Putting the Bathroom on the Budget

Larry Mogelonsky | October 2, 2019

By Larry Mogelonsky, MBA, P. Eng. (www.hotelmogel.com) As we enter the traditional budgetary planning period for 2020, it’s all too easy to just go through the motions and tweak what was done last year. However, if there’s one area of guestroom operations where you can make major gains next year, it would be the bathroom. As it’s a highly personal space and thus a very sensitive one, any faults or perceived flaws therein will be emotionally charged and more likely to draw chagrin in online reviews. And if your TripAdvisor game isn’t perfect nowadays then you will have a hard time growing RevPAR over the long-term. While every...