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12 Best Hospitality Books

Goal: Find the best Hospitality books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).

Method:

  1. Search for "best hospitality books" and study the top 5+ pages.
  2. Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
  3. Rank the results neatly here.

12 Best Hospitality Books

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1

Be Our Guest

Perfecting the Art of Customer Service

by Theodore B. Kinni

2

The Heart of Hospitality

Great Hotel and Restaurant Leaders Share Their Secrets

by Micah Solomon

3

Setting the Table

The Transforming Power of Hospitality in Business

by Danny Meyer

4

Four Seasons

The Story of a Business Philosophy

by Isadore Sharp

Also recommended by:

Aaron Levie

5

100 Tips for Hoteliers

What Every Successful Hotel Professional Needs to Know and Do

by Peter Venison

6

A Wealth of Insight

The World's Best Luxury Hoteliers on Leadership, Management, and the Future of 5-Star Hospitality

by Rahim B. Kanani

7

Hotel Law

Transactions, Management and Franchising

by Nelson Migdal

8

Hotel Operations Management

by David Hayes

9

Overbooked

The Exploding Business of Travel and Tourism

by Elizabeth Becker

10

The Concierge Manual

The Leading Resource for Building Your Successful Concierge and/or Lifestyle Management Company

by Katharine C. Giovanni

11

The New Gold Standard

5 Leadership Principles for Creating a Legendary Customer Experience Courtesy of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company

by Joseph A. Michelli

12

Without Reservations

How a Family Root Beer Stand Grew into a Global Hotel Company

by J.W. "Bill" Marriott Jr.

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Edited by

Richard Reis

Software engineer whose passion for tracking book recommendations from podcasts inspired the creation of MRB.

Anurag Ramdasan

Lead investor at 3one4 Capital whose startup expertise and love for books helped shaped MRB and its growth.

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12 Best Hospitality Books (2025)