I agree with you, I doubt it's about saving costs. When designing the hotel room and the hallways leading to the hotel rooms they are already doing framing, drywalling, plastering, painting, etc. All the materials, tools, skilled labour are already on the job site. The materials are cheap (the labour might not be). What's 1-2 more walls?
If someone has a bloody nose, sneezes on the wall, and lets it sit there for 12 hours before housekeeping sees it.
That’s gonna stain and be a pain in the ass to clean.
Glass on the other hand, just requires windex, or something similar, no need to worry about damaging paint.
Also, someone comes in drunk, or is deliberately destructive, all you need to do is sweep up the broken glass, and bolt on a new pane, whereas with a wall you might need drywall, spackle, paint, and the room is out of commission for nearly a week.
Ah yes, they made 5% of the walls glass for easier cleaning, surely thats the solve. Or perhaps its just a design some guy in a suit with money liked and greenlighted for his investment.
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u/Kentbrockman2 20d ago
I agree with you, I doubt it's about saving costs. When designing the hotel room and the hallways leading to the hotel rooms they are already doing framing, drywalling, plastering, painting, etc. All the materials, tools, skilled labour are already on the job site. The materials are cheap (the labour might not be). What's 1-2 more walls?