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ArticleApril 2026
Why should hotels customise their in room products?
Every hotel has a lobby. Most have comfortable beds and decent bathrooms. What makes a stay genuinely memorable, rather than just another hotel night, often comes down to what's already in the room when guests arrive.
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ArticleOctober 2025
Chafing Fuel vs EcoServe: What’s the better buffet system for your hotel?
If you’re running a buffet or banquet service, you’ve likely used traditional chafing fuel the small gel or wick pots that sit under water pans to keep food warm.
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ArticleSeptember 2025
What’s the Best Hair Dryer for My Hotel?
Hair dryers might seem like a small detail, but in hospitality, it’s the details that shape the guest experience.
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How to Differentiate Your Suites?
In hospitality, your suites should feel like a step up not just a bigger version of your standard room. Guests are paying more, and they’re expecting more.
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ArticleSeptember 2025
How Often Should I Replace My Shower Dispensers?
A question we get asked a lot and for good reason.
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ArticleAugust 2025
Should You Offer Gifts for Kids (Small VIPs)?
Every guest matters but the smallest ones? They often leave the biggest impact.
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ArticleAugust 2025
Top Food & Beverage Trends Reshaping Hotels in 2025
Hotel F&B is no longer an afterthought. It’s a core part of the guest experience, a reason for locals to visit, and a powerful way for hotels to build their story.
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Should I Choose NZ Made or Offshore Toiletries for My Hotel?
When it comes to in-room toiletries, it’s not just about what smells nice; it’s about telling the right story to your guests, aligning with your brand values, and balancing budget with experience.
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ArticleJuly 2025
What’s the Best Bathroom Dispenser Refilling Procedure?
If you’re running a hotel or motel, chances are you’ve asked:
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ArticleJune 2025
How Can Hotel Food & Beverage Outlets Overcome Supply Chain and Supplier Management Challenges?
If you manage a hotel restaurant, bar, or café in New Zealand, you’ve likely felt the ongoing strain of supply chain disruptions. Delayed deliveries, rising import costs, and inconsistent stock.
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ArticleJanuary 2025
2025 Hotel Trends
In 2025, guests expect more than just a place to stay—they seek personalised touches, eco-friendly choices, and unique, memorable experiences.
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ArticleApril 2024
Starline Group Joins the Astro Hospitality Family!
We are thrilled to share an exciting development that marks a significant milestone for Astro Hospitality and our esteemed partners and customers.
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ArticleFebruary 2024
Are stone paper amenities sustainable?
You will have heard of stone or rock paper. It was heralded as the environmentally friendly saviour to traditional paper made from trees when it first came to prominence in the late 1990s.
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ArticleFebruary 2024
How does Soap Aid Work?
Did you know that travellers and hotels globally throw away around five million bars of unused soap every day? That’s an awful lot of soap … so we decided to team up with the team from Soap Aid to challenge the status…
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ArticleFebruary 2023
Are biodegradable hotel slippers a memorable point of difference?
The hospitality industry, including luxury hotels, resorts and boutique motels, experience changing attitudes from their guests based on various global trends and influences – from interior designs to in-room appliances…
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ArticleJanuary 2023
The Top Hotel Trends in 2023 & Beyond
In the past few years, there have been a number of trends that have come and gone in the hotel industry. Hotel trends are generally powered by new guest behaviours, new technologies, and new industry theories which are…
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ArticleJanuary 2023
The Top 5 Global In-Room Appliance & Equipment Trends
Over the past 100 years, we have seen some innovative hoteliers pave the way for the industry and evolve the guest room experience.
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ArticleJanuary 2023
The 2023 Hotel Interior Design Trends
Hotel Interior designs come and go, so if you are planning to redesign your property or do a quick refresh, you are most likely looking at the upcoming trends for inspiration.
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ArticleSeptember 2022
Do I really need an alarm clock in my room?
Although bedside alarm clocks may seem old hat and guests tend to use their smartphones, there is more to an alarm clock these days than ever before.
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ArticleSeptember 2022
Which tissue box is best for me, Melamine vs Leather vs Resin?
Tissue paper, and other paper products such as facial tissue and toilet paper , have played a significant role in modern society for decades.
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ArticleSeptember 2022
What is the best toilet paper for my hotel or motel?
When it comes to choosing the right toilet paper for your hotel, the devil is certainly in the detail. Your guests can tell a lot about your hotel by the quality of the guest room toilets and even more so by the quality…
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ArticleAugust 2022
Pedal Bin vs Open – What is best for me?
If you want to be sustainable having a good waste management system is imperative. The “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” motto is important for the environment not only in NZ but globally and should be incorporated into your…
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ArticleAugust 2022
Will non-refill dispensers cost me more than bulk refilling?
As the hotel industry moves to wall-mounted bathroom dispensers from individual single-use toiletries there are multiple systems a hotel can use, but there are two main types hoteliers typically choose; Refillable and…
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ArticleAugust 2022
What is the best hotel hairdryer for me?
Every hotel owner has a different view on what the most important object in the guest room is… some might argue that the coffee machine should win the title while others think it should be the hairdryer.
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