Widely Recognized Hotels and Amenities

In most cases, hotels are places for people to meet, relax, and dream. A hotel should always offer an unwavering commitment to quality and the ability to anticipate guests' wants and needs. Some widely recognized hotel chains give business travelers the option to choose to stay in one of more than half a million guest rooms across nearly one-hundred countries over six continents and expect superb locations.

Many hotels offer countless lodging options; traditional guest rooms, family-friendly floor plans, business-savvy suites, easy reservations, for example, you can call an 800 number, use the Internet, use a travel agent, or dial the hotel directly and much more. A hotel may offer state-of-the-art meeting and conference facilities, memorable dining choices, fitness centers, swimming pools and high-tech business amenities help make every guest's stay as productive and pleasurable as possible.

A hotels goal is to deliver a complement of unique services which adds value to each and every stay. Since many guests may want to connect quickly to home or office as they travel, many hotels are now offering High-Speed Internet Access.

Many hotels also offer wireless, online, reservations systems which make the most of both by enabling guests to review, cancel or modify reservations online, making reservations virtually effortless. Some hotels meet your comfort needs according to the reason for your trip. One may want to choose a luxury business option while staying at a hotel.

Many hotels will want to make your business travel to be as pleasurable as possible. One may request the business option which allows one to enjoy the comfort and convenience of a complementary upgrade and/or movie and snack amenities. Many hotels offer business options seven days a week.

Some hotels specifically serve business travelers in many ways. "Many hotels may be located near corporate headquarters and can provide long-term accommodations for people who are traveling for projects, being trained or being relocated. Guests may be able to take advantage of the home-like quality of the suites, as well as on-site conveniences such as the pool, fitness center, and barbecue area; laundry and dry-cleaning services; full kitchen, twenty-four hour on-site convenience store, and grocery shopping service.

A hotel may offer two-bedroom suites, which are ideal for employees traveling together. A guest can still have their bedroom and bathroom. In some suites may be larger than at other extended stay hotels where there is plenty of room for two, three or more people to get together in the living area. For the business traveler that needs privacy, he/she may choose a one-bedroom suite. Many suites come complete with business-friendly amenities, such as a full-size desk, dual-line phone, voicemail, and high-speed Internet access in addition to a TV, VCR, full kitchen, and more. Some hotels offer branded programs, where a suite is waiting for guests, just the way they prefer it, and are welcomed with snack and beverage, as well as express check-in and late check-out.

Some hotels also offer reward programs which gives a traveler free airline time with a long-term extended stay. For comfort and sleep, some hotels provide extra pillows, a plush duvet, luxurious sheets and a pillow-top mattress. One may also get a guaranteed wake-up call, quiet zone floors, sleep amenities and/or a sleep CD and relaxation tips.

For those traveling with the family, some hotels offer discounts, free dinners, “kids eat free”, free breakfast bars, free coffee, and free high speed internet access. In one would like an extended stay, some hotels offer a variety of spacious suite types including studio, one bedroom and two-bedroom/two bath suites. Some suites may come with complete with a fully equipped kitchen and plenty of room to work with High-Speed Internet Access, two-line speaker phones with personalized voicemail and direct-dial phone line. One may also offer a complimentary breakfast buffet and weekday evening receptions, business centers, free self-service laundry facilities, fitness centers and recreation facilities, exceptional complimentary services, local phone calls, low-priced long distance, more than one phone line, and video and CD libraries. Suites and extended-stay facilities are attractive to families, business travelers, and individuals looking for housing in a new community.

The five largest hotels in the world are:

1. The Ambassador City Jomtien is in Thailand . It has 5,100 gust rooms with 40 acres of beach and has Asia ’s largest swimming pool.

2. The second largest in the world and largest hotel in North America is the MGM Grand and Casino in Las Vegas . There are four thirty story towers, huge video screens, a mammoth gold lion outdoors, and live lions indoors, nine restaurants, two food courts and 5,005 guest rooms. The rates are extremely affordable due to being located on the “Strip”.

3. The third largest hotel is the Las Vegas Luxor Hotel and Casino with 4,408 guest rooms and suites. It the second largest hotel in Las Vegas .

4. Fourth in running is the Mandalay Bay that totes 4,341 rooms.

5. The fifth largest Hotel is the Venetian. The calling card of this 4,049- room hotel is the Italian atmosphere, using gondolas for a quiet rendezvous, musicians strolling the grounds with a replica of St. Mark’s Square.

Very interesting to note where these largest hotels are located. The entertainment here would be classified as adult due to the Casino’s. Today, hotels, restaurants and Casinos work hand in hand for big business.

For the world traveler in you, the Travel and Leisure Magazine has rated the top World’s Best Hotels. We have chosen to list ten of them.

• Four Seasons Resort Bali at Sayan
• Singita Private Game Reserve Sabi Sand , South Africa
• Oberoi Rajvilas in Jaupur , India
• Four Seasons Resort-Chiang Mai, Thailand
• Chateau Les Crayeres in Reems , France
• The Peninsula , Bankok
• The Rusty Parrot Lodge & Spa
• Four Season Resort Bali at Jimbaran Bay
• Lizard Island-Great Barrier Reef, Austraia
• Four Seasons Hotel-Istanbul

It would be interesting to note here that these hotels up to and including number 8 are considered small hotels of 100 rooms or less. This would set one to thinking that just because a hotel is small does not mean that it is inferior or could not have excellent reviews. One realizes the larger the establishment the more work that would have to go into it to maintain that desired level of excellence.