How to organize a mini-hotel

Mini-hotels and small hotels with cozy rooms with home furnishings are opening more and more often. Disadvantages in the form of the lack of additional services - an integral part of large hotels, are compensated by the convenience, the ability to choose the right room, taking into account prices and wishes. The organization of the hotel business does not require licensing.

Instruction manual

1

Choose the necessary room. This can be a detached building from a non-residential foundation or an apartment with at least five rooms. Rate the area and consider the arrangement of rooms, rooms for staff, a bathroom, kitchen, dining room and other rooms. You can build a hotel yourself, while observing all the requirements of SANPiN

2

Plan redevelopment and reconstruction of the acquired premises, taking into account the permission of state bodies. This can take a lot of time, up to six months. From the moment of issuing the permit, you can start the repair and after that perform the decoration. Get furniture, materials for cosmetic repairs. Coordinate all communications with the services of the fire inspection, Rospotrebnadzor, Vodokanal, etc.

3

Rely on your own taste in interior design, it is not necessary to contact design specialists. You can choose the atmosphere, taking into account your own preferences and tastes. The suites can accommodate a jacuzzi, while the economy rooms include a multifunctional shower.

4

Engage in the search for personnel, you need to proceed from the number of rooms and the area of ​​the room. For 10 rooms, it is enough to hire one manager, administrator, one accountant, one person who is engaged in room reservation and a couple of maids. In the future, you can expand the staff at your discretion to make a shift schedule or simplify the work of existing specialists. It all depends on the customer base and the payback of the business.

5

Conclude agreements with taxi service, laundry, gyms and hairdressers, let them give discounts for your clients, so you can find a greater influx of guests. Serve a light breakfast in your room, provide clean linen, and daily housekeeping. Try to anticipate the wishes of customers, to fulfill their requirements strictly and in accordance with the rules of etiquette.

6

Make advertising for your own institution, contact the media, conclude agreements with travel agencies, maybe they can send customers to you. Specify the cost of services and sign the necessary contracts.

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Decide on the salary of staff and their insurance. Specify the possibility of providing holidays, whether you will share them or give the opportunity to use the whole. Consider how you will replace an employee if he becomes ill or is on vacation. You may have to introduce a personnel reserve system.