Home waffle makers just don’t have the same mass of heated metal to get the same results.
There is a prosumer model waffle maker that's not bad.
https://www.cuisinart.com/double-flip-belgian-waffle-maker/WAF-F40NAS.html
It's $150, which is not cheap. It's huge, it's heavy, and good luck on finding a place to store it but you can get really close to the better hotel gear with it