If you’ve stayed in a hotel, boutique or chain, you’ll notice that they have flat-screen TVs mounted on the walls. Hotels and motels sold their old-school TVs to the public after they bought new flat-screen TVs. They usually sold for less than $50 (at least they did when I lived in Georgia.) Every five to …
Hotel pillows are often more comfortable than the pillows people have on their beds at home because they are replaced more often, use more expensive and longer lasting materials, and they support the head in different places than the pillows that people have at home. When you stay at a hotel, one of the most …
We’ve rented three different houses at Cultus Lake over the last two years. Specifically, we’ve rented houses in the Sunnyside neighborhood which is on the north side of the lake (closest to the park entrance). I have not rented a house in the Lindell Beach area of the lake so I cannot comment on that …
As a single person, I typically book a single hotel room. I rarely need to look at a list of the types of hotel rooms and suites because, unless I travel with friends, I’m the only one in the room. I don’t take up much space, so a single room with a king-sized bed or …
There is an art to the hotel breakfast. Honestly, I will go out of my way to stay at a place that provides breakfast. However, not just any breakfast will do. My favorite is when the hotel provides a nice spread of options. It is, after all, the most important meal of the day. Perhaps …
Back in the day, I traveled around 40 weeks a year. A lot of airports and hotels, some better and some worse. Depending on where I was doing business, I could stay in a luxury or a clean budget hotel, whatever was available. I often wondered how hotels were classified and how the classification was …
Whether you’re working for a hotel, thinking about buying your own Bed and Breakfast, or you just started renting out a property on AirB&B, one of the most important aspects of your business is keeping guests happy. Unfortunately, one of the worst things about operating a hotel or other type of guest lodging is dealing …
When you are going away or traveling with a hotel stay, it’s normal to get excited about so many different things. You want to see this, go there, spend time with this person. For many people, including myself, getting excited about a good hotel stay is sometimes half the fun. That is because today’s hotels, …
Hotel types and systems differ in cost, function, and size, but despite the thousands of hotels across the world, there are only ten types. These range from international luxury to specialty hotels, treehouse hotels, igloo hotels, yurt hotels, motels, extended stays, and more. A hotel is a place where people can stay for a brief …
When I traveled frequently, and at the end of a long day, sometimes I would relax by playing a game on my Sony Playstation. At first, wondered if the Playstation would connect to the hotel WiFi network or how much of a hassle it would be to connect it. I should have worried about what …
So right away, let me start by saying the average gross operating profit margin for hotels in the US is 11.6 percent as of 2020. That means you are making 11.6 percent off of every hotel stay based on expenditures, on average and across a month. This is based on an occupancy rate of 39.8 …
In the luxury hotel business, there is no room for error. That’s why with a 30 percent gross operating profit (GOP), which is slightly higher than the typical profit margin, you stand a lot to gain–and to lose. I’ve been working in the luxury hotel industry for more than 20 years. Let me share with …
My kids were born in California and grew up there. As a result, the first time they heard the word “carpet”, they thought it was a kind of animal that you keep in the car as a pet! You can imagine, therefore, the first time we took our littlest, Lil Lily, on her very first …
Microwaves are an extra for hotels. Beyond simply having to purchase a microwave for every room, a hotel also has to buy and install a shelf for it to sit on. The hotel also has to hire staff to clean the new cooking area, deal with the security problems that come with the microwave, and …
Hotels are a peculiar place that can feel both familiar and alien at the same time. It’s hard to put a finger on all the differences, but one of the most prominent changes is the lack of ceiling light fixtures in most hotel rooms. Profit is the primary motivator behind a lack of ceiling lights. …