Journal

Notes From Brookville

Shared across every Brookville branch.

Business Travel

Choosing a Hotel Near the Airport vs. the City

The right answer depends entirely on what the trip is actually for, and guests who get this wrong usually didn't…

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Dining

Hotel Room Service, Explained

Room service has a reputation for being expensive and slow that doesn't always match reality. At a well-run hotel, it's…

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Business Travel

Packing Light for a Short Business Trip

Most over-packing comes from planning for a version of the trip that doesn't happen — the dinner that gets cancelled,…

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Dining

The Case for a Good Hotel Bar

A hotel bar is easy to underrate. Done well, it's the one place on a business trip where the day…

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Wellness

Staying on Routine: Hotel Gyms and Business Trips

Travel disrupts routine faster than almost anything else, and for guests who train regularly, that disruption is often the hardest…

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Guest Services

What Concierge Service Actually Covers

Concierge is one of those hotel amenities guests under-use simply because the scope is unclear. It's easy to assume it's…

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Events

Planning a Small Event at a Hotel Hall

Not every event needs a dedicated venue. A hotel hall attached to a property that can also handle guests' rooms…

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Dining

What a Hotel Breakfast Says About the Hotel

Breakfast is the one meal almost every guest actually eats on the property, which makes it a strangely accurate signal…

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Rooms

Executive, Deluxe or Suite: Choosing the Right Room

Hotel room categories can look interchangeable on a booking page — a photo, a price, a list of amenities that…

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Business Travel

A Business Traveller’s Checklist Before Any Trip

A good business trip is mostly decided before you leave the house. The guests who move through an unfamiliar city…

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