Access Solutions for Hotels, Hospitality, and Leisure
Fire-rated, acoustic-rated, and discreetly finished access panels, riser doors, and loft hatches for hotels, restaurants, spas, and leisure facilities, where guest experience and compliance must coexist.
What access solutions are required in hotels and leisure buildings?
Hotels and leisure buildings require access products that maintain fire compartmentation across guest floors, corridors, and back-of-house areas, deliver acoustic separation to protect guest comfort, and integrate with premium interior finishes without visible compromise. From luxury hotel corridors and guest bathrooms to leisure centre plant rooms and restaurant kitchens, every access point must perform to the highest standard while remaining invisible to guests.
Why Hospitality Projects Need Specialist Access Solutions
Hotels and leisure buildings are experience environments. Guests do not see access panels and riser doors, and that is the point. Products in guest-facing areas must integrate flawlessly with high-specification finishes: tiled bathrooms, plastered corridors, feature walls, and concealed ceiling voids. Acoustic performance between guest rooms is directly linked to guest satisfaction and brand reputation.
Behind the scenes, fire compartmentation across guest floors, corridors, and service areas is critical. Back-of-house areas need robust, frequently accessed products for M&E maintenance. And heritage or listed building conversions add further complexity, with non-standard openings, unusual substrates, and conservation requirements that demand bespoke solutions.
What We Provide for Hospitality Projects
Acoustic Comfort for Guests
Panels rated up to 48dB for sound insulation between guest rooms, between rooms and corridors, and around plant areas. Acoustic performance that protects guest comfort and brand reputation.
Fire Compartmentation
Access panels and riser doors rated up to 120 minutes, tested to BS EN 1634-1. Maintaining compartmentation across guest floors, corridors, stairwells, risers, and service areas.
Premium Finishes
Tile-faced panels for bathrooms and wet areas that accept the same tiles as surrounding surfaces. Plasterboard-faced panels for seamless corridor and room integration. Metal-faced panels for kitchens, plant rooms, and back-of-house. Products designed to be invisible in premium interiors.
Heritage and Listed Buildings
Bespoke solutions for hotel conversions in listed and heritage buildings. Non-standard openings, unusual substrates, and finishes that respect the existing architecture, manufactured to exact requirements.
Secure Back-of-House Access
Locking and security options for plant rooms, electrical risers, kitchens, and restricted service areas. Controlled access that protects services without inconveniencing maintenance teams.
Bespoke Manufacturing
Non-standard sizes, unusual finishes, and project-specific requirements manufactured in 4 working days. Hotels rarely have standard openings, and we work with what the building gives us.
Products Commonly Specified for Hotels & Leisure
Access Panels
Fire-rated, acoustic-rated, and aesthetically finished panels for guest rooms, corridors, bathrooms, and back-of-house areas. Tile-faced, plasterboard-faced, and metal-faced options.
Riser Doors
Fire-rated and acoustic-rated riser access for guest floor corridors, stairwells, and service cores. Discreet integration with corridor finishes.
Loft Hatches
Fire-rated and insulated roof access for plant rooms and maintenance areas above guest floors.
Meter Overboxes
Secure meter and service access in back-of-house and plant areas.
Featured Hospitality Projects
The Peninsula London
Bespoke access solutions for one of London's most prestigious hotel openings, with premium finishes throughout guest areas and back-of-house.
One Hyde Park
High-specification access panels and riser doors for ultra-luxury residential and hospitality spaces in one of the world's most exclusive addresses.
The Municipal Hotel Liverpool
Heritage building conversion requiring bespoke products for non-standard openings, conservation-sensitive finishes, and full fire compartmentation.
Hospitality Compliance at a Glance
Building Regulations Part B
Fire compartmentation across guest floors, corridors, and service areas. Products tested to BS EN 1634-1 with ratings up to 120 minutes.
Building Regulations Part E
Acoustic separation between guest rooms and between rooms and communal areas. Independently tested panels up to 48dB.
Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
Ongoing fire safety compliance for occupied hotel and leisure premises.
Listed Building Considerations
Bespoke products and sensitive installation methods for heritage and listed building hotel conversions.
Download Our Architects Brochure
Performance data, standard sizes, bespoke capabilities, and certification details, the complete reference for specifying Rapid Access products on hospitality projects.
Working on a Hotel or Leisure Project?
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