Microstays are residency periods in a
hotel room
A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. Facilities provided inside a hotel room may range from a modest-quality mattress in a small room to large suites with bigger, higher-quality beds, a dresser, a ref ...
of less than a full night stay, choosing the check-in time and length of the stay in hours.
Although such short stays have not been commonly offered by mainstream hotels in the Western hospitality industry, doing so emerged as a trend in the ''World Travel Market Global Trends Report 2013''. Bookings for less than a full night stay became more popular in Europe as a way to increase
revenue
In accounting, revenue is the total amount of income generated by the sale of goods and services related to the primary operations of the business.
Commercial revenue may also be referred to as sales or as turnover. Some companies receive reve ...
by offering greater flexibility.
By offering microstays, hotels can take advantage of their available inventory and sometimes sell the same room twice in a day.
See also
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Stayr and
Getstayr.com – Hotel & Workspace bookings by the hour!
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ByHours and
Dayuse.com – Two microstay booking services
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Day room (hotel) – Hotel bookings for brief stays especially for daytime use or layovers near airports and cruise ship ports
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Love hotel
A love hotel is a type of short-stay hotel found around the world operated primarily for the purpose of allowing guests privacy for sexual activities. The name originates from "Hotel Love" in Osaka, which was built in 1968 and had a rotating ...
– Hotels catering to microstay clients for sexual encounters
References
Hotel terminology
Tourist accommodations
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