[reaperducer]

I stay in a lot of hotels. I’ve never once been called.

I get called by hotels all the time. But maybe because I stay in s a lot of "high touch" properties that pride themselves on providing exemplary service.

You're not going to get called by a Holiday Inn Express. But you certainly will get called when you're spending $800+ a night.

[scarface74]

When I say “I stay in a lot of hotels”, I’m not exaggerating. My wife and I digital nomad 6.5 months out of the year staying in mostly mid range Homewood Suites and Embassy Suites and I also travel for work 6-10x a year where I also usually stay in Embassy Suites.

The other half of the year, we are staying in our own “Condotel”. They are individually owned condos that are rented out and managed like a hotel when we aren’t there.

When we first came to our condo in January, everyday they would knock on my door at the worse time.

The last thing I want in either context - whether I’m on a business trip, “nomadding “, at “home”, or vacationing is “high touch”.

I want to check in digitally, use my digital key and check out digitally. I put “Do not disturb” on my door the entire time.

[brrrrrt]

>When we first came to our condo in January, everyday they would knock on my door at the worse time.

That is not really what high-touch means in the context of luxury hotels, $1000+/night places will generally do their best to not disturb you. Instead it's things like coordinating housekeeping based on reservations the concierge has made for you, or perhaps just quietly stocking your room with a beverage you seemed to particularly enjoy by the pool.

>I want to check in digitally, use my digital key and check out digitally. I put “Do not disturb” on my door the entire time.

I tend to prefer in-room check-in, a very common practice in luxury hotels. A front desk staffer walks you to the room, giving you an easy opportunity to raise any issues or ask any questions you might have regarding the room.

And in any case, digital check-in is unfortunately legally difficult in many jurisdictions which require hotels to scan your passport.

[brrrrrt]

Apparently brand new accounts can't edit their comments, who knew. Edit: but seemingly this only applies to the very first comment you make

Regarding the phone calls, most people at this level use travel agents so the hotels won't have the client's direct contact information anyway. It's the travel agents job to communicate any preferences you might have regarding the stay.

If you're booking directly, it's common and useful for the hotel to reach out to you regarding your preferences and to see if you might need them to arrange something like airport VIP services or transfers. Nobody will be upset if you've provided a fake number and the hotel can't reach you, your reservation won't be cancelled.

[reaperducer]

Homewood Suites and Embassy Suites

Than you for proving my point.

My wife and I digital nomad 6.5 months out of the year

I find the tech bubble's "digital nomad" boasting humorous.

I did that from 2006 to 2011. Round-robined between Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, and a few places in the U.S. It was called "working."

And it wasn't even new when I did it. My father did it in the 80's.