Tuesday, March 20, 2012

A day in the life of a hotel test sleeper


A day in the life of a hotel test sleeper
IF SHE finds a strand of hair in a hotel bed - you'll be sure to hear of it.
Ms Zhuang has a dream job of a Hotel Test Sleeper, which involves sleeping in hotel beds to test them for quality ahead of your visit.
Many of us can be envious of Zhuang as she was selected as one of three final winners out of 7,800 candidates and started working for Qunar as a Professional Hotel Test Sleeper in March 2010.
To date, she has slept at more than 200 hotels.
"My job is to role-play travellers of different types, different ages and genders at different scenarios, and see how each hotel fits their particular needs." Zhuang said.
Her reviews help travellers make smart hotel picks and bring them a more pleasant experience on the road.
Qunar, a Chinese online travel platform, started to recruit Professional Hotel Test Sleepers in 2010.
The requirement for this new profession is to sleep at selected hotels without disclosing their real job and write expert reviews about the facilities, location, dining, services and prices of the hotels, in order to provide an independent third-party evaluation and an authoritative guide to travellers, according to the company.
[Photo: Ms Zhuang, a Hotel Test Sleeper, checks the texture of the toilet paper at a business chain hotel, in Beijing on March 6, 2012.]

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