and the built-in corner banquette seats <NUM>, <NUM> is not blocked or obscured by the headboard <NUM>), which may provide the occupant with a sense of directional focus and flow to the hotel room <NUM>. Additionally, in one or more embodiments, the height of the headboard <NUM>, the banquette table <NUM>, the banquette table seats <NUM>, <NUM>, and the built-in corner banquette seats <NUM>, <NUM> may draw the occupant's gaze upward (e.g., the occupant's visual sight line may be drawn upward toward the windows <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM> in the rear exterior wall <NUM> of the hotel room <NUM>). Furthermore, the height of the headboard <NUM>, the banquette table <NUM>, the banquette table seats <NUM>, <NUM>, and the built-in corner banquette seats <NUM>, <NUM>, which draw the occupant's gaze upward, may improve the occupant's sense of balance. In contrast, in conventional hotel rooms in which the furniture and/or fixtures are at different heights, the occupant's gaze may be drawn downward, which may cause the occupant to take shorter steps that may lead to imbalance, particularly for elderly occupants or other individuals who are not surefooted.

In the illustrated embodiment, together, the closets <NUM>, <NUM>, the built-in banquette seats <NUM>, <NUM>, the armoires <NUM>, <NUM>, the built-in corner banquette seats <NUM>, <NUM>, the banquette table <NUM>, and the banquette table seats <NUM>, <NUM> extend continuously around the perimeter of the common area <NUM> except at the vestibule <NUM>, which provides access into the common area <NUM>.

In the illustrated embodiment, the hotel room <NUM> also includes a television <NUM>. In the illustrated embodiment, the television <NUM> faces toward the foot <NUM> of the bed <NUM> and is aligned or substantially aligned with a centerline of the bed <NUM>. Additionally, in the illustrated embodiment, the television <NUM> is centered or substantially centered along the rear exterior wall <NUM> of the hotel room <NUM> and the center window <NUM>.

Claim 1:
A hotel room (<NUM>) comprising:
a plurality of exterior walls (<NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>) surrounding an interior space (<NUM>);
a doorway (<NUM>) in a front exterior wall (<NUM>) of the plurality of exterior walls;
a vestibule (<NUM>) extending from the doorway into the interior space; and
first and second bathrooms (<NUM>, <NUM>) in the interior space on opposite sides of the vestibule (<NUM>),
wherein a layout of the first bathroom (<NUM>) is the same as a layout of the second bathroom (<NUM>), and
wherein the doorway (<NUM>) is centered along the front exterior wall (<NUM>),
characterized in that the hotel room (<NUM>) further comprises a common area (<NUM>) in the interior space, wherein each of the first and second bathrooms (<NUM>, <NUM>) comprises an entryway (<NUM>) in an interior sidewall (<NUM>), wherein the entryway opens to the vestibule (<NUM>), and wherein the vestibule (<NUM>) opens up into the common area (<NUM>).