New website design wanted for Beautiful Inn and Spa in the Laurentians

Beautiful Inn and Spa in the Laurentians

The target audience is people 25-60, who are looking for a relaxing mini-vacation away from the city, where they can be pampered to. The inn is located in the Laurentian mountains in Québec, Canada. They have a beautiful property by a river, which should be featured prominently.

http://www.beauxreves.com

http://www.pebblebeach.com
http://www.foxharbr.com
http://www.aubergeviceroy.com/index_en.php

http://www.beauxreves.com (current site) -
**still likes this site alot but wants to make it a little more squarish header image area and make the designated header images stretch across the page.

Website Objectives
Auberge Beaux Reves is a beautiful inn in the mountains. The main objective is to display the various packages (lodging and spa services, lodging and activities or lodging and meals) or to purchase gift certificates.

Feature to highligh on the Home and Subpages:
Packages, Day Spa Services and Photo Gallery. Please see the wireframe document that is included in the items that we will upload to you via http://www.YouSendIt.com. The wireframe details the items to be featured on the Home page as well as the sub-pages.

*Please note that the wireframe is not meant as exact placement of elements; it is meant to ensure that all the elements present on each page appear in the design.

1.* Existing website or domain name?
( X ) Yes ( http://www.beauxreves.com )

2.Reason for new website?

A site was designed about 5 years ago and while we still like the overall layout and style, wewould like it to be a little more modern, with large, rotating header images that better portrays the country inn, the beautiful property by the river and to feature the day spa services more prominently.

3.What is the website’s target audience?

The target audience is people 25-50, who are looking for a relaxing mini-vacation away from the city, where they can be pampered to. The inn is located in the Laurentian mountains in Québec, Canada. They have a beautiful property by a river, which should be featured prominently.

4.* What is the website’s objective? What are the site’s functional requirements?

Auberge Beaux Reves is a beautiful inn in the mountains. The main objective is to display the various packages (lodging and spa services, lodging and activities or lodging and meals) or to purchase gift certificates.

5.What content has to be featured prominently?

Packages, Day Spa Services and Photo Gallery. Please see the wireframe document that is included in the items that we will upload to you via http://www.YouSendIt.com. The wireframe details the items to be featured on the Home page as well as the sub-pages.

*Please note that the wireframe is not meant as exact placement of elements; it is meant to ensure that all the elements present on each page appear in the design.

6.* Please list 3 or more websites from your client’s competitors.

http://www.spalerefuge.com/index.php
http://www.polarbearsclub.ca/
http://www.manoir-saint-sauveur.com/en

7.* List a maximum of 3 websites that you consider interesting and that we could use as a reference for the layout.
http://www.pebblebeach.com
http://www.foxharbr.com
http://www.aubergeviceroy.com/index_en.php

8. I have attached 4 header images that you can choose a variety of headers or and 3 other image to feature as highlights on the home page. Please note that for the Header2 image, please use the upper portion of the image.
Feature 1 = Our Spa Services
Feature 2 = Our Packages
Feature 3=Photo Gallery

9.* The desired website layout size?

( X ) 1024x 768

10.* The company’s logo is attached as a file:
11 Colours:
Please sample the blue from the logo or the current site. The client still does like the beige and gold on the site but is open to other ideas.

12. Tagline should be as follows:

Come Dream with us!

13. Other Design Specifications:

Footer: We would like to have a fat footer such as the ones below:
http://fiddlerlakeresort.com
http://dagwoods.wsihosts.com

• Please ensure that the highlighted features on the Home page(Packages, Day Spa Services and Photo Gallery) all are visible above the fold on a standard screen.
• Add the 2 association logos (assoc-logos.png)
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14. Social Links to Add:
Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, ShareThis, Newsletter Signup window (Constant Contact)

15. Other Links to Add:

There should be a text link to the alternate language, French, at top of the page and the phone number should be prominently displayed.