Oyo ventured into Nepal quite recently. From my viewpoint I see rooms often can be charged by the hour on some of their signage, not just daily rates. That's the type of visitor they are looking to attract.
rooms often can be charged by the hour on some of their signage, not just daily rates
I wish we had something like that in Wales. Sometimes after a day in the hills I’d like a hotel room for an hour just to have a shower and change into dry clothes before driving back down the A470. Fellow Welshmen may mock me now, I’ve grown soft from spending too much time in England.
Would you be OK with this kind of flex arrangement if it meant that the hotel couldn't guarantee the state of the room or bathroom when you check in?
Hotel management needs time to send cleaners to change the sheets and such after all. If booking is on an hour-by-hour basis like say a hotel meeting room, it isn't feasible to clean the place in between every booking.
I was driving from Berlin to Skopje once, and at one point really needed a rest, having not found a hotel in Austria. In Croatia, I did find a place that I could rent a room for 4 hours so I could have a shower and a nap before continuing my journey.
They were low end hotels before they bought them. Considering they own the whole property it’s not like this is a big deal like it would be for Airbnb (which is already used extensively for that).
It's a pretty big deal if the theoretical rationale for your brand's existence is to offer a chain of budget hotels suitable for lower middle classes travelling on business and with their families, especially if you're tending to charge quite a bit more than the bottom end of the local hotel market.
Nothing, if you don't mind a constant stream of professionals turning tricks and their drunken clients marching through the corridors at all hours of the night.
Nothing, some prudes just don’t want to stay in hotels where other people have sex.
Odds are that the hourly-rate rooms would be on a different floor than the daily-rate floors for logistical reasons, which makes it even harder for me to see any problem with this.
There’s significant a cultural difference here too, in the areas where Oyo primarily operates young couples need these rooms just as much as prostitutes.
Nothing, some prudes just don’t want to stay in hotels where other people have sex.
What you write may be true for Asia, but if you’re from the US, it makes sense to be wary of hotels offering hourly prices since it attracts a clientele that reduces the quality of life at the hotel. It’s not about being a prude, it’s the fact that hotels frequented by pimps, hookers, and drug dealers offer a less desireable experience.
What you write may be true for Asia, but if you’re from the US, it makes sense to be wary of hotels offering hourly prices since it attracts a clientele that reduces the quality of life at the hotel.
After having a neighbor who thought it's a good idea to turn her rented appartment into an illegal hotel I'd say exactly the same thing, regarding quality of life, about Airbnb.
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Oyo ventured into Nepal quite recently. From my viewpoint I see rooms often can be charged by the hour on some of their signage, not just daily rates. That's the type of visitor they are looking to attract.
rooms often can be charged by the hour on some of their signage, not just daily rates
I wish we had something like that in Wales. Sometimes after a day in the hills I’d like a hotel room for an hour just to have a shower and change into dry clothes before driving back down the A470. Fellow Welshmen may mock me now, I’ve grown soft from spending too much time in England.
Would you be OK with this kind of flex arrangement if it meant that the hotel couldn't guarantee the state of the room or bathroom when you check in?
Hotel management needs time to send cleaners to change the sheets and such after all. If booking is on an hour-by-hour basis like say a hotel meeting room, it isn't feasible to clean the place in between every booking.
They could be in the process of cleaning even - I don’t need sheets on the bed or anything.
I was driving from Berlin to Skopje once, and at one point really needed a rest, having not found a hotel in Austria. In Croatia, I did find a place that I could rent a room for 4 hours so I could have a shower and a nap before continuing my journey.
Check with local hotels.
Hotels (alas mostly the business oriented ones) absolutely rent day rooms at reasonable prices if they have stock available.
Just ask around.
They were low end hotels before they bought them. Considering they own the whole property it’s not like this is a big deal like it would be for Airbnb (which is already used extensively for that).
It's a pretty big deal if the theoretical rationale for your brand's existence is to offer a chain of budget hotels suitable for lower middle classes travelling on business and with their families, especially if you're tending to charge quite a bit more than the bottom end of the local hotel market.
What's wrong with that ?
Nothing, if you don't mind a constant stream of professionals turning tricks and their drunken clients marching through the corridors at all hours of the night.
Nothing, some prudes just don’t want to stay in hotels where other people have sex.
Odds are that the hourly-rate rooms would be on a different floor than the daily-rate floors for logistical reasons, which makes it even harder for me to see any problem with this.
There’s significant a cultural difference here too, in the areas where Oyo primarily operates young couples need these rooms just as much as prostitutes.
What you write may be true for Asia, but if you’re from the US, it makes sense to be wary of hotels offering hourly prices since it attracts a clientele that reduces the quality of life at the hotel. It’s not about being a prude, it’s the fact that hotels frequented by pimps, hookers, and drug dealers offer a less desireable experience.
What you write may be true for Asia, but if you’re from the US, it makes sense to be wary of hotels offering hourly prices since it attracts a clientele that reduces the quality of life at the hotel.
After having a neighbor who thought it's a good idea to turn her rented appartment into an illegal hotel I'd say exactly the same thing, regarding quality of life, about Airbnb.
We’re discussing a Nepalese hotel, not a US hotel.
So true about the young couples bit. Look up "Stay Uncle".
They were on sale at Flippa a while back:
https://blog.flippa.com/flippa-seller-showcase-stay-uncle/