Coyle Assignment

SoCalSteve, escamoles Yum. The restaurant is rated one of the best in the world, I actually learned of it years ago on Food Network. Coyle has its funky side but there are many things I appreciate about them.
I started with restaurant shops. These days I am down to few call shops a month because it fits my schedule right now. I don’t think it’s the right MSC is one wants to make money; reports are time consuming and not worth it, IMO

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@myst4au wrote:

Wow! At last, I have encountered someone else who has eaten Escamol (ant egg tacos)! I had them in Mexico City. Where did you find them?

Well I can't really name the client now, but it's part of the tasting menu at one of the all-inclusive resorts in Mexico....and it's just a single taco since there are 11 courses, but you are literally required to have these as part of the assignment, since there's just the one single menu for the restaurant.

I'm kind of glad I didn't Google Escamol before dinner, though. I just enjoyed them and the server told me what it was afterward.....

@SteveSoCal wrote:

@myst4au wrote:

Wow! At last, I have encountered someone else who has eaten Escamol (ant egg tacos)! I had them in Mexico City. Where did you find them?

Well I can't really name the client now, but it's part of the tasting menu at one of the all-inclusive resorts in Mexico....and it's just a single taco since there are 11 courses, but you are literally required to have these as part of the assignment, since there's just the one single menu for the restaurant.

I'm kind of glad I didn't Google Escamol before dinner, though. I just enjoyed them and the server told me what it was afterward.....

Finish the report yet? LOL

@SoCalMama it took a few days, but I got it submitted over the weekend.

It now site in editorial limbo while the editors try to spell check Escamol.

@SteveSoCal wrote:

Well I can't really name the client now, but it's part of the tasting menu at one of the all-inclusive resorts in Mexico...

Thought you got that assignment.

How was it? Four nights, right? Or was it three?

@Professional Guest wrote:

Thought you got that assignment.

How was it?

It's 3 nights, but you end up being pretty busy the whole time. No time to work on property. It's like a cruise review without getting on a boat...so less time on vacation but a much better stay.

I've actually been to the property before, and it's my new favorite hotel. Not because it's opulent. It's just the right mix of fun, location, cuisine and eco-conscienceless.

I just wished Coyle was more flexible with children coming along on some shops. I can understand that it’s absolutely not appropriate for a lot of places but they should at least consider the lower end hotels. Since we adopted (love our kiddo), I’ve exclusively worked on hotel shops for other MSCs. So far, no problems with observation/reporting.

I know they have a couple kid friendly themed hotels/cruises but I just wished they open this to a wider group of clients. Families do travel and we do have opinions too

@SteveSoCal wrote:

I'm kind of glad I didn't Google Escamol before dinner, though. I just enjoyed them and the server told me what it was afterward.....

Had to look up what that was that you ate...........UGH & YUCK!!! How did you feel after you found out what you had eaten?? I think I would have GAGGED!! You are a brave soul!

@LindaM wrote:

I just wished Coyle was more flexible with children coming along on some shops. I can understand that it’s absolutely not appropriate for a lot of places but they should at least consider the lower end hotels. Since we adopted (love our kiddo), I’ve exclusively worked on hotel shops for other MSCs. So far, no problems with observation/reporting.

I know they have a couple kid friendly themed hotels/cruises but I just wished they open this to a wider group of clients. Families do travel and we do have opinions too

They had a posting for a hotel that was very clearly for families. It would totally weird for a couple to stay here without kids so I asked if I could bring a child and they said no. Made no sense. Supposedly those parameters are set by the client but in this scenario, the "consultant" (MSC) should push back a little.

@SoCalMama wrote:

Just parrot the example. None of the reports should take more than 90 minutes.

I literally did this on my last shop for them and got my lowest score ever. I also have been having a hard time getting shops assigned to me since. They have nice shops, but I would rather just go to the restaurants on my own dime, instead of wasting hours on reports and then days being belittled by editors. Coyle sucks.

Their model report looks nothing like what I send in to them as far as length, complexity, and detail.

@jellyfish wrote:

@SoCalMama wrote:

Just parrot the example. None of the reports should take more than 90 minutes.

I literally did this on my last shop for them and got my lowest score ever. I also have been having a hard time getting shops assigned to me since. They have nice shops, but I would rather just go to the restaurants on my own dime, instead of wasting hours on reports and then days being belittled by editors. Coyle sucks.

Sorry. That's what I do. I got 100 on the last three reports. I think that I got a 90 or 92 late last year on something.

The shops they have in my area I wouldn’t consider high end so I do wonder what they have in other areas.. I have never completed a shop for them because the 2 clients they have in my area are both places you can easily order a meal for $20-30 a piece. I would just rather pay for that low amount rather than do an 8 hour report so I’ve never taken one. I understand I could see more shops by doing a few of these but the several hour reports that people talk of I just don’t want to do. I’m happy to work for ACL and some others that have shorter reports even if they pay less or offer a less exciting experience.

@Lissymaree wrote:

The shops they have in my area I wouldn’t consider high end so I do wonder what they have in other areas.. I have never completed a shop for them because the 2 clients they have in my area are both places you can easily order a meal for $20-30 a piece. I would just rather pay for that low amount rather than do an 8 hour report so I’ve never taken one. I understand I could see more shops by doing a few of these but the several hour reports that people talk of I just don’t want to do. I’m happy to work for ACL and some others that have shorter reports even if they pay less or offer a less exciting experience.

I think there is a misunderstanding. You should be able to see all opportunities available. Coyle is not like ACL, where you have to complete XX number of shops in order to see the "good stuff".

Couldn't agree with you more; I wouldn't want to complete a survey for a $20 - $30 meal that would take hours to slog through.

@Professional Guest wrote:

@Lissymaree wrote:

The shops they have in my area I wouldn’t consider high end so I do wonder what they have in other areas.. I have never completed a shop for them because the 2 clients they have in my area are both places you can easily order a meal for $20-30 a piece. I would just rather pay for that low amount rather than do an 8 hour report so I’ve never taken one. I understand I could see more shops by doing a few of these but the several hour reports that people talk of I just don’t want to do. I’m happy to work for ACL and some others that have shorter reports even if they pay less or offer a less exciting experience.

I think there is a misunderstanding. You should be able to see all opportunities available. Coyle is not like ACL, where you have to complete XX number of shops in order to see the "good stuff".

Couldn't agree with you more; I wouldn't want to complete a survey for a $20 - $30 meal that would take hours to slog through.

I agree with you!

ACL shops are much much easier to write. ACL doesn't provide enough compensation and rarely provide fee on top of it. And most importantly, they don't have many dining clients. And they rarely high end ones. One high end they have the coyle doesn't have, that dinner will leave you spending money out of pocket because they're too stingy.

They also use meta-schedulers sometimes who schedule for different companies.

@LindaM wrote:

I just wished Coyle was more flexible with children coming along on some shops. I can understand that it’s absolutely not appropriate for a lot of places but they should at least consider the lower end hotels. Since we adopted (love our kiddo), I’ve exclusively worked on hotel shops for other MSCs. So far, no problems with observation/reporting.

I know they have a couple kid friendly themed hotels/cruises but I just wished they open this to a wider group of clients. Families do travel and we do have opinions too

Coyle has some 2-3 night stays in Myrtle Beach for families with kids only. When my teen decided to go with another family for spring break, I asked, but they said the shops were for families only.

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