The New Zealand hospitality sector has become increasingly competitive in the past decade. The increase in competition has prompted motel management to focus on generating favourable customers’ perceptions of their service as favourable perceptions encourage repeat purchase. Strategically, retaining existing customers and attracting new customers will be critical if motels are going to remain profitable in New Zealand’s competitive accommodation market. There is a conceptual gap in the marketing literature as there has been very limited published research on service quality, value, customer satisfaction or behavioural intentions on the motel industry. This study seeks to fill this conceptual gap in the motel industry by identifying the dimensions of service quality, and empirically examining the interrelationships among the service quality dimensions, service quality, value, customer satisfaction, and behavioural intentions. The findings of this study are based on the analysis of a sample of 349 respondents who stayed at a full service New Zealand motel on Riccarton Road in Christchurch. Of the 600 questionnaires distributed, a total of 349 useable responses were returned resulting in a 58.2% useable response rate. Support was found for use of the primary dimensions: Interaction Quality, Physical Environment Quality, and Outcome Quality as broad dimensions of service quality in a hierarchical factor structure for motels. Ten sub-dimensions of service quality, as perceived by motel customers, were determined using focus group interviews and exploratory factor analysis. These ten sub-dimensions were: (1) Staff Professionalism, (2) Accuracy of Reservation, (3) Tangibles, (4) Cleanliness and Comfort, (5) Noise Level, (5) Parking, (7) Security, (8) Accuracy of Billing, (9) Location, and (10) Pleasant Stay. Support for the hypothesised paths between Service Quality, Value (price), Satisfaction, and Favourable Behavioural Intentions was confirmed. The results of the regression analysis make a contribution to the service marketing theory by providing an empirically based insight into the Service Quality construct in the motel industry. The study also provides a framework for understanding the effects of the three primary dimensions on Service Quality and how Service Quality affects Value (price), Satisfaction, and Favourable Behavioural Intentions. Value (price) was also empirically supported as an important predictor variable that has a moderating effect on the relationship between service quality and customer satisfaction.

This thesis presents owners, developers, and preservationists with models for the rehabilitation of motels and motor courts. The introductory section gives readers an overview of the evolution of the motor court and motel. It then focuses on the fates of motels and motor courts in the city of Austin, Texas, as an example of how owners and developers have dealt with the program type. The second section of this thesis discusses the Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program, a federal initiative to document and conserve the road itself as well as the “significant features associated with the highway” such as roadside stands, gas stations, and motels (“Route 66 Study Act,” 1990). This section also explores two examples of owner-led efforts to preserve motels along Route 66: Boots Court in Carthage, Missouri, and the Wagon Wheel Motel in Cuba, Missouri. The remaining sections of this thesis focus on four models for the rehabilitation of motels and motor courts. Case studies include Hotel San José, a motor court that was redeveloped into a boutique hotel in Austin, Texas; the Park Motel, a cottage court transformed into rentable business space in San Antonio, Texas; Arbor Terrace, an extended-stay hotel converted into supportive housing in Austin owned by Foundation Communities; and Costa Mesa Village, an SRO community in Costa Mesa, California, housed in a former Travelodge. For each case study, I discuss the site’s history, the original and current configurations and appearance, what makes the project successful, and whether aspects of the project are sympathetic with the goals of preservation. When considering rehabilitation of an historic motel or motor court, developers should consider the configuration of the building and what model would best serve the existing program. Motels in tourist districts with space to provide both private and public functions may be well served to consider the boutique hotel model exemplified by Hotel San José. A motel in a business district with flexible interior spaces able to cater to a variety of tenants might look to the Park Motel and create rentable spaces for small businesses. Those interested in pursuing a nonprofit model for rehabilitating their extant building stock could consider how they could benefit their communities by becoming SRO housing like Arbor Terrace or workforce housing complexes like Costa Mesa Village. Regardless of the project, it is clear that access to private donations, bank loans, or local and federal assistance is integral to the success of a rehabilitation project. Lambert required a sizeable loan before beginning work on Hotel San José that could only be secured when the lender was confident in the return on investment; Neighborhood Revitalization Program funds have allowed Foundation Communities to continue adding SROs in Austin. Though the Perezes didn’t divulge the amount of money spent on their adaptive reuse project, Allison Perez Johnson said that return on investment displayed by property owned by the Perez Family Trust along Broadway Street in San Antonio helped them get approved for loans for their rehabilitation project. As for properties like Harvey’s Boots Motel on Route 66, rehabilitation becomes an ongoing process that only occurs as money permits, and their ability to remain sustainable is supported by heritage tourists who patronize roadside businesses looking to find or recreate their own Route 66 adventures. / text

Diploma thesis deals with the complex design documentation of newly-built motel near the Novomlýnských ponds with separate buildings. The building is situated near the D52 motorway in the cadastral Perná. The motel is designed for temporary accommodation, eating and recreation. It is a two-storey building with flat roof and without a basement. Besides the main building, there are also four bungalows. The building is designed with traditional building materials. The hotel is desingned for visitors with limited mobility and orientation.

The project was prepared with complete documentation of a new Motel at the level of building construction documentation. Motel has a capacity of 25 double beds and one single bed for the disabled. Built-up area is 984,2 square meters. Enclosure is designed as a flat roof. The supporting structure of the building consists of prefabricated reinforced concrete frame. Building design emphasizes on static solution and layout, fire safety, energy saving and safety of use. Drawings were processed in software for design - AutoCad

The subject of this diploma thesis is designing a new building of Motel in Mikulov in Moravia. The object is located near a road in the suburbs. The land is in a sloped terrain. The object has three aboveground floors. In the first floor there is a restaurant including a kitchen and the background. There are two barier free rooms for accommodation as well. In the second floor there are eight double rooms. In the western part of the object there is a multipurpose hall including its own backgroud. In this floor there are recreation rooms to be found – a library and a children’s club. The third floor consists of eight double rooms too. Some space in this floor is used for technical purposes (air conditioning equipment). The motel‘s operational part is made of cloakrooms for stuff, technical rooms and a warehouse. The construction of this building is bricked using the Porotherm system. There is flat single vegetation roof or classical-structure roof used. The building is based on base band. The perimeter wall is insulated using contact insulation ETICS system. The drawings are processed in ArchiCAD 17.

The diploma thesis deals with the processing of project documentation. Specifically, the parts A, B, C, D.1.1 and D.1.3 of Annex 6 to Regulation No. 499/2006 Coll., On construction documentation, as amended by Decree No. 62/2013 Coll. The documentation refers to a motel with restaurant designed for 50 guests. The plot is located in Troubsko. The motel is divided into three separate buildings. In the main building is reception, restaurant with kitchen and offices. The building has ground floor and underground floor. The accommodation is divided into two one-storey buildings. The buildings are formed by separate units with 4 or 2 rooms which are connected by one roof. All buildings are designed with flat green roof. There is parking lot for public and restaurant guests, for accommodated guests ans private parking for employees and supply is solved on the plot. The buildings are based on plain concrete foundation strips. Vertical load-bearing structures are designed from sand-lime. Horizontal load-bearing structures are designed from precast filigree slabs. Partitions are designed from autoclaved aerated concrete blocks. The facade is thermally insulated by EPS boards. The 3% slope of the roof is achieved by using tapered EPS boards. Vegetation (stone crops) will be planted on the roof. part of this thesis is static calculation and design of staircase slab from reinforced concrete.