Why ME by Melia? Part 2

This is a follow up to an earlier post. Read part 1 here.


Above: the ME Madrid at night


Besides delivering more tourist dollars to DC than most other hotels, the ME by Melia will also create more jobs.

Jobs. A good rule of thumb is that a luxury full-service hotel employs one worker for every hotel room. A lesser hotel employs slightly fewer, and a limited-service or "extended stay" hotel (like Residence Inn or Element) only employs one worker for every 3.5 hotel rooms. So ME will create more jobs than many other hotels - in fact, more than 155! And that doesn't include managing the new residences, the jazz club & restaurant, or the cafe.

In addition, full-service high-end hotels generally pay better as well. They need to train employees better - and that means they also need to pay them better to keep them.