Hotel Salak The Heritage, Bogor, Indonesia

by boston_camera

Hotel Salak The Heritage, Bogor, Indonesia

City of rain. That is the most recognized name of Bogor, which has an average rainfall 3336.8 mm / year. has a long history with the company's unique and Botanical Garden, Bogor Palace and Hotel Salak The Heritage. Hotel Salak The Heritage is the oldest permanent site that records and witness the history of Bogor, from Dutch and Japanese Colonialism, Independence Period, the Old Order, New Order, Indonesia Reform for the New Millennium III period. Various important events were held in Bogor, such as the Pre-Asian-African Conference in 1955 at the presidential palace in Bogor, APEC in 1994, and many other international events. Bogor Palace has been designated as the official reception of the president.

At first glance, Hotel Salak The Heritage looks like the new building and do not reflect the adult age, as has been renovated to meet community needs for quality.

is a heritage hotel located just in front of Bogor Presidential Palace next to City Hall, at Jl. Ir. H. Juanda No. 8 Bogor. It was built in the area of 8227 m2. Hotel Salak The Heritage consists of four main parts. First is the front, called the Heritage Building, which is a two - renovated historic buildings. The second and third sections are the left and right wing, which has two floors and four, respectively. The fourth part is the back with five floors, equipped with a lift service and two guest elevators.

During the Dutch (VOC) in the 17th century, named Buitenzorg in Bogor, which means "town of rest" or "city without the formalities" (Buiten Alle Zorgen as a Dutch word) Bogor Palace used by the General VOC as a place to rest. In the 1908 Bogor is the central government and General Governour shelter. Like a cold and has beautiful scenery, Bogor has become a research center of tropical plants and plantation in Sukabumi, Cianjur and Bogor.

Historically, Hotel Salak The Heritage was built in 1856 named Bellevue - Dibbets Hotel, but categorized as a hotel for the elite Group Palace and owned by the family court. The hotel is owned by a Dutchman who has a family relationship with the Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies. It serves as a place to rest and stay, and as a meeting place for agricultural entrepreneurs and government administrators and staff.

During Japanese colonialism in 1942, August 1945, Hotel Salak The Heritage 54 rooms became the headquarters Kempeitai (Military Police). Indonesian independence in 1945 was influenced Binnenhof Hotel; in 1948 its name was changed to Hotel Salak as situated at the foot of Mount Salak (Salak Mountain).

Along with the rapid growth of the city of Bogor for conventions, meetings, seminars, tourism, education and research in tropical plantation, Bogor, a potential attraction for domestic and international visitors. Each year, the number of visitors and guests that the government continues to increase the conference, thus, Bogor require appropriate international infrastructure. To accommodate all requirements, Hotel Salak renovated and redeveloped.

On September 2, 1991, Hotel Salak suspended the operations to be developed as a star hotel. construction began after consent from the government declared the West Java Governor Decree No 193/8550/Binsar dated July 19, 1991 and the Decree of the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia on January 27, 1992 Number. 539.32/359/PUOD issued to PT Anugrah Jaya Agung to develop and operate the Hotel Salak Bogor.

According to the survey, initial type of hotel choices for Tourism and Business Hotel with international standard. The old colonial architecture, historical buildings and be maintained as eye catcher for the environment, and planned to become a special tourist Boutique Hotels (Tourism Special), because the Hotel Salak is one and both - to preserve the historic buildings remain in Bogor. The rear of the hotel expanded to Business and University Hotels. After the renovation and expansion of new buildings in the year 2000, the total number increased to 120 rooms, consisting of a Presidential Suite, Super Executive, Salak View, Executive, Deluxe Suite, Deluxe & Superior.

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is one important asset for people in West Java, Bogor community especially, because Bogor has a high historical value and length and is located at the gates of West Java (about 30 minutes from Jakarta via toll road) and is maintained by the government buildings ( City Hall, Residency, Attorney, SAMSAT).

On September 11, 1998, a new hotel called Hotel Salak Salak The Heritage with international standards were gradually returned - operated, starting with providing 32 rooms consisting of two Presidential Suites, four Executive Suites, eight Deluxe Rooms and 18 Standard Rooms. Other supporting facilities are Kanari Cafe, Rafflesia Lounge Bar, Palace Ballroom, Meeting Room and Galuh Arcade (eg, Business Center, Gift and Art Shop, Boutique, Florist and Drug Stores).

Construction and operation of Hotel Salak The Heritage is happening with a massive financial crisis in Indonesia. There's inflation amounted to U.S. $ exchange rate from Rp. 2.300 per U.S. $ to Rp. 17.000 per U.S. $ in late 1997 and early 1998. However, the crisis did not affect the hotel's management to continue to develop and maintain the existence of Hotel Salak The Heritage.

On April 1, 1999, Hotel Salak The Heritage reopened and operated another 40 rooms, with a total of 72 rooms, in line with business growth in Bogor. Additional facilities are developed in the year 1999 is Kinanti Music Cafe with a capacity of 300 seats, Rudy salon, Batutulis Meeting Room, Meeting Room Burangrang and restaurants.

In late February 2000, Hotel Salak The Heritage add 24 rooms, so the total number of 96 rooms.

Anticipate customer demand and market development in mid-2000, Hotel Salak The Heritage has added several other rooms to complement the 120 rooms.

Hotel Salak achievement in creating the image as a conference center is evidenced by the increasing demand for training, seminars, meetings and conference settings at Hotel Salak The Heritage Bogor. Management has decided to build 4 more meeting rooms: named Pakuan 1 Padjadjaran, Padjadjaran 2, and 3 of Padjadjaran. Pakuan Meeting Room with capacity of 70 people has been built entirely in March 2001. Then in June 2003, we've finished building the other three meeting rooms with a capacity of 40 - 100 people per room.

In order to please and comfort of our guests, we also build some new facilities. There Raffles Fitness Center, Kinanti Kids Club, and as a cafe Kinanti Music Room Music; which has been opened since June 2000.

Fatmawati Fried Chicken restaurant with delivery service has been opened as a traditional restaurant in 2001 to create a Food & Beverage products and services more attractive and provide various choices for guests. This fact indicates that the Hotel Salak cares about promoting Indonesian Traditional Foods, one of the mainly Sundanese, and intends to serve with international standards.

continue to innovate and develop new facilities to open a cafe called Cafe Haaq Den in December 2003. Den Haag Cafe opened to fulfill the longing of our guests to the tension and the freshness of the city of Bogor to accommodate them with our cake and delicious Dutch pastries.

In 2005, we have developed several new facilities for our guests. Smart Kids Planet, kids club and play group for children to play and learn, has opened at the beginning of the year. The second is the Herbal Information Center, where people can have free consultations regarding health issues and medicine with some alternative therapies. Place herbs also provide support and sell a variety of medicinal plants as an alternative treatment without the use of chemical drugs.

Salon Rudy has been reformed and reopened as the Bellevue Wellness Salon and Spa to be a place where guests can rejuvenate our women their bodies through a spa treatment or hair & beauty treatments. Besides Bellevue Wellness Salon and Day Spa, we also provide Bellevue Barbershop for men. Wedding reception or corporate gathering will be more convenient for guests because of the new pre-function space - that have been submitted in the Palace Ballroom. Rafflesia Lounge also has expanded its space and style redecorated for cozier place to lobby and relaxing or surfing in cyberspace which is provided with free Internet Wi-Fi access. The last facility we provide is the children playing with the tools to play safety, "fun Big Folding Slide" in the Inner Garden.

Proud community to the preservation of buildings Hotel Salak because it is one of the oldest and largest historic building in Bogor which shows the importance and value of history of the city of Bogor in Indonesia's history. For a group of people, re - opened Hotel Salak The Heritage is also creating career opportunities in times of crisis and in the future.

Hotel Salak The Heritage, a historic building, should be able to compete and be improved as a result, he must be supported by capable management, human resources professional, outstanding service and appropriate facilities.

To make Hotel Salak The Heritage is more familiar and attractive national and international societies, we have worked closely with several national and international foundations. One of the foundations that support the Hotel Salak The Heritage is The Bogor Heritage Foundation, which was founded in 2003. The institute's mission is to develop and improve some aspects of social, economic, cultural, and technology. One program is an alternative energy program to convert wind energy into electrical energy using windmills. Every year this foundation also gives awards, named Salak Award, for anyone who has dedicated a great contribution to society.

Another foundation that supports Hotel Salak The Heritage Foundation is a Filter Hadi Purnomo. The institute's mission is to improve the quality of life of people with blindness through his organization, called the White Pigeon. This organization has applied the traditional culture of the kingdom of Mataram in Central Java, and has succeeded in helping blind people to have their vision back. This culture became an important part of a unique and fascinating spot for tourists to visit Bogor, because of its historical value.

Hotel Salak The Heritage is currently preparing to invite international guests, particularly from the Netherlands and Japan, so they can feel the atmosphere of the past and old memories. Development of Hotel Salak The Heritage carried out without any changes to historic buildings and create valuable foreign exchange for the tourism area. Referring to its goals, Hotel Salak The Heritage is expected to grow and be able to promote Indonesia, in Bogor, especially, in other countries as a tourist destination.

Several other historic buildings have been reduced and reduced by some people who do not understand the meaning and importance of preserving historical values. historical legacy is proof of the country struggles to achieve independence, which must be maintained for the identity of our youth.

Can Hotel Salak The Heritage, as a hotel - a former Dutch heritage, compete in the era of globalization? This is a fair question as the crisis occurs, the hotel business in Indonesia is shining and the competition becomes tough.

Hotel Salak The Heritage is always to respect international norms and values, and the spirit of professionalism. Its Commissioners and Directors are always applying norms that circulate, values, and spirit, and they always respect the justice as a basis or foundation to manage and operate the company, so the Hotel Salak The Heritage is able to achieve all the success and overcome difficulties or problems

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Gallery Hotel

by Nolueto

Gallery Hotel

Article by jekky

www.galleryhotel.com.sg/



Gallery Hotel (simplified Chinese:; pinyin: Jill jidin) is a four-star boutique hotel located on Nanson Road at Robertson Quay on Singapore River, in the Central Area of Singapore. Originally known as Gallery Evason Hotel, it is the first "HIP" (Highly Individual Places) hotel in Singapore, and the second in Asia, the first being in Japan.



Contents



1 History



2 Architecture



2.1 Highly individual places



2.2 Pluralistic design



2.3 Interior architecture



3 Notes



4 References



5 External links



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History



The Gallery Hotel was built on a 3,361 square metre (36,178 square feet) site in Robertson Quay, cleared of old warehouses when the area was designated for redevelopment by the Urban Redevelopment Authority in the late 1990s.



The hotel was originally known as Gallery Evason Hotel, but dropped the "Evason" name in January 2002, when Six Senses Hotels, Resorts And Spas, which used to manage the hotel and owned the Evason brand, withdrew from the management.



Constructed at a cost of S.9 million by developer and owner Robertson Quay Investments, the Gallery Hotel was completed in 2000 and opened on 11 September that year.



Architecture



Highly individual places



The Gallery Hotel was conceptualised as a "HIP" (Highly Individual Places) hotel. This class of hotel was identified and classified by writer and photographer Herbert Ypma through two publications, HIP Hotels: City (1999) and HIP Hotels: Escape (2000). Associated with designers such as Philippe Starck, Terence Conran and Anouska Hempel, these hotels were defined by Ypma as an "exciting, stylish alternative to the dreary sameness of chain hotels and the stuffy pomposity of traditional 'grand' hotels".



Local architectural firms William Lim Associates and Tangguanbee Architects, led by architects William S W Lim, Tang Guan Bee and Teh Joo Heng, designed the Gallery Hotel. In 1990, the developer, Robertson Quay Investments, had approached the firms' two principal architects who suggested the HIP hotel notion. Robertson Quay Investments was convinced of the viability of the concept "that reflects a new aesthetic, a different way of doing things, and that caters to a growing group of design-savvy young customers with cash to spare".



Together with the developer, the architects sought to place Gallery Hotel in the HIP class of designer hotels that intentionally fall outside the staid star rating system. The purpose was to create a specific lifestyle for the design-conscious jet setter who looks for the extraordinary. The Gallery Hotel, like other HIP hotels, strives to be more than a temporary abode at one's destination; it aims to be the destination itself.



The Gallery Hotel has been listed in The Phaidon Atlas Of Contemporary Architecture along with works by architects like Herzog & de Meuron, Frank Gehry and Tadao Ando. It is also featured in Ypma's HIP Hotels: Budget (2001).



Pluralistic design



The Gallery Hotel adopts a postmodern pluralistic architectural style, which collages a variety of building forms.



A twisted cuboid form, with seemingly random and multi-coloured windows, stands like a massive pop art signpost at the Mohamad Sultan Road end of the Gallery Hotel. The rooftop lap pool with its cantilevered glass form looking over the street is the first of its kind in Singapore.



Conceptualised with the HIP objective in mind, the close collaboration between the two architectural firms has resulted in a flamboyant postmodern pluralistic collage of experimental building forms. The architecture of the Gallery Hotel reads like a puzzle and consists of several seemingly disjointed, unrelated building forms meshed together. These forms are each disparately expressed and connected by an intuitive circulation system of internal streets, gangways and stairways, thus giving a sense of urban complexity to the scheme. With only a narrow end fronting the Singapore River, the architects adopted the concept of creating a microcosm of the city in the restricted site, instead of a monolithic block which might have been the typical design response.



With a total gross floor area of 14,000 square metres (150,695 square feet), the Gallery Hotel consists of a main building complex divided into three distinct parts, with a series of smaller volumes of incongruent forms interspersed around it. Secondary facilities, such as restaurants and a health club, are located in several building forms not contained within the main complex, but surrounding and attaching themselves like prosthetics to the parent hotel block. Attached to one side of the building are three large cylindrical glass and steel structures for food and beverage outlets. The collage serves to enhance the building's notion of transparency and interaction between the interior and exterior. The hotel's main building slab is elevated above ground by sitting on a transparent glass-clad lobby. By not adopting the traditional hermetic, inward-looking hotel atrium, the hotel offers enhanced interaction with the surrounding urban environment.



The multi-coloured Mondrian-esque fenestration on the tower block juxtaposes the building's twisted cuboid form. This gives the tower block the appearance of an oversized piece of pop art fronting Mohamad Sultan Road. These windows seem random, but have been placed to maximise the picturesque views from the hotel rooms and to protect the privacy of the hotel guests. To complete the postmodern architectural style, one of the building's faades facing Singapore River takes on a warehouse form, mirroring the simple pitched roofs of the old warehouses that used to occupy the area.



The rooftop lap pool with its cantilevered glass form looking over the street, the first of its kind in Singapore, is another element in the HIP design. The Gallery Hotel, which collaborated with Lasalle-SIA College of the Arts, is also decorated with works of art, from neon lights to ashtrays, to engage visitors in the HIP lifestyle. Even the treatment of textures is pluralistic, as seen in one of central rectilinear blocks, which is veiled by a perforated steel screen that acts as both a climatic filter and a projection screen.



Interior architecture



Most of the Gallery Hotel's interior decor was designed by Eva Shivdasani, a Swedish former fashion model, and Bernard Bohnenberger, from Sixth Senses Hotels and Resorts. While the Gallery Hotel's interior architecture embraces the exterior, it also reflects the surroundings through the use of materials. Metallic surfaces reflect the geometric roofs of former warehouses that occupied the area. Pipes and services are exposed in bright primary colours. The entrance foyer consists of just an open-air space with a portable desk, like a valet parking kiosk. The smallness of the lobby and the translucency between inside and outside indicate the nature of expected guests, congruent with the concept of HIP hotels not catering to large tour groups.



The Gallery Hotel has been designed as a cyber-age hotel where there is unlimited broadband Internet access. In conference rooms, instead of white-boards, metal surfaces, which form parts of the interior concept, are to be used for meetings using felt-tipped marker pens.



The fourth floor lobby features a reception desk in an open area next to a restaurant that looks like a garage. Other distinct items of decor include hubcaps to support bar stools and sections of aluminum scaffolding for table legs.



On the guest floors, room numbers are labelled on the floor and wire mesh newspaper racks are fitted on to the wall outside each room. Each floor features original work from the Lasalle-SIA College of the Arts, while all the rooms are individually decorated. The sleeping arrangements of guests were even taken into account during the architectural design: Single-bedded rooms, for individuals and couples, have translucent glass panes instead of solid walls separating bathroom and bedroom. There are also exclusive women's floors where even male staff are not allowed.



Notes



^ a b c d e f g Geoffrey Eu (16 November 2000). "Highly Individual Place". The Business Times. p. ES4, ES5. 



^ a b c d e Arthur Sim (2 December 2000). "Ambushing you into loving art". The Straits Times. p. L20. 



^ a b Teo Pau Lin (12 February 2001). "W's the word; Whatever Whenever". The Straits Times. p. L1, L6, L7. 



^ a b c "Hurray, Gallery Evason is hip!". The Straits Times. 1 September 2001. p. L12. 



^ a b c d e Tan Hwee Hwee (1 February 2002). "Quirky Gallery banks on novel approach". The Business Times. 



^ a b Arthur Sim (9 February 2002). "Sunny, sandy sea-cret". The Straits Times. 



^ a b c Corinne Kerk (17 June 2005). "Niche and hip". The Business Times. 



^ a b c d Calvin Low (2 December 2006). "Gallery of contradictions: Witty and open-ended, the architecture of Singapore's Gallery Hotel is a study in Post-Modernism". The Straits Times. 



^ "URA to build a continuous riverside promenade". Urban Redevelopment Authority. 1997-07-15. http://www.ura.gov.sg/pr/text/pr97-41.html. Retrieved 2007-09-30. 



^ a b c d e f Nancy Loh (2 September 2000). "Works of inn-spiration". The Straits Times. p. L34, L35. 



^ Yeow Kai Chai (4 August 2000). "It's All About Service". The Straits Times. p. L6, L7. 



^ Herbert Ypma (2001 (2nd ed.)). HIP Hotels: City. United Kingdom: Thames & Hudson Ltd. ISBN 978-0500283011. 



^ Herbert Ypma (2000). HIP Hotels: Escape. United Kingdom: Thames & Hudson Ltd. ISBN 978-0500281314. 



^ a b c d e Robert Powell (2000). Singapore: Architecture of a Global City. Singapore: Archipelago Press. p. 154155. ISBN 981-4068-05-5. 



^ a b c d e f Wong Yunn Chii (2005). Singapore 1:1 City: A Gallery of Architecture & Urban Design. Singapore: Urban Redevelopment Authority. ISBN 981-05-4467-7. 



^ Nancy Loh (11 November 2000). "Get rid of the clutter". The Straits Times. p. L14. 



^ Phaidon Press (2004). The Phaidon Atlas of Contemporary World Architecture. United Kingdom: Phaidon Press. ISBN 978-0714843124. 



^ Herbert Ypma (2001). HIP Hotels: Budget. United Kingdom: Thames & Hudson Ltd. ISBN 978-0500283028. 



^ Arthur Sim (24 February 2001). "Purple replaces pastel". The Straits Times. p. L10, L11. 



^ Michelle Ho (3 November 2002). "Lap of luxury". The Sunday Times. 



^ "Catering to executives on the move". The Business Times. 25 August 2005. 



References



Wong Yunn Chii (2005). Singapore 1:1 City: A Gallery of Architecture & Urban Design. Singapore: Urban Redevelopment Authority. ISBN 981-05-4467-7. 



Robert Powell (2000). Singapore: Architecture of a Global City. Singapore: Archipelago Press. ISBN 981-4068-05-5. 



Robert Powell (2004). Singapore Architecture. Singapore: Periplus Editions. ISBN 0-7946-0232-0. 



External links



Gallery Hotel website



StayOrenge.com Hotel website



Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Gallery Hotel



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Hotels in Chennai - Gateway to South India

by State Records NSW

Hotels in Chennai - Gateway to South India

Article by urvashi

There are many hotels in Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu. Most of these hotels are situated within close proximity to the local places of tourist attraction and city center. Similarly, the airport hotels are also situated close to the airport.

The luxury hotels of Chennai provide excellent services and facilities and are ideal for travelers who look for comfort. Likewise, travelers can enjoy a perfect atmosphere of calm at the Chennai weekend getaway hotels. These hotels are situated away from the center of the city. Apart from these, the other types of Chennai hotels are bargain hotels, cheap hotels, and discounted hotels. Some of the popular Chennai hotels are given below.

5 star hotels in Chennai:-

Fisherman's Cove
Hotel Chola Sheraton
Radisson GRT Hotel
Accord Metropolitan Hotel
Taj Connemara
Taj Coromandel
The Park Hotel Chennai
Le Royal Meridien
Park Sheraton & Towers
The Raintree
Trident Hilton Hotel

4 Star hotels in Chennai:-

Four Star Hotels
Ambassador Pallava
Green Park
GRT Grand
Hotel President
Quality Inn Sabari
Ramada Rajpark
Savera Hotel
The Residency Towers
Tulip Benzz Park

3 Star Hotels in Chennai:-

Three Star Hotels
Aadithya Hotel
Ampa Crystal Inn
Beverly Hotel
Breeze Hotel
Days Inn Deccan Plaza
Grand Orient Hotel
Hotel Mowbrays Inn
Hotel Palmgrove
Hotel Royal Plaza
Hotel Shan Royal
Hotel Ambica Empire
Hotel Dee Cee Manor
Hotel Kanchi
Hotel Mars
Hotel Maurya International
Hotel Shelter
Madras Hotel Ashoka
Marriott Courtyard Hotel
SRM Hotel
The Aruna
The Marina Towers
The Residency
The Sindoori Hotel
The Vijay Park
New Victoria Hotel
New Woodlands Hotel
Quality Inn MGM Beach
Radha Park Inn
Shelter Beach Resort
Windsor Park Arun Hotel

Budget Hotels in Chennai:-

Balaji Resorts
Blue Diamond
Hotel Abu Palace
Hotel Arunachalla Inn
Hotel Atlantic
Hotel Brownstar
Hotel Pandian
Hotel Peninsula
Hotel Premier
Hotel City Tower
Hotel Comfort
Hotel Dasaprakash
Hotel Ganga International
Hotel Goutham Manor
Hotel Kings Park
Balaji Resorts
Blue Diamond
Buena Vista
Buharis Blue Lagoon Hotel
Eastwoods Resort
Goldmine Hotels
Henkala Hotels
Hotel Abu Palace
Hotel Mallika
Hotel Maris
Hotel MGM Grand
Hotel Mount Heera
Hotel New Park
Hotel Nirmala Dakshin
Hotel Oxford
Hotel Ranjith
Hotel Sree Krishna
Hotel Vaigai
Hotel Zen Garden
L.R. Swami Hotels
Buena Vista
Buharis Blue Lagoon Hotel
Eastwoods Resort
Goldmine Hotels
Henkala Hotels
Liberty Park Hotel
Nilgiri's Nest
Pandian Hotel
Picnic Hotel
Pleasant Days
Sudha Inn Pvt. Ltd.
Tourist Home
Udipi Home

Heritage Hotels in Chennai:-

Sterling Swamimalai

The Chennai Hotels offer admirable facilities and services. To know more about Hotels in Chennai you can visit http://www.Indiaprofile.com

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Gala Hotel

Gala Hotel

If you are familiar with the skill games, then a new free game "Gala Hotel" will be of interest to you! As in so many career games, you accomplish tasks to get promotion or higher scores.

Luxury hotel is a big almost living organism, where everything is perfectly arranged; it must satisfy the requirements and be up to standards — and one of the vitally important points is hotel service.

So, in this free online game you play for a receptionist of the big hotel, Linda, and your main responsibility is to answer calls and send staff to the rooms. Her position speaks for itself - you won't have even a slightest minute of peace — the telephone is calling all the time! You will deal with the angry clients, and even though you have no staff at hand, you'll have to think something up - so you will thoroughly understand the structure of hotel management from inside and be ready for everything.

Guests are very hard-to-please and they always want their coffee to the room, demand room service, cleaning, want the latest newspapers, food to the rooms and, of course, they don't like waiting! As you are responsible for the staff, you will have to display all your administrative skills trying to suit clients´ needs and send the right staff to the right room and not to mar hotel's reputation.

Do everything very fast and don't make clients waiting!

"Gala Hotel's" gameplay is amazingly easy - to play you simply click on the phone, answer and then move from left to right, finding the necessary room and defining the problem and send available staff there. On the right of the screen you have an indicator of your work productivity - if you are doing good - it's will be constantly growing up. All in all, the game is pretty interesting and even sometimes a little bit challenging.

This nice skill game is an enjoyable way to spend some time managing all the hotel business. Staff is rushing between the rooms and you only have time to answer phone calls, defining problems and dealing with guests' requests and sending staff here and there - dive into the crazy atmosphere of busy hotel life!

Anastartem, flash online games' developer

Why On-site Hotels at Amusement Parks can be a Great Deal

by seasonal wanderer

Why On-site Hotels at Amusement Parks can be a Great Deal

Many times people avoid the on-site hotels at theme parks because they believe it will be too expensive. The reality is that these hotels frequently cost twice the price or more than the hotels and motels in the area around the theme park. In fact, if you do not mind driving a few miles, you might find a room even cheaper. However, the rooms in the on-site hotel at theme park may prove to be a better value than their cheaper but less convenient counterparts.

Hotels at theme parks often carry the themes in their rooms.

Staying in a princess room or a Mickey Mouse room can build anticipation for the activities inside the park. These themes will not make the beds more comfortable, but they may serve to keep the kids from getting bored from waiting in the room. Having the various items visible from the park can also offer some extra photo opportunities without losing time in the park to snap similar shots.

These on-site hotels may also have more park information available.

It is common for all of the inns near tourist attractions to be loaded with information about the area. On-site hotels can sometimes have materials that are a little better than what is available elsewhere. You may have to purchase them, but even more detailed maps can often be found in these establishments.

Discount packages are often offered by on-site hotels at theme parks.

Travel packages can be a great way to get a vacation paid for in advance. The good news is that these packages usually include theme park tickets at substantial discounts. If the tickets are reduced by nearly 50%, this one savings alone can make your room in this hotel much cheaper than those in the area. If the tickets are not reduced, you may get some VIP passes that help you to be able to get on rides and into shows quicker.

In addition to reduced ticket prices, some of these packages include coupons for discounts throughout the park. Even meals can be purchased cheaper or be included in the overall package price. If the bargain is really great, it might be packaged to include travel discounts, too.

Staying at an on-site hotel can mean cheaper or free parking.

Most theme parks today charge to per car for parking. By staying on-site, this parking fee may be waived or be a one-time charge that is good for several days. The hotel may even offer better security for your vehicle than parking on the normal lot. The parking can sometimes be covered so that your vehicle is not only safe from thieves, but from the weather as well.

On-site theme park hotels offer easy access to your room during the day.

By staying on-site, you have the opportunity to return to your room for portions of the day. Since you will be within walking distance of the attractions, you will not have to make a marathon out of the theme park experience. When you get tired or at meal times, you might choose to go back to the room to recline and recharge for a short time. This convenience can be worth a lot to families that are already tired from the travel to get to the theme park location. It can also be a blessing for those who have flown in and do not have a car available.

Written by ATeal

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Luxury Spa Hotel in Cyprus

by New York Public Library

Luxury Spa Hotel in Cyprus

Article by Peter Luxury Hotel Blog

Cyprus

According to legend, Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love emerged from the waves on the shores of Cyprus. Local lore maintains that when you swim 3 times around the rock named after her you'll meet your real love. Cyprus is blessed with year-round good weather so while most of Europe is shivering in winter, you could be sunbathing or sailing on a yacht. For the people keen to explore, you will find picturesque mountain villages and sheltered coves for snorkelling and windsurfing.

Culture

Strategically located at the crossroads between Europe, Asia and Africa, you will find prehistoric settlements, ancient Greek temples, Crusader castles and Venetian fortresses waiting to be explored. Paphos is where St Paul once lived. The remarkable archaeological remains have put the town on Unesco

Five Types of Luxury Spa Hotel Massages

by M.Angel Herrero

Five Types of Luxury Spa Hotel Massages

Article by Peter Luxury Hotel Blog

Five types of luxury spa resort massages
Most people assume that when they go to a spa resort or spa hotel that they will want a Swedish massage or deep tissue massage. But this is like ordering spaghetti Bolognese or a hamburger at a posh restaurant! Sometimes it's good to break from your rut and try something new.
So without further ado, here are the five favourite special types of massage to get at a spa destination.

1. Hot Stone Massage
Hot stone massage is at its best in winter. The therapist uses smooth, rounded stones that have been heated in water as an extension of his/her hand. The heat helps warm up muscle tissue and is deeply relaxing. (As long as it's not too hot!) Hot stone massage requires a lot of skill, so quality can vary widely.

2. Lava Shell Massage
Lava shell massage is another way to get heat. The therapist uses highly polished shells that stay hot for about an hour due to the chemical reaction of minerals, algae and salt water inside the shell. The pressure is light and the therapist doesn't have to change out the shells as often as stones, so it's a super-relaxing experience.

3. Shiatsu
Shiatsu is another style of Asian bodywork that generally takes place fully clothed on a mat on the floor. It was developed in Japan and uses finger pressure (sometimes a little intense!) to restore the healthy flow of energy throughout the body.

4. Watsu
Watsu is a very soothing type of massage that takes place in a special watsu pool heated to the exact same temperature as your body. You and the massage therapist both wear bathing suits, and you wear floats to help your buoyancy. The therapist cradles you, and twirls you through the water, first one way then another, taking your body through a series of passive stretches and twists. Being held in the warm water is deeply relaxing.

5. Reflexology
Love to have your feet rubbed? The therapist works primarily on your feet, stimulating reflex points in the feet, hand and ears to promotes health in that organ via the body's energetic pathways. When done by a skilled practitioner, reflexology is a deeply relaxing treatment with benefits that can be felt throughout the body. (If they're less skilled, you'll just feel like you've had a very long foot massage.)

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