The Hastings Hotel and Conference Center serves a variety of domestic and international clients requiring auditoriums, classrooms with computer capabilities, breakout areas, cafeteria and dining facilities, and guest rooms. A new entrance and canopy provides street identification and direct drop off at the front door. The hotel lobby and front desk were designed to greet guests with warmth, hospitality, comfort and attentive service .The solution blends a variety of materials and finishes such as an open-grid ceiling with fine copper-mesh vaulted inserts, wood and granite on the front desk, new lighting accenting the special features, and new furnishing and carpeting adding pattern, texture and color.