Lodging attribute inventory

A method of displaying attribute availability in which each attribute is represented singularly, irrespective of the other attributes associated with a given room, comprising the following steps:

• a. defining the types of attributes which exist for all rooms;
• b. defining the attributes that are associated with each individual room, and compiling this information into a data set;
• c. querying the data set by a system as to a specific attribute or combination of attributes;
• and where the system retrieves all rooms having the attribute or attribute combination requested;
• and
• d. displaying the number of rooms retrieved.

A method of optimizing room value and assignments as a continuous process, comprising

• a. compiling a database comprising of at least one data set of room attributes;
• b. defining the established weight of each room attribute;
• c. determining the recent frequency of each attribute selection made by Guests within a defined period of time as a demand pattern;
• d. comparing the established weight of each attribute with the demand pattern of each attribute;
• and
• e. modifying the established weight of each attribute positively or negatively, based on the difference in the established attribute weight to the demand pattern for each attribute selection.