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Thursday, October 19th, 2006

Haunted Hotel Tour


Going ghost hunting in a graveyard or in a hotel may not be everyone's cup of tea. Not everyone likes having to wait all night just to get a chance to possibly hear or see something. Luckily for anyone who doesn’t want to wait until the last chime of mid-night for the headless butler to trip down the stairs, there is The R&R ...

Monday, September 18th, 2006

Fawlty Facelift


Fawlty Towers Cast

The hotel that inspired the British comedy Fawlty Towers is about to re-launch after a $1 million makeover!

The Gleneagles Hotel in Torquay England was originally slated to be demolished by developers looking to build luxury apartments. Luckily the Torquay Council refused to give the money hungry developers permission to go ahead with their plan and ...

Thursday, September 14th, 2006

No Stirke for San Francisco Hotel workers


Good news for the hotel industry in San Francisco this week, after almost two weeks of picket lines and intense negotitaions hotel workers in San Francisco have made a tentative agreement for a new contact. This new contract will avert a second hotel workers strike in two years.

The contract, which runs through August 2009, grants higher wages, better pensions and full healthcare benefits to more than 4,200 members of Unite ...

Thursday, August 17th, 2006

Equity Inns Inc. Buy 3 Marriott Hotels


Hotel real estate investment trust Equity Inns Inc. said Thursday it completed its $26.2 million acquisition of three Marriott hotels from LinGate Hospitality Group.

The hotels have a combined total of 378 rooms and were bought for about $69,000 per key, the company said.

The purchase includes two SpringHill Suites by Marriott located in San Antonio and Houston and a Fairfield Inn & Suites in Atlanta.

Wednesday, August 16th, 2006

Deer Crashes Hotel


Sleep at the Terrace Hotel in Cincinnati was rudely interrupted on Tuesday when a deer crashed through a window and into the quiet Cincinnati hotel.

At 5:10 a.m. the police received the call about the large buck causing chaos inside the Terrace Hotel. It wasn’t until 6:25 a.m. that the deer was captured by SPCA workers. The deer was obviously scared and confused.

Unfortunately, after the deer was taken to SCPA headquarters ...

Wednesday, August 9th, 2006

New South Beach Hotel


The company behind the Delano and Shore Club hotels plans a new resort on a quiet, residential stretch of South Beach: the western shore.

Morgans Hotel Group announced this afternoon it paid $110 million for the middle tower of the Mirador residential complex at 10th Street and West Avenue.

The New York company said the tower will be converted into a condo-hotel complex, where at least some of the rooms will be ...

Tuesday, August 8th, 2006

Airport boarding pass kiosk in Vegas Hotels


The Venetian hotel is helping make your hotel stay much easier by teaming up with the McCarran Airport to introduce a kiosk-based service that will give guests the ability to check their luggage and receive their boarding pass directly at the hotel. Travelers have the luxury of arriving at the airport one hour in advance rather than the suggested three hours.

I love this idea because it can save everyone hours ...

Tuesday, August 1st, 2006

Captive Hotel


Next time you are in Christchurch New Zealand and looking for the safest possible place to spend a night, why not try Jailhouse Accommodation...and no, you don't need to break the law this time.

The old Addington Prison in Lincoln Road has been converted into a hotel. The former prison had been ...

Monday, July 31st, 2006

Top 5 Family Hotel Chains


Summer is nearly over, maybe you have just finished you family holiday, or maybe you are just in the midst of planning an end of August vacation before the kids go back to school. If you are still looking for a good family hotel, or family hotel chain we have a top 5 list for you.

5.  Hyatt Resorts

Hyatt Resorts offer families a wealth of family friend ...

Thursday, July 27th, 2006

Smoke Free Hotels


I recently wrote a quick article about how the Marriott International Inc. is banning smoking in all their North American Hotels, and now all this week I have been reading more and more articles on what people prefer – smoking or non smoking.

Whether you prefer a smoker friendly hotel or a smoke-free hotel a new reality is settling - smoking is not as cool as it used to be. Gone ...