Consider Wedding Services When You Buy a Hotel

As you buy a hotel, there are many things to consider pertaining to the marketing of your property and how it can accommodate a wide variety of events and clientele. One of the most lucrative hotel services is hosting weddings. But to host weddings, your hospitality services must be equipped to service weddings. What sorts of things should you do to make your hotel wedding friendly?

Making the Hotel Property Wedding Friendly

Of course, all successful hotel businesses want to offer their clientele clean, well-appointed accommodations and associated services. But what are the little extras that can be offered to the prospective bride and groom and their wedding planner once you buy a hotel?  Take an inventory of the appearance of your hotel’s entrance, the ballrooms or other reception venues, and the grounds. Brides are princesses on their wedding day and want photographic locales that will bring out their beauty and the beauty of the wedding party. Make sure your grounds and public areas are clean, tidy, and photogenic.

To Cater or Not to Cater?

Many hotels with in-house restaurants have catering services available for everything from the pre-wedding bridal showers to bachelor/bachelorette parties and finally, to the rehearsal dinner and wedding reception. A hotel’s catering service should be in a position to offer prospective brides and grooms with food tasting meetings to plan the menus, as well as accommodate all wedding services involved from florists to musicians. A comprehensive schedule of costs for services should be available to every bridal couple.

Should you buy a hotel without in-house catering available, it is worth the hotel owner’s time and energy to establish a good working relationship with area caterers, who can not only accommodate your clients but also refer new business to you.

The Importance of Technology as You Buy a Hotel

Technology is more important than ever in today’s hospitality industry. Having substantial access to WiFi and other technology is important to everyone, especially Millennials, the generation that is now grown and marrying. The need for robust WiFi to support mobile technology and an endless stream of selfies to Facebook, friends, and other social media is a demand that will only increase. As you buy a hotel, be sure to investigate each property’s WiFi abilities and what it will take to handle any increase in demand.

Many hotels now offer mobile event apps, which can be downloaded to a smartphone and give the user the ability to track all of the happenings of a given event in the palm of their hand.

How Southeast International Can Assist You as You Buy a Hotel

At Southeast International, with our over 50 years of hotel brokerage experience, we are prepared to help you navigate the search, selection, and purchase of your ideal hotel to suit your business needs. Whether you are searching for a charming seaside bed-and-breakfast or a big city, full-service hotel, Southeast International is ready to assist you in your process to buy a hotel. Contact us today.