Searching this forum will provide lots of useful and accurate info.
To sum up:
1. Be comfortable with detailed, fine dining restaurant reports prior to attempting hotels.
2. Lots and lots of narrative writing: On average (different MSC may deviate) - One night stay - 10 pages in Word plus the shop forms, Two night stays - 17 pages, Three night stays - 24 pages
3. Different hotel MSCs use different terminology and focus on different aspects of the hotels - don't mix them up
4. These shops are a great mini vacation for your guest, you'll be working from the 6AM Wake Up call until the 11 PM bar evaluation and anything/everything in between.
5. Strict time management is a must!
Given the above, do I still do it? Yes! Why? It appeals to my frugal side to stay at $600+ a night hotels, eat at the top notch restaurants and drive away knowing that all the expenses will be reimbursed and a fee will be earned as well
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