IO8 · Longevity audit
Audit
Where does your venue stand on longevity?
For independent hotels and small venues. One to two days on site, a report within two weeks.
Illustrative images. Out of discretion, we never show the venues we audit without their consent.
01 · Who it is for
You are in the right place if
- An independent hotel of 20 to 100 rooms, a club, a spa, a residence, or a pre-opening project.
- You decide alone, or with an owner to convince with figures.
- Your guests sleep at your venue and you want to keep them: golfers, seminars, long stays, over-50s.
- You want to know where you stand before investing a single euro.
02 · What you receive
What you receive
- One to two days on site: six rooms measured at night (CO₂, noise, light, temperature), the spa, the gym, the restaurants, the pools, and interviews with your team.
- The ten sub-objectives scored, each at two levels.
- An oral debrief at the end of the visit.
- A written report within two weeks: each recommendation with its cost, its target gain and its payback period.
- Quick actions under €10,000, useful even if you buy no equipment.
- Ready-to-publish wording, and the list of what you cannot say.
- A comparison with three competitors in your market.
- Three implementation paths: upgrade the equipment, add Living Lab experiences to your offer, become an IO8 partner venue.
- The right to display the Audited by IO8 label, dated.
03 · What it changes for you
Three examples, under €10,000
Real darkness
LEDs masked, curtains adjusted, television off on arrival.
CostA few hundred euros.
EffectOne of the most frequent complaints of travellers disappears.
Measured rooms
Six instrumented rooms and a mobile kit.
CostAbout €6,000.
EffectYou can publish figures on your website, which no one does.
Breakfast and gym
Protein at the head of the buffet, dumbbells up to 40 kg and a rack.
CostUnder €8,000.
EffectMale guests over 55 stay with you.
A longevity room sells for €30 to €70 more per night. Ten rooms at 65% occupancy is in the order of €100,000 a year, for an investment that pays back in one season. Assumptions, to be checked against your figures: that is the role of the report.
04 · The questions you ask yourself
Before you ask them
Is it profitable for a small hotel?
The report costs each recommendation month by month, with your seasonality. You decide in stages; winter finances summer.
You also sell equipment: are you neutral?
We test the devices at the Living Lab and represent certain brands. This is stated in the report, function by function, with alternatives. The report is yours; you buy wherever you want.
Will you measure my guests?
No. No measurement of guests or staff during the audit. We measure your environment.
Will my team have to change?
One point person, one day of training, short protocols. The rest builds on what your team already does.
What happens afterwards?
You choose: nothing, one of the three paths, or a partnership with IO8. No obligation.
Why €3,000?
It is the price of two days of expertise and a costed report, in line with an independent spa consultant. A fixed price, published in advance; only group pricing applies to it.
05 · How it unfolds
How it unfolds
06 · Who comes
A small team, one method
The Audit is led by the founder of the IO8 Living Lab. For a Longevity Mission, three specialists join him. Each covers several of the ten sub-objectives, and each is trained in the IO8 method at the Living Lab.
Audit: the founder on site, a specialist joins when your venue calls for it. Mission: the full team, three days. Every specialist works within the IO8 grid and declares any link with a brand.
07 · If you want to go further
The Longevity Mission
The Mission adds to the audit: three days with the full team, a workshop with your spa team and your marketing, a financial module on your data, a deployment plan, the device sheets, a remeasurement at six months. For resorts and groups.
08 · Request
Request an audit
€3,000 excl. VAT per venue. Reply within 48 hours.
Group pricing, published in advance, for both formats: 2 to 4 venues −10%, 5 to 9 venues −20%, 10 venues or more −30%. The pilot is at the standard rate and counts towards the tier.
In the form, choose “Audit” under Desired format.
Travel
The price covers the work. Travel costs are added and depend on the zone; they are specified in the quote.
Zone 1, Lisbon · Zone 2, Portugal · Zone 3, Europe.
Reply within 48 hours, with dates, travel costs and a quote.
Method, ten sub-objectives, sample report and independence: see the longevity audit page for venues.
