General wellness has a holistic nature to it. By learning about our life aspects and how they contribute to our wellbeing, we get an opportunity to enhance our approach to life.
Past studies have played an integral role in helping us decide on the best course to follow where our health is concerned. This includes the total time spent checking our phones, how we wrap and store food items and the overall amount of agents consumed by human beings on a single day.
When looking at how to design hotel rooms, it is important that they take into account how each point will affect the wellness journey of their guests. The pillars of guest wellness include:
1. Air Conditioning
Allergies have for a long time posed challenges for the healthcare professionals across the world. Although the causes of a majority of the allergies in existence today are not known, any one person suffering from an allergy will tell you that the quality of air in a room can make all the difference.
Air purification systems made up of various types of air conditioners are increasingly becoming commonplace in both commercial and residential properties. The majority of the toxins human beings are exposed to come from their residences and places of work.
To prevent harmful exposure to toxins hotels should install systems that can help rid the air of unwanted pollutants.
Pro Tip Hotels should Consider:
- Using healthy furniture and building materials
- Air purification systems with a HEPA filter
2. Dietary Requirements
For decades, many retreat centers have become popular for providing personalized dietary programs to all their clients. In the last few years, more hotels have also started picking up on this particular trend.
Luxury establishments are slowly coming to the realization that they need to offer their guests nutritious and vibrant meals. Gone are the days when all a guest wanted was a calorific cocktail or meal.
Nutritious foods are essential in promoting general wellness in a human being.
Pro Tip Hotels should Consider:
- Providing ready go food at the café, lobby, or minibar
- Ensuring that guests have a broad array of dietary choices, e.g., keto, gluten-free, paleo, and dairy-free
3. Temperature
The hotel needs to know which temperature is ideal for each person in that facility to provide adequate guest comfort. A great way to go about this would require the management to match air conditioning to the room size.
If you are wondering how temperature and wellness are connected, you should note that too much cold or heat can easily affect your mood levels. It also makes it harder for one to pay attention to the tasks at hand.
On the other hand, you can also use cold and heat to help combat mental wellness and various diseases. For instance, cryotherapy and cold spas can help the body get rid of certain toxins as well as boost its immunity.
Another practice commonly applied in hotels involves heating the human body using steam rooms or saunas.
Pro Tip Hotels should Consider Installing:
- Aromatherapy steam rooms
- Cryotherapy
- Infrared saunas
4. Mental Health
Mental health is a topic that continues to garner public interest and awareness each passing day. According to the Global Wellness Institute, loneliness has surpassed obesity as one of the early death indicators. This makes it a major source of concern for all involved in the hospitality industry.
Meditation has emerged as a popular method of combating loneliness and boosting mental wellness. When looking at the hotel interior design and schematics, it now makes sense for a facility to try and provide spiritual and mental support. Facilities can achieve this by incorporating spaces that guests can use for meditation and wellness efforts.
Pro Tip Hotels can Include:
- Creative activities and coloring books
- Meditation rooms
5. Sleep
Losing sleep affects an individual’s’ ability to function normally, according to statistics from the National Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute.
When a person has not slept well for a few days, they are no longer able to function optimally. Wellness-focused hotels should try and ensure that all their guests get to enjoy quality sleep during their stay at their facilities.
It is possible to do this by making it easier for clients to listen to music in their rooms, or by minimizing outside noises.
Pro Tips Hotels should Consider:
- Installing light bulbs that help get rid of blue light waves which are known to disrupt sleeping patterns
- Use organic and hypo-allergenic beds in all their rooms
- Make use of smart lighting
Conclusion
Any hotel that is serious about remaining competitive needs to start acknowledging the power of the wellness movement. More and more individuals are starting to look into ways on how they can improve their health by leading more active lifestyles. Facilities should look into how they can attract new clients by providing more wellness options to gain an edge over competitors. The information provided above makes for a great starting point.
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