News and Reviews of Hotels

Archive for November, 2007

Venerable Hotels Get Luxurious Updates

Friday, November 30th, 2007

Loaded with tradition, grande dame hotels now have WiFi too.

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HEI Hotels & Resorts Appoints Chester Surmaczewicz General Manager of Embassy Suites Lake Buena Vista

Friday, November 30th, 2007

HEI Hotels & Resorts announced today the appointment of Chester Surmaczewicz as the general manager of the Embassy Suites Lake Buena Vista.

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Preservationists sue Stockton over plan to raze historic hotels

Thursday, November 29th, 2007

Associated Press - November 29, 2007 3:14 PM ET STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) - A group of preservationists is suing the City of Stockton to stop historic hotels in the downtown area from being…

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Gayot Names MGM Grand Detroit One of Top 10 New Hotels in the Nation for 2007

Thursday, November 29th, 2007

In its annual hotel guide, Gayot.com has named MGM Grand Detroit one of its Top 10 New U.S. Hotels of 2007.

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Armani Hotels & Resorts Launches

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007

Giorgio Armani S.p.A. is awarding a long term license to EMAAR Hotel & Resorts for the operation of a collection of luxury hotels and resorts. The agreement foresees the opening of at least seven luxury hotels and three vacation resorts within the next ten years.

Read More at Hospitality Net…

How Far Will Hotels Go? Replacing Gideon Bibles with “Intimacy” Kits! | By Barry Napier

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007

?Intimacy kits?? Suddenly, some luxury hotels are becoming grubbier. Their pristine and glorious exteriors don?t show the back-street, no-star heart within. Sex is a normal part of life, but in times of increasing sexual dysfunction, with its inevitably off-the-wall lifestyle weirdness, why on earth have luxury hotels gone down the root of hedonism?

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AAA honors 9 Charlotte hotels/restaurants

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007

A handful of Charlotte restaurants and hotels have received four-diamond ratings from the American Automobile Association.

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IFA Hotels & Resorts enters the Netherlands with YOTEL

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007

IFA Hotels & Resorts enters the Netherlands with YOTEL

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AAA Four- and Five-Diamond Award Winning Hotels, Resorts and Restaurants in Hawaii

Monday, November 26th, 2007

The AAA (American Automobile Association) has announced their Four and Five-Diamond Award winning hotels and restaurants for 2008. Three Hawaii hotels and resorts have earned the prestigious five-diamond award, as…

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Beijing hotels told to stock condoms after HIV spike

Monday, November 26th, 2007

Beijing’s health bureau has ordered hotels to stock condoms in every room in response to a spike in new HIV infections in the Chinese capital.

Read More at CTV.ca…