Tag: maintenance
Maintaining an 80-Year-Old Vessel-Turned-Hotel
The Queen Mary has had a long and rough history of exposure to the elements—from first setting sail across the Atlantic more than 80...
Spring Is the Best Time To Clean and Survey Building Facades
The stressors of sunlight, shifts in weather, water, building movement, and settlement can break down and deteriorate building facades, creating comfort, safety, and maintenance issues...
How PTAC Problems Become Bad Reviews—and What To Do About It
The goal of any hotel owner is to keep guests happy. Owners have tried everything from fresh-baked cookies in the lobby to more freebies...
Building a Better Toolkit
While every hotel has different needs, here are some essentials that are useful in a toolkit across properties, segments, and locations.
Decibel meter (guestroom...
‘If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix It’
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What’s the “cost” of a guestroom? Some consider it to be the dollar amount associated with the housekeeping labor involved in...