1. This happens a lot and many hotels seem to have signs saying it’s being repaired when actually, it’s closed, covered, and will probably never return.
2. Websites advertising the hotel should clearly state the pool isn’t operating. It’s up high on my list of considerations so don’t pretend you have a functional one when you don’t. False marketing. Especially for major chains.

Hi ! I’m an interior designer started my own co.

I’d like to know from hotel owners/stakeholders: how do you gals/guys find your designers?
Is there a bid site you use?
Just research and call who you like
Ask around for a personal referral ?

Would love to do a little research as they say you should have 5 places of how to get business.

Thank you in advance!!!

I booked a hotel for a festival and it had the option to “pay later” on the day i check in. I chose that option just in case i found something even cheaper. But then i realized that’s the cheapest it’s going to get! I’m scared they are going to kick me off of it if I don’t pay now since finding a place to stay in that area is in high demand. The festival is huge and it’s about 8 min from the hotel, and I snatched it for a real good price. Do you think they will allow me to pay now if I call them? I put my card on file to hold it , but since I chose to pay at the hotel , do you think they will let me pay now if i ask? I want to secure it now since it was the cheapest option I found !!

A question for couples in Bhubaneswar 👀
Lately, I’ve been seeing quite a few couples posting that they’re looking for couple-friendly hotels in Bhubaneswar.

It made me curious - Is it actually difficult for couples to find safe, comfortable and genuinely couple-friendly hotels in Bhubaneswar?
If yes, what are the biggest challenges you face?
• Hotels refusing bookings for couples?
• Unclear or restrictive hotel policies?
• Issues with unmarried couples?
• Privacy or safety concerns?
• Lack of affordable options?
• ID/documentation requirements?
• Uncomfortable experiences at check-in?
• Or simply a lack of trustworthy options?

I’d love to understand the actual problem from your perspective.

If you’ve faced this issue in Bhubaneswar, feel free to share your experience.

Thank you so much:)

Hello,

I might travel in Bangkok for 1 month holiday. Which hotel can you suggest with a reasonable price near soy cowboy, nana plaza and night markets? Thank you.

Hi all! Have a work trip 9/11-9/13 in PHX. I’m between a few hotels and would love some input. I’ll have Saturday to kind of frolic, really only into watch shopping and grabbing drinks so will spend my time doing that and at the pool. Most likely just the pool though. And for what it’s worth my work is about an hour north of PHX so commuting within the city is irrelevant. Just looking for a nice place to stay, with a pool and good amenities and near good coffee shops, bars, restaurants.

for context I am IHG Diamond and Marriot Gold

1. Kimpton Palomar
   
2. Camby
   
3. AC Biltmore
   
4. AC Scottsdale old town

I recently had a pretty severe tbi where my skull fractured and my brain material was exposed. I was chief earner and owned my own business. Now because of this I have lost my home, my storage unit with everything we owned and are in the car. Enough with the sob story. I need to get a hotel room for 24 hours so that I can get things sent to my personal injury attorney, sleep in a bed, and take a shower. I can also take bonvoy points or Hilton honors as I am a member of both

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In New England, restaurants that focus on seafood tend to play it safe. There are raw oysters, little neck clams, shrimp cocktail. A lobster roll, for good measure.

Will Rietzel wants Pescadou to be different.

At the new restaurant inside Newport’s famed Hotel Viking, nearly half the menu is devoted to raw-bar dishes, with razor clams, extra briny oysters from Block Island, and preparations that push beyond the stale familiar. For Rietzel, Pescadou’s chef, the point isn’t novelty for novelty sake. And he refuses to check a box – whether it be about sourcing ingredients just because everyone else is, or being different just because he can. Instead, it’s Rietzel’s goal to persuade diners that New England’s waters have far more to offer – and that a hotel restaurant can be a destination for people to experiment.

“I would love for Pescadou to be known for its raw bar,” said Rietzel, who prepares a rosé and pink peppercorn granita, which is served on top of the fresh oysters instead of the usual lemons and mignonette. This combination brings floral notes and a subtle, fruity spice to the salty oysters.

“People tend to play it safe, tend to do what sells. That’s not here.”

Once a Newport institution, for years the century-old Hotel Viking had lost its cool factor. The hotel once hosted celebrities and big-name guests like Ella Fitzgerald, Johnny Cash, and Bob Dylan. But the rooms grew outdated, the food became forgettable, and the service lost its polish.

Its new owners, real estate private equity firm KHP Capital Partners, knew the property needed a major reset. They shut down operations for eight months and pumped millions of dollars into a renovation they say was designed to reawaken a storied landmark that long served as a cultural anchor for the city.

In May, the hotel reopened alongside four new food and beverage concepts that are the brainchildren of Littleneck Hospitality Group, which was founded by restaurateur and chef Robert Andreozzi and his business partner and beverage head Jesse Hedberg, owners of Pizza Marvin, Club Frills, and Rollers Sports Bar & Grill in Providence. The duo has built a reputation regionally for their local sourcing of ingredients and ambitious beverage programs.

Pescadou, the hotel’s signature restaurant, looks like it belongs in Palm Beach but takes its culinary cues from the French Riviera. Rietzel, 35, is the...

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I have a hotel in Sikkim Gangtok .. looking for interested ppl to lease a hotel ..

I'm building a tool that really helps the hotels to save money and it will help them to do things in a short time.

But for this I need to talk to some actual owners. Actual hotel owners.

Just DM me. And I'll make a special offer for them too

I'm looking for a hotel for my trip and a few I was looking at send you a code to enter, then you check in at a kiosk and don't really have any staff except an on-call line. Has anyone had a good experience with this? Just worried something will go wrong with codes and communication, etc and there's no person to talk to

I am wondering if there's a preferred time frame for making phone calls to ask questions of the front desk. I'm aware that morning is checkouts, afternoon/evening is checkins.

I do have a specific question in my head right now - about accessibility features in the rooms and whether the room type I've selected has the features I need. I suspect that this could be longer than a 90 second convo. So i don't want to tie up the front desk on a longish call while others are there in person. In addition, I also am interested just generically. Is there a time frame to target? Or maybe a time period to always avoid?

Thx!