Hotels Court Inaugural Guests With Luxury
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As the capital gears up for President Bush's second inauguration, some of its finest hotels are dreaming up ways to lure big-spending Republican Party loyalists and Bush supporters to their properties.
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When the Crown Hotel was bought last May, the new owners promptly placed the building and its jewels, elegantly curving staircase, striped awnings and old English decor into a cocoon.
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Dignitaries and blue bloods from around the world began arriving today for the lavish nuptials of the crown prince of the tiny, oil-rich sultanate of Brunei, in what is expected to be Asiaâs wedding of the year.
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The wine has been ordered, the tuxedos have been rented, and the menu has been set. But at the state Capitol, there is something of a damper over Wednesday night's inaugural ball for Washington's new governor.
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Entrepreneurs said they could gain an edge by offering generous perks to staffers ranging from pet sitting to spa visits and luxury cruises.
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Some resort developers have found a niche that has not been fully mined: luxe marinas with boat slips that can serve giant yachts.
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Boston's Seaport Hotel (left) this week will unveil an Earth-friendly wedding package, offering everything from a ceremony- and reception-ambiance set with energy-efficient lighting and soy-based votive candles to an entire menu - from the appetizers to the wedding cake - whipped up with organic, locally grown ingredients. All leftovers will be scraped into the BioX Decomposing System, one of the ...
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At the hotels where most business travelers stay, room service has not gotten the kind of attention that has been lavished on fancy spas â at least not yet.
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Despite claiming to want to get away from everything familiar, affluent New Yorkers really want to be at one of the in-crowd vacation spots.
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Extended-stay hotels get an upgrade, with fire pits and flat-screen TVs.
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From the luxury suites adjacent to the 18th green of the Westin Innisbrook Resort&#39;s Copperhead Course, Vijay Singh made it look so easy.
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LONDON Rolls-Royces and Range Rovers lined The Bishops Avenue as hundreds of guests poured into Royal Mansion, the boldest and brassiest house in the neighborhood -- quite a feat on a street where the Saudi royal family owns 10 homes.
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With hundreds of hotel rooms booked and municipal crews unfolding red, white and blue flags, Jerusalem is getting ready for its highest-profile visitor in years: President Bush.
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The valet parking attendants were at the ready as the SUVs and BMWs pulled up. Men in suits and women in cocktail dresses walked through a white tent into a lobby where bartenders poured bellinis, kir royals and orange sorbet mimosas. Waiters passed trays of shrimp, ahi tuna on toast points and...
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When corporate guests ask for  something, smart hotel managers get it.
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Hyatt broadened its high-end hotel brand Thursday by purchasing the 143-hotel AmeriSuites chain for $600 million. The acquisition from private equity investor Blackstone Group increases Hyatt&#39;s existing 90,000
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When it comes to the most luxurious properties around the globe, the price tags are as unique as the pads.