Thanks for everyone who has shared their insights. I just did my first two Coyle hotels. They were essentially staycations and were greatly enjoyed by my spouse who got to indulge in room service, turndown service, and cocktails at the bar. The reports did take quite a few hours but since Coyle allows an extra day for submission I could spread out the workload — after checking out I essentially had three full days to finish what I hadn’t already written. Unfortunately the restaurants were awful so that did reduce the value but gave me plenty to write about.
Up next is a hotel plus travel expenses to a very expensive destination so the workload will be well worth my time. Happily none of these have spas or golf courses so that reduces the evaluation and report responsibilities.