“Lewis the Duck”
Homewood Suites by Hilton recently published a children’s book series based on their hotel duck logo. The series is focused on teaching children why their parents travel on business and how exciting exploring new surroundings can be. The books are for sale in the on-site Suite Shops.
What do you tell your kids about [...]
With the homogenization of boutique hotels and the often-debated definition of what a lifestyle hotel should be, it’s refreshing to find entrepreneurs who are committed to creating unique lodging in this crowded world of boutique blandness.
“It’s not the room, it’s the experience,” is the vision of Austin-based Bunkhouse Management. This unconventional organization operates the spectacular [...]
When I read the Wall Street Journal article “A Pod of One’s Own“, it first brought out the cynic in me. A small room with almost none of the standard hotel amenities? Who wants that? And really, who can fit into these small rooms?
Then I rethought all that and decided this could be a great [...]
These are tough times in the hotel industry but I am still amazed that “rate integrity” remains a buzzword. I frequently visit the websites of third party booking engines for hotel rooms and routinely find rooms at 4+ star luxury hotels for rates lower than limited-service hotels in inferior locations with smaller rooms in the [...]
At the Ritz-Carlton Bachelor Gulch in Beaver Creek, a ski resort near Vail, a yellow Lab, named Bachelor, is available for weekday hikes and snowshoe treks.
Do you know of other hotels in the U.S. with similar services for dog lovers?
NBC Universal announced the soon to open Biggest Loser Resort at Fitness Ridge. Nothing says vacation like a 1,200 calorie a day diet and lights out at 10pm.
Great way to jump start your new healthy lifestyle… Assuming you have $2,000 laying around
I recently stayed at a 1,000-room, nationally franchised, full-service, center city convention hotel. From the moment I stepped out of the taxi until checkout time, almost everything that could go wrong did go wrong. I realize that most road warriors could easily tell countless similar stories, but what makes this experience most disconcerting is that [...]
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I recently visited a 1,500+ room full-service convention hotel in downtown Chicago. At one time the property had ten restaurants and bars. Can you believe there is now nowhere to eat dinner on a Friday night? What does full-service mean? Perhaps the room service staff could deliver food to the bar?
