___ Ask for ideas from your staff, respect their suggestions and implement if reasonable. ___ Photos of locker room manager and assistants near locker room entrance or by shoe room. ___ On 1st floor with entrances from the parking lot and the main lobby. ___ Be part of the normal traffic flow from the parking lot, grill room, pro shop and golf course. ___ Back-to-back men’s and women’s locker rooms with shared shoe shine room. ___ Open airy feeling with high ceiling, skylights and ceiling fans. ___ Recessed canister lighting in ceiling with dimmers. ___ Tinted windows throughout for visibility, privacy and fresh air. ___ Plaid carpet to make smaller spaces appear larger. ___ Speakers in ceiling with a sound system for playing CDs, local radio, local sports and PA. ___ Visible shoe shine room with a greeter counter, sink and a shoe drying closet/cabinet. ___ Fluorescent lighting in work area and under shelfs above counters in shoe shine room. ___ Shoe shine room work counters made of rubber or marble for ease of cleaning. ___ No blind spots to avoid collisions. ___ Direct access to the golf course and the pro shop. ___ Ice water plus club cleaning towels located in hallway to service both men and women. ___ Covered golf bag drop and pickup area. ___ Conveniently located custodial closet with sink, mop bucket drain area and storage. ___ Disposal cans conveniently located in locker room and locker coves. ___ Display cases. ___ Full tall vented wooden lockers with top and bottom airflow. ___ Full tall extra wide vented wooden lockers with top and bottom airflow plus English doors. ___ Lockers next to a wall open toward the wall. ___ 90 degree corner lockers open towards the corner. ___ 6 inches from bottom of locker door to carpet to allow door to open without hitting shoes. ___ Clothes bar and hooks in each full locker. Hooks should not block clothes bar. ___ Lock box or optional safe in each full locker. ___ Key open or pass code open. ___ Extra wide lockers have removable and adjustable shelves. ___ Flat locker tops for additional storage (no decorative molding). ___ Reflective lighting on top of lockers with room for shoe storage. Locker shortage solutions include: ___ 1/3 over 2/3 size lockers plus community closet. ___ Triple stack 1/3 size lockers with community closet. ___ Day only lockers 4 or 5 or 6 stack with community closet. ___ Shoe cubbie locker. ___ Benches with underneath shoe storage. ___ Board of Directors locker cove. ___ Founders locker cove. ___ Separate locker cove near the shoe room for guests and private outings. ___ Flat screen TV in each locker cove or located throughout locker room. ___ Height conscious lockers for the ladies plus a large tall closet for dresses and formal gowns. ___ Locker SuitesTM. ___ Custom name plates for members. ___ First and last initial of each member engraved on the knob of their locker. ___ Engraving machine for custom souvenir name plates/luggage tags for guests. ___ Community closets. ___ Private and accessible phone booth. ___ House phones with writing area, phone books and list of frequently called numbers. ___ Host professional tournament. ___ Private showers with private drying areas. ___ Full thick spray fixed showerheads. ___ Optional hand held sprayers. ___ Overhead deluge rain showerheads. ___ Accessible shower. ___ Swiss Shower (18 heads with approximately 100 gallons per minute total water flow). ___ Corner shelf in each shower for wash cloth and bar of soap. ___ Leg shaving shelf in women’s showers. ___ Recessed amenity shelf conveniently located in both the shower and the drying areas. ___ Heated floor in drying area which also contains a bench. ___ Quiet exhaust vents in each shower/drying area. ___ Custom logo pump bottles for body wash, shampoo and conditioner. ___ Drain located in front away from feet. ___ Frosted glass shower doors with club logo. ___ Heated shower towels. ___ Men and women both have a steam room, sauna and an extra large deep whirlpool. ___ Large glass door refrigerator by the steam/sauna/whirlpool for chilled towels. ___ Deep soaking mineral bath in sound proof private room. ___ Massage room(s) for treatments and facials with access for both men and women. ___ Pedicure station. ___ Barber shop. ___ Ladies hair and manicure salon. ___ Separate grooming sink area for each shower in addition to separate sinks for bathrooms. ___ Chilled and hot damp face towels. ___ Mirrored lighted grooming stations. ___ Baby changing station. ___ Hot lather machines. ___ Handicapped access shower. ___ Combination handicapped shower, sink, water closet and dressing area. ___ Conveniently located towel shelfs and towel drops into cart on wheels. ___ Laundry shoots so soiled towels can drop into a laundry cart on wheels in basement below. ___ Heated terry cloth robes with permanently attached belts. ___ Separate bathroom and shower area for guests. ___ Small flat screens located behind mirrors. ___ Shower SuitesTM. ___ Men’s grille room/lounge/card room with large flat screens next to a shared kitchen. ___ Outside covered and screened patio or balcony. ___ Meeting room. ___ Cigar room (roof top with balcony). ___ Men’s and women’s fitness rooms. ___ Refreshment center in spa area. ___ Massage room can double as a “quiet room” if no “designated driver” is available. ___ Business center with complimentary internet access and work desks. ___ Game room with pool table, darts, pinball machines, board games, etc.... ___ Hole-in-one club. ___ Fireplace. ___ Easy access house phones. ___ Wireless internet throughout entire clubhouse area (inside and outside). ___ Pictures of golf holes including aerials. ___ Pictures of Board of Directors. ___ Sitting area with coffee, hot tea, fresh fruit, doughnuts, magazines and newspapers. ___ Dry cleaning and clothes pressing service. ___ Street and golf shoe repair service. ___ Loaner golf shoes. ___ Loaner shirts. ___ Automobile detail service. ___ Security safe. ___ Water closets and urinals located for privacy with convenience. ___ Automatic light and fan when door opens. ___ Door latches with “Occupied” and “Unoccupied” sign inserts. ___ Separate sink area for each water closet. ___ Handicapped access water closet with private sink and amenities. ___ Window in each water closet with quiet exhaust fan and/or windows in bathrooms. ___ Automatic air fresheners and automatic flush. ___ Magazine/newspaper holder, hooks and foot operated trash can in each water closet.
Additional ideas for Country Clubs, Golf Clubs and Resorts: ___ Defibrillator, CPR and first aid training for staff. ___ Wellness center with gymnasium, indoor pool and indoor track. ___ Outdoor basketball court. ___ Outdoor pool. ___ Outdoor sand pit volleyball, horseshoes, bean bag toss, shuffle board and croquet. ___ Event lawn. ___ Covered patios/terraces. ___ Indoor and outdoor tennis membership. ___ Bowling alley. ___ Spa. ___ Family theater. ___ Ice cream parlor. ___ Ballroom. ___ Library. ___ Formal dining room. ___ Private dining room. ___ Board of Directors meeting room. ___ Chophouse restaurant featuring steaks, ribs, porkchops and fish. ___ Ethnic food theme nights (Chinese, German, Greek, Irish, Italian, Mexican and Polish). ___ Hiking trail, biking trail and cross country skiing around perimeter of golf course. ___ Outdoor ice skating. ___ Amusement park. ___ Water park. ___ Hotel rooms for guests and members. ___ Clubhouse with covered double driveway and covered bagdrop. ___ Valet parking. ___ Vehicle detailing service.
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