The thesis analyzes scientific works, normative documents on topic of the research, identifies the main stages of health resort hotels' development, summarizes the native and world experience in projection and building, improves the resort hotels' classification with introduction of new characteristics. The following trends of resort hotels' functioning are determined: the transition from the construction of individual buildings to complex development; orientation to the domestic needs of the countries; expansion of the range of premises (treatment, spa, wellness), non-standard solutions and attractiveness of the architectural environment.The author suggests the resort hotels' typology: the general resort hotel is characterized by a minimal functional space of the premises, a 3-star comfort level, a central planning scheme and a capacity of 30-300 suits; the specialized resort hotel with the developed spa-treatment block, is characterized by a 3-5* level of comfort, central and split optimal planning schemes (80-300 rooms), blocked and mixed planning schemes (300-500 rooms); the multifunctional resort hotel combines several specialties (treatment, recreation, entertainment etc.), is characterized by a 4-5* comfort level with recommended blocked (200-500 rooms) and mixed planning schemes (500-800 seats). The functional and planning structure of resort hotels with the reduced, standard and expanded range of premises has been developed. Eight most widespread compositional methods of architectural and spatial organization of resort hotels are found: point, linear, angular, multipath, П-shaped, atrium, blocked and pavilion. The research establishes architectural and artistic techniques of resort hotel's planning in the resort area of the city, the village (use of an existing historical heritage; separation from ordinary development; complexity of decision; landscaping of facades and roofs; creating a silhouette of the image; use of vertical domains) and beyond the city in the natural environment (use of local construction traditions and materials; imitation of the directions of architectural and building bionics; compactness of solution; achievement of contact with nature; dispersion of the solution; nuanced decision of details).
