How to Choose a Hotel Minibar

The absence of a minibar in the hotel room, perhaps, will not worsen the image of the hotel with stars of less than 4. But for a 4-star and 5-star hotel, a minibar is not just an element of the room's equipment, it is an obligatory component of comfort and prestige. A beautiful noiseless minibar will be appropriate in any case: and filled with drinks, included in the room price, and simply left empty for food, drinks or medications of the guests. Mini-bars are relevant not only for hotels and hotels, they can be installed, for example, in offices or cafes. To choose the right mini-bar for the hotel it is worth to focus on the size of the budget allocated for the purchase of equipment, the requirements for the location and volume of the minibar, the requirements for appearance and options.

1. Principle of cooling. Mini-refrigerators for hotels are almost not popular because of their compression cooling technology. They came to replace the absorption hotel minibars are noiseless and consume much less electricity. In their cooling unit, an aqueous solution of ammonia is used, and the cooling process itself is due to the evaporation of ammonia from the water. The technology is safe and meets international requirements. In addition, minibars with a relatively new thermoelectric cooling technology using the Peltier effect are becoming increasingly popular. Minibars for hotels with such a cooling principle are energy-saving and have a long service life (20 years).

2. Accommodation of the minibar. The minibar can be built-in or stand-alone. The minibar, built into furniture, comes complete with a sled for fastening to the furniture facade. It does not have to be cleaned up in the closet, but it's worth keeping in view of the fact that it does not have a back wall and its underside should not be left in sight. But a stand-alone minibar in any case can not be built into furniture. The design of its housing in this case will not be able to provide sufficient ventilation.

3. Appearance, volume, options. The volume of minibars is from 30 to 60 liters. Such a line of volumes will be enough for different in size and population numbers. The appearance of the minibar can be made completely appropriate to the interior of the hotel room due to various additional options. The most popular option for the appearance of the minibar is the glass door, it will be especially relevant for the constantly filled minibars in the hotel room or minibars installed in cafes or bars.