But often a combination of noise, heat, light and frankly weird design combine to hinder both of these.
So I’ve created my new and very exclusive hotel room rating where I score hotel rooms for how well they support High Performance Routines.
I am thinking of factors like:
𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 (𝘁𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝟮𝟱%)
– Sources and strength of ALAN (Artificial light at night)
– Effectiveness of curtains / blackout blinds
– Natural light to support work in the day
𝗡𝗼𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 (𝟮𝟱%)
– Sound proofing, effectiveness of door-slamming-prevention measures, absence of weird in-room noises etc
𝗧𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 (𝟮𝟱%)
– Aircon, windows, fans
𝗦𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 (𝟭𝟱%)
– Mattress, pillows, sheets, overall sleep environment
𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 (𝟭𝟬%)
– Hotel facilities that support High Performance Routines like a gym, bath, toiletries, in-room facilities and snacks etc
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What do you think? What’s missing or needed?
Here is the rating for my (standard double) room at the Algonquin in New York, where I stayed last week:
𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 – 𝟭𝟮%
– Two sources of ALAN
– Poor quality coverage of curtains
– Very poor natural light (30 lux even by window)
– Desk not next to window
𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 – 𝟭𝟱%
• Reasonable sound proofing
• Doors slam hard
𝗧𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹 – 𝟭𝟱%
• The usual effective NYC air con, however no way to open windows which I always prefer
𝗦𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 – 𝟱%
• Weird sag in the mattress made me think I was falling out of bed
𝗢𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 – 𝘁𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝟮%
· No bath, dingy gym and no kettle. OH THE HUMANITY.
𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗲: 𝟰𝟵%
