Top 10 Ways to Ruin Your Hotel Business

Jul 09

JeremyBusiness, Travel , , , , Comments Off

Last weekend, I went to a family wedding in Colorado. The wedding party and many of the guests all stayed in the same hotel. By the end of the weekend, we came to the collective conclusion that the hotel was doing its best to drive customers away. It was the only logical conclusion based on the experience we had. For the convenience of other hotels that may be contemplating similar actions, I have compiled a list of what to do here:

  1. Lull your guests into a false sense of security upon arrival by presenting an impressive exterior facade and grand lobby
  2. Hire a staff that treats your guests rudely, especially if the guest is the bride of a wedding party
  3. Ensure that all service, from the front desk to the coffee shop, is as slow as it can possibly be
  4. Close your hotel bar at 10:00 p.m. on Friday and Saturday nights
  5. Make sure that none of your drinks vending machines actually have any drinks in them
  6. Ensure that bathrooms are cramped and inconvenient in design with no ventilation
  7. Do not have enough fans on hand for each room, since you don’t have air conditioning in 90 degree weather
  8. Do not provide standard hotel amenities, such as irons in every room, and be sure that each guest must request such items at least three times before receiving them
  9. Offer poor quality and high prices in your dining room
  10. Make sure that relief a guest feels upon checking out is the only pleasant part of the stay

By following these ten easy steps, you too can be an unsuccessful hotelier!

This list is sponsored by the Hotel Colorado.*

* SmartReMarxcom has no affiliation with the Hotel Colorado. Any suggestion of a relationship here is purely sarcastic and not meant to imply that the Hotel Colorado endorses this article. The author, in turn, agrees not to endorse the Hotel Colorado.

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