Daryl Choy

Is Hyatt Customer-Centric or Environment-Centric?

comments 0 comments  |  3641 reads

"As part of Hyatt's commitment to conserve the environment, we will change bed linens and towels as necessary or upon request.

If you wish to have your linens and towels replaced daily, please contact the hotel operator."

This is the message I read when I entered the bathroom of Room 416, Hyatt Harborside, Boston.

My immediate reaction after reading this message was "what is this?"

I've been to many different hotels in China, but none would have me request to change bed linens and towels daily. They will just have them changed unless I request not to, which is unlikely.

When I stay in a hotel whether it's for leisure or business, I expect a pair of slippers, shower gel, toothbrush, toothpaste... just like I'm at home. But all these little things simply are not available in the hotel I am currently staying. I hope I am not asking too much because I strongly believe that every hotel should make their guests at home, and better yet, exceed the guests' expectations by providing everything not available at their home in the guest's hotel room. This is definitely not too much to ask, because this is what a customer-centric company should do.

But then, am I contradicting myself here? If I'm at home, I don't need to have my bed linens and towels changed daily...

Wait...

Why I don't need that? Because that's really my home. The bed linens and towels are my belongings. They are clean. As simple as that.

While I agree that we should save the earth, it does not necessarily mean that I have to accept Hyatt's way of treating the customers, in particular, me.

Saving the Earth is important, but should Hyatt give customers at least a choice to live their lives their way, especially when they are not at home?

I hope I am not being unreasonable simply because I expect to get what I expect. After all, I am a customer here, ain't I?


Daryl Choy

Daryl Choy has worked with companies of various sizes, from multinational corporations to small and medium enterprises in a wide variety of industries. His responsibilities have ranged from sales and marketing to system development and human resources.
2.5
Average: 2.5 (6 votes)
 

0 comments »

Post new comment

The content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly.
CAPTCHA

No spam permitted! Moderator reviews ALL content before publication to ensure compliance with the CustomerThink terms of use.

To block automated spam submissions, please answer this question.

Image CAPTCHA
Enter the characters shown in the image.

MarketPlace

Drive customer loyalty, empower support teams, and reduce costs. Get social.

[Feb 22] Guest speakers from Forrester Research, Allscripts, and CustomerThink will discuss market trends and research on social customer service strategies, as well as proven tactics from the trenches. Join the live webcast on Feb 22 at 10am Pacific (1pm EST).

Global Customer Experience Management (CEM) Certification Program

[March 13-14, Paris] An internationally recognized program with proven track record of success - being run for 33 times in 13 cities with attendees from 50 countries, the program is developed based on the U.S. patent-pending Branded CEM Method which aims to drive customer loyalty and brand differentiation with quantifiable business results. Limited offer: USD300 early bird discount.

10 Steps to a Single Customer View

Linking customer data across department databases and business units improves business intelligence, customer profiling, and customer management. This paper outlines 10 steps to improve the quality of customer contact data, including physical mail, email, and telephone information.

Featured Links

Salesforce CRM

The leader in customer relationship management and cloud computing.

Strategic Roadmap for Digital Marketing

Free e-book (no reg required). 15 articles by digital marketing thought leaders.

CEM Training and Certification

Patent-pending methodologies combine the art and science of Customer Experience Management.

Get your event or resource listed in the MarketPlace, reaching 200,000 business leaders monthly.
For more information, contact CustomerThink advertising sales.