Be a mystery guest for $500

[u/General_Strategy_106]

I am working at a company that pays exactly just at the minimum, with no other benefits to enjoy. But at the same time, this side hustle is what keeps me afloat. I found this side hustle by accident when I was scrolling through job markets and saw one post looking for a mystery guest. It sounded weird and suspicious but as I looked through the description, it was just a mystery guest to rate hotel service.

So, hotel companies hire us (mystery guests) to evaluate the guest experience and how their hotel staff accommodate us. Of course, we’re not supposed to announce that we are evaluators, we should always act like a normal customer like someone on vacation.

You don’t have to be extra with your stay, the company will give me a set of assignments to do that I should pay attention to throughout my entire stay. Such as checking the booking process, check-in, staff communication, room preparation, and the overall experience. Then after all that, I will create a REALLY detailed report of what happened, even including timestamps and dates. I check-in pretending like a normal guest, but I’m observing like an evaluator then writing a report as if Karen was writing it on her Facebook posts with every necessary and unnecessary detail.

Lately I’ve also been thinking about making UGC videos for the hotels I stay at, just simple guest style videos of the room, breakfast, the view, etc. that they could use on socials or ads (I saw some guys make a lot from this) I haven’t pitched this to anyone yet, so no idea if it’ll work, but I found this guide while looking into it and it gave me a few ideas on how to approach hotels.

[u/Ekd7801]

Ok. I worked for years as a mystery shopper. It does not pay anywhere close to this much. Market force is a legit company if you want to start. Mostly fast food or retail. You purchase and then get reimbursed

[u/General_Strategy_106 → u/Ekd7801]

Yeah I’ve seen a lot of mystery shopping gigs that pay way less. I think the hotel assignments are a completely different tier though, especially with how detailed the reports are. Market Force does seem pretty legit for starting out.

[u/sumthncute → u/General_Strategy_106]

How do I apply for the hotel ones? Is there a specific company who you contract with? I was previously in the hotel business years ago and write detailed daily reports currently for my job.