Monthly Archives: September 2010

Sleep Inn and StayBirmingham in Birmingham

Steve Kevin asked: Sleep Inn Birmingham Star CitySleep Inn Birmingham Star City is located on Cuckoo Road, Heartlands Parkway, Nechells in Birmingham. The train stations around are Aston Rail, the Gravelly Hill Rail and the Duddeston Rail.The nearest museums to the hotel are The Aston Manor-Road Transport Museum, The Collection Museum, The Millennium Point, The ThinkTank Science Museum and the Museum of the Jewellery Quarter / Discovery Center.Furthermore you can find several art galleries including The Snap Galleries, The Temple Gallery, The Flower Gallery and The Eastside Project. A few hotels are around such as The Purple Hotel Birmingham Star City, The Dayspring Hotel, The Novotel Birmingham Airport and Hotel Awuf. From the restaurants around we can mention The Latasca Restauran read more

Hotel Branding: Aim For Intelligence

Molly Sunderdick asked: The concept behind the Holiday Inn Express brand certainly should be “smart.” Customers are supposed to feel an increased sense of intelligence after staying at Holiday Inn Express because they have recognized and capitalized upon good quality for a great price. With the reputation of Holiday Inn’s quality for reasonable prices backing the brand, Holiday Inn Express should have a win-win status in the mindset of the consumer and should also boost the efficacy of the Holiday Inn parent brand. Does the current messaging for Holiday Inn Express accomplish this status? We think not.Many brands use messaging that makes the customer feel smart and as though he has made the right choice. Wal*Mart and Target are examples of brands that ensure the cu read more

Brand Wars – Holiday Inn Express Vs. La Quinta

Ian Heller asked: “A truly great business must have an enduring ‘moat’ that protects excellent returns on invested capital.” read more

Hotel Mystery Shoppers

Marcus Peterson asked: Mystery shopping is an exciting way to make money by providing valuable customer service information to a business. In today’s highly competitive business world, the demand for mystery shoppers is increasing tremendously. Mystery shoppers are usually hired by large restaurants, hotels, hospitals, movie theatres and financial institutions to evaluate the level of customer service and to motivate the business.Providing customer service that exceeds customer expectations is the key factor to succeed in any business. To stay in front of major competitors, most of the large hotel chains hire hotel mystery shoppers that specialize in measuring the performance of hotels. Hotel mystery shoppers are independent contractors who make an anonymous visit to a hotel s read more

Hotel Situation

Barry Loughran asked: Hotels are constantly being revamped offering customers better conditions for cheaper prices. Predictions forecasted for the next five years will see the end of uncomfortable beds and smelly doormats and to the joy of many, the end of expensive mini bars and phone calls available within the room. This is due to the nature of a hotels best marketing asset – word of mouth marketing.Some hotels say that simplicity is the key to their success, build your hotel in a beautiful location and let nature do the rest. This is the view of a chain of hotels fresh from Jamaica who plans to use fresh local produce and install CD players in every room playing reggae.This may bump the budget a little but will surely add to the quality of the guests stay and will persuade read more

Booking Hotels Online – Save Money With Internet Hotel Reservations Agencies

Edwin M Clark asked: Hotels make up the biggest portion of spending on any holiday vacation budget. But if we spend too little we might end up with a dumpy hotel. And finding out that you spent too much for a hotel afterward can make you feel like you’ve been put in the dumps. The key to finding a decent quality budget hotel or a luxury resort with a reasonably priced suite is to use the services of Internet-based hotel reservation agencies.Most people book their rooms directly with the hotels they choose. While you may find attractive rooms rates that way, most seasoned and savvy travelers use hotel agencies for finding even better rates. Hotel reservation agencies are in the business of providing and connecting travelers with hotels through the offering of discounted hotel r read more

Smithfield Inn Is The Perfect Spot For A Romantic Weekend Getaway

Elizabeth Pellicane asked: It was our 15th wedding anniversary, so it HAD to be a special place. But of all the romantic inns, which one did we choose for our special night?The Smithfield Inn, in Smithfield, Virginia.I’d toured the rooms several years earlier, and I knew just which one we wanted: The Annie Mae Sykes Room. It’s truly like spending the night in Versailles. Lush silks, elaborate brocades, a canopied bed, and a decadent day bed. Truly heaven!We started our evening with dinner in the dining room. The cuisine was delicious– we tried the Beef Tenderloin with twice-baked potatoes, and the Seafood platter, which included two HUGE scallops and two petite crab cakes (perhaps the best I’ve tasted–all crab!), accompanied by sweet potato fries. Delic read more

Florida’s East Coast Beauty – The Georgian Inn Beach Club

Jeff Mills asked: How many times have you been to Daytona Beach only to find yourself looking for a place to stay nearly an hour away? read more

The Country Inn & Suites Amador

V. Zoe asked: I want to tell you about this cosy little hotel I stayed at in Armador, Panama City which I would highly recommend to anyone travelling to the Republic of Panama. It’s called the The Country Inn & Suites Amador. It’s in a great location, close to restaurants, bars and the Canal and the walkways of the Canal. That’s if you enjoy restaurants, bars, and long walks along the Canal.The view from my hotel room was superb – because it is fabulously located right by the entrance of the Panama Canal. From my balcony, and I’m very partial to relaxing on a balcony, with a glass of wine in hand perhaps, where I could see the famous Canal and the Bridge of the Americas and the Pacific Ocean. Other rooms have a view of the garden, but I preferred t read more

Facebook Games – Hotel City

Mabel Lee asked: After just being released to the general public last week, Hotel City seems to be descent 2D simulators made by Playfish, the same developers that brought you the famous Restaurant City and Pet Society.From first glance, Hotel City is a simulator similar that of the old Sim Tower with a little twist of Restaurant City in a mix. For days I was looking at the advertisement while playing with Restaurant City and wonder what Hotel City really is? What sort of new entertainment it can provide me? So without thinking any further I decided to give it a try and click on the advertisement to find out myself.Game PlayWhen I first launched the application in my Facebook account, the game loads rather smoothly with no hiccups or long loading time (Thank goodness that Playfish c read more