1. Introduction
Customer satisfaction is one of key factors in measuring companies’
competitiveness and firms’ success (Bitner and Hubbert,
1994). From both the theoretical and empirical aspects, customer
satisfaction has been considered as one of the most prominent
factors of whether customer needs are fulfilled or not. The valuation
of customer perception allows hotel manager to involve and
determine their objectives for their pricing strategy. Despite the
existence of several studies on tourist satisfaction, there remind
some gaps in knowledge. The purpose of this study is to empirically
investigate the impacts of hotel price on guest satisfaction
with the purchase of room products and food and beverage (F&B)
products.
Satisfaction has been identified as having an intricate relationship
between expectations and experiences. Oh and Parks (1997)
define that positive (negative) disconfirmation occurs when a product
or service offers a better (worse) experience than expected –
the so-called satisfaction (dissatisfaction). Hence, the quality and
sacrifice perceived by the consumers can be treated as the main