Moses

I am working with a building 80 feet deep but I get to choose the width. What would you consider optimal?

movieking

That would depend on how many beds you plan on having.

ramee

25 Ft.

That way you can have 9 ft. deep rooms and place beds along a side wall or the back, your choice. You can also have a large enough hall to have your doors swing in or out and still meet ADA code.

If you do not need the width on the small bed rooms than you can make a jog in your hallway to create more of an advance architecture to the place.

R

sunsally

MINIMUM of 20, and ideally more like 22 if you get to "pick your own" - if you want a "smaller salon". That will get you about 12 beds at the VERY max and probably more like 10 with lobby, restrooms, laundry, electrical, etc

Going to 25 wide will do as ramee says, but if you DON'T do those things (put beds on side walls, put in fancy hall curves, etc) just paying for "wasted space" in an extra wide hallway - even 3 feet x 80 is an extra 240sf to pay on every month - so figure out how significant a difference that would be in your rent!

Now, if you want a BIG salon - consider stretching the space to 40 feet and put in twice as many rooms!

Neon Beach

I would sit down with pencil and paper and go through your options with a series of drawings. Incorporate all the features you would like to start with and allow room for future expansion.

Consider the number of tanning rooms and sizes, laundry facilities, restroom facilities, reception and retail areas, ulility room as well as storage.

See what you come up with and which meet your present and even future plans.

DWhite6872

32 feet! twoo rows of 8 feet wide and two hallways 8 feet wide. 28 would be great as well.

Steve Underhill

Only take the space that is needed. Establish how much equipment you want based on demographics and your financial situation. A 20' wide space will only give you 19'6" of actual space if in an interior space and much less if on an end cap. Depending on your decision of being a 2 level or 3 level salon will determine minimum room sizes. You will probably have 3" studs with 5/8 " dry wall. This must be calculated into space requirements unless you are using modular walls. There are a lot bigger questions here. Before looking at a space you should already have decided on your marketing program. This combined with demographics can determine your space requirements. You should always do first things first. Salons that fail typically rent a space buy equipment and then start thinking about how much I should charge for tanning and how should I manage this salon. A salon started this way is set to fail.