“This package has really been popular with commuters from all over Chicago,” said Mr. Kelsey, who noted that midweek business at the Hoxt...
“This package has really been popular with commuters from all over Chicago,” said Mr. Kelsey, who noted that midweek business at the Hoxton exceeded other hotels in the city – at the end of 2021, corporate reservations were three times. higher than the broader Chicago market.
AT stays Ottawa, a boutique hotel that opened in Canada’s capital in 2021, chief marketing officer Claudine Hart reports a pattern of one- and two-day stays, with business travelers making up 80% of mid-week customers.
At San Francisco Hotel, which is on Market Street, within walking distance of companies like Twitter and Uber, chief executive Mario Bevilacque von Günderrode said midweek occupancy rates were rising at the same rate as weekend rates. -end. “We actually started changing the way we do business and the way we serve our customers following this trend,” he said. The hotel has ensured that its room service menu is available 24/7 and that all of its food and beverage outlets are open. last month they also added free car service for trips to nearby offices.
John Gilligan, CEO of Canopy by Hilton Washington DC Bethesda North, used to rely on government employees to fill its rooms mid-week. That traffic hasn’t returned yet, but there’s a new kind of regular: the employees of Total Wine & More, the liquor supermarket headquartered less than 10 minutes away by car. “We’ve seen them come back quite frequently,” he said.
Cheaper than renting
Some former city dwellers faced with hour-long commutes have considered renting a pied-à-terre in their old townhouses. Corn soaring rental prices – nationally, the cost of renting an apartment has increased by more than 10%, and in cities like Boston and Orlando, they have jumped by more than 25% – have made regular hotel stays a more affordable option.
Bob Schmidt, 61, is the co-founder of a New York-based fintech company, The Guarantors. A lifelong New Yorker, he moved to Cape Cod with his wife in January 2021 when working entirely remotely, but soon after began commuting to the office for a few days at a time, once every three weeks. He thought about buying a small apartment to use on his visits, but he crunched the numbers and realized it would cost a lot more than his hotel bills. And that would also force him to go to the same neighborhood.
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