http://www.mephistos.com/2009/05/31/hotel-math/ A medieval, agrarian, libertarian, green-living, alpha-geek's view on the world... Mon, 16 Aug 2010 21:25:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.mephistos.com/2009/05/31/hotel-math/comment-page-1/#comment-2304 Martin A. Brown Thu, 24 Dec 2009 12:11:26 +0000 http://www.mephistos.com/?p=1560#comment-2304 Hi, It is likely this entry is off topic but anyways, Having been surfing around your website and it seems extremely great. It is obvious you know your topic and you are passionate about it. I?m building a fresh weblog and I am attempting to make it look good, as well as offer top quality message. I have discovered much visiting this web site in addition to I look forward to even more quality content and will be returning soon. Many thanks. Hi, It is likely this entry is off topic but anyways, Having been surfing around your website and it seems extremely great. It is obvious you know your topic and you are passionate about it. I?m building a fresh weblog and I am attempting to make it look good, as well as offer top quality message. I have discovered much visiting this web site in addition to I look forward to even more quality content and will be returning soon. Many thanks.

]]> http://www.mephistos.com/2009/05/31/hotel-math/comment-page-1/#comment-1498 beth Sun, 31 May 2009 19:48:54 +0000 http://www.mephistos.com/?p=1560#comment-1498 I do the commissions for the online booking at our hotel. The fees stem towards the reservation companies (travelocity, expedia, etc)getting ten percent of the room rate(not including taxes). The company processing the online things gets another set of fees for the service they offer. Perhaps the cheaper deal is due to the increased amount of reservations/bookings a hotel gets from the attention online. As far as the price of a room at a hotel...we want to get the absolute most for your rate. Money from it goes to supplying breakfast(as you know, ours' is pretty extensive and constantly growing), buying new linens, all sorts of things. No the clerk, who is making less than 21 as you put it, is not getting your 21. Your new mattress or pillow or flatscreen tv or improved wireless service or any number of things...thats where it goes. Depending on the weekend (memorial day, other holiday) there is absolutely no way we're allowed to come down on price because the owners know the room will sell. If its during the week or on a nonholiday weekend, then yes...you could probably get a decent rate, because a sold room is better than one sitting empty. I do the commissions for the online booking at our hotel. The fees stem towards the reservation companies (travelocity, expedia, etc)getting ten percent of the room rate(not including taxes). The company processing the online things gets another set of fees for the service they offer. Perhaps the cheaper deal is due to the increased amount of reservations/bookings a hotel gets from the attention online. As far as the price of a room at a hotel…we want to get the absolute most for your rate. Money from it goes to supplying breakfast(as you know, ours’ is pretty extensive and constantly growing), buying new linens, all sorts of things. No the clerk, who is making less than 21 as you put it, is not getting your 21. Your new mattress or pillow or flatscreen tv or improved wireless service or any number of things…thats where it goes. Depending on the weekend (memorial day, other holiday) there is absolutely no way we’re allowed to come down on price because the owners know the room will sell. If its during the week or on a nonholiday weekend, then yes…you could probably get a decent rate, because a sold room is better than one sitting empty.

]]> http://www.mephistos.com/2009/05/31/hotel-math/comment-page-1/#comment-1497 Nikki Sun, 31 May 2009 16:22:53 +0000 http://www.mephistos.com/?p=1560#comment-1497 Gas all depends on if you have one of THEIR credit cards. If you have a Shell or Exxon card you get a percentage off gas. Same as several of the travel stations such as Flying J and TA. If you have one of their credit cards, you are sitting pretty with 1 - 10 cents off the gallon of gas. Some even have the rewards program for using the credit card they offer which gives many more discounts. Gas all depends on if you have one of THEIR credit cards. If you have a Shell or Exxon card you get a percentage off gas. Same as several of the travel stations such as Flying J and TA. If you have one of their credit cards, you are sitting pretty with 1 – 10 cents off the gallon of gas. Some even have the rewards program for using the credit card they offer which gives many more discounts.

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