Las Vegas Main Street Hotel and Casino & California Hotel and Casino
The Main Street Station Casino Brewery & Hotel is located in Downtown Las Vegas. It offers modern deluxe rooms (with deluxe king bed or two deluxe doubles) as well as deluxe suites. It provides also special room offers and packages and group sales. Next to the Players Gold Center there is the Advantage Rent a Car where guests staying at Boyd Gaming properties get a ten per cent discount. At the Main Casino Cage there is a check cashing available. Opposite the Main Casino Cage there is a Comcheck machine where you can get quick cash if you need it. Next to the Main Casino Cage you can find also ATM machines. The Main Street Station Casino Brewery & Hotel as many hotels in Las Vegas provides free of charge safety deposit boxes as well as free in-room safes. Traveler’s checks are also accepted.
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Hotel Reservation Software – Why You Need it and How Can it Help You to Grow Your Business?
Hotel reservation software is not just for automation any more. With more and more competition, hotels are constantly under stress to deliver whatever the customer expects. They need to provide quality services at lower costs. Believe it or not, all that can be achieved with the appropriate software or at least part of it.
The first advantage is that it frees up more people, who can concentrate on supporting the customers or potential clients, while the software takes care of calculation of payments and maintaining the accounts. The software database is one great way to store all relevant details of every customer. Details of the rooms in the hotel too can be constantly updated which means there are immediate answers available to give to queries thus avoiding minutes of wasted time through manual tracking.
The software can be used to create a customer profile which can be mapped with the preferences and requests made by a customer. The profile helps hotel management to keep in touch with customers. By providing all the amenities a customer wants, the second time around without specific request, the hotels can show their appreciation for the customer’s business thereby forging a future relationship. Successful hotel chains around the world do well not because of more clients but because of more business from old clients. The reservation software is definitely a great way of going ahead with that purpose.
The software can come in really handy to find out booking patterns of various regular customers, which will help hotels prepare for the requirements in advance. Also the customer profiles can be exchanged between various hotels of a chain, so the customers always get the service he starts to expect wherever they go.
Another great advantage of the hotel reservation software is the opportunity to identify trends in customers. Finding out patterns and statistics like month wise break up of number of customers and requests for rooms, or how many rooms were left vacant during various seasons will be very easy. This could be done instantaneously for management reports and high level presentations saving lot of manual time and avoiding errors which may prove dear. Identifying the trends could help hotels improve by eliminating things which are not required or seldom requested and installing new facilities that are in much demand and often requested by many customers. After all in the hotel business, one constantly needs to get better and stagnation leads to loss of business.
By: Ben Tiew
A Hotel Room Workout For Fat Loss While Traveling
I was once stuck in a tiny hotel room in Sydney, Australia, but still able to do a great total body bodyweight workout. And I’m going to share that fat burning workout with you today so that you can workout anytime, anywhere.
There are a number of reasons travellers have for skipping workouts, including not enough time, the gym isn’t open 24 hours, or maybe your hotel doesn’t even have a gym. If any of these reasons hold true, then you can easily and quickly get your exercise in with this bodyweight hotel room workout.
I always like to start my bodyweight workouts with a squatting exercise. Now the choice is yours if you’d like to do a prisoner squat or a Y-squat. However, choose one where your arms are up in the air so as to get your back involved in the exercise as well.
While performing the squat, be sure to keep your elbows back and squeeze your shoulder blades together. As you are squatting simulate the sitting-in-a-chair motion. If regular squats are too difficult, then you can always use the bed to squat down onto. Perform 10 repetitions for this exercise.
Another great exercise to warm-up the body is the push-up and so you can do these for 10 repetitions. If you’re a beginner, then you can use the bed and do incline push-ups. By leaning against the bed, you are taking some of the weight off, thus, making the push-up easier to perform.
Unfortunately, there isn’t anything in the hotel room where you can do inverted rows to work the upper back, so instead you’ll do stick-ups for 10 repetitions. Be sure to keep your shoulder blades squeezed together and your elbows and wrists back while performing this exercise. Tuck your elbows in to your sides and then back up. This is a good exercise for increasing the mobility in the back of your shoulders.
So you’ve now done 3 bodyweight exercises to warm up your entire body. Now you’re ready to get started.
For the first exercise, you’ll do a step-up onto the bed. If you want to make this exercise a little bit harder, then you can always drop down before you come up onto the bed, also known as the deep step-up. The deeper you go, the more it is going to work the back of your leg.
This is a very powerful exercise and a very good single leg strength exercise that you can do in your hotel room. If you are advanced, then complete 15 repetitions for one leg and then switch over to the other side. Intermediates can do 12 repetitions, and beginners can do 8-10 repetitions.
After the step-ups you will move to an upper body exercise known as the close-grip push-up. With your hands shoulder width apart, tuck your elbows into your sides and perform a push-up for 5-25 repetitions. Alternatively, if you’d like, then you can do a wide grip push-up. This exercise in particular forces your abdominals to work harder.
I just want to heed caution to those of you who might like to perform a series of dips using the bed. Don’t do it! When you do the dip exercise with your arms behind you, you are placing a lot of stress on the joint and are much more susceptible to suffering a shoulder injury.
With that out of the way, the next exercise you will do in the bodyweight hotel room workout is the split squat. With one leg in front and one behind, drop straight down, doing 5-15 repetitions. Once you’ve done all the repetitions for one side, switch to the other side and repeat.
Another great exercise for the lower body that you can do in your hotel room is Good Mornings or Waiter’s Bow. This exercise really works the hamstrings and so you can do 8-15 repetitions. So, for this exercise, you want to push you hips back, keep your chest up, squeeze your glutes and come back up.
To finish off the hotel room workout, you will do an exercise known as the Spiderman climb. This bodyweight exercise is going to work your abdominals. To get in position, start from the top of a push-up position, and then bring one foot up next to your hand, or however far your flexibility will allow. Return your foot to the original position and alternate sides. Repeat this for 10 repetitions per side.
So with your bodyweight hotel room workouts, you are really only limited a little bit by your equipment, but mainly by your imagination in using all the bodyweight exercises I use in the more of my classic bodyweight workouts.
By: Craig Ballantyne
Hotel Categorization by Stars
Star Accomodations are synonymous to classiness in the true sense of the term. It depends on the budget of the tourist whether to opt for star or other cheap hotel in any travel destination. The hospitality sector has every category of hotel according to the budget and preferences of travelers or tourists, right from cheap hotels, 3 or 5 star and more.
The more one is ready to pay, the greater is the sophistication granted. With the classification of hotels under stars, tourists would easily differentiate between the amenities provided in one star hotel and another. Luxury hotels are representation of the greatness of luxury and comfort. The business traveler, emissaries, professionals in top positions and international trade visitors more often opt 5 star hotels. The occupancy rate in almost all luxury hotels in cities are 100% during peak seasons and few points lesser during other months.
Facilities provided in stars in terms of food services, spaciousness of the rooms, personalized services, in-room facilities (which may even include spa, etc.), entertaining games, fitness centre, swimming pool, conference halls, spas, Jacuzzi, etc. are unparalleled compared to those provided in other hotels. The location matters too; majority of the luxury hotels are located in cities in the most happening places, near airports, outskirts of the city or in close proximity to monuments, beaches, wild life centres, and the like. These hotels do differ in prices; 5 star will cost more than 3 star. Finding 3 or 5 star hotels in any unknown destination is easy with the Internet. Browsing for the right hotels via the search criteria will transport you to a number of online hospitality sites and travel portals like wakanow.com where you can book as per your choice.
By: Bayo Tahri
Plough and Harrow Hotel in Birmingham
The Plough and Harrow Hotel has roots into centuries of history and was originally was served as an inn. It is located on Hagley Road, Birmingham and the nearest trains stations to it are The Five Ways, The Birmingham New Street, The Jewellery Quarter and The University (Birmingham).
Guests at the Plough and Harrow can benefit from The Warwickshire Cricket Museum, The Barber Institute of Find Art, The Lapworth Museum of Geology and The Smethwick Heritage Centre Trust. Among the hotels close to it we can name The San Roque Hotel, The Broadway Plaza and Menzies Strathallan Birmingham Hotel. Many restaurants can be find around The Plough and Harrow including The Rose’ Marree, New Johnny Wong, Shiraz and Edgbaston Tandoori Restaurant. If you have time to spare you should check on Birmingham Botanical & Horticultural Society, Curio City Shop, The Art Lounge and the Ikon Gallery. The Edgbaston Park, The Summerfield Park, the Queen’s and Grove provide the area with fresh air. Right in the walking distance we can located The Birmingham International College and The Birmingham Medical Institute.
The Plough and Harrow Hotel is a three-star hotel and has 44 rooms in total. The rates start around
What Makes a Luxury Hotel?
If you’re looking for great hotel accommodations, one of the first things you’ll want to do is decide whether you want to stay in a standard hotel or a luxury hotel. If you go for the luxury hotel, be prepared to pay more. In some cases you’ll pay quite a bit more. However, you’ll also get a lot of things that you wouldn’t get at your more standard hotels, so you’ll have to decide whether the extra things that you get will be worth the extra price that you pay. Some luxury hotels include everything, too, and others require that you pay extra for certain services.
You’ll want to enquire of the hotel that you’re considering and find out whether there are extra charges and for which services. If you don’t do that beforehand, you could end up with a much higher hotel bill than you anticipated simply because you weren’t aware of the fact that all of the services offered at the hotel weren’t included. Take the time to ask any questions that you need answered and consider booking through a travel agent, as these kinds of people can generally get the answers that you’re looking for very easily if they don’t already know them.
You should expect a luxury hotel to be very up-to-date with what it has to offer. You should also expect it to go above and beyond to keep you happy. Everything should be working properly and if there is any problem it should be handled very quickly. The people there should treat you well, and you can usually expect turn-down service for your bed, chocolates or some other treat on your pillows, and someone to take your bags for you. The rooms should be very clean and have a lot to offer, and some hotels also have free breakfasts, room service, massages and other things. These can be inclusive or extra, depending on the hotel and how you book.
Asking before you use these kinds of services is smart, especially if you’re treating yourself to the luxury hotel but you’re on a budget and don’t want to or really can’t spend extra money. If you don’t want to spend the money that a luxury hotel will require there are more standard hotels in many areas that are still very nice, and there are also catered cottages, self catering cottages, and campsites for people who are more adventurous and interested in getting back to nature.
By: Tom Sangers
Hotel Fraud – Hotel Scam
Staying at a hotel should have a relaxing effect, rather than making you worried how and where you will be ripped off. Hotel fraud is a big industry and if you don’t check your bill twice you may be charged for unwanted services with your permission. While these below rip-offs are not really dangerous to you and remain legal, they are certainly not ethical. Those participating in hotel fraud will try to squeeze every cent out of you. Once you are a guest you may make phone calls, have a snack at the minibar, take a shower and eventually you might even eat something. When you make one or all of this things you are their target. If you happen to notice such or similar practices, you might want to book a reservation at another one, because if you are as me than you would like to be treated as a valuable guest. It’s not the money they try to get from you in a very sneaky and unfriendly way, it is about your overall wellbeing and comfort while you are away from home.
Minibar
We all know how expensive these items are. Usually the prices are up to three or four times higher than those in stores. Minibar is THE ATM machine for hotels, so the best option is to stay away from it unless you like paying higher amounts just to see if you can spend all the cash you have. Rather take a walk to the store and while you are on the way give those few bucks to someone who temporary lost his way and lives on the streets. You never know, in the future, he might return a favor.
Parking
The parking space can sometimes cost you half of your room price. Usually you don’t have an alternative route because a garage lot can be half an hour walk away and you don’t want your car to be that far in case you need it badly. You could park your car on the street. If you do end up parking on the street, which can be the only option, make sure you let the hotel know which car is yours. You might get some advice, a warning, or even a special permit.
Laundry
If you thought the phone and minibar were total rip offs you are going to love this. Would anyone pay as much to clean their clothes as they cost brand new? I am rightly assuming no, but that is how much some hotels charge for this helpful service. Sometimes there is an indication of how much a laundry service is going to cost you per item. You should take a good look and think about it. You might be paying an euro or more to have your socks washed. Of course it takes money to dry them too! Find a local laundromat or carry detergent with you so you can wash one or two clothing items and line dry them in your room. If you prefer the convenience of having the hotel do it, be aware that it may wind up as a hefty fee on your final bill.
SUMMARY
Before leaving the hotel, check the bill for any snacks you did not eat, calls you did not make or clothes you did not wash. You should always scrutinize yor hotel bill and ask about any incremental charge you see on there that is anything other than the amount you agreed to pay multiplied by the number of nights stayed. You will be surprised how many times you will be charged for things you did not do or order. However when you point it out and tell about that little “computer error”, it is the fault of the working class hero. Blame it on the maid.
By: Urban Sotensek
The Peninsula Hotel is the Pinnacle of Chicago Luxury Hotels
The Peninsula Hotel is located directly in the city of Chicago. Award winning, its merits include the Mobil Five-Star and the triple A Five-Diamond awards. Single rooms start at $475 and suites start at $850. Reviews of the hotel boast happy customers, most of them mention spacious rooms and upscale gadgets.
The location of the hotel is very popular, being located directly off of Michigan Avenue, the views of lake Michigan and the stores are spectacular. It is perfect to stay here when shopping, either Christmas shopping or any kind of it. The Peninsula’s spa is a 14,000 square foot spa with fitness center that is located on the top two floors. There are breathtaking views there and luxurious beauty treatments. You can also relax at the pool and sun deck while you are there.
Another great thing about this hotel are the four distinctive restaurants plus bar on the premises. Guests can choose from amidst a vast variety of dining choices. For one diverse adventure in dining, there is the famous and legendary Peninsula Afternoon Tea, this is served in the lobby with a Royal-Tea, a chocolate buffet and a fashion show. Other restaurants include The Avenues, with sit down dining or the exhibition kitchen and serves lobster, lamb, or quail among other fare, the Shanghai Terrace serves Shanghainese and Cantonese food, and the Pierrot Gourmet that serves casual caf
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Redefining Your Hotel Marketing Strategy in a Bear Market
No matter what industry you are in we are all experiencing the “Bear Market” right now.
