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Digital Library - Hotel Benefits Guest Experience Benefit Bedside Reading enhances the in-room hotel experience by offering calming, enriching content that supports wellness, better sleep, and intentional downtime. Sustainability As a green hotel amenity, Bedside Reading reduces physical waste while delivering meaningful guest value through digital access. Privacy & Risk Reduction Bedside Reading is a privacy-first hotel technology, collecting no guest data and requiring no integrations with hotel systems. Vetted and approved of by Marriott Corporate. Marketing & Exposure Participating hotels receive promotional visibility through Bedside Reading’s media channels, including social media, newsletters, and print and digital editorial features. Revenue & Engagement Hotels may also be highlighted for author events, cultural programming, and guest engagement opportunities—extending the value of this hotel guest experience platform beyond the room |
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Library Overview
The Bedside Reading library includes over 100 audiobooks, eBooks, podcasts, and meditations spanning wellness, business, fiction, lifestyle, and personal growth. Comparable guest engagement platforms and in-room content services often cost thousands annually and require app downloads or system integrations. Bedside Reading delivers a premium, privacy-safe guest experience at a fraction of the complexity. Curation Standards All content is curated to meet luxury hospitality standards, excluding overly explicit, political, or religious material. Guest Value The retail value of the digital library exceeds $1,750 per guest, reinforcing Bedside Reading as a premium digital hotel amenity. Pricing Bedside Reading is offered as a simple monthly subscription for luxury and boutique hotels, with portfolio pricing available for hotel groups and management companies. Bedside Reading is offered at $299 per month for portfolios of 1–10 hotels. The subscription includes access to the digital content library, a custom landing page for each property, QR code setup, and ongoing media and marketing exposure. |
Flexible Pricing for Hotel Groups
Flexible billing options and preferred pricing are available for hotel groups with 10 or more properties and for management companies with an annual commitment. Potential Hotel Revenue Bedside Reading partner hotels are considered preferred properties and may be recommended to authors, speakers, and event planners seeking venues for literary events, talks, retreats, and cultural programming. Over the past two years, these introductions have generated more than $500,000 in incremental revenue for participating hotels through guest room bookings, resort fees, spa services, food and beverage, and related on-property experiences. What’s Included Subscriptions include the digital content library, hotel-branded landing pages, QR code setup, and marketing exposure—making it a comprehensive hotel guest engagement solution. Cost Transparency There are no per-scan fees, no usage or room caps, and no additional technology requirements. Comparable guest engagement platforms and in-room content services often cost thousands annually and require app downloads or system integrations. Bedside Reading delivers a premium, privacy-safe guest experience at a fraction of the complexity. |
Getting Started Is Simple
Best practice is to place a bookmark on the guest's pillow
Placement by pool, bar, gym lobby, common areas (even the menu at the beach/pool!)
- Confirm partnership
- We create your custom landing page and QR assets
- Hotel creates bookmarks with a dedicated QR code
- You place the QR code where guests can easily access it
Best practice is to place a bookmark on the guest's pillow
Placement by pool, bar, gym lobby, common areas (even the menu at the beach/pool!)
- Guests enjoy the amenity instantly (and guests can take the amenity home with them, a great reminder of their stay at your property)
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WHY HOTELS CHOSE BEDSIDE READING
Simple, app-free |
No guest data collection |
Alignment with wellness initiatives |
Digital-first, sustainable amenity |
Minimal operational involvement |
Operating since 2017 |
Used by luxury and boutique hotels, hospitals, and co-working offices |
Designed specifically for hospitality environments |
Built to align with brand, legal, and procurement standards |