Project Overview: Sound Control Strategy for a Premier Hotel Venue Pier Sixty-Six Hotel is a well-known luxury destination on the waterfront of Fort Lauderdale, offering a marina, fine dining, and high-end event spaces. As part of a high-profile renovation, the hotel prioritized acoustic performance in its most prestigious gathering spaces: the grand ballrooms and their […]
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Jul
Jul
Project Overview: Custom Fabric Wall Panels for Hotel Ballrooms Set within a luxury development near Windermere, the Grand Cypress ballrooms represent the pinnacle of high-end hospitality design in Central Florida. With two distinct ballroom spaces accommodating more than 1,000 guests each, this venue is built for large conferences, galas, and high-profile speaking events. But impressive […]
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Feb
Feb
Project Overview: Acoustic Wall Panels at Virgin Hotels in New Orleans Virgin Hotels opened its New Orleans location in the heart of the Warehouse District—an area known for its rich architecture and lively event scene. The project aimed to strike a balance between modern aesthetic and acoustic functionality in a multi-use event space known as […]
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Sep
Sep
Project Summary: Four Seasons, Six Ballrooms, One Commercial Acoustics Solution When the newly constructed Four Seasons Hotel in New Orleans prepared to open its doors in 2021, designers knew the acoustics of its event spaces had to match the elegance of its architecture. With multiple ballrooms on-site—each designed to host speeches, banquets, and high-profile events—the […]
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Dec
Dec
Project Overview: Echo Reduction in a Luxury Hospitality Space The Luminary Hotel in Fort Myers is an upscale Autograph Collection property known for its distinctive architecture, luxury accommodations, and curated guest experiences. Two of its signature hospitality spaces — The Workshop Culinary Theater and Ella Mae’s Diner — required specialized echo reduction to match their […]
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Feb
Feb
Throughout Orlando and the Southeast US, many hotels are still built with stick construction methods, including wood stud partitions and open web truss floors. However, the major hotel brands still require an STC of 55+ for most demising walls, and 50+ for corridor walls and floor assemblies. This can be an extreme challenge, since STC […]
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Oct
Oct
The Hyatt Condo in Clearwater, Florida needed help soundproofing their hotel ceiling on the penthouse floor. Directly above, dozens of patrons used the rooftop bar at night and during the weekends. While the penthouse suite affords the best views in the hotel, it is also the closest to the nightlife noise, and therefore often in […]
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Jun
Jun
An upscale hotel reached out to Commercial Acoustics because they had been experiencing noise complaint issues since opening 3 years ago. There were a number of guest complaints regarding noise, from thin walls between adjacent neighbors, to loud music outside and noisy street traffic. Hotel Acoustical Consulting During this time period, the hotel has used […]
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Apr
Apr
Hotels tend to be located near highways, making it convenient for travelers to pull off after a long day of driving. While they’re conveniently located, the proximity to the highway can cause issues for hotel guests. This particular hotel was receiving a lot of complaints from its guests about the loud traffic noise disturbing them […]
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Jan
Jan
Sound Issues in the Old Hotel Initially opened in the 1920s, the historic Fenway Hotel is due to be reopened later this year as a boutique hotel. While the transformation included cosmetic and functional upgrades, there was one portion of the hotel renovation that called for soundproofing expertise – the noise transfer between rooms. Construction […]