| We are a specialist conference venue finding | | | | Sid Vicious. Hotels that enter folklore like |
| agency and because we are funded by hotels | | | | these two are also often frequented by |
| and conference venues, the service we offer | | | | celebrities, as is the case both with the |
| is completely FREE. | | | | Ritz and the Chelsea. Other famous hotels |
| | | | include the Beverly Hills Hotel, the Hotel |
| A hotel is an establishment that provides | | | | Bel-Air and the Chateau Marmont, in |
| paid lodging, usually on a short-term basis. | | | | California, USA, Watergate complex in |
| Hotels often provide a number of additional | | | | Washington DC ,the Hotel Astoria in Saint |
| guest services such as a restaurant, a | | | | Petersburg, Russia, the Hotel George V and |
| swimming pool or childcare. Some hotels have | | | | Hôtel Ritz in Paris, Palazzo Versace hotel |
| conference services and meeting rooms and | | | | on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, |
| encourage groups to hold conventions and | | | | Hotel Hermitage and Hotel de Paris in Monaco |
| meetings at their location. Hotels differ | | | | (in the French Riviera) and Hotel |
| from motels in that most motels have | | | | Leningradskaya in Moscow. Many hotels can be |
| drive-up, exterior entrances to the rooms, | | | | considered destinations in themselves, by |
| while hotels tend to have interior entrances | | | | dent of unusual features of the lodging and |
| to the rooms, which may increase guests' | | | | or its immediate environment. |
| safety and present a more upmarket image. | | | | |
| Basic accommodation of a room with only a | | | | Treehouse hotels Some hotels, such as the |
| bed, a cupboard, a small table and a | | | | Costa Rica Tree House in the |
| washstand has largely been replaced by rooms | | | | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, Costa |
| with en-suite bathrooms and climate control. | | | | Rica, or Treetops Hotel in Aberdare National |
| Other features found may be a telephone, an | | | | Park, Kenya, are built with living trees as |
| alarm clock, a TV, and broadband Internet | | | | structural elements, making them treehouses. |
| connectivity. Food and drink may be supplied | | | | The Ariau Towers near Manaus, Brazil is in |
| by a mini-bar (which often includes a small | | | | the middle of the Amazon, on the Rio Negro. |
| refrigerator) containing snacks and drinks | | | | Bill Gates even invested and had a suite |
| (to be paid for on departure), and tea and | | | | built there with satellite internet/phone. |
| coffee making facilities (cups, spoons, an | | | | Another hotel with treehouse units is |
| electric kettle and sachets containing | | | | Bayram's Tree Houses in Olympos, Turkey Cave |
| instant coffee, tea bags, sugar, and creamer | | | | hotels Desert Cave Hotel in Coober Pedy, |
| or milk). | | | | South Australia and the Cuevas Pedro Antonio |
| | | | de Alarcón (named after the author) in |
| In the United Kingdom a hotel is required by | | | | Guadix, Spain, as well as several hotels in |
| law to serve food and drinks to all comers | | | | Cappadocia, Turkey, are notable for being |
| within certain stated hours; to avoid this | | | | built into natural cave formations, some with |
| requirement it is not uncommon to come across | | | | rooms underground. |
| "private hotels" which are not subject to | | | | |
| this requirement. However, in Japan the | | | | Capsule hotels Capsule hotels are a type of |
| capsule hotel supplies minimal facilities and | | | | economical hotels that are quite common in |
| room space. The cost and quality of hotels | | | | Japan. Ice hotels, such as the Ice Hotel in |
| are usually indicative of the range and type | | | | Jukkasjärvi, Sweden, melt every spring and |
| of services available. Due to the enormous | | | | are rebuilt out of ice and snow each winter. |
| increase in tourism worldwide during the last | | | | Snow hotels The Mammut Snow Hotel in Finland |
| decades of the 20th century, standards, | | | | is located within the walls of the Kemi snow |
| especially those of smaller establishments, | | | | castle, which is the biggest in the world. It |
| have improved considerably. For the sake of | | | | includes The Mammut Snow Hotel, The Castle |
| greater comparability, rating systems have | | | | Courtyard, The Snow Restaurant and a chapel |
| been introduced, with the one to five stars | | | | for weddings, etc. Its furnishings and its |
| classification being most common. | | | | decorations, such as sculptures, are made of |
| | | | snow and ice. There is snow accommodation |
| "Boutique Hotel" is a term originating in | | | | also in Lainio Snow Hotel in Lapland (near |
| North America to describe intimate, usually | | | | Ylläs), Finland. Garden hotels Garden |
| luxurious or quirky hotel environments. | | | | hotels, famous for their gardens before they |
| Boutique hotels differentiate themselves from | | | | became hotels, includes Gravetye Manor, the |
| larger chain or branded hotels by providing | | | | home of William Robinson and Cliveden, |
| an exceptional and personalized level of | | | | designed by Charles Barry with a rose garden |
| accommodation, services and facilities. | | | | by Geoffrey Jellicoe. |
| Boutique hotels are furnished in a themed, | | | | |
| stylish and/or aspirational manner. Although | | | | Underwater hotels As of 2005, the only hotel |
| usually considerably smaller than a | | | | with an underwater room that can be reached |
| mainstream hotel (ranging from 3 to 100 guest | | | | without Scuba diving is Utter Inn in Lake |
| rooms) boutique hotels are generally fitted | | | | Mälaren, Sweden. It only has one room, |
| with telephone and wi-fi Internet | | | | however, and Jules' Undersea Lodge in Key |
| connections, honesty bars and often cable/pay | | | | Largo, Florida, which requires scuba diving, |
| TV. Guest services are attended to by 24 hour | | | | is not much bigger. Hydropolis is an |
| hotel staff. Many boutique hotels have on | | | | ambitious project to build a luxury hotel in |
| site dining facilities, and the majority | | | | Dubai, UAE, with 220 suites, all on the |
| offer bars and lounges which may also be open | | | | bottom of the Persian Gulf, 20 meters (66 |
| to the general public. Of the total travel | | | | feet) below the surface. Its architecture |
| market a small percentage are discerning | | | | will feature two domes that break the surface |
| travelers, who place a high importance on | | | | and an underwater train tunnel, all made of |
| privacy, luxury and service delivery. As this | | | | transparent materials such as glass and |
| market is typically corporate travelers, the | | | | acrylic. Other unusual hotels The Library |
| market segment is non-seasonal, high-yielding | | | | Hotel in New York City is unique in that its |
| and repeat, and therefore one which boutique | | | | ten floors are arranged according to the |
| hotel operators target as their primary | | | | Dewey Decimal System. The Rogers Centre, |
| source of income. A number of hotels have | | | | formerly SkyDome, in Toronto, Canada is the |
| entered the public consciousness through | | | | only stadium to have a hotel connected to it, |
| popular culture, such as the Ritz Hotel in | | | | with 70 rooms overlooking the field. The Burj |
| London, UK ('Putting on The Ritz') and Hotel | | | | al-Arab hotel in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, |
| Chelsea in New York City, subject of a number | | | | built on an artificial island, is structured |
| of songs and also the scene of the alleged | | | | in the shape of a sail of a boat. |
| stabbing of Nancy Spungen by her boyfriend | | | | |