Guest Houses: The New Cheap Alternative to Hotels?

Bed & Breakfast rooms have been a long-time alternative to a traditional hotel stay.

But what if you're looking for a more affordable option?
Guest houses are becoming increasingly more popular, especially in larger cities where the cost of living is enough to make you cry for days and room rates are higher than Seth Rogen.

The Margot Guest House in NYC offers a great alternative to the traditional Manhattan resorts if you're looking for a practical space that won't break the bank.

Tips, Tips, Tips!

Check out last year's trends here!


Hey everybody!

Got a nice little article from 2014, and I noticed a lot of these trends will be important years from now; it's pretty basic advice.


I also pulled another great resource from TripAdvisor.com which talks about tipping and etiquette.  What's appropriate to tip in a hotel setting is often confusing for guests, and I think this guide can help to clear up a lot of those questions.

You can find it here: http://www.tripadvisor.com/Travel-g191-s606/United-States:Tipping.And.Etiquette.html


And here's one more great read- this is a compilation of great tipping stories; I found it really fascinating and fun.
Tipping Stories

Best Hotel Social Media

After a week of thinking about social media in class, listening a high-ranking social media manager/ guest lecturer (in said class), and remembering that this blog is rooted in social media, I've decided to honor this.

http://skift.com/2013/10/21/the-best-hotel-social-media-campaigns-of-2013/

This is a really interesting and objective article describing different hotel brands' use of social media.  I found it very interesting that even with successful campaigns, there is more of a focus on the quality (meaning influencers) of traffic rather than the quantity alone.

More Articles!

Hey everybody!

Here are some great articles that talk about hotel trends to watch for in 2015.  I think they're really spot-on

http://travel.usnews.com/features/Top-Hotel-Trends-to-Watch-in-2015/
http://www.4hoteliers.com/features/article/8736

Also here's a really cool info graphic about English breakfasts!

…courtesy of infographicsarchive.com.   While we're on that topic.  Here's one of the top English hotels today…. so gorgeous:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/picturegalleries/7879021/English-hotels-with-alfresco-dining.html?image=3

Til next time!