On today's Host Planet Bitesize – powered by Hostfully – Suzanne Luscombe from resicentral demonstrates how smart building tech can significantly reduce energy bills while enhancing the guest experience.
From remote triage to energy mapping, she explains the practical steps STR operators can take to save costs, resolve issues quickly, and focus on data that leads to actionable insights.
Key takeaways:
Save money, while keeping guests happy. Smart controls (heating, hot water, ventilation) deliver an average 32% energy saving while maintaining comfort. It’s about automations and guardrails, not asking guests to use less.
Operational wins. Use live property status to plan housekeeping and void management, spot problems early, and triage from a distance so engineers arrive with the right fix. Result: faster resolutions and fewer onsite callouts.
Data, not distraction. Focus on actionable alerts and energy mapping (where and when consumption spikes) instead of vanity dashboards. The goal is decisions you can make today that reduce cost tomorrow.
1:19 Save money – but keep your guests happy
2:51 Smart tech delivers an average saving of 32%
4:30 Smarter housekeeping and void management
6:59 Speed to resolution: triage from a distance
10:02 Data – but not distraction
12:10 Energy mapping
13:30 Found out more about resicentral: https://www.resicentral.co.uk/
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Suzanne Luscombe: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suzanne-luscombe-47296093/
resicentral: https://www.resicentral.co.uk/
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Host Planet Bitesize is presented by James Varley, a holiday let investor and property manager who is also the Founder of Host Planet. Before founding Host Planet, James spent 20 years in the media, including a decade leading corporate communications for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.
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