TripOffice
Consumer and social
travel
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How HN took it
7 positive, 17 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 14 critical, out of 38 comments about the project. Thread score -0.17.
Idea: 5 for, 4 againstDesign: 2 for, 4 againstExecution: 0 for, 5 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Interesting idea and execution
From 1 comment
Interesting idea and execution! So basically you wanted to find hotels where the rooms have office chairs and a desk? Or just in any of the images, e.g., a lobby? Side note; I…
maalber on HN
Nice idea and a great use case
From 2 comments
Nice idea! What did you use for your hotel dataset source? I've been wanting to work on travel based app idea with hotel integration, but seems like most providers (like…
_august on HNThis is a great idea. What I have found worse in hotel rooms is not the chair, it is that the desk is at a stupid height relative to the chair. I use a standing desk at home and…
mcculley on HN
Objections
Many detected office chairs look unsuitable for long work sessions
From 1 comment
From a few minutes of clicking around, most of these "office chairs" look entirely unsuitable for longer periods of work. I've also never seen a hotel room without at least a…
franga2000 on HN
Business centers and conference rooms are detected as workspaces
From 2 comments
Some hotels I clicked on are being recognized for their 'business centers', that one crappy little room with two ancient desktops and a printer.
drewbitt on HNYou should remove pictures that contain multiple office chairs, i saw a lot of pictures that got properties marked as postive beeing their business centers or conference rooms.
tobi_bsf on HN
Many listings are short-term rentals rather than hotels
From 1 comment
I've checked locally. Most of these aren't really hotels, but short term rentals. I don't have an huge issue with short term rentals per si. They are an important niche for…
ncruces on HN
Chair presence does not indicate an ergonomic workspace
From 1 comment
How happy are you with the results?The execution is great, but I feel the idea didn't really validate well. Every single sample ended up with pictures like this:…
a2800276 on HN
Requests
Remove photos with multiple chairs or business centers
From 1 comment
You should remove pictures that contain multiple office chairs, i saw a lot of pictures that got properties marked as postive beeing their business centers or conference rooms.
tobi_bsf on HN
Detect specific chair models and manufacturers
From 2 comments
This is really interesting. I’ve been looking for a way to automate the next step in this process after you know which photos have chairs: knowing the model and manufacturer of…
stevesearer on HNDo you have any insights on which hotel brands have the best chairs? Is furniture standardized across brands?
ungreased0675 on HN
Questions
How were the 40 million hotel photos obtained?
From 2 comments
What I'm most curious about is how does one get 40 million hotel photos? Is this offered through some Booking.com API etc.?
bemmu on HNHow do you get access to 40M Hotel Photos?
vergessenmir on HN
How much did the project cost?
From 1 comment
How much did you end up spending?
MaheshNat on HN
Alternatives named
CitizenM hotels
From 1 comment
Take a look at CitizenM. I travel a lot for work and that is my go-to place due to how tailored it is for also getting work done.
kristoffervh on HN
Holiday Inn Express
From 1 comment
In my experience Holiday Inn Express usually has a good computer chair too.
veeti on HN
The Wired Nomad
From 1 comment
Unfortunately digital nomads aren't going to be staying in hotels. Maximum 30 days, plus terrible internet. https://thewirednomad.com is better suited because they are all…
idoescompooters on HN