Chapter 2011 Liz London

How grand can a princess from a Middle Eastern royal family come to the UK to spend the summer?

Anyway, the Queen of England's arrival can't compare.

The way she was received at the hotel was like a military operation, with an army of staff sent to handle her 200 boxes of luggage, yes, 200 boxes, which arrived in a truck.

Her room, priced at £7,000 a night, was completely furnished to her liking. One of the rooms was turned into a playroom for her children at her request, and blackout blinds were specially installed in the bedroom.

In addition, she also booked a room for her wet nurse, servants, etc., so that the cost of a night in the hotel was about 20,000 pounds.

Of course, Mandarin Oriental will not think she is too much. On the contrary, the more you ask for, the more they like it, which means they can earn more. A princess like this is definitely among the top ten VIP customers in this hotel. of one.

After all, every top hotel in London has no time to flatter the tycoons from the Middle East. From this point of view, it seems that Mandarin Oriental is not going to risk its life in order to get the upper hand.

No matter what the request is, for example, a bride who lives here wants to transport an elephant to your party, or a businesswoman wants to send your breast milk from London to Boston, USA for your child to drink, it’s no problem. All hotels can do it!

For the employees of Mandarin Oriental, when they participated in the training course, they were already taught about the "peculiarities" of Middle Eastern guests and the degree of partiality towards them. Even if they are partial to wealthy people, there is no problem if they check out at their own time.

Even if these rich people leave without paying after staying, they can still tolerate it.

Here, apart from a small part of the hotel manager's working time being used for daily management, most of it is used to communicate with these funders about paying the bill, because the rich are different from ordinary people, they have the right not to tell the hotel Your own credit card information.

But the richest customers have a quirk, that is, they don't like to pay immediately.

For example, the Middle Eastern royal family didn't pay the bill when she left last year. But no one dared to say to such a big customer, "I won't let you leave without paying."

After she left, the hotel also tried to ask her to pay the bill in a polite way, but the princess completely ignored them. It took the hotel a full nine months to get the money through emails, phone calls and other methods.

Of course, the reason for being so willful is that the hotel has specified that you are not short of money. You are just a customer who doesn’t like to pay the bill right away.

If you are an ordinary guest and want to stay at Bawang Hotel without paying, it is absolutely impossible. The security guards employed by the hotel are not vegetarians.

In fact, not only Mandarin Oriental, but every top hotel in London treats VIPs in this way.

In contrast, many hotel staff receive wages that are not much higher than the minimum wage standard.

For example, in the laundry room on the bottom floor of the hotel, you can see the sad side of the hotel industry.

A cleaner in his 20s may earn only 7.2 pounds an hour. His job includes washing socks for people who have never washed their own socks in their lives. The hotel charges 6.5 pounds per pair for guests to wash socks. It is more expensive than buying a new pair of socks. Sometimes customers will pay 13 pounds to have their socks washed if they want to rush.

Sometimes, he is also asked to help vacuum compress the clothes in a customer's suitcase. The price is 1,500 pounds. All he has to do is to remove the excess space.

For another example, the hotel garage is filled with Ferraris, Rolls-Royces and other luxury cars. Many of the cars have been parked here for a year and have not been touched. However, the hotel employees are responsible for daily cleaning and maintenance. They cannot Let the car gather dust. After all, VIP P also paid money to park the car here.

There are also jokes commonly used in cross talk. When you have money, you can order a whole menu. However, in the Mandarin Oriental and London, this kind of thing is very common. Just a wealthy person can order a whole menu. , but he was alone and could not finish the meal. He just wanted to see what the food looked like and satisfy his eyesight.

Anything left unfinished must be thrown into the trash can, and employees are not allowed to touch it.

Furthermore, rich people can spend 200 pounds just for a dinner reservation, while ordinary people have to hesitate for a few minutes to eat steak when they spend 30 pounds.

However, there are still many services that are understandable. For example, as a guest, if you use four towels to take a bath at will, and then throw them all on the ground after using them, where can you do this if not in the hotel?

At home? Aren't you afraid of being scolded by your mother?

In London hotels, you can fully appreciate the true meaning of the saying that the guest is God.

As long as your request is ethical and legal, the hotel will comply, provided you pay accordingly.

There are even some exceptions, and some hotel managers will try to satisfy them if the money is provided, and they will figure out what they are.

Therefore, how can you not make money by opening a hotel in London? Apart from foreign tourists who come only once a year or once in a lifetime, those Middle Eastern tycoons who enjoy life stably in London all year round are enough to maintain the entire luxury hotel in London with pounds. Make a living.

However, if Yang Cheng is asked to hunt for bargains now, he may not be able to buy the luxury hotel he wants. Or can he buy a building or an ordinary hotel with a sense of history and renovate it?

This is a good idea. Take a walk on the streets of London. There are many houses that are hundreds of years old, and they are all priced at bargain prices now.

Press the intercom on the table, "Carson, come to the study~"

"Yes, sir~"

Soon, Carson knocked on the door and came in. He was always not far from the study, just to respond to Yang Cheng's call at any time.

"I want to buy cheap hotels in London. Do you have any good recommendations?"

Old Carson said without hesitation, "Since 2015, there have been rumors that the Barclays brothers want to sell Ritz London, but the price has always dissatisfied them~"

Yang Cheng's eyes lit up, Liz London? Having a brand and a solid foundation is exactly what he needs~

Carson Sr. said, "This is a great five-star hotel. Once it comes on the market, it will definitely trigger competition among many bidders, but the price of 800 million pounds that the Barclays brothers put for the hotel is still difficult to achieve. "

Yang Cheng nodded, "800 million? It's indeed a bit expensive~"

You know, the Barclay brothers bought the Ritz Hotel in 1995 for only 75 million pounds.

In just 20 years, prices have increased by an additional 0. This may be common in country Z, which is full of opportunities, but it may be difficult in the UK.

However, the price can be negotiated. "Let's have a look first?"

"No problem, I will contact you immediately. I heard that they have appointed their son-in-law Richard Farber as the intermediary and will be solely responsible for the sale."

Yang Cheng complained, "It's true that the money does not go to outsiders, and the agency fees are left to our own people."

But complaints are complaints. He recognized the fact that the Ritz Hotel was a high-quality asset. Old Carson was right. Once the news spread, there would definitely be no shortage of investors trying to acquire it.

But so far there has been no success, because the price has not been negotiated.

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