Micro stays in hotels: The new trend of stay.
There is a current modality of stay, which you have surely heard about and if not, we are here to tell you about it. Accessing a hotel for 3, 6 or 12 hours is a new phenomenon that many guests are joining. It is cheaper than a traditional stay and allows access to all the hotel services.
With the pandemic, reservations were made more and more in advance, and stays used to be for a minimum of 7 days. Now, although we are still in a pandemic, but with the good news of the positive effect of vaccines, everything seems to be changing. Tourists are opting for very short-term options, stays that can only last hours and that can be much cheaper, and that allow you to have the comforts of the hotel.
Taking this situation into account, many companies have been created that offer the reservation service by the hour, and not establishing limits like many hotel chains to charge stays for the whole day.
In this sense, as the newspaper Ambito points out, post-pandemic a new door has opened in the world of hospitality and now customers have the possibility to decide the time to enter the room (24 hours a day) by paying just for the time you are there, added to the fact that there is no pre-established check in and check out time.
As for the offer, there are hotels of the best chains, and also independent ones, many of which are 4 and 5 stars that have been added to this type of services globally.
In general, the hotels that adhere to this service are located in airport areas, in points of interest and in city centers. In this way, if, for example, you have a long layover between planes or a long waiting time, you can rent a room for 6 hours, shower, take a nap, use the spa if the hotel has one, of the pool, etc. Or, if you are passing through a city, you can rent the room for 12 hours, enough time to rest, have breakfast and use some other hotel service. The variants are thousands and each one is adapted to the needs of the host.
Thus, micro stays are a service that works very well for business trips, but is gradually gaining interest also among those who want to do tourism in their city or in other cities.
The packs that stand out the most are those of 3 and 6 hours, mainly because they differ from other accommodation options and also because there is a greater price difference in them. In this regard, we work with percentages: the 3-hour pack can be around 35% of the price of one night and the 6-hour pack around 50%.
Now, does your hotel have this type of service? If not, you could evaluate the possibility of having it in your stay packages, it would not hurt to give your services a more modern touch.
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