Hotel wants
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Oct 17, 2007
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I don't think the current state of hotels is optimal. I always feel like I'm wasting money and resources by being the only person in my room. I'm definitely not sharing a room with my co-workers, but I feel like hotels could change things around a bit to get with the times. I always feel like I'm overcharged for my stay and accommodated with unnecessary things. I don't need a couch in my room, nor do I need 85 channels of cable TV or furniture made of exotic woods. Without further adieu, here are my suggestions: - Adopt a modular pricing system. Have options to select when reserving a room, such as with or without cable, internet, phone; number of beds; number of closets and amount of storage space. Have prices to reflect these options. When I'm traveling by myself, I definitely don't need more than one bed, nor do I need a kitchen or a living room.
- Adopt a variable pricing system. Reward people for conserving water, electricity, heat/AC, etc. This will not only reduce the average room bill, it'll encourage people to be nicer to the environment. With the current system, I pay the same price whether I turn on all the lights, run the air conditioning full blast, and take 12 showers. This is stupid.
- Have budget rooms. This is sort of a combination of (1) and (2). Like I said, I don't need cable TV and oak furniture. All I want is a bed and a bathroom. And I'd like to be able to pay 1/3 the price of a normal room if I can get just the bare necessities. If I wanted luxury, I wouldn't be staying at a low-to-mid-priced hotel.
- Do what your environmentally conscious signs say you do: Don't wash my towels if I hang them up. I don't understand why hotels put up a facade and then waste water and energy when you're not looking. I'm ok with a once-used towel (as long as it wasn't used by someone else).
#travel
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