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Passionate Culinary and Hospitality professional. Curating #meaningfulexperiences by means of #unreasonablehospitality.

In the last 20yrs, at least in my humble observation, there has been quite the shift from dining at hotels toward standalone/independent, or even chain restaurants. The reason? First answer is pricing; agreed that hotel F&B offerings are higher. Secondly, variety; it’s always an “all day dining” menu (aside from their specialty units, which some larger properties have these). “Why pay $30 for a burger i can get across the street for $18 with all the fancy condiments?”. Or that coffee shop has a cool vibe and better pastry selections. Or hotel coffee is too expensive Etc. I agree on all points, however, my counterpoint(s): 1. Price has never been an issue; the same guest will gladly pay $8 for their coffee product at the nearest Star..ucks. 2. The local burger joint has a cooler vibe to sit in with locals. 3. That coffee shop with the awesome pastries have tables with available power sources to charge devices. Hotel F&B units have utilitarian designs that is geared for, mostly, accommodate guests’ breakfast service, why not change that! #thinkdifferently #hotelfbisrestaurant

  • Hotel F&B units are restaurant businesses. Treat it as such, not just as an amenity.
Yaiza Martinez

Hospitality Interior Design Leader ✲ Transforming Brand Identity & Guest Experience with Strategic Design for Growth ✲ Founder at Tanic Design ✲

3mo

interesting perspective. changing hotel vibe could really shake things up, right?

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