Smith, Fause & McDonald, Inc.

SFMI's hotel experience is highlighted on this page. Related experience can be found on our convention center and multi-family residential pages.

• Beverly Hills Hotel, Beverly Hills, California

1986 Renovation 

Guestroom Sound Isolation, Traffic Noise Mitigation, HVAC Noise Control

Architect: Arechaederra, Hong & Trieman, Santa Monica, California

• Doubletree Marina Beach, (formerly the Marina Beach Hotel), Marina Del Rey, California

325 Room Hotel, Large Divisible Ballroom, Meeting Rooms 2 Ground Floor Restaurants and Penthouse Restaurant

Acoustics, Sound Isolation, HVAC Noise & Vibration Control, MATV, Sound Systems, Satellite Earth Station and 4.5 mile Underground CATV Distribution to three other nearby Hotel and apartment properties.

Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Los Angeles, California

• Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles, California

Landmark renovation: 32 public rooms

Room acoustics, Sound Systems and 1100 Outlet MATV System

Architect: Ridgway, Ltd., Newport Beach, California

• Hotel Aqua, Mill Valley

Post-Opening Assessment of Exterior Noise Impact from adjacent Highway 101 and recommendations for mitigation.

• Sausalito Hotel, Sausalito, California

Sound isolation design for renovation of this historic hotel to accomodate simultaneous conference and guestroom use.

• Mill Valley Inn, Mill Valley, California

Exterior noise impact assessment due to traffic and noise of nearby club. Interior sound isolation recommendations.

• Tiburon Inn, Tiburon, California

Sound isolation recommendations for renovation of this historic hotel.

• Kannabe Hotel, Hidaka, Japan

Criteria design for interior sound isolation, operable partitions, and HVAC noise control. Criteria drawings prepared in metric in both Japanese and English.

• Korea Trade Center Hotel, Seoul, Korea

Sound Systems, MATV Systems, Sound Isolation, Room Acoustics through Design Development for 400 Room Hotel Complex for 1988 Olympics

Architect: Charles Kober Associates, Los Angeles, California

• Monterey Sheraton Hotel, Monterey, California

Acoustics, Sound Isolation, HVAC Noise & Vibration Control, CCTV, Intrusion Detection and MATV Systems for 344 Room Resort Convention Hotel

Architect: Charles Kober Associates, Los Angeles, California

• Marina Plaza Hotel, Marina Del Rey, California

Acoustics, Sound Isolation, HVAC Noise & Vibration Control, MATV and Sound Systems for 320 Room Hotel, Conference/Meeting Facilities, Lounge & Restaurants

Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Los Angeles, California

• Regent Beverly Wilshire, Beverly Hills, California

Scope of Services: Entertainment-grade Sound Systems, Rigging and Show power.

Client: Kajima Associates, Los Angeles, California

• Riviera Hotel, Tower Addition/Rooftop Restaurant, Las Vegas, Nevada

Room Acoustics, Sound System Design, Sound Isolation

Architect: Office of Nikita Zukov, New York, New York

Client: Riviera Hotels, Las Vegas, Nevada

• Caesars, Sports Bar, Las Vegas, Nevada

Sound and Video System Design

Client: Caesars, Las Vegas, Nevada

• La Quinta Hotel, La Quinta, California

Room Acoustics for the Addition of a 16-way divisible Ballroom to an existing resort hotel

Client: Landmark Land Company, Carmel, California

• Stouffers Esmeralda Resort, Indian Wells, California

Post-Opening assessment of interior sound isolation issues including field STC testing.

• Hilton Flamingo "Grand Vacations", Las Vegas, Nevada

Sound Isolation, HVAC Noise Control, Paging/Background Music System for 280 room timeshare condominum/hotel.

Architect: Sandy & Babcock International, San Francisco, California

• Marriott Warner Center, Woodland Hills, California

Interior Noise Isolation, Exterior Noise Impact and HVAC Noise Control for 450 Room Hotel

Architect: Arthur Erickson Architects, Los Angeles, California

• J.W. Marriott Hotel, Century Plaza, Los Angeles, California

Acoustics, Exterior & Interior Sound Isolation, HVAC Noise & Vibration Control for 425 Room flagship Hotel, Conference & Meeting Facilities & Multipurpose Dining

Architect: Gruen Associates, Los Angeles, California

• Boca Raton Hotel, Boca Raton, Florida

Ballroom and Public Space HVAC Noise & Vibration Review

• Holiday Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada

To enforce helicopter compliance with Conditional Use Permit, SFMI researched prevailing conditional use permits, licensing requirements and operator filings; and completed a 3 day program of on-site interior and exterior noise measurements including, Peak Spectral Impact, SEL, L_n's, Statistical Histograms

Measurement of multiple take-offs and landings using SEL (single event level) procedures demonstrated that operations were not in compliance with filed use permits and filed anticipated noise levels.  SFMI's report was used by Clark County Commission to deny further use permit to the helicopter operator.

Client: Harrah's, Reno, Nevada