What is a Comp Set?
A Comp Set (competitive set) is a custom benchmarking dashboard built for your property inside Alkimii Insights. It lets you compare your hotel's performance across key metrics against a group of similar properties, giving you a clearer picture of where you stand in the market.
Each Comp Set is configured specifically for your property by the Alkimii team based on criteria you provide.
Getting Your Comp Set Configured
To request a Comp Set, you will need to submit this Form to let us know what comparison criteria you would like to use, for example specific regions or property types.
To build your Comp Set we will need you to provide five organisations, each with one hotel. Each of these organisations must be signed up to Alkimii's data sharing agreement. If any of the organisations on your list have not signed up, we will come back to you to find suitable replacements before we can proceed.
Once we have a confirmed and complete list, our team will build the dashboard for you. You will receive an email when it is ready to view. Please note that turnaround time can vary depending on data integrity checks and the availability of confirmed participating organisations, so the more accurate and complete your initial list, the smoother the process.
Accessing Your Comp Set Dashboard
On desktop, open Alkimii and navigate to Insights from the main menu. Your Comp Set will be available within your dashboard view.
Access to Insights is licence-based, so only users with an Insights licence on your account will be able to view this dashboard.
Navigating the Dashboard
At the top of the dashboard you can filter the data by selecting a start date and end date to define the time period you want to review.
The dashboard is organised into five tabs, each covering a different area of performance. Select the tab you want to view:
Pay Rates Absenteeism and Illness Turnover and Hiring Finance Productivity
Each tab follows the same layout. At the top you will find a description explaining the end date used and how the figures have been calculated. This is followed by key KPIs displayed as your hotel's figure, the comp set average, and the variance between them. Below the KPIs you will find a bar chart and a table giving you a more detailed breakdown by job type.
👉 Note: You will only ever see job types in the breakdown, never individual site or hotel names.
What Each Tab Shows
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Pay Rates
Hotel average pay rate, comp set average pay rate, and the variance between them. The charts and table break this down further by job type.
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Absenteeism and Illness
Hotel SSP, comp set SSP, and variance. Hotel sick other, comp set sick other, and variance. The charts and table break this down further by job type.
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Turnover and Hiring
Hotel turnover, comp set turnover, and variance. Hotel hiring rate, comp set hiring rate, and variance. The charts and table break this down further by job type.
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Finance
Hotel pay percentage, comp set pay percentage, and variance. Hotel occupancy, comp set occupancy, and variance. Hotel average daily rate (ADR/ARR), comp set ADR/ARR, and variance. Additional KPIs include hotel revenue for the current period, previous year, and variance against both the previous year and the comp set. Hotel payroll for the current period, previous year, and variance against both the previous year and the comp set.
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Productivity
Hotel minutes per room night, comp set minutes per room night, and variance. Hotel revenue per hour worked, comp set revenue per hour worked, and variance.
Working With the Charts
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Expanding a Chart to Full Screen : Hover over the top right corner of any chart. Click the expander icon (
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Viewing Summary Data or Exporting: Click the three dots icon in the top right corner of any chart. From here you can view a summary of the data or export it as a CSV file.
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Zooming In on a Bar Chart: If a bar chart contains a large amount of data, a toggle bar will appear at the bottom of the chart. Use this to zoom in and expand the number of job types visible on screen. Once zoomed in, scroll left and right to move through all the job types.