Hotel Owner June 2018

JUNE 2018 £5.95 WWW.HOTELOWNER.CO.UK HOUSEKEEPING | RENOVATION | FOOD & BEVERAGE | SPA | PROPERTY | EDUCATION | TECHNOLOGY hotelowner for the independent hotelier who means business ISSN 2049-7709 MALMAISON OXFORD Once a Victorian prison, the Malmaison Oxford offers guests the unique opportunity to sample prison confines within the comfortability of a modern-day hotel FRONT OF HOUSE HOUSEKEEPING INSIGHT - PART 2 A look at the Room2 ‘hometel’ in Southampton, a new hotel concept combining elements of luxury hotels and Airbnb style stays RBH REBRANDED We sat with RBH CEO Helder Pereira to find out more about the group’s rebranding p31 Miele addresses the ‘customer complaints culture’ of hotels and gives an insight into ensuring guest satisfaction HOTEL SPAS p32 AVOIDING SANCTIONS Stephen Ayers answers the question on what it is that really makes a spa a ‘true spa’ p42 Angie Petkovic offers advice on avoiding sanctions from the Advertising Standards Authority