How much does it cost to furnish a hotel room

A room starts at 4,000 euro. There is no ceiling above that, and it is not a joke: it depends on the size of the room and on the material the project calls for. But anyone building a budget needs a figure to start from, and this is ours.

What 4,000 euro includes

• queen size bed with headboard
• queen size mattress
• two bedside tables with a stone top and a drawer
• two lights
• stone table
• chair
• luggage rack
• wardrobe

That is the finished room, piece by piece. It is not a stripped-down configuration put there to show a low number: it is what a hotel actually orders.

What pushes the price up

Material, above everything. We work wood, marble, iron and upholstery in house, and the difference between one stone top and another, one wood and another, a leather and a fabric, moves the total of a room more than any other choice. On how a covering is chosen, the guide on which leather to choose sets out what changes from one hide to the next.

Then size. A large room does not cost more simply because the pieces are wider: thicknesses change, the way they are supported changes, sometimes the piece itself changes.

And how bespoke it is. A wardrobe that follows a wall out of square, a headboard that turns a corner, a top shaped around a column: these are what make a room belong to that hotel and no other, and they are drawn and produced once.

Why the price differs between who makes it and who resells it

Brianform and Stoneform are two divisions of the same company. The wood, the stone, the iron and the upholstery are worked by us, in our own departments. Between the price leaving our factory and the price reaching you there is no extra step taking a share of it.

For a hotel this shows in two places: on the total, and in the fact that when something has to change mid-project, it is decided by the people producing it.

How long we take to give you a number

Forty-eight hours.

Send us the request with what you have — the number of rooms, the dimensions, a drawing even in outline, the material if it is already decided — and within two working days you get a specific quotation, not a range. If the specification does not exist yet, send what does: a floor plan and two photographs are enough to start.

If you are still writing the specification, it is worth reading how to write a furniture specification clause for a hotel first: a clause written properly avoids half the arguments at handover. And to organise the dates there is when to order the furniture to open on time.

What that figure does not include

The 4,000 euro covers the furniture of the room in the pieces listed above. Outside it sit the works that belong to the building rather than to the furniture: services, floors, bathroom, curtains, ceiling lighting. Outside it sit the public areas as well — lobby, bar, restaurant, signature suites — which are priced separately because they follow a different design and a different kind of use.

Also outside it are the requirements that depend on the fire strategy: in Italian hotels upholstered furniture has to be Class 1 IM, and the approval applies to the assembled item, not to the covering alone. The point is explained in the guide on fire rated hotel furniture.

How we work

Brianform was founded in 1982 in Brianza as a maker of leather sofas and armchairs. Wood, marble, iron and upholstery are worked in house, which means the frame, the seat and the covering of the same piece can be designed to measure. Our seating is in the sofas and armchairs collections; for hotels and residences the Contract page explains how we handle project work. The showroom is in Cantù; for a project or a quotation, start from our contact page.

Frequently asked questions

How much does it cost to furnish a hotel room?

A room starts at 4,000 euro. There is no ceiling above that: it depends on the size of the room and on the material the project calls for.

What does 4,000 euro include?

A queen size bed with headboard, a queen size mattress, two bedside tables with a stone top and a drawer, two lights, a stone table, a chair, a luggage rack and a wardrobe. That is the finished room, piece by piece.

What pushes the price of a room up?

Material above everything, then the size of the room and how bespoke it is: a wardrobe that follows a wall out of square, a headboard that turns a corner, a top shaped around a column.

How long does a quotation take?

Forty-eight hours. Within two working days you get a specific quotation, not a range. If the specification does not exist yet, a floor plan and two photographs are enough to start.

Why does the price differ between who makes it and who resells it?

Brianform and Stoneform are two divisions of the same company: wood, stone, iron and upholstery are worked in our own departments. Between the price leaving our factory and the price reaching you there is no extra step taking a share of it.

Ask for a quotation The contract division

The figure of 4,000 euro is a starting price per room, referring only to the pieces listed on this page, and does not constitute a quotation: the value of a supply depends on the size of the room, the materials, the level of customisation and the number of rooms. The reference to Class 1 IM is given for information: the requirements applicable to an individual project remain the responsibility of the fire strategy and of the appointed professional.