Reading up on hospitality
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- No Doilies Here: In the Age of Airbnb, Bed-and-Breakfasts Are Coming Into Their Own
Bed-and-breakfast inns compete with vacation rentals like Airbnb by emphasizing unique décor, personalized service, and flexible policies.
- The ‘Hunger Games,’ Hamptons-Style: Hiring a Private Chef for Summer - The New York Times
Wealthy Hamptons vacationers are fiercely competing to hire private chefs for the summer season, driving up demand and costs.
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I'm back in America My hotel room has: - AC that goes down to 18°C/64°F but my sensor shows it's 16°C/61°F! Ice cold means perfect sleep - $100 in free spending on anything + full minibar with beautiful products like Norwegian canned salmon with Sichuan peppers (!) - free water and sparkling water bottles every day, fresh fruit bowl - daily room cleaning without asking, finished before noon! - bathroom full of amenities + extra amenities you could request during booking like Marvis toothpaste, dental floss, mouthwash ear plugs, sleeping mask - moderately fast wifi (to be honest) The top European hotel in Netherlands we were in last few weeks for same price: - AC did not go below 23°C/73°F, and to make it worse windows were locked (for eco reasons) - empty minibar (for eco) - no water bottles (the paper said use tap water like the locals for eco, guess what NL tap water is full of PFAS the gov just admitted) - no daily cleaning, we had to ask for it every day, and when we came back 4pm it still wasn't cleaned, every day (for eco) - strictly no amenities (for eco) - unusably slow wifi America is much more value now for your $ or € than most of Europe (And ofc Asia too)
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