The secret to success in the hospitality trade is to accommodate as many paying customers as possible, and the right choice of hotel furniture can help you to do this without your space feeling crowded.
But what if you have only a small space to make use of - or conversely, you have a large area and want to use it to its best advantage?
One of the single best items of hotel furniture you can invest in is a sofa, whether as a space-efficient way to add seating in a guest room, or to provide somewhere for customers to relax in the communal areas, lounges and bars throughout your premises.
If you only have a small alcove, or perhaps an awkward corner of a room that's quite close to a door, but still seems usable, then a tub chair or armchair could be an excellent addition.
The right size of chair will look like it was made to fit, and with curved tub chairs and cubic armchairs, you have a good amount of control over the shape and profile of the piece, making it even more possible to match it to the curve of an archway, or the straight lines of the corner of a room.
If you're working with a consistent leather theme, you might even find a couple of leather cubes or triangle stools around a coffee table create a seating area in a very small amount of space, for example if you want a place for people to spend a short wait in your reception area.
For larger spaces, there are conventional sofas - two-seaters and three-seaters in a wide range of different sizes, styles and shapes.
Again, you have the choice of upholstery - and may even be able to specify the fabric you want to be used on a specific model of sofa - and simply being consistent about using black leather, for instance, can achieve a unified overall design scheme when multiple pieces are placed nearby to one another.
By seating multiple people without arms separating them, a sofa can be hugely efficient in the space it occupies, and flexible in terms of fitting an extra person or a couple of children on to the seat - meaning even in large areas, a sofa is one of the most effective items of hotel furniture you can buy.