The Money-Making Secrets Behind Hotel Design | WSJ Pro Perfected

• [Narrator] Vanishing wardrobes, disappearing minibars, sinks in the entryway, and even this, your hotel room has been shrinking. See, with the rise of Airbnb and plateauing hotel occupancy rates, operators are on the hunt for the most profitable design, and select-service hotels, which offer scale back amenities are outpacing full service hotels when it comes to profits. Take Marriott's mid-tier Moxy brand, its rooms are a little over half of the size of the average American guest room, and yet its rooms ...