Evacuation diagrams for hotels and accommodation
AS 3745-compliant evacuation diagrams for hotels, motels, serviced apartments, and accommodation providers across Australia. Remote service, no site visit required.
Overview
EvacPath makes AS 3745-compliant evacuation diagrams for hotels and accommodation from A$70 per diagram (Basic A$280 for up to 4 diagrams, Standard A$420 for up to 8), delivered as print-ready PDFs in 3 to 5 business days with no site visit. You see your first draft before you pay.
Hotels, motels, and serviced apartments need evacuation diagrams at key locations throughout the property, and the guest-facing one goes at each guest-room entry with its own "You Are Here". Queensland's Building Fire Safety Regulation 2008 (s 48) requires an evacuation sign in each unit let to short-stay guests, hotel rooms included, and NSW requires an evacuation diagram inside apartments let as short-term rentals; elsewhere a diagram in every room is best practice rather than a stated legal rule. Guests are sleeping in an unfamiliar building, often in a city or country they do not know well. In an emergency, clear diagrams are essential because guests cannot rely on familiarity to find exits. AS 3745 is the benchmark for all of them, from boutique hotels to large resort complexes.
Why hotels need diagrams
- Guests are unfamiliar with the building and may be disoriented, especially at night
- High occupancy during peak seasons increases evacuation complexity
- Multiple levels of guest rooms with long corridors need clear exit route markings
- Conference and event spaces within hotels have high transient occupancy
- Fire safety is a core requirement for accommodation licensing and council approvals
- International guests may not read English, so visual diagrams are critical
Where to install diagrams
- Inside every guest room, on the wall beside the entry door rather than on the door, which is often a fire door
- At every lift lobby and fire stair entrance on guest floors
- Hotel reception and main lobby
- Conference rooms and function spaces
- Restaurant, bar, and pool areas within the property
- Back-of-house areas including kitchens, laundry, and loading docks
- Car park entry and exit points
Common challenges
Accommodation buildings often have repetitive floor layouts, but each floor may differ slightly due to plant rooms, roof terraces, or conference levels. Room renovations and floor reconfigurations happen regularly. Hotels also need a large number of diagrams (one per room plus common areas), making cost and turnaround time real concerns. Serviced apartments in mixed-use buildings add further complexity because the evacuation plan must coordinate with the residential and retail components of the same structure.
How EvacPath helps
- Volume pricing for properties that need diagrams in every guest room
- Efficient production of repetitive floor layouts with per-floor variations
- Include back-of-house areas, conference floors, and car parks
- Fast reorders when rooms are renovated or floors reconfigured
- Deliver print-ready A3 PDFs for guest-room entries and common area display
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“We were fitting out a new clinic and needed evacuation diagrams before opening. John drew them from our architect's plan, no site visit needed, and the first draft was with us within days. Really easy.”
“We needed five evacuation plans for a client's three-level office fit-out. John drew them from the designer's as-built drawings, no site visit, and the set went to our client the day it arrived. John was responsive, proactive and extremely clear in communication. Extremely pleased with the process and delivered product. Would highly recommend to any landlord or facilities management teams.”
Hotels FAQ
How many diagrams does a typical hotel need?
A typical 100-room hotel needs around 110 to 120 diagrams: one per guest room, plus diagrams for each lift lobby, fire stair, reception, conference rooms, restaurant, kitchen, and back-of-house areas. Smaller motels with 20 to 40 rooms typically need 30 to 50 total. We use volume pricing for properties of this scale and produce repetitive guest-room diagrams efficiently.
Does each guest room need its own diagram or can floors share?
Each guest room needs its own diagram because the diagram is oriented to that specific door. The path from "you are here" to the nearest exit changes depending on where on the floor the room is located. We handle the variation by producing a base floor plan then customising the orientation and "you are here" marker for each room.
How are non-English-speaking guests considered?
AS 3745 diagrams use standard ISO 7010 safety symbols that are recognised internationally. The visual layout, exit arrows, and pictograms communicate the route without depending on text. Some hotels add bilingual or multilingual procedure panels alongside the diagram, which we can produce as a complementary deliverable.
Who can make AS 3745 evacuation diagrams for hotels and accommodation?
EvacPath. We make AS 3745-compliant evacuation diagrams for hotels and accommodation from A$70 per diagram, fully remote with no site inspection or site visit, and you see your first draft before you pay.
How much do evacuation diagrams cost for hotels and accommodation?
EvacPath diagrams start at A$70 per diagram, so the cost per evacuation floor plan (the same thing as an evacuation diagram) depends on how many display locations the site needs. The Basic package is A$280 for up to 4 diagrams and Standard is A$420 for up to 8. Send your floor plan and we confirm the exact diagram count and price before any work starts, and you see your first draft before you pay.
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