Travel Tips of the Week!

I always pack slippers when I travel.

Where can I find a pair of super snuggly ones for my winter excursion?

Slip into a pair of silk booties with furry trim from Apartment 48 and eradicate popsicle toes.

They have rubber soles so you can venture outdoors if you must. The site is also home to a fleet of designers, including Nancy Koltes, Emma Gardner and Hable Construction, that offer handsome sheets, blankets and pillows.

At gardenerseden. com, pgardeners edene handmade slippers bloom with silk rosebud and embroidered leaves ($48) that are as pleasing to the eye as they are to your feet.



Motels & Hotels

MOTEL A facility which offers lodging for the general public.

A hotel is an establishment that provides lodging, usually on a short-term basis. Hotels often provide a number of additional guest services such as a restaurant, a swimming pool or child care. Some hotels have conference services and encourage groups to hold conventions and meetings at their location.

A hotel is an establishment that provides lodging, usually on a short-term basis. Hotels often provide a number of additional guest services such as a restaurant, a swimming pool or child care. Some hotels have conference services and encourage groups to hold conventions and meetings at their location.

The cost and quality of hotels are usually indicative of the range and type of services available. Due to the enormous increase in tourism worldwide, during the last decades of the 20th century standards, especially those of smaller establishments, have improved considerably. For the sake of greater comparability, rating systems have been introduced, with the one to five stars classification being most common.







Boutique Hotels

“Boutique Hotel” is a term originating in North America to describe intimate, usually luxurious or quirky hotel environments. Boutique hotels differentiate themselves from larger chain or branded hotels by providing an exceptional and personalized level accommodation, services and facilities.

Typically boutique hotels are furnished in a themed, stylish and/or aspirational manner. Although usually considerably smaller than a mainstream hotel (ranging from 3 to 100 guest rooms) boutique hotels are fitted with telephony and wifi internet, air-conditioning, honesty bars and often cable/pay TV. Guest services are attended to by 24 hour hotel staff. Many boutique hotels have on site dining facilities, and the majority offer bars and lounges which may also be open to the general public.

Of the total travel market a small percentage are discerning travelers, who place a high importance on privacy, luxury and service delivery. As this market is typically corporate travelers, the market segment is referral rich, non seasonal, high yielding and repeat custom and therefore one which boutique hotel operators target as their primary source of income.

Hotels in fiction

Hotels have often been chosen by authors as the setting of their literary works. They are perfect for mysterious, anonymous settings where multiple characters may gather in equal positions. It is especially true of crime fiction, farces, and mysteries. Hotels also feature in films , television series, songs and even theme park rides.

Examples:
  • Grand Hotel
  • Room Service
  • Plaza Suite
  • The Hotel New Hampshire
  • Fawlty Towers
  • White Horse Inn
  • Hotelier
  • "Hotel California"
  • Agatha Christie's Evil Under the Sun
  • A Caribbean Mystery
  • At Bertram's Hotel
  • Cyril Hare's Suicide Excepted
  • Hotel Rwanda
  • "Hollywood Tower Hotel" (ride at Disney-MGM Studios, Orlando, Florida)
Other usage

In Australia, the word "hotel" often refers to a public house, a drinking establishment which does not necessarily provide accommodations. In India, the word may also refer to a restaurant, since earlier the best restaurants were always situated next to a good hotel.
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