Find the newest properties, at the best price, in the most desirable location
Cleanliness, along with location and value for the price, is one of the top hotel selection criteria frequently cited by travelers. A new property is usually cleaner than an old property. Yet, none of the existing hotel search and booking sites provide much insight into the age of a property, or when it had a major renovation.
With NewHotell, quickly search and book recent hotel openings or major renovations. You can even find properties that are scheduled to open by a date you select in the future.
Avoid being mislead by star rating systems
The star rating system is often used to ascertain the “quality” of a property. However, these ratings are determined by many different entities, including government agencies, consumer travel organizations, guidebooks, travel websites, and other reservation services. They can also vary between countries, or even cities. There is no standardization across the many star rating systems.
Newer properties usually have higher quality facilities and rooms, yet this component may not be reflected in a star rating. So, you could end up in an old 4 star hotel that was built long ago and not well maintained, rather than a new 3 star hotel that is comparable in location and lower price. Many times, a city has several hotels with the same star rating in a comparable location and price. Wouldn't you rather stay in the newest property?
NewHotell provides the information to quickly find and book the cleanest hotels in your desired location and price range, without relying on an undependable star rating.
Don't rely on subjective, conflicting, or fake reviews
Travel review sites can provide valuable insight into a property, and they're certainly popular. However, there are several significant drawbacks that can impact the usefulness and reliability of these sites:
- Time Consuming - It's very time consuming to read through many reviews looking for cleanliness clues such as "dated", "tired", "run-down", or "modern", "fresh", "clean." It's the nature of the beast. In order to formulate a confident opinion, many reviews (and review sites) need to be read to come up with a wisdom of the crowd opinion of a property.
- Subjective - Reviews are subjective. Everyone draws upon different reference points and experiences. What one person considers clean or fresh, may not be to another.
- Authenticity - Reviews may be biased or fake. Some travel review sites verify the identity of the reviewer and that they stayed at the property. Other sites do not have a verification process. In either case, the problem with biased and fake reviews still prevails.
- Conflicting - Reviews often conflict with one another. For reasons outlined above, you can often find a whole range of reviews for a specific property, leaving you confused on what the property is really like.
NewHotell adds property built/open date or renovation date to the selection criteria. These dates are front and center in the search results, are non-subjective/factual, and nothing fake or conflicting about them. With these dates, many things can be inferred that usually require scouring numerous reviews - such as newer properties usually have newer beds, linens, furniture, flooring, better and quieter air conditioning, more and smarter placement of electrical outlets, and better technology from door locks to televisions.
See images and gain insight into what is happening at or near property in real-time and in recent past
It's understandable why hotel management tries to present their property in the best possible light. However, this usually is not in your best interest. A common example is the professional images taken of their property that can be staged in a manner that is not realistic, or is just plain out-dated. These images are often the only pictures presented on a travel website, and that can lead to a misrepresentation or false expectation of the property. Have you ever seen pictures, either on the property's website or any of the major online travel agencies', where the room looks immaculate, but upon arrival find it in need of major renovation? Or viewed pictures of a nice quiet lobby, but upon arrival find it over-crowded and painfully long check-in lines?
NewHotell provides a current view into what is happening at or near a property. By gathering photos, reviews, news, and other information from social media sources, NewHotell is able to give an unvarnished, unstaged, up-to-the-minute look into a property. This is not only useful when selecting a hotel, but also handy when at the property.
