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Grand Opening, the hotel launch game

You bought a hotel. It opens in 90 days. Can you get it ready?

What is a hotel launch?

Everything between getting the keys and the first guest: the plan, the look, the build, the systems, the team and opening night. Do it in the wrong order and you pay twice. This game walks the ten stages in the right order, and names the classic mistakes the moment you make one.

An empty lot 90 days 10 stages Cut the ribbon

A learning tool, not a toy. About 5 minutes. Free. No sign-up.

What the game teaches

The ten stages of opening a hotel, in order, in plain words.

  1. Pick your guest.

    A hotel for everyone feels like it's for no one. Choose who you want, then build for them.

  2. Look like one brand.

    Your name, sign, website and photos should all tell the same story.

  3. Keep a cushion.

    Don't spend it all on the building. Keep money for your first months of payroll.

  4. Set up your systems early.

    A front desk system, booking sites and booking on your own website, all talking to each other.

  5. Be ready to sell.

    Have group prices and contracts ready before the first tour bus calls.

  6. Hire on time.

    Too early, you pay people to wait. Too late, nobody is trained on day one.

  7. Write it down.

    A check-in script and a room checklist mean every guest gets the same good stay.

  8. Get on the map.

    Travelers search on their phones. A Google listing and a few posts beat one big billboard.

  9. Practice first.

    A soft opening with friends finds the problems before paying guests do.

  10. Open the doors.

    Opening day goes well when the nine stages before it are done.

Fun on the lot. Better at your hotel.

In the game you make ten choices. At a real hotel each one is weeks of work, with a contractor, a city and a bank waiting on you.

That is what the Modern Hotel Launch does. We open the hotel with you, in the right order, then hand it over.

  • Your opening plan, written down
  • Your systems, chosen to talk to each other
  • Your team hired and trained before day one

Run by an operator who has opened eight hotels from concept to ribbon-cutting. It starts with a free Discovery Call: your stage, your budget, your date.

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