Would you pay double for better furniture / interior design?
May 14, 2019, 8:50 pm
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Would you pay double for better furniture / interior design?
Say you are choosing a suite type at a luxury hotel. Among the suite types, there are two, which we will call "Type A" and Type B".
Both "Type A" and "Type B" has the exactly same layout when looking at the floor plan.
However, "Type B" has nicer furnishings / decor (that may have historical significance to the hotel such as a certain celebrity staying there in the past and/or being decorated with antiques and artwork) compared to "Type A" which has the hotel's generic interior design.
Type B costs twice as much as Type A per night.
So which type of suite would you choose and why?
Both "Type A" and "Type B" has the exactly same layout when looking at the floor plan.
However, "Type B" has nicer furnishings / decor (that may have historical significance to the hotel such as a certain celebrity staying there in the past and/or being decorated with antiques and artwork) compared to "Type A" which has the hotel's generic interior design.
Type B costs twice as much as Type A per night.
So which type of suite would you choose and why?
May 14, 2019, 10:01 pm
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It's not that simple. Depends as well on location, service, public areas, F&B, concierge, offerings, etc.
May 15, 2019, 1:48 am
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May 15, 2019, 2:48 am
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I wouldn't pay double. Usually don't spend enough time in the suite to justify that.
May 15, 2019, 4:24 am
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Is this some kind of hypothetical question, or is this based on a particular property? If this is some kind of survey, that should also be clarified.
I cannot think on any hotel in which identical categories are available in which the only difference is furniture. Top/signature suites usually are significantly more differentiated from standard, or at least should be at any truly high end hotel.
I cannot answer the question the way it has been phrased in the OP.
I cannot think on any hotel in which identical categories are available in which the only difference is furniture. Top/signature suites usually are significantly more differentiated from standard, or at least should be at any truly high end hotel.
I cannot answer the question the way it has been phrased in the OP.
May 15, 2019, 4:33 am
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If the furniture/interior design is 3.7 times as nice, I would pay double.
May 15, 2019, 5:57 am
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For the same layout suite, no.
Even if it have historical significance I wont pay extra.
Even if it have historical significance I wont pay extra.
May 15, 2019, 8:13 am
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Double prize I would pay if it´s a significant difference, for excample one room is renovated and the other quite tired, so not luxury hotel worth (doubt I would choose the hotel in this case). But normally I can´t imagin only furniture is worth a double price for me, especially as I don´t know any luxury Hotel which has such significant differences.
May 15, 2019, 8:15 am
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No.
A celebrity previously staying adds nothing to the value or comfort of a space— at least to me, maybe not the same for those swayed by influencers.
The art and antiques question is also a no. There is so much subjectivity in art — I dislike certain colors for example. So would I pay twice as much — no.
A celebrity previously staying adds nothing to the value or comfort of a space— at least to me, maybe not the same for those swayed by influencers.
The art and antiques question is also a no. There is so much subjectivity in art — I dislike certain colors for example. So would I pay twice as much — no.
May 15, 2019, 8:15 am
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May 15, 2019, 9:45 am
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No. So long as the generic furniture is approximately normal luxury hotel standard, I don't care enough about decor that I'd pay more. Historical significance and celebrity stays are meaningless to me.
Layout, view and quiet are much more important.
Layout, view and quiet are much more important.
Last edited by richarddd; May 15, 2019 at 9:55 am
May 15, 2019, 10:32 am
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I do enjoy the visual factor in a room, regarding fabrics, and artwork but would definitely not pay double.
May 15, 2019, 10:41 am
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Depends what the double is on. If it’s $650 vs. $1300, maybe. If it’s $2k vs $4k, then no.
Ive looked at specialty suites at the Ritz but the price jump between that and a non specialty suite there has been hard to swallow given similar rooms sizes
Ive looked at specialty suites at the Ritz but the price jump between that and a non specialty suite there has been hard to swallow given similar rooms sizes
May 15, 2019, 12:03 pm
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Nope.
What I would do is see if the hypothetical posh hotel is part of the AMEX FHR program. If it was I would book the regular suite and hope that I could get the better room as a upgrade in room category. If not, I would then go home and create a post on my experiences on FT as well as tweet at the hotel's Twitter page.
What I would do is see if the hypothetical posh hotel is part of the AMEX FHR program. If it was I would book the regular suite and hope that I could get the better room as a upgrade in room category. If not, I would then go home and create a post on my experiences on FT as well as tweet at the hotel's Twitter page.