I still don't understand what the OP's got against hotel lobbies.
Come to that I haven't seen hotel lobbies with coffee stations, sandwich bars, showers and rest areas. I've probably lived far too quiet a life.
Though on hotel lobbies I've noticed many have become more Spartan, less comfortable for, well, lounging. The IC in Mexico City has a reception area characterised by severity and discomfort: perhaps to funnel you into the bar attached.