Thursday, September 29, 2011

What Do You Expect From Your Hotel Room?

By Jarrod Williams


What do you look for in a hotel room when you are traveling? Are you looking for the best price on the highest rated room you can find or are you looking for specific amenities such as an indoor pool or a spa? The great thing about modern technology is no matter what you are looking for, what floats your boat or catches your fancy, you can find it online.

You can search for all of the things that you want and need in a hotel room and compare it to all of the other ones that are available in the city you are visiting. People have grown accustomed to being able to do all of the research, comparing and booking of everything related to travel online. In fact, if asked to do it the old fashioned way, calling around to different places and doing it over the phone, many people would probably give up or not know where to start.

It has become so convenient and easy to do it on the web, you have to think about it any other way. You could search for and book an entire vacation on your phone while riding home on the train from work. It really is that easy. But hotels have become better at offering what the guests want and what they have come to expect. If you don't offer WiFi, then do not expect the younger travelers to book at your hotel.

Young individuals, individuals that have grown up with the technology that still seems new to a lot of older people, expect their lodgings and travel spots to be just as high tech and connected as they are. And if you aren't going to move into the digital age and offer what has really become mainstream and expected, then don't expect to be able to keep up. Other high tech offerings that individuals have come to expect are higher quality entertainment choices while staying at the hotel.

Things such as office and conference rooms that are equipped with modern conveniences that any office should have as well as the ability to plug in their computer and do work online. In addition, HBO and color TV isn't enough any longer, you really should have updated televisions and programming options to keep up with demand of new technology. In room services such as meal and concierge services is also something that people have come to expect, so only offering the minimum isn't enough anymore.




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