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Siris is built around my pain points and those of people close to me.It dates back 2009, when my mum got an on job promotion that increased her travels, she wan
by wamboga 11y ago
Siris is built around my pain points and those of people close to me.It dates back 2009, when my mum got an on job promotion that increased her travels, she wanted to save something for us; a shirt for me, a dress for my little sister and occasionally shoes for my dad, we enjoyed it but she had to sleep in "good" hotels which derailed her mornings since they had no water for a morning bath. Last year, my father lost a laptop with loads of data, in a tier 2_town in western Kenya. I also travelled to Kampala, Uganda and encountered similar issues, the linen was good but their was no mosquito net, I contracted malaria. A friend of mine also had to host his dad while drunk, since his dad could not find a predictable hotel,the issues are that serious.
- wehadfun 11y agoSounds like this is a hotel quality problem not a tech issue. Siris needs to grade hotels. Lets say a hotel does not have water that is a Siris grade F. Lets say it has water but no misquito nets its Siris Grade D. Hotels must pay to be graded by Siris. In return they get a sign that states their grade and Siris markets their hotel to potential guest.
- wamboga 11y agoWe're using technology to build a virtual hotel chain, and will distribute inventory through our portals or through partner travel agencies. We'll partner with hotels, standardizing experience and branding them under our banner. All our hotels will give a promise of a uniform experience, so no grading is required
- wehadfun 11y agoAssuming water will be part of this virtual hotel experience. How are you going to provide water in hotels that currently do not have it?
- wamboga 11y agoWe will ensure that hotels we partner with always have water, in Nairobi, for instance, water from local authorities is unreliable, so some hotels have boreholes, but many don't know those with these. We will standardize / ensure 5 main issues are met at partner hotels: water availability, clean rooms, diversified payment, good breakfast and access to basic amenities such as mosquito nets
- astrange 11y agoDo you not plan to have ratings at all? If the maintenance is being done by the hotel staff it won't always be the same quality, and people must care about things like location as well.
- wamboga 11y agoHotel categories will surely vary because certain places are primer. We intend to have alpha rooms for backpacking, flagship and elite rooms