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How Much Space Does a Luxury Hotel Bar Setup Need

Allow for the bar frontage, the people working behind it, stock and glass storage, and guests waiting in front. The frontage measurement alone is not the footprint of a functioning hotel-event bar.

Mark the working area on the room plan

Cocktailhire's standard mobile bar planning uses 1.5-metre units. The number of units is only the starting point: the final layout also depends on guest numbers, the drinks service and the room's access.

Show the proposed bar position with doors, tables, pillars and main walking routes. Include a route for replenishing ice and clean glasses without crossing the guest queue. A bar against a wall may use the room differently from an island with service on more than one side.

  • Ask for the complete footprint of the chosen configuration before finalising nearby furniture.
  • Confirm the delivery route and any lift or doorway limitations separately.

Choose the bar configuration.

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