Bayan Signage produces hotel room number signs and guest floor packages for hotels, resorts and serviced apartments across the UAE. We work from the operator's brand standard and the interior designer's samples, make a first plate in the final finish for approval, then cut, finish and install every room, corridor and lift lobby sign from our Ajman factory.
Hotel room number signs are the plates beside each guest room door, usually in brushed or PVD-coloured stainless, timber, printed acrylic or backlit acrylic chosen to match the interior. They belong to a guest floor package that also covers lift lobby range signs, corridor directionals and back-of-house doors. We make them for city business hotels, beach resorts, boutique hotels and serviced apartment towers, working to the operator's brand standard where there is one.
The person every plate is designed for is a guest walking a dim corridor late at night with a key card and a suitcase. A number in thin gold script on dark timber can look beautiful in the mock-up room and be unreadable at 100 lux. Plates also take a beating: trolleys at corner height, daily wiping with whatever chemical housekeeping uses, humidity in coastal resorts. We test contrast and finish against those conditions before the full run.
Bayan Signage has been making signs in its own Ajman factory since 2016, as the production arm of Bayan Advertising, which has been in the UAE for 15 years. Plates are CNC-routed and laser-cut in-house, finished, lit where needed by our electricians, and installed by the crew that made them. Our draftsmen prepare the shop drawings and sample submissions the owner, operator and designer need to sign off.
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A hotel rarely orders room plates alone. These are the parts of a typical guest floor package, all made in one finish family.
Brushed or PVD-coloured stainless or brass plates with engraved paint-filled digits, raised laser-cut numbers or UV print. Durable, easy to wipe and the most common choice for international operators.
View details →Cut acrylic numbers lit by low-voltage LEDs, set into a stainless, timber or acrylic plate. For design-led hotels whose corridors are lit deliberately low.
View details →Room ranges with arrows opposite the lifts and at every corridor turn, larger than the plates, so a guest decides left or right as soon as the doors open.
View details →Floor identification facing the lift doors, in the same finish as the room plates, so guests confirm the floor before they step out.
View details →Plates for accessible rooms and floors with larger, high-contrast numbers and the accessibility symbol, mounted at the same reachable height on every floor and matched to the standard plates.
View details →Hard-wearing engraved laminate or anodised aluminium plates for linen rooms, plant rooms and staff areas, numbered to match the engineering team's maintenance system.
View details →We read the operator's signage manual and the designer's details, then build a schedule of every room, suite, accessible and connecting room, with any variations marked on the floor plans.
Our draftsmen prepare shop drawings for owner, operator and designer approval. Where the standard names a material that is hard to source locally, we propose an equivalent with a physical sample.
One plate is made exactly as the run will be and viewed under the real corridor lighting. We give it to housekeeping as well, to wipe with the hotel's own cleaning products.
Plates are CNC-routed or laser-cut, UV-printed or fitted with raised numbers, sealed or powder-coated as specified, and backlit plates are wired and run at full brightness in our test area before packing.
Every plate is checked against the approved sample and the room schedule for number, finish and orientation, then packed floor by floor with spares for the pre-opening snag period.
Our crew installs with a positioning template on every floor, on the wall rather than the fire-rated door, and our electricians connect backlit plates. In operating hotels we work around guest rest hours.
This is our starting point when the brand standard leaves room for choice. Where the operator's manual sets a detail, the manual wins, and every change is itemised.
| Component | Our standard | Upgrade options | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Face plate | 3 mm brushed stainless or 5 mm acrylic | PVD-coloured stainless, timber, powder-coated aluminium | The plate has to sit in the designer's scheme and survive daily cleaning. |
| Number | 50 mm, UV-printed in a high-contrast colour | Engraved and paint-filled, raised laser-cut stainless or CNC-cut acrylic, cut and backlit | Guests read the number in dim light from a few metres, often tired. |
| Contrast | Checked under the actual corridor lighting | Backlight where lighting is below about 100 lux | Gold on dark timber or grey on steel can disappear in mood lighting. |
| Lighting | None in well-lit corridors | Low-voltage LED backlight with driver access | Backlit numbers solve dim corridors but need power at every door. |
| Accessible rooms | Larger high-contrast numbers and symbol | Accessible plate design repeated on every floor | Accessible rooms need identification that is easy to read for guests with low vision. |
| Fixing | Concealed fixings or VHB to the latch-side wall | Mechanical fixings with anti-theft screws | Wall mounting avoids drilling the fire-rated door and keeps the number visible. |
Hotels change plates far less often than offices, so the decisions made at sampling stay with the building until the next refurbishment. These are the ones we push hardest on.
A plate signed off under office lighting can be unreadable in a corridor lit at 100 lux or less for atmosphere. Take the sample into the mock-up room or a finished corridor, switch to night lighting and read it from 3 m. If you hesitate, the number needs to be bigger, higher in contrast or backlit.
Designers judge finish; housekeeping decides how it ages. Give the first plate to the housekeeping manager to wipe daily with the hotel's actual products until the full run is approved. Some lacquers, timber sealers and printed finishes dull or stain quickly under strong cleaners, and it is far cheaper to change the finish on one plate than on three hundred.
Backlit numbers need a low-voltage feed and an accessible driver position at every door, coordinated with the electrical contractor early in the fit-out. Deciding after the corridor walls are finished means chasing walls on every floor. If you are unsure, ask for spare conduit to each door position; it costs little and keeps the option open.
Plates get scratched during the final stage of fit-out, by other trades, luggage trolleys and furniture deliveries. We recommend about 2 to 3 percent spare blank plates and spare numerals in each finish, delivered with the main run. Replacing a damaged plate from stock on the morning of an operator inspection is a very different day from waiting for a remake.
Beach resorts and island properties have humid corridors and outdoor walkways where untreated metal tarnishes and timber swells. Choose marine-grade stainless or sealed, powder-coated finishes for those areas, and specify outdoor-rated fixings for villa and walkway plates. Interior corridors in the same resort can still use the softer finishes the designer wants.
We quote each hotel from the room schedule and the brand standard. Send the signage manual or design intent, the room count and the floor plans, and we usually return an itemised quote within 24 hours, separating sampling, plates, guest floor signs and installation.
Matching an operator's specification exactly, and getting each sample approved by owner, operator and designer, adds design and sampling time.
PVD stainless and timber cost more than acrylic, and raised numbers, sealing and polishing add hand work to every plate.
Backlit plates need LEDs, drivers and power at every door, plus coordination with the electrical contractor during the fit-out.
Suites, accessible rooms and connecting rooms add plate designs beyond the standard, which raises the number of different items in the run.
Corridor range signs, lift lobby signs and back-of-house plates add scope, but they share the same sampling and set-up as the room plates.
Pre-opening installation is the most efficient. Replacing plates in an operating hotel means floor-by-floor work around guests, often in short windows.
Indoor hotel room number signs do not need a municipality permit, but they sit inside the fire and life safety review. Guest room doors are fire-rated, so plates usually go on the wall beside the latch side rather than on the door, and corridor signs must not obstruct exit signs or fire equipment, which in Dubai fall under Dubai Civil Defence rules. We confirm requirements with your consultant.
Accessible rooms and floors need clear, high-contrast identification at a consistent height, in line with the Dubai Universal Design Code and most operator standards. Approval by the operator's brand team is often the longest step, so we prepare shop drawings and physical samples early and confirm the current requirements for your property before production.
Our draftsmen work from the operator's manual and prepare the shop drawings and sample submissions needed for owner, operator and designer approval.
A first plate in the final finish is tested under corridor lighting and with housekeeping products before we produce the full set.
CNC routing, laser cutting, printing, finishing, LED assembly and light testing happen in Ajman, with no outsourcing, so every floor matches.
Backlit plates are wired and tested by our own electricians, coordinated with your electrical contractor during the fit-out.
The crew that makes the plates installs them, floor by floor, around the pre-opening programme or guest occupancy, in all seven emirates.
More than 500 clients across the UAE, including national retail groups and international brands, many of them returning customers.
It depends on the brand standard, the material and finishing, backlighting, the number of plate variations and when installation happens. Brushed stainless plates for a 200-room business hotel cost far less per plate than backlit numbers set into timber for a boutique property. Send us the room schedule and the standard, and we will send an itemised quote, usually within 24 hours.
It depends on the design concept and the operator's standard, but brushed or PVD-coloured stainless is the most common because it cleans well and ages slowly, and engraved, paint-filled numbers in stainless or brass never wear off. Timber suits boutique and resort hotels if it is sealed, and printed acrylic works well for serviced apartments on a tighter budget. Whatever you choose, test it with the hotel's own cleaning products first.
Backlit numbers help in hotels with dim, atmospheric corridors and make rooms easy to find at night. They need power at each door and coordination with the electrical design, so decide early in the fit-out. In well-lit corridors, high-contrast printed or raised numbers are usually enough.
Accessible rooms and floors are usually expected to have clear identification: larger, high-contrast numbers, the accessibility symbol and a consistent mounting height, in line with the Dubai Universal Design Code and operator standards. We design these plates to match the rest of the floor and confirm the requirement with your consultant and operator.
Yes. We work from the operator's signage manual and the interior designer's details, prepare shop drawings and samples, and submit them for approval. Where the manual specifies a proprietary material that is not available locally, we propose an equivalent and send a physical sample for the brand to sign off.
Yes. We plan replacement floor by floor with the engineering and housekeeping teams, around occupancy and guest rest hours. Old plates come off carefully, walls are touched up where needed, and new plates go up with templates so every floor matches. We agree the number of floors per shift with your team in advance.
It depends on the room count, the materials and how quickly the owner, operator and designer approve the samples, which is usually the longest stage. We give you a realistic schedule with the quote, covering sampling, production and installation, and plan it around the pre-opening programme. Imported finishes add time, so we start sampling early.
Yes. We supply and install hotel room number signs across the UAE, including Abu Dhabi, Ras Al Khaimah and Fujairah resorts, from our factory in Ajman. The site survey is free in Dubai, Sharjah and Ajman, and we plan installation around your opening date.
Send your logo, the fascia size and a site photo. Our estimating team replies with options and an itemised price, usually within 24 hours.