Park Hyatt, Omni, Outrigger Top List of U.S. Best-Performing Hotels
Park Hyatt, Omni and Outrigger are the American hotels currently providing the best guest experiences, according to a report released today by Medallia, the provider of SaaS Customer Experience Management (CEM) solutions that help eight of the world’s 10 largest hotel groups provide great customer experiences. The report uses ratings from some of the world’s most-visited and -used travel and hospitality review sites to rank 47 leading hotel brands across six different price tiers. These rankings show which ones provide the most positive experiences for guests — and reveals key drivers of success shared by the most-improved brands.
Hotel guests increasingly rely on customer feedback on review sites when making buying decisions. According to a World Travel Market report, more than one-third of consumers will change hotel bookings after browsing review sites. A recent Local Consumer Review Survey also found that 72 percent of consumers trust online reviews as much as personal recommendations. To survive in this new environment, hotels must deliver customer experiences that match their brand promises — a challenge making many hotel brands seek deeper insight into real guest voices and needs.
The Country’s Best-Performing Hotels
The Medallia report identifies the hotel brands that provided the best experiences across different price tiers during the second quarter of 2014. Park Hyatt topped the highly competitive, top-tier Luxury category with an impressive 94 percent positive guest reviews. Meanwhile, Hawaii-based Outrigger Hotels — which maintains only 36 properties — beat out much larger competitors to win the mid-tier Upscale category with a score of 90 percent.
Best Performing:
Luxury: Park Hyatt - 94 percent positive scores
Upper Upscale: Omni - 85 percent
Upscale: Outrigger - 90 percent
Upper Midscale: Hampton Inn & Suites - 88 percent
Midscale: Candlewood - 82 percent
Economy: Value Place - 67 percent
The Country’s Most-Improved Hotels Found Success Through Better Amenities
The report also reveals the hotel brands that improved the most over the past year — showing travelers which hotels they might be unjustly overlooking when planning their next vacation.
Hotel guests responded particularly enthusiastically to improved hotel facilities. Over the past year, the most-improved brand in five of the six tiers won that distinction because of upgrades to its dining and recreational facilities. In the Upper Upscale category, Hard Rock Hotels saw an impressive 10% satisfaction increase by improving its bars, restaurants and pools.
However, in the least-expensive Economy category, quality of staff was the biggest differentiator for hotel guests. Value Place — the most-improved brand in that or any category — saw a 14 percent increase in positive guest experiences because of better performances by its frontline staff.
Most-Improved Hotels per Category:
Luxury: Park Hyatt: +2 percent
Upper Upscale: Hard Rock: +10 percent
Upscale: Four points: +3 percent
Upper Midscale: Home2 Suites: + 6 percent
Midscale: Quality: +2 percent
Economy: Value Place: +14 percent
Hotel guests increasingly rely on customer feedback on review sites when making buying decisions. According to a World Travel Market report, more than one-third of consumers will change hotel bookings after browsing review sites. A recent Local Consumer Review Survey also found that 72 percent of consumers trust online reviews as much as personal recommendations. To survive in this new environment, hotels must deliver customer experiences that match their brand promises — a challenge making many hotel brands seek deeper insight into real guest voices and needs.
The Country’s Best-Performing Hotels
The Medallia report identifies the hotel brands that provided the best experiences across different price tiers during the second quarter of 2014. Park Hyatt topped the highly competitive, top-tier Luxury category with an impressive 94 percent positive guest reviews. Meanwhile, Hawaii-based Outrigger Hotels — which maintains only 36 properties — beat out much larger competitors to win the mid-tier Upscale category with a score of 90 percent.
Best Performing:
Luxury: Park Hyatt - 94 percent positive scores
Upper Upscale: Omni - 85 percent
Upscale: Outrigger - 90 percent
Upper Midscale: Hampton Inn & Suites - 88 percent
Midscale: Candlewood - 82 percent
Economy: Value Place - 67 percent
The Country’s Most-Improved Hotels Found Success Through Better Amenities
The report also reveals the hotel brands that improved the most over the past year — showing travelers which hotels they might be unjustly overlooking when planning their next vacation.
Hotel guests responded particularly enthusiastically to improved hotel facilities. Over the past year, the most-improved brand in five of the six tiers won that distinction because of upgrades to its dining and recreational facilities. In the Upper Upscale category, Hard Rock Hotels saw an impressive 10% satisfaction increase by improving its bars, restaurants and pools.
However, in the least-expensive Economy category, quality of staff was the biggest differentiator for hotel guests. Value Place — the most-improved brand in that or any category — saw a 14 percent increase in positive guest experiences because of better performances by its frontline staff.
Most-Improved Hotels per Category:
Luxury: Park Hyatt: +2 percent
Upper Upscale: Hard Rock: +10 percent
Upscale: Four points: +3 percent
Upper Midscale: Home2 Suites: + 6 percent
Midscale: Quality: +2 percent
Economy: Value Place: +14 percent