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		<title>The Atlantis Hotel Where The Celebrities Stay And Play</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Atlantis Hotel Paradise Island is where one might be able to get a Michael Jordan sighting, either on the golf course or in the Atlantis Hotel casino. If you get really lucky, his buddy Charles Barkley will be with him
The Atlantis Hotel Paradise Island actually is made up of The Cove Atlantis, Atlantis Paradise Island [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Atlantis Hotel Paradise Island is where one might be able to get a Michael Jordan sighting, either on the golf course or in the Atlantis Hotel casino. If you get really lucky, his buddy Charles Barkley will be with him</p>
<p>The Atlantis Hotel Paradise Island actually is made up of The Cove Atlantis, Atlantis Paradise Island Beach Tower, Atlantis Paradise Island Royal Towers, and Atlantis Paradise Coral Towers. All are located on the beach surrounded by tons of brilliantly bright white sand.</p>
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<p>This Atlantis hotel resort is located 9.3 miles from the Nassau International Airport on Paradise Island in Nassau, Bahamas. This huge resort employs 6,000 local residents and is the major contributor to the island&#8217;s economy. This Atlantis Hotel was built by South African Sol Kerzner, a well known hotel and casino king.  Let us examine, in a little more detail, the differences between these four Atlantis hotels.</p>
<h3>Cove Atlantis Paradise Island</h3>
<p>By far and away the most expensive of the four above mentioned Atlantis hotels at $620 per night, not everyone can afford the elegance of this five star hotel.</p>
<h3>Atlantis Paradise Island Beach Tower</h3>
<p>This four star Atlantis hotel is the least expensive and the best bargain of the four, at $178 per night. It is the oldest and original building of Atlantis. No suites or upgraded rooms are offered here; each room is a cozy 300 square feet. Club Rush, a teenage night club, and Lazy River a tube ride, make this a hot spot for the young.</p>
<h3>Atlantis Paradise Island Royal Towers</h3>
<p>The second of the five star hotels at this tropical resort will run you $293 per night.</p>
<p>However, the Bridge Suite which is located in the span that connects the two Royal towers runs a little more, at $25,000 per night, has a five year waiting list and includes a cook and butler. This is where not only Michael Jordan and Charles Barkley hang out but also Tiger Woods, Oprah Winfrey, and Michael Jackson.</p>
<h3>Atlantis Paradise Island Coral Towers</h3>
<p>Another gorgeous four star Atlantis hotel rounds out the list, at only $215 per night. This Atlantis Hotel used to be known as the Britannia Beach Hotel. Boasting a more family friendly environment, the very popular Discovery Kids Adventure Camp is located here. Beautiful fountains, skylights, and marine-life sculptures are scattered throughout its Coral Lounge and Atrium lobby.</p>
<h3>Happy star gazing, at the Atlantis Hotel!</h3>
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		<title>The Best Western Hotel Offers Superior Accommodation And Best Quality Of Service</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 20:39:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those who have not heard about them, the Best Western is a family comprising people who own hotels and who are hospitality professionals and who come from various parts of the world that have made it their mission to provide the best in value, and whose quality of customer service to their clients is [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For those who have not heard about them, the Best Western is a family comprising people who own hotels and who are hospitality professionals and who come from various parts of the world that have made it their mission to provide the best in value, and whose quality of customer service to their clients is without peer. In fact, Best Western International is the largest hotel brand in the world and it has more than four thousand two hundred hotels located in eighty countries throughout the world.</p>
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<h3>Unique Stay And Charming Lodgings</h3>
<p>Thus, a stay at any Best Western Hotel is sure to prove to be very unique and also charming because of the commitment of the staff of each Best Western Hotel in providing value and service of the best quality to their customers. What you will get if you choose to stay in a Best Western Hotel is higher standards that also include extra amenities, and also plenty of style that helps in setting these hotels apart from others.</p>
<p>The Best Western Hotel is also sure to be very distinctive as well as stylish and which also boasts of everything from ultra-modern to historic to elegant as well as plain old charming accommodation, which means that because each Best Western Hotel has been extensively designed to adhere to the best standards in quality of its rooms as well as service, you will never regret staying in a Best Western Hotel.</p>
<p>For those who want even more than the best in hotel service and amenities, there is also the Best Western Premier collection of Best Western Hotels that boast of being among the most chic and historic properties in Europe and which also include the very modern and sleek skyscrapers in far-off China that offer much more than what you would expect in any five star hotel in any part of the world. The Best Western Premier hotels will offer you a chance to experience truly romantic settings and there are also quaint lodgings available should you want to holiday in a remote place, and at these Best Western Hotels you are also assured of being able to escape to a room that provides complete relaxation after having spent a hard day out working or traveling.</p>
<p>You also get a lot of choice in every Best Western Hotel and whether you want to experience the charm of the countryside in Great Britain, or want an unforgettable experience of living in a historic hotel in Prague, the Best Western Hotel must always be your first choice, and in addition, you will always find a Best Western Hotel wherever you are in Europe and also while visiting Asia, and also in other parts of the world that will ensure that you can stay in luxury and comfort and get the most out of your visit to a foreign country or new city.</p>
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		<title>Some Simple Means Of Ensuring Getting Cheap Hotel Rates</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 19:58:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When traveling to a destination other than the city or town or place that you normally live in, there are two things that will account for most of your expenses: accommodation and travel. Thus, for those who don’t want to pay those high costs of living in hotels, it behooves them to look for cheap [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When traveling to a destination other than the city or town or place that you normally live in, there are two things that will account for most of your expenses: accommodation and travel. Thus, for those who don’t want to pay those high costs of living in hotels, it behooves them to look for cheap hotel rates which will put a break on runaway costs of living in new cities and help make a trip more exciting.</p>
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<h3>Location Is Important</h3>
<p>Before you get to a hotel, you first of all need to know how to obtain cheap hotel rates and the first thing that will help you in this regard would be deciding on the location of the hotel, because hotel rates change as the location of the hotel changes. This means that you need to balance convenience with price because the more conveniently located hotels are sure to charge more while those that are in somewhat inaccessible areas of a city will generally be your best bet because they will be more likely to offer cheap hotel rates.</p>
<p>It is thus up to you to decide whether it is worth availing of cheap hotel rates and then paying more to commute to the city center or whether it is a better option for you to live in a hotel that is more centrally located and thus will not mean having to pay to commute to the central parts of a city.</p>
<p>Another factor that will influence whether you can avail of cheap hotel rates is your schedule for travel because the supply and demand for hotel rooms changes and depends on the time of the year which means that rates will obviously be high during peak season and correspondingly low during off-season. Thus, to avail of cheap hotel rates, you should consider traveling during the off-season when demand for hotel rooms is low and thus the chances of getting cheap hotel rates much well.</p>
<p>Amenities are also something that govern whether you get cheap hotel rates or have to pay more because a hotel with few amenities will not be able to charge much for their rooms, while a hotel with all the amenities will charge correspondingly more for the rooms.</p>
<p>To get cheap hotel rates may also depend on your own negotiating skills because often the front desk personnel will listen to your needs, and if convinced that you will only stay with them if the rates are made more affordable, will not be averse to offering you cheap hotel rates in order to get your business.</p>
<p>By acting according to these simple guidelines, there is no reason why you cannot avail of cheap hotel rates and thus make your stay less costly and more fun.</p>
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		<title>What Clarion Hotel Has To Offer</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[With so many choices to pick from when trying to figure out which hotel you will stay at during your travels, it can be hard to know who has what in terms of service and amenities. The clarion hotel has a lot to offer their customers and they do everything possible to make sure your [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>With so many choices to pick from when trying to figure out which hotel you will stay at during your travels, it can be hard to know who has what in terms of service and amenities. The clarion hotel has a lot to offer their customers and they do everything possible to make sure your stay is a pleasurable one. It is no shock that the clarion hotel chains offer a little bit of something for everyone. Whether it will be your first visit with them or you are a returning guest, you will always leave with a smile and a feeling of satisfaction.</p>
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<p>Some things that must be known when booking a room within the clarion hotel is that they offer free high speed Internet for their guests and an onsite business center referred to as BizNet. There are many things for guests to do while staying in one of their many hotels such as visit their full service restaurant or enjoy their relaxing room atmosphere and order some room service. There are also pools to enjoy and exercise rooms that are a great way to have fun and stay in shape at the same time.</p>
<h3>Special Offers</h3>
<p>There are so many special offers and programs that clarion hotel has to offer that it is almost possible to describe how wonderful they really are. The clarion hotel is one of the few who have over two thousand five hundred pet friendly locations, as they know that many pets are a valuable part of the family. And they are also one of the most kid friendly places in those children eighteen years of age and younger stay free when sharing the same room with their parents or even their grandparents as long as there is not any extra bedding required.</p>
<p>And if there were not already enough special promotions that set the clarion hotel chain apart from their competitors, there are the government programs that are offered. At more then two thousand seven hundred locations, there are special rates given to government and military officials along with their family members. The clarion hotel chains understand the importance of are government and military personnel and do everything possible to make their stay as comfortable as possible. This is just one more reason why you should select a clarion hotel as the place to stay while traveling. So many others have already learned what they have to offer and you should too.</p>
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		<title>A Good Night&#8217;s Sleep At The Crown Plaza Hotel</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Crown Plaza Hotel, conveniently located just a mile and a half from San Francisco International Airport, is the perfect hotel for the business traveler
The Crown Plaza Hotel is serious about your sleep.  They know how important it is for the business or leisure traveler to get a good night&#8217;s sleep in San Francisco, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Crown Plaza Hotel, conveniently located just a mile and a half from San Francisco International Airport, is the perfect hotel for the business traveler</p>
<p>The Crown Plaza Hotel is serious about your sleep.  They know how important it is for the business or leisure traveler to get a good night&#8217;s sleep in San Francisco, and they have focused a great deal of attention and resources to making sure you get as good a night&#8217;s sleep at the Crown Plaza Hotel as you will get in any other hotel in the San Francisco Bay Area.</p>
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<h3>Sleep Advantage Program</h3>
<p>The Crown Plaza Hotel&#8217;s Sleep Advantage Program combines a variety of features devoted to helping you sleep better, from the bed in your room to the placement of your room in the hotel. The hotel&#8217;s goal is to &#8216;create the optimal sleeping experience&#8217; in San Francisco hotels.</p>
<p>The Hotel&#8217;s luxurious rooms feature new beds with pillow-top mattresses, duvet bedspreads, sheets with a high thread count, and plenty of pillows. In addition, several floors of the Crown Plaza Hotel are reserved as a &#8216;Quiet Zone&#8217; for business travelers who must have a good night&#8217;s sleep. Quiet Zone rooms are well insulated against noise, and no children are allowed in Quiet Zones. Housekeeping will not start cleaning rooms in the Quiet Zone until after 10 o&#8217;clock a.m.</p>
<p>Every hotel room also includes a sleep CD with relaxation tips. Guests who have a hard time getting to sleep because of jet lag or stress about business meetings and presentatios can drift off to sleep using proven mind relaxation techniques.</p>
<p>Even with all these sleep amenities, guests at Crown Plaza Hotel need never worry about missing an important meeting or flight due to oversleeping. The Hotel also provides a guaranteed wake-up call. Your room is free if you don&#8217;t receive the wakeup call within five minutes of the designated time. There&#8217;s no need for you to figure out local time and set your cell phone alarm, but if you&#8217;re a Type A personality who needs to be double-sure of waking up on time, you can set your own alarm and use the Hotel&#8217;s wake-up call as a backup.</p>
<p>Other Sleep Advantage Program amenities include black-out draperies and drapery clips in every room to block out light when you need to sleep and earplugs to ensure silence – even the Quiet Zone can&#8217;t keep your spouse from snoring! The Crown Plaza Hotel also provides lavender scented aromatherapy sprays to promote drowsiness and a nightlight so you can find your way to the bathroom in the dark.</p>
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		<title>Getting Those Discount Hotel Reservations</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you are planning to take a vacation, you will begin to notice how much it all can really cost once everything is totaled up. And for a lot of people, this can be somewhat of a tight squeeze for the yearly household budget if it all is not being part on a credit card [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When you are planning to take a vacation, you will begin to notice how much it all can really cost once everything is totaled up. And for a lot of people, this can be somewhat of a tight squeeze for the yearly household budget if it all is not being part on a credit card or something like that. So whenever possible, it is a great thing to get discounts or cash in on specials for anything relating to your vacation. There are a lot of ways to save on your vacation such as planning everything ahead of time.</p>
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<p>The sooner you can begin to make arrangements for your trip the better, as you will benefit from discounted flight rates and such. Also, by taking certain steps, you are more likely to get discount hotel reservations and there are several ways someone can cash in on these special deals. For starters, some hotels offer special prices to the elderly or to families in which children can stay and eat breakfast for free. Discount hotel reservations are also given to people who hold emergency roadside assistance cards and with these cards, travelers can also benefit from a lot of other discounts that should be taken advantage of.</p>
<h3>How To Get It</h3>
<p>If you are one of the people who fall into the category of those without emergency roadside assistance cards, who are not elderly, and who do not have children, you may still want to get discount hotel reservations because you too still need to save money. So how does one go about saving money, as many people seem to think that there must be some hidden loophole that you must find to get the deals that you deserve? But that is simply not the case at all and by using resources that have always been at your disposal, you can get the best rates around.</p>
<p>There are two basic ways to book hotel rooms and those are calling them yourself or going through one of the very popular sites that you book the hotel through. A lot of times, you can receive special discount hotel reservations that you otherwise would not have received simply because you went through a special site. On these sites there is a place where it asks you how much you want to pay and then the site will search hotels willing to let you have a room for that amount. These hotels are willing to slash prices in order to get business and a customer who gets discount hotel reservations are generally pretty happy repeat customers.</p>
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		<title>What to Expect At The Disneyland Hotel</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Disneyland Hotel is the natural choice for a Disneyland vacation, as the magic continues when you leave the theme park and return to your hotel room for the night.

Guest Rooms
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Disneyland Hotel is the natural choice for a Disneyland vacation, as the magic continues when you leave the theme park and return to your hotel room for the night.</p>
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<h3>Guest Rooms</h3>
<p>Guest rooms at the Disneyland Hotel are available as standard rooms, suites, or club rooms. All three types of rooms enjoy the following as standard amenities:</p>
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<li>King-size bed, or two queen-size beds.</li>
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<li>High speed internet access.</li>
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<li>Room services.</li>
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<li>Voicemail on in-room phones.</li>
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<li>Cribs and rollaway beds on request.</li>
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<li>Free Disney channel and ESPN on in-room TVs</li>
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<li>Irons, ironing boards, and refrigerators.</li>
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<li>Make-up mirrors and safes.</li>
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<p>Standard rooms are full of details that refer back to Disneyland stories and characters. Suites are available with one, two, or three bedrooms, to meet every family&#8217;s needs.</p>
<h3>Club Level</h3>
<p>Club level guests receive extra amenities like priority check-in, Continental breakfast, wine and cheese cocktail hour, nightly turndown service, and DVD players with complimentary movies.</p>
<h3>Park Re-Entry</h3>
<p>Perhaps the best benefit of staying at the Disneyland Hotel when you visit Disneyland is that you can return to the park after visiting your room. Take the kids back to the hotel to take an afternoon nap, or eat a meal or two in your room to save money, then go right back to the park as if you&#8217;d never left.</p>
<h3>Dining At The Hotel</h3>
<p>Disneyland Hotel restaurants are almost as much fun as the theme park. Visit the Captain&#8217;s Galley poolside, the Coffee House for your morning latte, Croc&#8217;s Bits &#8216;n&#8217; Bites in the Never Land Pool area, Goofy&#8217;s Kitchen when you&#8217;re really hungry, Steakhouse 55, a classic American steakhouse, Hook&#8217;s Pointe for mesquite grilled &#8217;surf and turf,&#8217; the Lost Bar, where you can get a cocktail, and the wine cellar, where you can sample California&#8217;s finest chardonnays, pinots, and other flavorful wines.</p>
<h3>Recreation</h3>
<p>Besides the theme park, the Disneyland Hotel offers plenty of recreation for your family. Experience koi fish ponds, cove pools, a volleyball court and beach, remote-control boats, waterfalls, and a fitness center, all for hotel guests only.</p>
<h3>Details</h3>
<p> You can check in when you arrive and avoid long lines; then go to your room anytime after three o&#8217;clock p.m. If you get to the hotel before 3:00, just check your luggage at the desk and go to Disneyland for awhile.</p>
<p>Check out by eleven o&#8217;clock in the morning. Again, feel free to check your bags with the desk while you enjoy another day at Disneyland before you go back home.</p>
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		<title>Doubletree Hotel: Living In An Upscale Hotel</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The doubletree hotel is one of the leading upscale chains of hotels in the world today. Operated by hotel chain giant Hilton Hotels Corporation, doubletree hotel owns about 174 properties in the United States, Latin America and Canada. If you happen to be one of those people who want to be on familiar surroundings during [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The doubletree hotel is one of the leading upscale chains of hotels in the world today. Operated by hotel chain giant Hilton Hotels Corporation, doubletree hotel owns about 174 properties in the United States, Latin America and Canada. If you happen to be one of those people who want to be on familiar surroundings during your travel across Canada, the United States and Latin America, staying in one of the chains of doubletree hotel is a good option for you. Note that like most chains of luxury hotels, the doubletree hotels follow strict rules and quality control standards so you need not worry about poor service in any of these hotels.</p>
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<h3>How Doubletree Hotel Started</h3>
<p>Doubletree hotel has a long history. The first hotel of the company was launched in 1969 near the Scottsdale Fashion square in Scottsdale, Arizona. At present, the Scottsdale Days Inn occupies this area. Since the land is leased from the mall and the lease contract agreement expires in 2009, the old hotel will probably be demolished to give way for another construction when the lease expires. It&#8217;s really quite sad considering the colorful history of this old hotel. However, the good news is that the second hotel of the company which started operating in Tucson, Arizona in 1974 is still very much alive and will most likely stay in operations for a long time. While this second oldest hotel still stands, we will still be able to enjoy the old grandeur of the old doubletree hotel.</p>
<p>Like most other chains of hotels, the doubletree hotel survived mergers and changes in management. In 1994, the doubletree corporation was formed following the merger of the company with then Guest Quarters Suits Hotels. In 1997, Doubletree Corporation merged with Promus Hotel Corporation. Unfortunately, the partnership was not really so fruitful and Promus Hotel Corporation eventually sold its properties to Hilton Hotels Corporation in December 1999. At present, the hotel chain is owned and run by the Hilton Hotels Corporation.</p>
<h3>Branding Strategy</h3>
<p>As part of its branding strategy, the hotel management introduced the &#8216;doubletree cookies&#8217; in the early 1980s. The idea here is to serve freshly based chocolate chip cookies to the guest as a welcome treat. The doubletree cookies became an instant hit among guests that the company continues serving these goodies until the present. According to a many guests that come to this hotel, the cookies are simply heavenly. The cookies also help create a more friendly and homey atmosphere in the hotel.</p>
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		<title>The Time Graph Of The Embassy Suites Hotel Chain</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[You would know the Embassy Suites Hotel as one of the grandest hotel chains in the country which offers highly luxuriant upscale all suite accommodations in all its hotels. The first such hotel was launched about twenty years ago, in 1983 and today you would find this hotel in more than 170 places across the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You would know the Embassy Suites Hotel as one of the grandest hotel chains in the country which offers highly luxuriant upscale all suite accommodations in all its hotels. The first such hotel was launched about twenty years ago, in 1983 and today you would find this hotel in more than 170 places across the USA, Latin America and Canada.</p>
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<h3>A Hotel Where Innovations Have Been The Key Ingredient</h3>
<p>Throughout its existence from its inception until now, the Embassy Suites Hotel has always brought about something new for its clients. It started with offering only suite rooms in 1983. This was a new concept in those days which indeed paid off handsomely.</p>
<p>It was as early as 1994 that the Embassy Suites Hotel launched its presence on the Internet. From this point on, you could reserve your room (read suite) online instantly. The service and amenities being what they were the Embassy Suites Hotel won the title of &#8216;Best Practice Corporate Champions in Quality&#8217; in the wake of the research carried out by the Hospitality Research at Cornell&#8217;s School of Hotel Administration.</p>
<p>Proving its dedication to its guests&#8217; comfort, the Embassy Suites Hotel once again won a very prestigious award in 2003 titled, &#8216;Highest in Guest Satisfaction Among Upscale Hotel Chains&#8217; by JD Power and Associates.  This prize has been claimed by this same hotel for five consecutive times as per the JD Power and Associates Award records.</p>
<p>In February 2004 you will find this hotel researching for new ways to assist their own staff to give best service by launching MarketStreet  - a research study that looked into the concept of self-service which then helped in developing ways in which guests can have a room (suite) done exactly as per their personal needs.</p>
<p>In May the same year, the Embassy Suites Hotel wins yet another accolade – it is named the &#8216;top hotel chains for families in 2004&#8242; (source: Zagat Survey).</p>
<p>In June 2004, after realizing the importance of the Internet, this Hotel provided hi-speed internet connectivity to absolutely all the rooms and common places in the Hotel.  In the same year this Hotel partners with Sony Pictures and they launched Spider Man II for children which is a game that can be played while they are at the Embassy Suites Hotel.</p>
<p> In February 2005 this hotel again scores a first – the Embassy Suites Hotel becomes the first super luxury hotel to self-check which meets with runaway success.</p>
<p>As you can see the hotel has conquered everything that has come to be related even remotely with the comfort of their guests and their children and their efforts did indeed pay back.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[In most cases people who travel anywhere would not stay more than one week in a hotel whether the trip was for business or pleasure. However, there are people who sometimes have work in such a manner that their stay needs to be extended beyond this standard week time frame.

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In most cases people who travel anywhere would not stay more than one week in a hotel whether the trip was for business or pleasure. However, there are people who sometimes have work in such a manner that their stay needs to be extended beyond this standard week time frame.</p>
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<h3>What Happens When You Need To Stay For More Time</h3>
<p>If you ever travel for business or your job, you would know how terrible it is after a while to eat the same hotel food over and over again, how expensive is to have your laundry done at the hotel and so on. To compensate for all the concept of extended stay hotel has been introduced.  As the name suggests, the extended stay hotel would offer its guests a little more homely atmosphere by relaxing the rules of a standard hotel.</p>
<p>You will therefore find in an extended stay hotel a dinette where you could put together a simple home cooked meal that breaks the monotony (not to mention expenses) of eating in a hotel for more than a week three meals a day. Similarly, it provides methods to do your own laundry so you could survive the charges of the hotel bills.</p>
<h3>When The Extended Stay Hotel Is Best For You</h3>
<p>In my personal opinion the extended stay hotel is an excellent deal which is enjoyable and extremely comfortable. Upon all that you are being offered  exceptional terms which would allow you to save quite a lot during your stay whether you are on business or on a pleasure trip; single or with the family.</p>
<p>The very thing that you could cook your own meals when you want to is such a tremendous boon. When you travel continuously you tend to literally dream of home cooked food and all the  other amenities that you could never think of finding in a hotel.  The extended stay hotel is meant basically for people who do not like to spend money on staying in a regular hotel for too long while they do not want to cut short the trip either.</p>
<p>Acting on this concept the extended stay hotel is making a brisk business in many places across the globe. This solves the problem of comfortable interiors and amenities for the least possible cost. The good news is that once you discover these types of hotels, you would be no more motivated to get back to the regular hotels.</p>
<p>If you want accommodation in any other part of the country, all you have to do is give the date and whatever details you have to the front desk and they would do he needful for you. Life sometimes can be as easy as that.</p>
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