The Concierge

Think back on your hotel stays and check-in experiences. Have you ever completely delighted in a seamless check-in that has you happily planted on vacation right from the journey’s start? Blissfully there are no lines at reception, the keys are at-the-ready, refreshing drinks are awaiting, and a welcome gift is presented to the children or furry VIPs. Possibly even better, upon arrival you are whisked to your room for a private check-in as you enjoy refreshments in a comfortable and relaxing place.

Travelers often remark that just stepping into a hotel lobby can bring them joy and change their psyche to a more positive demeanor. An almost wonderous feeling comes over one as they take those first steps into the lobby. These “lobby love” moments are no accident. Hoteliers carefully curate and create lobby experiences to set a tone as well as entice one to stay. A portal to a new world, the lobby declares you have arrived somewhere new! The best lobbies build anticipation – be it for a vacation stay or posh experience – and often create a sense of promise of what’s to come.

Engaging all the senses in a pleasing manner enhances a hotel stay. Whether it be the feel of sumptuously soft linens, delicious menu offerings to delight the tastebuds, live music that enlivens an evening, a beautiful soul-soothing view, or finally, a pleasing fragrance to encapsulate the moment into memory, hoteliers enjoy providing guests with a full sensory experience. All this focus on our senses during hotel stays begs a question. Do we review our daily living against a full sensory experience? Do we honor our sensory preference in everyday life?

“Life happens” can often be translated to mean travel doesn’t. Holidays get postponed or canceled altogether due to work requirements, a personal injury, or family members needing care. Sometimes life’s circumstances lead us to being homebound. However, that doesn’t mean we can’t travel while staying local. Quite the contrary! We can create a vacation experience at home with ease and delight. All types of households (from those with small children, to adults living solo or couples embracing retirement) can build a “travel itinerary” that brings forth worldly excursions to (ultimately) enhance everyday living.

This Concierge understands the value of privacy in a hotel environment. Guests are unique, have different schedules and possess a variety of privacy needs. The hotel’s do not disturb sign takes this absence of uniformity into account and easily indicates to the hotel staff how to treat each guest during daily service routines. An unobtrusive communication tool (which is located outside the hotel room in the form of electronic light or the iconic door tag), that allows guests and hoteliers to increase pleasing, rather than disruptive, stays.

This concierge knows all too well that travels aren’t always carried out as planned. Holidays get postponed or occasionally canceled altogether due to work requirements, a personal injury, or family members needing care. Sometimes life’s circumstances lead us to being homebound.

However, that doesn’t mean we can’t travel while staying local. Quite the contrary! We can create a vacation experience at home with ease and delight. All types of households can build a “travel itinerary” without leaving their local area.

Hotels succeed in providing superior hospitality services by inspecting and maintaining their spaces regularly. Ultimately, hotels create a backdrop for visits that unfold to perfection because their rooms and infrastructure are immaculately maintained.

Just as hotels pay close attention to hotel health, the Hotels to Home lifestyle cherishes the value of a home’s vibrancy. When is the last time your home had a wellness visit? A dedicated time to review previous wear and tear, as well as designing a plan to ensure future home-life vitality?

Ever marvel at the consistency, the efficiency, the ease with which hotels appear to ensure cleanliness and charm in their premises? The most fundamental amenity a luxury hotel establishment can offer is a pristine experience – whether in the entryway, common area, or private room. Although hotels employ dedicated housekeeping staff, a guest’s neat and tidy experience is not just attributed to employees the establishment has a behind-the-scenes housekeeping strategy in place to ensure cleanliness levels across the property.

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