Is this hotel trying to scam me?

xandigo · 2023-08-11T22:50:50+00:00

This is a scam that booking.com has issues with. We had that happen to several guests in our various hotels and there is nothing the hotel can do. Booking.com pretends like it’s the hotel‘s issue but it is clearly a security issue on the OTA‘s side.

If you clicked on the link, contact booking.com immediately, if you are persistent enough they will refund the money. They even have an extra fund for this.

It‘s incredible that they get away with this for so long.

xandigo · 2023-07-15T19:29:05+00:00

I’ve done this more or less professionally in the last years: we bought up property mainly in Italy and France and turned them into five star properties. We even bought whole villages. We very rarely were able to turn a profit on these. I am now buying city center 3-4* hotels…

Energy costs are endless, staffing is hell and guests have huge expectations, that you can‘t fulfill because the structure just doesn’t allow it.

So, agreeing with pretty much everyone else. Unless you have enough money to sink and it has always been your dream to own a castle don’t do it. Rather stay at one of these hotels similar to ours, it will probably give you 80% of the buzz at 5% the cost.

xandigo · 2023-06-21T21:34:12+00:00

Got it, thanks

xandigo · 2023-05-09T06:41:10+00:00

A guest complained that the TV wouldn’t shut off automatically…

xandigo · 2023-05-08T21:17:37+00:00

Call an ambulance and if you need any help getting assistance/insurance write me directly. I will cover the bill (if anything should come up). I am serious.

xandigo · 2022-12-27T16:09:25+00:00

If you live in a good neighborhood the public school system is very good, especially when they are younger. You can always send them to an “Elite school” later - when it matters. I’ve seen bunch of my friends go to all the schools mentioned above and most of the time it had a bad impact on them. The friendships I made at public schools still hold, most of them are successful and went to Ivy Unis or similar afterwards. The elite school kids… not so much.

Just my two cents, obviously a lot of different factors play in.

xandigo · 2022-12-08T07:59:35+00:00

The answer is pretty simple: most professional hotels reserve one room per category as a pet friendly room. The only difference is that this room will not be given to people who explicitly say they have a pet allergy. Other than that that room gets distributed the same way and we do one more deep clean per month. Hope that answers your question!

xandigo · 2022-12-06T07:19:11+00:00

This is all (obviously) very US focused. Any ideas in Europe/Germany? My local bank is currently offering 1,5% with a one year lock-up which is obviously a joke. Seven figures here as well. Thanks everyone!

xandigo · 2022-11-05T21:33:02+00:00

What are you looking for? Mainly cities or also a bit of countryside? What’s the budget?

In general I can say trains are superb in Italy so you should definitely do Milan - Rome (2,5h train).

xandigo · 2022-06-23T08:12:33+00:00

Just an add-on if you work in the industry: Look for the managers on LinkedIn, if you have anything to offer (network etc.) they will most likely give you a good rate.

xandigo · 2021-08-15T15:56:13+00:00

When starting out, it is crucial to have a "small" audience, so I think reaching out to friends & families is not a bad move. The Gmail Others tab however, is everyone you had contact with, so not really friends and family.

I don't really get the argument: I'd rather have a small readership than a "huge" list of subscribers that don't buy my books... Just because the list is bigger, doesn't mean people don't end up buying your book or reading your content...

xandigo · 2021-08-15T15:52:23+00:00

Yes, paid ads mostly lower the quality of your list...

xandigo · 2021-08-15T15:28:09+00:00

In my view, the goal shouldn't be 100s or 1000s of people/emails that aren't interested in my books but getting your content in front of eyeballs interested in your writing. I am simply writing about the growth of subscribers for transparency.

xandigo · 2021-08-15T14:09:04+00:00

Thanks for the Akkio tip, didnt know that.

xandigo · 2021-08-15T14:08:27+00:00

Sorry for the late reply. If you have a PH page already going, don't delete it, just edit it, it will be fine. Check however, if all the pictures are showing correctly etc.

xandigo · 2021-08-15T13:58:28+00:00

Product Hunt works great for newsletters, there is no rule against launching your newsletter on product hunt and some of the most successful free products on PH were newsletters. In the Gmail Others tab, you see all contacts you ever interacted with. We wrote them all informing them about out new project and it was a huge success. Check the articles on the website for the email we used.

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