To know each and every department within a hotel and how they function.

To understand not only the economy of the hotel but the economical situation where the hotel is.

To be able sell the product (rooms, events, f&b) and with that comes marketing and product knowledge.

In the end to manage a hotel is to manage a business so a bib is in order.

Lastly, service. Can you smile every time and understand your client and their initial expectations of your establishment?

In English words not accented on the first syllable, initial h may be silent after the article. We all say "a history," but many of us say " an historian." Hotel is accented on the ultima, and therefore its h may be silent after the article.

As someone living in Ireland, and speaking English for over 50 years, I have never heard - or used, the phrase "an hotel" - it is always "a hotel". In fact, the only way I can make the phrase come out of my mouth is to say "an otel" - which appals me by its 'wrongness'! Entering "a hotel" into a well-known search engine brings up 32,300,000 hits .... while entering "an hotel" gets 923,000 (which is surprisingly high!). A number of English words beginning with "h" are derived from French, in which language the initial "h" is always silent, thus the purist would say that this "h" should be silent in English also. This is ordinarily observed in the case of "hotel", but not "hospital".

Stephen King got inspired to write "The Shining" after staying at The Stanley Hotel in Colorado. He had a vivid dream during his stay that provided the initial spark for the story. The hotel's eerie atmosphere and isolated location also played a significant role in shaping the novel.

If there is a policy in place that no pets (other than service animals) are permitted at the hotel, and there is a sign at the front desk, then, depending on the hotel policy, the guest should be charged.

For example, if you are in a non-smoking hotel, when you sign your registration card, there is normally a notice that says if you smoke....you will be charged (set amount). And they must initial this. The same can be done for dogs.

If the guest is informed upon check-in, and signs the registration card knowing that there will be a charge, then you have the right to charge the guest.

Hope this helps.

it depends on the context

initial (as your initials) - Initial

initial (as in first) - erste/erster/erstes