Where to Use Stile and Rail Doors in a Hospitality Project

Where to Use Stile and Rail Doors in a Hospitality Project

When working on a hospitality project, you’re creating a place that’s supposed to feel like home away from home. The last thing you want is an interior door interrupting the visual flow of the room or creating an unapproachable appearance. Doors must withstand the wear and tear of consistent use without compromising style or brand standards — especially in the hospitality industry


Stile and rail doors give you the versatility and durability you require— making them a worthwhile investment on the part of your hospitality clients. Continue reading as we discuss where to use stile and rail doors in a hospitality project.

How Stile and Rail Doors Can Match a Hotel’s Design and Style

Doorways serve as transitional moments in the guest experience and can play a huge role in their overall impression of the hotel. Stile and rail doors are a great option for any space in your hotel’s design. There are a few ways you can customize them to match.

Panels

With stile and rail hotel doors, you can customize the shape, number and configuration of their panels. Mitered rim panels create a distinct, structured pattern ideal for a traditional style. Flat panels offer a clean, simple look. Louvred panels are a stylish way to improve air circulation. 

Customize your door by configuring the panels into unique patterns, changing their shape or incorporating raised or applied moldings.

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Finishes

Stile and rail doors are available in a wide range of wood species and veneers that can be stained and painted to match your design. Masonite Architectural offers hardwood, softwood, high- and medium-density fiberboard and paint-grade poplar finishes for our stile and rail doors.

Stain and Paint Colors

Stain your door to enhance the wood’s natural beauty or paint it to seamlessly match your design. Factory applied paint and stain provides a consistent and long-lasting result. At Masonite Architectural, our stile and rail doors can be painted with standard or custom paints, or stained in a variety of colors to best match the design you envision.

Structural Design

Choose from simple, standard doors to elegant arch top entryways, and more to best match your design and the building’s structure. Hardware can be added in virtually any style to complement your design. 

Construct your door with a heavy-duty rated core for increased stability. Choose a fire-rated core constructed with hardwood composite fire stiles and non-combustible materials to meet commercial building codes. These door cores can be fire-rated for 45, 60 or 90 minutes — even if they have lite openings.

Lite Openings

Include lite openings in your doors to boost natural light and add an aesthetically pleasing element. Choose a full-lite opening, lite and panel combination, muntins or mullions. These glass panes can be incorporated in numerous sizes, shapes and finishes such as clear, frosted, rain or reeded. 

At Masonite Architectural, our stile and rail doors are available with many different surfaces and cores. We apply our finishes in-factory to guarantee their durability and quality.

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Where Hospitality Stile and Rail Doors Work Best

Ideal for both interior and exterior entryways, stile and rail doors are great for places in a hotel where you’re looking to make a good impression, but need an interior door that’s durable. With solid, sturdy construction, stile and rail doors are built to last. Their designability enables them to blend into your design or act as a centerpiece.

The Main Entrance

The main entrance is the first interaction guests have with a hotel — an interaction that impacts their impression and sets the tone for their stay. Use an arch top or french stile and rail door with glass and muntins to impress guests from the start.

The Lobby

The main entrance is the first interaction guests have with a hotel — an interaction that impacts their impression and sets the tone for their stay. Use an arch top or french stile and rail door with glass and muntins to impress guests from the start.

Dining Areas

Whether for an entrance to an in-hotel café or an upscale restaurant, keep the design consistent by using a stile and rail door. Choose mullions or a full-lite opening to provide continuity from the hotel to the dining areas.

Banquet Rooms

Guests reserve banquet rooms for special occasions and events. An aesthetically pleasing entrance with a custom-designed lite and panel pattern or muntins can increase the allure of your hotel as a venue. Consider using frosted, rain or reeded glass to add privacy and visual appeal.

Restrooms

Just as any room in your hospitality project, restrooms need durable doors that don’t detract from the hotel’s design. Incorporate louvred panels in your restroom doors to increase airflow and ventilation. Adding a full inset mirror to the back of the entrance is a smart way to save space in smaller restrooms.

Find the Right Stile and Rail Doors With Masonite Architecture

Masonite Architectural can create a stile and rail door for virtually any hotel entryway. Available with a limited lifetime warranty, our Cendura Series Stile and Rail Doors are a durable and cost-effective option. Our Aspiro Series Stile and Rail Doors include a lifetime warranty and offer the highest aesthetic appeal and performance quality. 

Produced using precise craftsmanship and a specialized construction process, the options are endless — the only limit on the design is your innovation. Contact us today to find the right stile and rail wood doors for your hospitality project.