Simple Romance
If the guests you
are targeting are
honeymoon
couples or
couples wanting a
romantic retreat
then it’s not only
the bedroom that counts.
The bathroom can also provide for a
romantic interlude, especially if you take the
time to add a few simple touches to
“romanticise” an oftentimes clinical room. If
your target market happens to fall outside
the “romantic getaway” category, remember
that you will still have guests celebrating
an anniversary or special occasion and that
they would appreciate these special touches
even more if your property is clearly not
“geared up” for romance!
Sensational Smells
Did you know that
people recall
smells with a 65%
accuracy after a
year, while the
visual recall of
photographs sinks
to about 50%
after only three
months?
Think about it. I can conjure
up the smell of clean sheets,
biscuits baking in the oven,
the smell of coffee brewing
in my mom’s kitchen and
the smell of my Grandma’s
dining room with its “cake cupboard”.
Our odour memories frequently
have strong emotional
qualities and are associated with the good or bad
experiences in which they
occurred. Olfaction is handled
by the same part of the
brain (the limbic system) that
handles memories and
emotions.
Guest amenities
Guest Amenities
or Hotel Toiletries
are complimentary
items supplied by
the hotel/
guest house for
the guests’
convenience.
These items reflect the
guest house/hotel’s personality
and reflect the style of
the establishment. Amenities
consist of shampoo, conditioner,
bath gel, shower gel,
talc, shower caps, vanity kits,
sewing kits, soap, tea, coffee,
tissues etc, and just about
any item that you would find
in your bedroom or bathroom
at home. Hotels work
on a room cost per night,
luxury rooms with higher
room rates would have more products;
budget rooms would have fewer products.
Little touches
make for a big welcome
Being a woman,
I appreciate the
little things that
add warmth to
any experience.
Throughout the years I have
visited many, many establishments,
both in South
Africa and abroad, and it’s
those special little touches
that make some establishment
more memorable than others.
Shower, shave
and shampoo
When I opened
my B&B some
years ago, on a
shoestring budget
and with no real
experience, the
advice I got from
some of my peers
was very valuable
indeed.
I did know that good service
and special touches were
what made a good B&B into
a great B&B, but knowing
how to offer the special
touches without blowing my
budget took a while to master.
Many new guest house
owners don’t know where to
find companies specialising
in amenities. Amenities
include items such as soaps,
shampoo, shower gel, body
lotion, disposable shower
caps and sewing kits.
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Soft Branding
with Hotel Amenities Suppliers
Upgrading or matching
the image of your hotel
using soft branding is a
world trend and is fast becoming part of the
South African guest
amenity market. This is
certainly not something
new to Hotel Amenities
Suppliers.
Way back in the early
eighties, the Holiday Inn
Group in Southern Africa
used Revlon, (With Flex
shampoo and Aqua
marine foam bath) in a
co-branding program in
all their hotels. The principle concept in soft
branding is to match an
independent product to
the image you perceive
your hotel or group, or
your client’s profile to be.
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