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Looking to improve the overall customer experience at your venue?
Boutique Party Hire supplies and installs commercial arcade machines into suitable leisure, hospitality and entertainment businesses across the UK.
Arcade equipment can give customers another activity to enjoy before, during or after their main reason for visiting.
Suitable venues can include:
From one machine to a complete commercial games area, we can assess suitable long-term installations.
A strong customer experience is often about giving visitors more than the basic transaction.
A customer may visit for one reason, but the wider environment can influence how they remember the venue.
Arcade machines can potentially add:
Entertainment
Competition
Social Interaction
Family Activity
Waiting-Time Entertainment
High-Score Challenges
Group Participation
More Variety
The machines can become part of the wider customer journey.
A venue offering several activities can feel more complete than one built around a single attraction.
For example:
Bowling + Arcade + Food + Drinks
or:
Hotel + Games Room + Leisure Facilities
or:
Ice Rink + Café + Arcade
or:
Cinema + Arcade + Food
Arcade equipment can complement what the business already does.
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Strong images include:
Large Arcade Area Inside a Venue
Racing Machines
Basketball Machines
Hotel Games Room
Ice Rink Installation
Bowling Centre Arcade
Customers Using Games
Contactless Machines
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Waiting is often one of the least enjoyable parts of a customer visit.
Customers may be waiting for:
Bowling Lanes
Cinema Screenings
Ice Skating Sessions
Trampoline Sessions
Restaurant Tables
Friends
Party Start Times
Group Activities
Arcade games can provide something optional to do during these periods.
Family venues need to entertain more than one age group.
Parents, young children, teenagers and siblings may all want different activities.
A balanced arcade area could include:
Racing
Basketball
Air Hockey
Retro Arcade Machines
Reaction Games
Interactive Games
This can give different family members something to engage with.
Teenagers often respond well to competitive and high-score-based games.
Suitable options include:
Racing
Basketball
Boxing
Reaction Games
Dance Machines
Football Arcade Games
This can be particularly valuable inside family venues where the main attraction is aimed at younger children.
Adult customers may also engage strongly with arcade entertainment.
Potential machines include:
Boxing
Racing
Pool
Reaction Games
Retro Arcade Cabinets
Football Games
This can work particularly well in hospitality and competitive socialising venues.
Bowling centres already provide a strong entertainment experience.
Arcade machines can broaden it further.
Customers can play:
Before Bowling
After Bowling
While Waiting
During Birthday Parties
Between Games
Around Food & Drink Areas
A larger arcade can become part of the venue’s overall identity.
Hotels can use arcade machines to provide guests with more to do without leaving the property.
Potential locations include:
Games Rooms
Family Areas
Entertainment Rooms
Guest Lounges
Bars
Leisure Facilities
This can be particularly valuable for family and resort hotels.
Holiday park guests may remain on-site for several days.
Arcade machines can enhance the customer experience by adding:
Evening Entertainment
Rainy-Day Entertainment
Family Activities
Teen Entertainment
Games Rooms
Indoor Leisure Options
Guests may use the arcade repeatedly during their stay.
Ice rinks often have natural waiting periods.
Customers may be:
Waiting for a Session
Watching Children
Attending Hockey
Using the Café
Waiting Between Activities
Arcade equipment can provide another activity around the main skating experience.
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Leisure centres can improve the visitor experience around:
Reception
Café Areas
Family Spaces
Waiting Areas
Youth Areas
Games Rooms
Sports-themed machines such as basketball and reaction games can fit naturally into the environment.
Family entertainment centres can build a stronger overall experience by combining multiple activities.
Potential offering:
Bowling
Soft Play
Mini Golf
Laser Tag
VR
Trampolining
Arcade Games
Food & Drink
This can create a full destination rather than a single-activity venue.
Cinema customers often have downtime before films.
Arcade machines can make this part of the visit more entertaining.
Suitable games may include:
Racing
Basketball
Reaction Games
Retro Arcade Cabinets
Air Hockey
The arcade can add another element to the cinema experience.
Arcade equipment can complement trampoline parks by giving customers more to do:
Before Sessions
After Sessions
While Waiting
During Parties
Around Café Areas
This can make the visit feel more complete.
Student venues can improve the social experience by adding interactive entertainment.
Suitable machines include:
Boxing
Basketball
Racing
Reaction Games
Pool
Retro Arcade
Dance Machines
These can become part of the venue’s regular social offering.
Bars can create a more memorable experience by adding interactive games.
Potential equipment includes:
Boxing
Basketball
Racing
Reaction Games
Football Arcade Games
Retro Arcade Cabinets
This can help create an entertainment-led atmosphere.
Sports bars can combine live sport with interactive gaming.
A sports entertainment area could contain:
Boxing Machine
Basketball
Football Arcade Game
Reaction Game
Pool
Racing
Customers can compete around the sporting event they are already watching.
Tourist attractions can use arcade equipment to create additional interactive moments within the visit.
Potential locations include:
Visitor Centres
Family Areas
Indoor Attractions
Waiting Zones
Entertainment Buildings
Exit Areas
The machine mix should complement the wider attraction.
Multi-activity venues can use arcade equipment between primary activities.
Examples include:
Laser Tag
Mini Golf
VR
Bowling
Trampolining
Arcade Games
Food & Drink
This can create a more varied customer experience.
Competitive socialising is built around interactive customer experiences.
Arcade machines can complement:
Darts
Shuffleboard
Pool
Mini Golf
Bowling
Suitable arcade machines include:
Boxing
Basketball
Racing
Reaction Games
Football Games
Retro Arcade Cabinets
Venues hosting birthday parties can use permanent arcade equipment before and after the main activity.
Customers may play:
While Waiting
Before Food
After the Main Activity
During Party Changeovers
While Waiting for Parents
This can improve the overall party experience.
Group customers can engage particularly well with competitive machines.
Suitable groups include:
Corporate Teams
Families
Students
Sports Clubs
Friend Groups
Birthday Groups
Games can provide easy group interaction without needing constant supervision.
High-score-based machines can make the experience more interactive.
Venues can create:
Daily High Scores
Weekly Champions
Monthly Leaderboards
Customer vs Staff Challenges
Team Competitions
Student Challenges
These can add an ongoing competitive element.
A venue does not need a complete arcade to add interactive entertainment.
One machine may be enough for a smaller area.
Potential options include:
Basketball
Boxing
Reaction Game
Retro Arcade Cabinet
Football Game
The right machine depends on the venue and audience.
A compact installation could include:
Boxing + Basketball + Reaction
or:
Racing + Basketball + Retro Arcade
This creates several distinct entertainment options.
A larger installation could include:
Racing
Basketball
Air Hockey
Reaction Game
Retro Arcade Cabinet
This provides more variety within the customer experience.
Large high-footfall venues may potentially support ten or more machines.
Suitable venues include:
Bowling Centres
Holiday Parks
Family Entertainment Centres
Hotels
Tourist Attractions
Multi-Activity Venues
Entertainment Complexes
At this scale, the arcade can become an attraction in its own right.
Suitable commercial arcade machines can potentially use cashless or contactless payment technology depending on the installation.
This can help create a smoother customer experience by reducing the need to find coins before playing.
Suitable high-footfall venues may potentially qualify for a revenue-share installation.
Suitability can depend on:
Footfall
Customer Dwell Time
Available Space
Machine Visibility
Customer Demographic
Venue Type
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Businesses that do not want to purchase machines outright can discuss long-term commercial arrangements.
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Depending on the commercial arrangement, a managed installation can potentially include:
Machine Supply
Delivery
Installation
Payment Systems
Maintenance
Technical Support
Machine Selection
Performance Review
The exact scope depends on the agreement.
Different customer groups may respond better to different machines.
Where appropriate under the commercial arrangement, the equipment mix may be reviewed over time.
For example:
Families — Racing & Air Hockey
Sports Audiences — Basketball & Reaction Games
Bars — Boxing & Football Games
Hotels — Retro Arcade & Pool
Students — Racing, Boxing & Basketball
We can assess suitable commercial opportunities throughout London and Greater London.
Suitable hospitality and leisure venues throughout Kent can discuss long-term arcade installations.
Commercial venues throughout Essex can contact us regarding arcade machines.
Suitable entertainment and leisure businesses throughout Birmingham can be assessed.
Commercial venues throughout Manchester can discuss long-term arcade opportunities.
Boutique Party Hire can assess suitable commercial arcade opportunities nationwide.
Installations can range from one machine to complete customer entertainment areas.
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Suitable venues can also learn more about our Arcade Machine Profit Share & Revenue Share service.
Browse our wider Arcade Machine Hire London & UK range.
Strong opportunities can include venues with:
Regular Customer Traffic
Long Dwell Time
Groups & Families
Suitable Floor Space
Good Machine Visibility
Existing Entertainment
Repeat Visitors
Long Opening Hours
Suitable Power
Good Access
The correct machine mix will depend on the specific business.
When enquiring, provide:
This allows us to assess the opportunity.
They can provide additional entertainment, competition and interaction, particularly in venues where customers already have dwell time.
Bowling centres, hotels, holiday parks, leisure centres, cinemas, ice rinks, family entertainment centres, bars, student venues and activity centres can potentially be suitable.
No. One or several machines can still provide additional entertainment.
Potentially, yes. Larger suitable venues can be assessed for multi-machine installations.
Potentially. Suitable commercial venues can be assessed individually.
Suitable equipment can potentially use cashless or contactless payment technology depending on the installation.
Maintenance and technical support can form part of the agreed commercial arrangement.
Suitable commercial opportunities can be considered nationwide.
If you want to give customers more to do, more ways to interact and a stronger overall entertainment experience, commercial arcade machines may be worth considering.
Whether you have room for one arcade game or a complete multi-machine entertainment area, Boutique Party Hire can assess the opportunity.
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