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North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion

Discussion in 'Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK' started by The Black Hat, Feb 13, 2011.

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  1. 35B

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    I think the reference was to the Station Hotel. However, I tend to agree with the "rabbit hole" comment - the needs of working volunteers and hotel guests are distinct, and trying to serve both may mean that neither is done well. Not to mention that hotel margins are not so fat as to allow significant numbers of "free" room nights without creating conflict between running the business for profit, and running it for volunteers' benefit.
     
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    Er, this twist in the conversation is about the Station Hotel at Pickering!
     
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    Apologies I'd missed Steve's post including the Pickering Station Hotel. Nonetheless the hotel game is a very demanding low margin operating space. Whilst I agree a business could make a good go at creating a railway themed hotel experience, I don't agree that its the right path for the NYMR to take. It would require a lot of investment of both time and money which I don't think should be the right priority to go for with the current state of other areas.
     
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