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Why We Rebuilt the Hotel Phone: Inside the SuitePad Phone Dock

The SuitePad Phone Dock puts the in-room guest device and a hotel phone handset in one unit. Works with analog and IP systems. Watch the interview.

Dilara Develi October 27, 2026 6 min read

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27 Oct

SuitePad NewsHotel Technology

Why We Rebuilt the Hotel Phone: Inside the SuitePad Phone Dock

The hotel phone has barely changed in 30 years. It sits on almost every nightstand, it's required by regulation and brand standards, and most guests hardly ...

Dilara Develi 6 min read

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07 Oct

Hotel Technology

The day your guest's phone number stopped arriving

On 28 September 2026, Booking.com stopped putting guest phone numbers into the reservation data it sends to property management systems and channel managers. ...

Dilara Develi 4 min read

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15 Jul

Guest ExperienceGuest Communication

The In-Room Standards That Cost Hotels Forbes Points

Chasing a Forbes Travel Guide rating, or defending one, comes down to hundreds of small moments. Many of them happen inside the guest room, where the hotel has ...

Dilara Develi 6 min read

Photorealistic close-up of a small printed QR code card on a hotel desk, slightly out of focus in the background a guest's hand reaching past it for their phone or keys

15 Jun

Hotel TechnologyGuest ExperienceGuest Communication

Nobody Scans a QR Code to Skip Their Housekeeping. Here's Why.

No guest wakes up, looks around the room, and thinks: today's the day I skip my cleaning. Let me find the QR code.

Dilara Develi 4 min read

SuitePad tablet with the gust notification feature on a hotel table

08 Jun

Hotel TechnologyGuest ExperienceRevenue

The In-Room Push Notification Playbook: 7 Campaigns That Drive Revenue

Most hotels that have in-room technology treat push notifications as a nice-to-have. Something to use when you remember to. A message sent when something goes ...

Dilara Develi 5 min read

We Analyzed 84,000 Hotel Reviews. Bad Scores Dropped by Half.

12 May

Hotel TechnologyGuest Experience

We Analyzed 84,000 Hotel Reviews. Bad Scores Dropped by Half.

Here is something most hotel GMs already feel but rarely see in data: the difference between a 8.9 and a 9.0 on Booking.com is not a rounding error. It is real ...

Moritz v. Petersdorff-Campen 7 min read

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10 Apr

Guest ExperienceAI & Innovation

Why the Best Room Service Win Happens Before the Guest Taps 'Confirm'

How SuitePad's smart room service recommendation feature helps upscale and luxury hotels increase order value by surfacing the right add-ons at checkout.

Dilara Develi 4 min read

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17 Feb

Guest ExperienceAI & Innovation

The 3 Pillars of During-Stay AI: How To Operationalize AI Strategy

This blog explores the three pillars of during-stay AI in hospitality, integration, goal setting, and guest adoption, and how hotels can move from pilots to ...

Dilara Develi 4 min read

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14 Jan

SuitePad News

To the Hoteliers Keeping Us #1 and the Team Making It Possible, Thanks

This year, SuitePad was named Best In-Room Tablets at the HotelTechAwards for the seventh consecutive time. And while we are super happy about this this isn’t ...

Dilara Develi 3 min read

Modern hotel room shown as three clearly separated spaces divided by walls: on the left, a family with children settling in; in the center, a couple relaxing together on the bed; on the right, a business traveler working at a desk.

12 Jan

Guest ExperienceAI & Innovation

One Hotel, Three Guest Journeys: Personalization Powered by AI

This blog explores how hotels can design personalized guest journeys for families, couples, and business travelers using AI in the background, improving the ...

Dilara Develi 5 min read

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29 Aug

Hotel Technology

From Hotel Phones to Tablets: How Innovation Shaped Guest Experience

This blog traces hotel guest technology from in-room phones and TVs to today’s streaming and apps, showing how once-profitable innovations became cost centers ...

Moritz v. Petersdorff-Campen 6 min read

A hand holding a mobile phone agains a blue background with review pop up thumbs up images coming out of the device

08 Jul

Hotel TechnologyGuest Experience

How a 0.1-Point Boost on Booking.com Can Increase Hotel Profits by 24%

Originally published on HotelTechReport, this blog post explains how an 0.1-point improvement in your Booking.com rating can boost hotel profits by up to 24% ...

Moritz v. Petersdorff-Campen 5 min read

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Why We Rebuilt the Hotel Phone: Inside the SuitePad Phone Dock

Why We Rebuilt the Hotel Phone: Inside the SuitePad Phone Dock

The day your guest's phone number stopped arriving

The In-Room Standards That Cost Hotels Forbes Points

Nobody Scans a QR Code to Skip Their Housekeeping. Here's Why.

The In-Room Push Notification Playbook: 7 Campaigns That Drive Revenue

We Analyzed 84,000 Hotel Reviews. Bad Scores Dropped by Half.

Why the Best Room Service Win Happens Before the Guest Taps 'Confirm'

The 3 Pillars of During-Stay AI: How To Operationalize AI Strategy

To the Hoteliers Keeping Us #1 and the Team Making It Possible, Thanks

One Hotel, Three Guest Journeys: Personalization Powered by AI

From Hotel Phones to Tablets: How Innovation Shaped Guest Experience

How a 0.1-Point Boost on Booking.com Can Increase Hotel Profits by 24%