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Hudson Hotel - New York City

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Hudson Hotel - New York City

Urban adventure, daredevil design, and true affordability meet in Hudson Hotel, the ultimate lifestyle hotel for the 21st century. Close to Central Park and the theater district, Hudson is a brilliant reflection of the boldness and diversity of the city – the quintessential New York hotel.

Philippe Starck's design includes chartreuse-lit escalators that sweep guests to a 40-foot high ivy-covered lobby, an enormous indoor/outdoor private park and a ceiling fresco by world-famous painter Francesco Clemente. Hudson Hotel is the next generation of Cheap Chic – stylish, democratic, affordable, young at heart and utterly cool.

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Shangri-La Hotel Makati

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Elegant Shangri-La Hotel

Shangri-La Hotel Makati

Makati Shangri-La Hotel

Just twenty minutes from the international airport, known for its well-appointed, spacious accommodations and exceptional restaurants, the Makati Shangri-La provides business and leisure travellers with a serene haven at the central financial and commercial district of Manila.

Elegance at its Best. Shangri-La Hotel

Makati Shangri-La Hotel, Manila is located at the Center of Manila's most prestigious business, shopping and entertainment district. Just 20 minutes away from the international airport, this award-winning hotel offers exquisite comfort and luxury.

The hotel offers 699 spacious and beautifully appointed guest rooms and suites, each with views of Makati’s famous avenues and the city beyond. Four international restaurants and private lounges are known throughout the Philippines for their quality and the same gracious service found in Shangri-La hotels throughout the world.

All guests of the hotel receive in-room high-speed Internet access and complimentary access to the hotel’s 24-hour fitness centre. The hotel is walking distance from deluxe cinemas, premium shopping malls and trendy bars and restaurants, making the hotel a prime location for business and family travellers from around the world.

The MGM Grand Las Vegas

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The MGM Grand Las Vegas is a hotel casino located on the Las Vegas Strip, which opened in 1993 as a Hollywood themed resort. The hotel is located in Paradise, Nevada but markets itself as a Las Vegas resort and uses "Las Vegas" on its addresses.


MGM Grand Las Vegas

Owned and operated by the MGM Mirage company, the 30-floor main building is 293 feet (89 m) high and features five outdoor pools, rivers, and waterfalls that cover 6.6 acres, a 380,000 square foot (35,000 m²) convention center, the MGM Grand Arena, CBS Television City, and the Grand Spa. It also houses numerous shops and night clubs, 16 restaurants, two food courts, and the largest casino in Clark County, which occupies 171,500 square feet (16,000 m²).

The hotel rooms are located in several buildings including:

The world's largest hotel building, with 5,044 rooms (4,293 rooms and 751 suites)
The three The Signature at MGM Grand towers each with 576 suites
SKYLOFTS at MGM Grand with 51 lofts
The Mansion at MGM Grand with 29 villas

Located on the Tropicana - Las Vegas Boulevard intersection, pedestrians are not allowed to cross at street level. Instead, the MGM Grand is linked by overhead pedestrian bridges to its neighboring casinos: to the south across Tropicana Avenue, the Tropicana, and to the west across the Strip, the New York-New York.

Paris Las Vegas Hotel

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The City of Light is faithfully reflected in every square inch of Paris Las Vegas. Anchored by scaled-down replicas of the Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triomphe, the resort feels worlds removed -- not just from Las Vegas but from time itself.(paris las vegas)

Entering Paris Las Vegas is akin to visiting Paris proper, in all its beauty and ineffable charm. Paris Las Vegas staff members greet guests with a cheerful "Bonjour," and the restaurants that flank the walkways resemble Parisian cafes, complete with "outdoor" seating.(paris las vegas)

The 85,000-square-foot casino has a vaulted ceiling and is adorned with fountains and statuary, and the legs of the Eiffel Tower protrude into it; the gaming tables sit under faithfully reproduced Art Nouveau-style Metro arches.(paris las vegas)

The shops and restaurants of Le Boulevard sit on a cobblestone "street." Intimacy is stressed above all: The dining rooms are cozy, the shops small and humble, even the buffet is broken into a series of smaller dining rooms, with fireplaces, mirrors and mantels.(paris las vegas)

As you walk down Le Boulevard, you will notice lifelike bronze statues along the way. Watch for a few moments, and you'll witness another bit of Paris magic -- some of those statues look lifelike for a reason, they are real people.(paris las vegas)

Guest rooms are spacious and beautifully appointed, and the list of amenities seems nearly bottomless: dual-line phones, data ports, full-length mirrors and more.(paris las vegas)

There's much more to Paris Las Vegas, including the fine pastries of Lenôtre, the European-style health spa, lounges, a sports book and luxurious convention areas. The Paris Las Vegas resort has a lot to live up to and does so with romance and style. (paris las vegas)

Featured Vegas Hotels

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Las Vegas Hotel

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Sacramento Hotels - Hot Deals

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Clarion Hotel Mansion Inn
This hotel has a garden setting across from the historic Old Governor�s Mansion and 3 blocks from the convention center. Guestrooms, renovated in 2003, feature traditional decor, pastel bedspreads, and armchairs or sofas. California cuisine and wines are served in the contemporary caf?hat overlooks reflecting pools and the courtyard.

Holiday Inn Sacramento I 80 Northeast
Holiday Inn Sacramento is strategically located 10 minutes from downtown Sacramento, Roseville, and the airport. Enjoy critically acclaimed Aces Supper Club, Lounge, and Aces Caf?or choose from an array of restaurants within 5 minutes of the hotel. Go sightseeing or enjoy a day of shopping with ease from this centrally located hotel just 10...

Hyatt Regency Sacramento
This Mediterranean-style hotel stands directly across the street from the domed State Capitol and 1 block from the convention center. Guestrooms at this 15-story hotel feature cherry-toned wood furniture, original artwork, and upholstered armchairs or small sofas. The Hyatt offers an outdoor pool in a resort-like setting and a...

Sheraton Grand Sacramento Hotel
Opened in 2001, this 26-floor hotel anchors the handsomely restored Public Market Building, 1 block from the State Capitol. Guestrooms feature contemporary decor, cool tones of slate gray and cream, and Sheraton Sweet Sleeper Beds�for people and pets. The hotel�s bistro showcases California cuisine and wines, with views of the...

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Hotels and Resorts in Texas

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A drive across Texas has the slippery, shifting feel of a dream. Things change, and change significantly -- from bayous and forests to prairies to bare, windswept plains. But the transformations are subtle. At some point, it will dawn on you that the trees have disappeared, but you won't be able to say exactly when.

Driving will likely be part of your visit to Texas. Unless you're planning to confine yourself to one place, you'll be covering some territory -- possibly a lot of territory -- and you'll likely be covering it in a car. The trick is to know how much is too much: Texas is a huge place. Unless you've got a lot of time (and a great fondness for road trips), you'll want to set some limits and take the time to enjoy what you're seeing.

One of the state's big cities -- Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio -- could conceivably fill a vacation by itself. But we suggest you combine one of them with visits to other, less urban areas: The countryside offers so much variety -- the wildflowers alone are worth a drive -- and the huge blue sky is best appreciated from more-open spaces.
Top Cities in Texas

Dallas
Austin
San Antonio
Houston
South Padre Island
Corpus Christi
Galveston
Fort Worth
Port Aransas
El Paso
Arlington
Amarillo
Crystal Beach
McAllen
BeaumontNew Braunfels

Popular Texas Hotels and Resorts

Dallas, TX

The Adolphus
Renaissance Dallas Hotel
The Mansion on Turtle Creek, A Rosewood Hotel
Hyatt Regency Dallas at Reunion
Hotel Zaza

Austin, TX

Driskill Hotel
Hotel San Jose
Four Seasons Austin
Radisson Hotel & Suites Austin
La Quinta Inn & Suites Austin Mopac North

San Antonio, TX

Drury Inn & Suites San Antonio - Riverwalk
The Westin La Cantera Resort, San Antonio
Omni La Mansion del Rio
Hyatt Regency San Antonio on the Riverwalk
Drury Inn & Suites San Antonio - Northwest

Houston, TX

Hotel Icon
Houstonian Hotel Club And Spa
The Magnolia Houston
Alden - Houston
Inn at the Ballpark

South Padre Island, TX

Inverness at South Padre Island Phase I Office
La Internacional Condos
Suntide III
Sheraton South Padre Island Beach Hotel and Condominiums
La Quinta Inn & Suites South Padre Beach Resort

Corpus Christi, TX

Island House Condominium
Gulfstream Condominiums
Omni Corpus Christi Hotel - Bayfront & Marina Tower
Omni Corpus Christi Hotel - Bayfront & Marina Tower
Holiday Inn Emerald Beach

Galveston, TX

Gaidos Seaside Inn
San Luis
Moody Gardens Hotel
Hilton Galveston Island Resort
Hotel Galvez - A Wyndham Historic Hotel

Fort Worth, TX

Renaissance Worthington Hotel Fort Worth
Stockyards Hotel
Courtyard by Marriott Ft. Worth Downtown
Microtel Inn and Suites - Fort Worth North
The Ashton

Dubai Holiday Hotels

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FAIRMONT HOTEL

Location: Sheikh Zayed Road

Daily Rate:
AED 1,040*

The Dubai Fairmont Hotel offers an exquisite design and features the style of luxury hotel that stands amidst the business district of Sheikh Zayed Road that directly connects into the Dubai Interna...
RADISSON SAS CREEK HOTEL

Location: Deira

Daily Rate:
AED 1,262*

Radisson Sas Hotel, Dubai Deira Creek is formerly known as the Inter Continental Hotel. The only 5 star luxury hotel situated very opposite Deira Creek. Guests will really enjoy the magnificent view f...

AL MANZIL HOTEL

Location: Burj Dubai - Old Town

Daily Rate:
AED 442*

A new 4* Deluxe hotel located at the Burj Dubai – Old Town . The architecture and interior of the property combines classic Arabian and contimporary modern style. Al Manzil hotel has 197 rooms all of...

IBIS WORLD TRADE CENTRE HOTEL

Location: Sheikh Zayed Road

Daily Rate:
AED 443*

If your looking for affordable, comfortable accommodation close to Dubai World Trade Centre then the Ibis World Trade Centre Hotel is just perfect for you.This hotel has modern facilities to offer fo...

ARABIAN PARK HOTEL

Location: Bur Dubai

Daily Rate:
AED 455*

The only 3* Deluxe hotel in Dubai situated in a private area away from bustling city but centrally located close to malls and Dubai Exhibition Centre. From the Internation Airport it will just take yo...

ARABIAN COURTYARD HOTEL

Location: Bur Dubai

Daily Rate:
AED 1,075*

The hotel that offers elegant style with a touch of Arabic features. It has an ideal location situated at the heart of Dubai near the Museum and Meena Bazaar. Close to the Creek where Dhow Cruise's a...

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Welcome To Plaza Hotel - New York City

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A century ago, The Plaza set the standard for luxury and that tradition continues when the iconic hotel makes its grand debut by the end of 2007, following a $400 million, two-year renovation. The passion and uncompromising service, which made the hotel a legend, will return with a new and contemporary spirit.

The Plaza hotel will offer 282 distinctive guest rooms, including 152 pied-à-terres, which will boast the largest square footage of any luxury property in New York. From the sumptuous décor to the impeccable white glove service, the Plaza is an extraordinary hotel that will offer its guests every indulgence. Amenities include a world-class retail collection featuring exclusive boutiques and purveyors of fine food, as well as health and wellness facilities, including a Caudalie Spa, Fitness Center by Radu and Warren Tricomi Salon.

The fully restored Palm Court will continue to offer its timeless afternoon tea, as well as breakfast, lunch and dinner. The legendary Oak Room and Oak Bar will provide the quintessential New York experience. The Plaza will also introduce the elegant Champagne Bar and stylish Rose Club both located in its new Fifth Avenue lobby. 24-hour in room dining will also be available.

As part of the lobby to roof renovation, the opulent Plaza Grand Ballroom will also be restored to its original grandeur. Lavish social and business events will continue to be held in this historic ballroom, which is at the heart of The Plaza’s legacy.

Timeless. Authentic. Unforgettable. When The Plaza, re-opens in all its Beaux Arts magnificence it will set a new standard for luxury and will return to creating indelible memories at New York’s most celebrated address.

Hotels and Resorts in Brunei

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Brunei is a small, oil-rich Islamic country on the northwestern coast of Borneo. Brunei is renowned for its wealthy monarch and subsidized society. The population of Brunei is chiefly Malay and Brunei’s culture is embedded in its Malay origins, which are evident in its language, arts and traditions, albeit Chinese and Indian influences. Malay is Brunei’s official language, and English is widely spoken. Economically, Brunei is one of the richest countries in the world, with its plenty oil and gas resources. Its per-capita income is one of the highest in the world. This allows its citizen to enjoy subsidized housing, free education through the university level, as well as pensions and medical care. Above all, there's no personal income tax in Brunei. Brunei’s capital city is Bandar Seri Begawan. Besides being Brunei’s center of commerce, finance and government, Bandar Seri Begawan is a tourist-friendly city with modern infrastructure, a wide range of accommodations, ranging from five stars to discount hotels, and several landmarks such as the Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque, the Royal Regalia Museum and the tranquil Kampong Ayer. Because of its warm temperatures all year round, you can visit Brunei any time of the year except during the rainy months (October-May) and the holy month of Ramadan. To help make your stay at a hotel in this affluent part of the world more affordable, Planet Holiday has listed discount hotels in Brunei for you. Pick your destination to view discount hotels in Brunei.

Major Cities of Brunei Darussalam
Bandar Seri Begawan
Kuala Belait
Seria

Brunei Hotels and Resorts

Brunei Hotel
Centrepoint Hotel
Empire Hotel
Orchid Garden Hotel
Traders Inn Hotel
Rizcun International Hotel
Sheraton Utama Hotel

Top 100 Hotels of the World

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Wedgewood Hotel Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Alvear Palace Hotel Buenos Aires, Argentina
Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok Bangkok, Thailand
Mombo Camp Botswana
Fairmont Kea Lani Maui
Hotel Bel-Air, Los Angeles Los Angeles, California, Usa
Bellagio Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lodge at Koele Lanai City, Lanai
St. Regis, Shanghai Shanghai, China
Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong Central, China
Singita Private Game Reserve South Africa
Kichwa Tembo Masai Mara, Kenya
The Peninsula, Bangkok Klongsan, Thailand
Londolozi Private Game Reserve Mpumalanga, South Africa
Bushmans Kloof Wilderness Reserve Clanwilliam, South Africa
Four Seasons Resort Bali at Sayan Ubud Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia
MalaMala Game Reserve Mpumalanga, South Africa
Phinda Private Game Reserve KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
Boyer Les Crayères Reims, France
Four Seasons Resort, Chiang Mai Mae Rim, Thailand
La Casa Que Canta Zihuatanejo, Mexico
Cape Grace Cape Town, South Africa
The Peninsula, Chicago Chicago, Illianos, USA
The Oriental, Bangkok Bangkok, Thailand
Lizard Island Queensland, Australia
Four Seasons Resort Hualalai Kaupulehu-Kona, Hawaii
Hôtel de Paris Monte Carlo, Monaco
The Peninsula, Hong Kong Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, China
The Peninsula, Beverly Hills Beverly Hills, California, USA
Buckland Manor Country House Hotel Gloucestershire near Broadway, England
Four Seasons Resort Bali at Jimbaran Bay Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia
Ritz-Carlton Bali Resort & Spa Jimbaran, Bali, Indonesia
Four Seasons Hotel, Istanbul Istanbul, Turkey
Victoria-Jungfrau Grand Hotel & Spa Interlaken, Switzerland
Post Ranch Inn Big Sur, California, USA
Blackberry Farm Walland, Tennessee, USA
Rusty Parrot Lodge and Spa Jackson, Wyoming, USA
The Oberoi Rajvilas Jaipur, India
Trump International Hotel & Tower New York, N.Y., USA
Ritz-Carlton Lodge, Reynolds Plantation Greensboro, Georgia, USA
Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons Great Milton, England
La Bastide de Moustiers Moustiers Sainte-Marie, France
Gravetye Manor West Sussex, England
The Point Upper Saranac Lake, N.Y., USA
Lausanne Palace & Spa, Switzerland Lausanne, Switzerland
Domaine des Hauts de Loire Onzain, France
La Réserve de Beaulieu Hotel Beaulieu-sur-Mer, France
Cap Juluca Maundays Bay, Anguilla
Halekulani Honolulu, Oahu
Mount Kenya Safari Club Nanyuki, Kenya
Four Seasons Hotel, Singapore Singapore
Amandari Kedewatan, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea Wailea, Maui
Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve Sabi Sands, South Africa
Ritz-Carlton, Osaka Kita-ku, Japan
Wickaninnish Inn Tofino, Vancouver Island, B.C., Canada
Table Bay Hotel Cape Town, South Africa
Grande Roche Hotel Paarl, South Africa
Four Seasons Hotel, Milan Milan, Italy
Little Palm Island Resort & Spa Little Torch Key, Fla., USA
The Wauwinet, an Inn by the Sea Nantucket, Mass., USA
Woodlands Resort & Inn Summerville, S.C.
Explora Salto Chico, Chile
The Reefs Southampton, Bermuda
Amanpuri Phuket, Thailand
Grace in Rosebank Johannesburg, South Africa
Hotel Splendido Portofino, Italy
Çiragan Palace Hotel Kempinski, Istanbul Istanbul, Turkey
Le Sirenuse Positano, Italy
Hotel Villa Cipriani Asolo, Italy
Hôtel Plaza Athénée Paris, France
Kahala Mandarin Oriental, Hawaii Honolulu, Oahu
Raffles Hotel, Singapore Singapore
Four Seasons Hotel, Los Angeles at Beverly Hills Los Angeles, California, Usa
Il San Pietro Positano, Italy
Ritz-Carlton, Millenia, Singapore Singapore
Parrot Cay Resort & Como Shambhala Retreat Turks and Caicos
The Cloister Sea Island, Ga.
The Plettenberg Plettenberg Bay, South Africa
Wharekauhau Palliser Bay, Wairarapa, New Zealand
Wheatleigh Hotel Lenox, Mass.
Château Eza Èze, France
Four Seasons Hotel, Chicago Chicago, Illianos, USA
Beau-Rivage Palace Lausanne, Switzerland
Hôtel Hermitage Monte-Carlo, Monaco
Stein Eriksen Lodge Park City, Utah
Four Seasons Resort, Nevis Charlestown, Nevis
Le Royal Méridien Bristol Warsaw, Poland
XV Beacon Boston, Mass., Usa
Peter Island Resort British Virgin Islands
Four Seasons Hotel George V, Paris Paris, France
The Oberoi Amarvilas Agra, India
Inn at Little Washington Washington, Va., USA
The Inn at Spanish Bay Pebble Beach, California, USA
Mara Safari Club Masai Mara, Kenya
Huka Lodge Taupo, New Zealand
Ritz-Carlton, Chicago (a Four Seasons Hotel) Chicago, Illianos, USA
Ritz-Carlton, Cancún Cancún
The Lowell New York, N.Y., USA
The Little Nell Aspen, Colorado, USA

Hilton Americas-Houston hotel

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Welcome to the Hilton Americas-Houston hotel, the largest convention hotel in the city of Houston, Texas. At this 24-story, state-of-the-art hotel you'll find all the luxuries of home, yet all the amenities you need whether traveling for business or pleasure.

Since opening in December of 2003, this 1,203-room Hilton Americas-Houston hotel offers 91,500 square feet of meeting space, and has become the destination for some of the largest group meetings in the city of Houston, Texas.

Located in downtown Houston, the Hilton Americas-Houston hotel is connected to the George R. Brown Convention Center by two skywalks and is just steps away from the Toyota Center, home of the Houston Rockets. Just a few blocks from our downtown Houston Hilton hotel is Minute Maid Park, home of the Houston Astros, and only minutes away are Houston's nationally recognized museum and theater districts.

Osaka Sex Hotel

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As Osaka is considered the loudest, brashest, gaudiest city in Japan, its only natural that the city's love hotels compete with the neon overload of the Dotonbori district and the deranged fantasy world of nearby Universal Studios Japan. For a business whose bread and butter is discretion, love hotels are hard to miss around here. Spread liberally throughout the city, love hotels are convenient landmarks, beacons of light on drunken stumbles home, and fodder for untold numbers of WTF tourist photos.

Venerable as they are, Osaka's love hotels are not immune to change. Even much loved institutions as the Gang Snowman have been redesigned in takeovers and questionable marketing moves. In the photo above, the former Belles des Belles seems to be ripping off Robert Indiana in rebranding itself a little more generically --that is, if a massive white building sporting Greek columns, angel sculptures, a massive neon lit silver orb on the roof and the new name Hotel Love can be called generic.

Paris Hotel Guide: Hotels for Lovers

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Our special Paris Hotel Guide correspondent Monica Guy has covered the city's popular hotels as well as its design hotel scene. So what's next? The best hotels for lovers of course. Here are her recommendations but this is strictly a hotel guide. She can't really tell you how to get a lover.

"How many people are making love around Paris right now?", wonders Amélie in Jean-Pierre Jeunet's film of the same name. Immediately there's a disconcertingly erotic but mostly grotesque flash-series of love-making scenes around the city. It's a classic, and it's probably true. People make love a lot here. Well, that's my experience anyway.

A lot of the people who make love in Paris are what the French call flâneurs: men who 'stray the city at random in pursuit of sexual or alcoholic pleasure.' The species isn't unique to Paris, but he's a common animal here. Who said it's all fair in love and war? They've never made love to a French flâneur.

Osaka's Most Creative Sex Hotel

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Jaunted has been putting together a series on UFO travel, so we figured we would add to the fray.

Almost every alien abduction story we hear is complete with some sort of odd, kinky body exams in confined spaces. Thus, alien addicts should feel right at home inside Hotel Loire's UFO room. Space fetishists can play with fake knobs, lie on slab like beds, watch Star Wars and check out the breast padding on the ships platform.

Alien loving not your bag? Room 306, is a naughty playground made up of three areas: a doctor's office complete with an examining chair and floor-to-ceiling mirrors, a replica subway car, and the main room where a blacklight aquarium scene appears on the walls when you turn out the lights.

The rooms at Loire a widely recognized as the most creative love hotel rooms in Japan.

Hotel Loire (SEX HOTEL) is on the outskirts of Osaka, but if you take the Tanimachi subway line to Kire-Uriwari station and walking 15 minutes.

Casablanca Hotel - New York

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A Popular Favorite Among New York City Hotels

For years, the Casablanca Hotel has been a popular favorite among the best Time Square hotels in New York City.

The Casablanca Hotel is an intimate European-style family-owned boutique hotel in midtown Manhattan and has been totally restored in a magnificent Moroccan décor.

The Relaxing Choice Of Manhattan Hotels

Enjoy the landmark choice in Hotels near Time Square and relax in front of a fireplace in our midtown Manhattan hotel and enjoy a complimentary continental breakfast served each morning and wine & cheese reception every evening from 5pm-8pm. All of our New York lodging accommodations are designed to cradle you in comfort with meticulous attention to detail.

Las Vegas Hotel

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Las Vegas Hotel

Luxury illuminates every enticing room and suite in our fabulous city. Impress your senses with all of our hotel's posh amenities. Sleep well knowing endless Las Vegas excitement is always waiting just outside your door...

Keio Plaza Hotel Tama

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Keio Plaza Hotel Tama

Tama City, where the hustle and bustle of Tokyo meet the tranquil green of Japan's southside.

The Keio Plaza Hotel Tama's location in the transportation hub of Tama, places it 30 minutes away from the entrance to the expressway, which leads to main parts of the capital and to Narita Airport.

Kayabacho Pearl Hotel - The Heart of Japanese Hotels

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The Kayabacho Pearl Hotel Tokyo is located at the heart of the city and so it is one of the best places that you can stay and enjoy the tour of the place. The facilities are such that the experience of staying here is bound to be a memorable one.

The address of the Kayabacho Pearl Hotel Tokyo is 1-2-5 Shinkawa Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan. Bookings can be done via the internet and if the need so arises then the reservations can be cancelled as well. The place is so very popular because of the warmth it exudes and the efficiency of its services.

Not only is this place famous for the facilities it provides but it is also popular for the convenience of its location. It is conveniently located in close proximity to the airport, the sub way and also the nearest railway junction. So none will find it difficult to find the Kayabacho Pearl Hotel Tokyo.

The room facilities of the Kayabacho Pearl Hotel Tokyo

There are 268 guest rooms and each is decorated with utmost care and keeping the comfort factor in mind. The facilities speak of the class of this wonderful place. Each of the guest rooms has telephone lines, air conditioner and television. The hotel ensures that all the visitors have a comfortable stay and so they also provide some other facilities that make it all the more comfortable. The additional facilities that are provided are the dry cleaning and laundry, room service, restaurants, wake up call, and store.

Another aspect of this hotel needs to be especially mentioned. The Kayabacho Pearl Hotel Tokyo offers a hearty and warm welcome along with efficient room service that serves with style.

The restaurant provides some lip smacking delicacies and added with the comforts and the other facilities the Kayabacho Pearl Hotel Tokyo is just the place to be.

ANA Hotel Nagasaki Gloverhill

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Located on a mountainside in Nagasaki-Minamiyamate, the southern part of Nagasaki City, ANA Hotel Nagasaki Gloverhill began operations on April 21, 2001. The area is famous for its cosmopolitan atmosphere, with historical structures like the Oura Catholic Church and the memorable Glover Garden built at the time when Nagasaki City itself was playing a very important role as the international seaport of Japan. ANA Hotel Nagasaki Gloverhill provides guests with first class service and refined facilities for their relaxation.

ANA Hotel Nagasaki Gloverhill

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Okinawa Washington Hotel - a four story atrium

2007-11-09T12:40:00.000-08:00

With an 4-story atrium, OKINAWA WASHINGTON HOTEL has resort hotel construction. In all the guest rooms, internet connection is available for free and LCD TV can be enjoyed. With the motto "safety, cleanness, and comfort", we are looking forward to your visit.
internet connection is available for free and LCD TV can be enjoyed. With the motto "safety, cleanness, and comfort", we are looking forward to your visit.

Okinawa Washington Hotel

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Okinawa Washington Hotel

Mitsui Urban Hotel New Chitose Airport

2007-11-09T12:34:00.000-08:00

Chitose City has two faces - a leisure city with breath-taking national parks and a centralized business hub which supports the trans-Hokkaido region. New Chitose Airport is the gate for Hokkaido's leading industrial areas. Mitsui Urban Hotel New Chitose Airport provides both comfort and convenience. Located inside the New Chitose Airport Terminal Building, guests arriving on late flights or taking off early in the morning will certainly appreciate this hotel. For those traveling to other areas, New Chitose Airport train station (JR Line) is located on the B1 level just a short walk away.

Mitsui Urban Hotel New Chitose Airport

Ryokan - Traditional Japanese Inn

2007-11-09T12:31:00.000-08:00

A "ryokan" is a traditional Japanese inn dating from the Edo period (1603?1868), similar to a bed-and-breakfast inn. Traditionally, they served travelers during their journeys. Ryokan typically feature tatami-matted rooms, communal baths, and other public areas. Due to the fact that ryokan were mainly for travelers, nowadays they are hard to find in Tokyo and other large cities compared to hotels. Ryokan are more typically located in scenic areas, such as in the mountains or by the sea, and can charge up to 50,000 JPY (approximately 600 US$) per night per person.

In a typical ryokan, guest rooms are constructed using traditional Japanese methods with tatami floors, and sliding doors. Some inns use hinged doors for security, but they usually open into a small entranceway where guests can take off their shoes before entering the room and stepping on the tatami. Bedding is a futon spread out on the tatami floor. When guests first enter their room, they usually find a table and some supplies for making tea. The table is also often used for meals when guests take them in their room. While guests are out, staff (usually called nakai) will come in, move the table aside, and set out the futon.

Ryokan usually feature a common bathing area, which is often sourced from a hot spring (onsen) if any are nearby. In recent years, many high-end ryokan have started to provide private bathing facilities and rooms which have ensuite hot spring baths. Typically, ryokan provide an authentic Japanese robe known as a "yukata" to wear, and most guests wear yukata when they walk about the facilities of the ryokan and especially when they visit the hot springs.

Most ryokan offer dinner and breakfast, and the quality of the food is often used to appeal to potential guests. Many ryokan give guests the option of enjoying their meal in their room. Meals typically consist of traditional Japanese cuisine known as "kaiseki", which features seasonal and regional specialties. In order to enjoy each dish at the proper temperature, ryokan stress that guests should be punctual for their meals. For this reason, most ryokan ask guests when they want to take their meals. Some ryokans may have a communal dining area, where non-Japanese guests may also have a selection of Western dishes.