Hotel Facilities Study

Hotel renovation: what each amenity costs, and what it brings

Before a renovation, what counts is what moves the review score and the room rate for the money. Here the cost of larger items stands next to their measured effect.

Where renovation money works, and where it doesn't

+0.22Air conditioning
—Restaurant, €1.15M
−0.10Indoor swimming pool, €980,000

Points on the 10-point review scale, typical midscale hotel in Germany. Grey: no measurable effect.

Mikhail Sivashinskiy

Made by Mikhail Sivashinskiy, Regional Lead at limehome, co-founder of Wandery Hostels and lecturer in Rooms Division Management.

Cost next to effect

40 rooms, midscale, Germany. Cost: purchase or build plus three years of running costs. Room rate: what comparable hotels with the item charge more.

AmenityCost, 3 yearsReview scoreRoom rate
Restaurant€1.15M—+3.2%
Indoor swimming pool€980,000−0.10—
Spa & wellness centre€640,000—+3.7%
24-hour front desk€360,000−0.06—
Kitchen€320,000——
24-hour security€300,000−0.10—
Outdoor swimming pool€295,000—+12%
Coffee house on site€260,000——
Bar€240,000——
Bath€240,000−0.11—
Meeting/banquet facilities€210,000−0.04+2.0%
Spa facilities€210,000——
Bowling€165,000——
Kitchenette€160,000——
Soundproof rooms€160,000+0.03—
Soundproofing€160,000+0.04—

— = no measurable effect

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Before you rely on it

Is this just a correlation?

Yes: strong associations after holding price, stars, size, location and the length of the amenity list constant, with each country modelled on its own and every effect checked over hundreds of resamples. They show where the data points, not what will happen in a single property.

Does it apply to my property?

The numbers here are for a typical midscale hotel in Germany. The study models each of the eight countries and six property types separately; the homepage shows the three strongest moves for yours, free.

Where does the data come from?

Publicly displayed listing data from a major online booking platform for every hotel, aparthotel, guesthouse, inn and hostel with at least 20 reviews in Germany, France, Spain, Italy and Austria: 143,182 properties, collected in October 2026. Costs are planning estimates for a 40-room midscale hotel in Germany, purchase or build plus three years of running costs.

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