Hotel restaurant tables

A room is set one table at a time. The 88 tables here include complete tables for the dining room, bar-height tables for the lobby, communal tables for the breakfast room and folding tables for events. Choose the shape before the finish. Squares join into long rows for a banquet, rounds seat a party face to face, and rectangles line a window wall.

Shape, size and the head count

Squares lead the list on 72 tables, rectangles on 56 and rounds on 37, with 4 drop-leaf tops that fold down to fit a corner of the breakfast room and open again for a family. Size each one to its party. A pair sits comfortably at 24 by 30 inches. Parties of four want a 36-inch square top, or a round of 42; five or six fit around 48 inches of round top, and eight around 60. Give every guest about 24 inches of edge, 18 at the tightest, and hold a clear band of 18 to 24 inches behind every seat so chairs slide back without striking the next.

Service aisles of about 36 inches let a server pass with a full tray. Draw them before the tables, because the team walks those lanes all night. In a ballroom, plan the 60-inch round at eight guests, with a 36-inch lane between the chair backs of neighboring rounds.

Tops and bases for each room

Solid wood tops lead with 20 tables. Next come aluminum (18) and synthetic teak (15), then resin and steel with 9 apiece. Bases are steel on 31, cast iron on 22 and aluminum on 16. Solid wood belongs in the restaurant and the breakfast room. For the terrace, read the usage line, since 55 tables carry a patio listing and the rest stay inside.

Building a table from parts? Choose the surface from table tops and the support from table bases, and make sure the feet of a base under a round top reach across two thirds of that top or more. Top and base together should finish at about 29 to 30 inches for dining.

Complete tables, high tops and long tables

Complete table sets list the top and base together, which shortens the order when a whole breakfast room is opening on a date. Bar-height tables bring the surface up for a lobby bar or a standing reception. Communal tables seat a long row of guests at one stretch, and folding tables ride the cart to registration desks and buffets.

Prices start around $67 for a single table. Put each room on its own property plan, ballroom, restaurant and terrace, and the table count stays tied to the layout.