the.com/luxury amenities
the art of making you pay extra to never have to ask for anything
means non-essential perks bundled into a price to signal status and justify charging more for the same square footage.
from from luxus, latin for excess; the modern hotel version traces to cesar ritz, who turned private bathrooms and doormen into a business model around 1900.
cost mathamenity fees can exceed the actual room rate
psychologyscarcity, not utility, drives most of the appeal
depreciationa gold-plated faucet still just runs water
escalationyesterday's luxury is today's standard checkbox
for instance
nyc doorman buildings — co-ops charge thousands monthly partly for someone to open a door
private jet memberships — netjets sells fractional ownership starting around 17 hours a year
heated toilet seats — standard in japanese luxury homes since the 1980s toto boom