Hotel Intel | Analyzing Hospitality & Tourism Trends

As the founder of HotelItel.co, Wimintra clearly loves hotels. However, hotels aren't the only option for today's travelers. Chalk it up to research if you must, but she's been spending a lot of time in a serviced apartments lately. In this episode, Wimintra and Stu have a frank discussion about the state of serviced apartments across SE Asia and their impact on hoteliers. Not only are serviced apartments spacious, but they're starting to offer some unexpected attributes and accoutrements. Things like:. The Oakwood Premier OUE Singapore offers single rooms, but much larger than what you typically think of available in Singapore. Plus they offer an on-site laundromat, an F&B outlet, and even have a great bar and club lounge. When she and Stu stayed at the Lanson Place in Hong Kong, they really enjoyed having cocktails in the library -- with real books -- and a grand piano. In Shanghai, Lanson Place Jinlin Tiandi offered her a gated community with an indoor swimming pool and study room while she enjoyed h