All Forum Posts by: Ramon Morales

@Aaron T.

Genius!!

@Aaron T.

I love hostels. I actually worked at a hostel for 10 years. Started as a front desk agent/bartender and worked my way up to general manager.

Covid is the only thing that would worry me but other than that, in the right location, a hostel can be extremely profitable. My company would convert hotels to hostels every year since 2016.

A decent low cost breakfast, luggage storage, safety boxes, daily activities such as bar outings, outgoing staff to engage with the guests, and a good cleaning department will have you as top hostel on Hostelworld in no time.

Policies in place like “proof of forward travel” will do wonders in allowing you to maintain a travelers ambiance amount your visitors. Our hostels had a “travelers only/no locals” policy for the accommodation side but the locals were absolutely welcomed at the bar/restaurant.

It’s all about the ambiance, good vibes among the coolest of travelers.

Please feel free to connect if I could be of any insight.

Hey @Michael Anderson,

You’re absolutely on the right track. You’re taking action just by putting it into the world what you’re trying to do.

2 months ago I posted something similar and I was lucky enough to connect with some great people.

This is the best community to get involved in discussions, network, and support for questions that arise.

Keep it up 💪

Hey @Alexander Dean,

Feel free to reach out. It’d be a pleasure to connect. My team currently has properties under contract in both Tampa and Lakeland.

Most kindly,

Hey @Blake Dailey,

I managed Airbnb for my past employer and yes, it could be time consuming.

I recommend episode #364 of the BP real estate podcast (I literally finished listening to that one) Avery Carl throws out some good advice there on how she runs here Airbnb business.

Best of luck my friend.

Hey @Derac Shaffer, So sorry for the late response. It would definitely be a pleasure to connect. Welcome to the Central Florida area. 

Welcome to Biggerpockets @Samuel Alleyne. I actually just moved to Davenport from Miami, FL. 

Thanks for the post. I'd be great to take part. See you there.

@Jacqueline Spear-Cerda

Absolutely :)

@David Baier it’d be a pleasure. Thank you for reaching out.