chapter 4 front office practice
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ROOMS
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CHAPTER FOCUS POINTDemonstrate effective communication related to product and service information provided at the front officea) Describe types of room and its facilitiesb) Classify types of room rates
• Rack rate• Corporate rate• Airline rate• Group rate• Commercial rate• Package rate• Government rate• Half-day rate• Complimentary rate
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CHAPTER FOCUS POINT
c) Identify factors affecting room rates– Size of the room– Room location and view– Breakfast charges– Amenities– Guest services
d) Apply room management and operation procedures in any hotel or commercial facilities
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TYPES OF ROOM AND ITS FACILITIES
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TYPES OF ROOMS
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TYPES OF ROOMS
TYPES OF ROOMS
SUITE
DELUXE
SUPERIOR
STANDARD
ECONOMY
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Suite• Suite is the most expensive room in a hotel. • Usually suite is larger than a normal room. • This type of room is geared to the needs of
wealthy people and VIPs. • The furnishings and fixtures are expensive and
exotic. • Normally suite has a king-size bed and consists
of two or more rooms, kitchenette and conference room.
• Suites often have beautiful view or scenery and the best available location.
TYPES OF ROOMS
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Deluxe• This type of room normally represents the
maximum rate charged by the hotel for a regular size sleeping room.
• Normally the standard and size of the rooms and facilities offered are suited to the special needs of the business clientele.
• Bedding includes queen or king-size bed. • The room has a considerable high level of
comfort, furnishings and décor, and its location is the next best available.
TYPES OF ROOMS
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Superior• Generally it represents the moderate or
medium rate type of room. • Bedding includes a double, queen or king-
size bed.
TYPES OF ROOMS
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Standard• Normally represents the hotel’s minimum
rate for a regular-size sleeping room. • Typically bedding consists of one or two
double beds, a queen or twin beds.
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Economy• Rooms offered at this category might be
reserved for overflow situations, discounted rates or special promotions.
• It is usually priced below the normal minimum rate and has certain drawbacks such as undesirable location or small floor plan.
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ROOMS FACILITIES
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• The basic accommodation consisting only of a room with a bed, a cupboard, a small table and a washstand.
• Nowadays, rooms has largely been replaced by rooms with modern facilities which including en-suite bathrooms and air conditioning or climate control.
ROOMS FACILITIES
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• Additional common features found in hotel rooms are a telephone, an alarm clock, a television, a safe, a mini-bar with snack foods and drinks, and facilities for making tea and coffee
• Luxury features include bathrobes and slippers, a pillow menu, twin-sink vanities, and Jacuzzi bathtubs.
• Some hotels offer meals as part of a room and board arrangement
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Guestroom Amenities StationeryPostcard
PenLaundry bag
Complimentary coffee or tea, sugar and powdered creamerChocolate or mints provided with turndown service
Television programmed guideCoffee or tea maker
HangerBlanket
Pillow and pillow caseIroning board / iron
Refrigerator/Mini bar
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Guestroom facilitiesBathroom Amenities
Facial soap
Bath soap or shower gelShampoo
Shower capSewing kit
ROOMS FACILITIES
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TYPES OF ROOM RATES
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ROOM RATES
ROOM RATE
CORPORATE RATE RACK
RATE
COMMERCIAL RATE
AIRLINE RATE
GROUP RATE
GOVERNMENT RATE
PACKAGE RATE
HALF-DAY RATE
COMPLIMENTARY
RATE1
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Rack rate• The highest room rate charged by the
hotel• It is the hotel’s normal room rate, which
means a standard rate for the room, with no meals, discounts, or reduction.
• Do not necessarily produce the most income for the hotel
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CORPORATE RATE• Offered to the businesspeople staying in the
hotel• Can be broken down into businesspeople
who are frequent guests ( a specific number of visit per week or per month)
• Employees of a corporation that has contracted for a rate that reflect all business from the corporation.
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Airlines Rate• It is a special discounted rate for the crew
of one or more airlines that offer certain volume of business throughout the year on a consistent and continues basis.
ROOM RATES
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Group and Tour Rate• This is a discounted rate for an organisation
that has a large block of rooms. • For group bookings, a 20 or 25 per cent
discount of the normal room rack rate might be offered when it quotes a rate.
• A tour operator might also be offered discounts by the hotel, in return for a commitment to purchase a minimum number of rooms over a set period of time.
ROOM RATES
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Commercial Rate• Room rate for businesspeople that
represent a company and have infrequent or sporadic patterns of travel.
• Major segment of hotel guest- warrant a special rate.
• Example: Hiltons’ hotel – Hilton Honors, a card issued and valid for each visit. After specific number of visit- get free room-night
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Package Rate• This is a set rate that is offered to the public
in conjunction with other services. • For example, a football package that
includes accommodation, tickets to the ball game and transportation to the stadium.
• Other popular packages include honeymoon, weekend and New Year’s packages.
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Government Rate• A negotiated discounted rate with
government bodies for their travelling officials and foreign visitors.
• When government officials travel for official work, they are given a travel allowance to cover their meals, hotel and other out-of-pocket expenses.
• A hotel interested in catering to this segment, they may quote room rates that match to government servants travel allowance.
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Half-day Rate• A room rate based on length of guest
stay in a room• Applied to guest who use a room for
three or four hours a day• Not overnight – 1p.m to 5p.m• To rest after sightseeing or shopping or
between flight.• Room usually will be rented again that
evening
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COMPLIMENTARY RATE• No charge to the guest.• The management of the hotel reserve the
right to grant comp rooms for various reasons.
• Guest who are part of the hotel’s management hierarchy or personnel group may receive comp room as a fringe benefit.
• This rate does cost the hotel, but cost usually outweighed by the goodwill generated.
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FACTORS AFFECTING ROOM
RATES
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FACTOR AFFECTING
ROOM RATES
Size of the room
Room location and view
Breakfast charges Amenities
Guest services
FACTORS AFFECTING ROOM RATES
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SIZE OF THE ROOM– Mostly, 6-star and 5-star hotel which
provide a room with living hall The bigger size of the room, the room rates will be higher.
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ROOM LOCATION AND VIEW– The location also plays an important role in
determining the room rate.– Hotel in a city centre or business centre,
near places of tourist interest or a scenic locales would have a higher rate.
– Rooms with a better view would have higher charges as compared to rooms facing a parking lot or a noisy commercial street.
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BREAKFAST CHARGES– A hotel which provide breakfast as their
complimentary meals usually will charge their room rates more than a hotel that only provide a room without breakfast.
– Normally, hotel that provide breakfast, they already counted the expenses of meal with their room charge. That is why their room rate will be more than a hotel that only provide a room.
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AMENITIES– A hotel offering extra amenities than usual
such as slipper, bathrobe and etc inside the room will charge a higher room rate comparing to hotel with limited services.
– Besides, a hotel which do not provide any amenities inside the room will charge a lower room rate.
– Some of the hotel which do not provide any amenities inside room, make a different charge if the guest wants their amenities
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GUEST SERVICES– The level of services offered by a hotel
determines the room rent to a large extent.– A hotel offering the best of services like spa,
gymnasium, banquet halls, specialty restaurant will charge a higher room rate comparing to hotel with limited services.
– The guest and staff ratio would be higher in 5-star hotels as they provide more personalized guest services.
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ROOM MANAGEMENT
AND OPERATION PROCEDURES
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– As a frontlines, we should understand and know how to manage a room
– Managing a room is a way how we allocate the room to the guest.
– Rooms for prepaid reservations are often assigned before guests arrive.
– Assigning a room must consider with the guest request.
– Assigning a room usually will be done floor by floor to reduce the cost.
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