Room Night
What is a room night in hotel management?
The fundamental unit of measurement in hotel room block management. One room occupied for one night equals one room night. A guest staying 4 nights in 1 room uses 4 room nights; 10 rooms for 5 nights equals 50 room nights. Contracts, budgets, and attrition penalties are all calculated in room nights, not room count. Per-night tracking is essential because rates, demand, and attrition risk vary by date.
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- How to Avoid Hotel Attrition Penalties
Avoid hotel attrition penalties by negotiating a low pickup floor and resell credit, tracking pickup per night, and releasing unused rooms before performance.
- Room Night Math: Pickup, Attrition Exposure, and Comp Ratios
How to calculate room nights, pickup percentage, attrition exposure, comp ratios, and a room-block budget — every formula with a worked example.
Stop tracking room night by hand
Blocks extracts room night from your contracts, tracks it alongside every deadline and room night, and proposes the next step for you to review — so the busy work is handled, and nothing changes until you confirm.