hotel

A hotel provides lodging within a variety of quality levels, and caters to a broad or niche set of short-term guests.

A hotel's quality level is communicated through a five-star rating system. There is no one standard for star ratings, though people often reference third parties like Orbitz, TripAdvisor, or Expedia to research comprehensive star ratings, hotel reviews, and hotel package offerings.

Hotels cater to different types of travelers and can take on many forms. Business or leisure travelers can stay in a bed and breakfast, spa, boutique hotel, luxury hotel, eco-friendly hotel, ski resort, or casino, to name a few.

To stay on top of news and reviews about interesting hotels, check out Gridskipper, USAToday’s Hotel Hotsheet, and the L.A. Times’ Daily Travel Deal Blog.

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• Search Hotel Prices on Over 30 Sites at Once

  
  Points Wizard — Authority: 428
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• Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong Best Luxury Hotels

  
  Pleasant Holiday Vacations — Authority: 388
  Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong world best hotels in Hong Kong. Four Seasons Hotel HongKong a luxury hotel with the best swimming pool in the world. Book Hong Kong Four Seasons hotel reservation to enjoy infinite edge pool with Victoria Harbour waterfront scenery. Four Seasons Hotel rates Hong Kong Dollar: ...
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• Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart: Jet-Setting Sweeties

  
  mr tabloid — Authority: 154
  After finishing up their press duties in the City of Lights, Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart were spotted heading out of Paris and off to London on Tuesday night (November 10). Doing little to hide their affection for one another, the “New Moon” co-stars lovingly held hands as they were escorted off to a ...
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• Hotel In a Bag

  
  WASF wearesuperfamous — Authority: 114
  I love this design, Hotel in a Bag(EUR 198) is an inflatable mattress with straps for easy transport. Designed by Andreas Pfluger.
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• Cirque du Soleil Wants Michael Jackson; “This Is It” Goes Gold After Two Weeks

  
  The Hollywood Reporter | Showbiz 411 — Authority: 138
  Michael Jackson’s “This Is It” companion album — really just an album of hits — sold a little over 200,000 copies last week and went gold. That means it’s sold over 500,000 copies in two weeks.The really weird thing is that another greatest hits album from Jackson, “Number Ones,” sold about 33,000 ...
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• UNITE HERE Launches Nationwide Vigils To Pressure Obama Finance Chair

  
  Talking Union — Authority: 421
  by Randy Shaw UNITE HERE is launching over 100 actions across North America to demand that Hyatt Hotels, run by former Obama campaign Finance Chair Penny Pritzker, re-hire 100 housekeepers whose jobs were replaced by low-wage workers from an outsourcing agency. The firing of the workers in three Boston hotels ...
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• Tailor-Made Your Trip By Staying At A Tucson Bed And Breakfast

  
  Free Articles directory — Authority: 145
  An oasis in the Sonoran desert plain, Tucson, Arizona, is a haven for residents and a year-round wonderland for tourists. Tucson’s picturesque beauty belies its growing high-tech industry and its nickname as “Optics Valley.” Nestled amongst five mountain ranges (the Tucson Mountains, Rincon Mountains, Santa Rita ...
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• Port-of-Spain readies to welcome Commonwealth leaders

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 715
  By Paras RamoutarPort-of-Spain, Nov 11 (IANS) Hundreds of billboards and welcome signs have sprung up in this capital city as Trinidad and Tobago prepares to welcome Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and 51 other leaders at the opening Nov 27 of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting(CHOGM) at an $80 million ...
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• GenSan Restaurants offering “Pacquiao-Cotto” Fight Live Telecasts

  
  GenSan News Online Mag — Authority: 420
  Four more days to go and it will be Sunday, November 15, 2009 (Philippine Time), the time most Filipinos here and around the world have been waiting for – the day when their modern-day sports hero will go for his 7th Title, the moment when the Pacquiao-Cotto fight (Firepower) takes centerstage with the promise of ...
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• A Mother Who Will Never Be Out-Dated

  
  Not Always Right | Funny & Stupid Customer Quotes — Authority: 553
  ( Hotel | Gunnison, CO, USA ) (A middle-aged woman comes to the front desk of our hotel. Note that I am also a woman and my coworker is a man.) Customer: “Where are all the women at?” Me: “Excuse me?” Customer: “The women! The good looking women!” Me: “I’m not sure I understand.” ...
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• More Military History – 10 November 2009 – National Donut Day!

  
  Parrothead Jeff — Authority: 433
  Aside from being the birthday of the United States Marine Corps, 10 November 2009 is also National Donut day What’s that?  You’ve not heard about National Donut Day ???  Well, I can’t say I really blame you – I just found out about it myself   It was started back in 1969 by a Marine (how ...
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• Largest hotelier group takes stance against last-room availability

  
  HOTELMARKETING.COM — Authority: 440
  AAHOA is opposing any attempts by the OTAs to compel hotel owners to relinquish control of their room inventory and their pricing in exchange for a listing on the OTA websites, because this will harm the hoteliers, the hotel brands and the traveling public, the association says.
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• Only £39.00 for Champagne Afternoon Tea For Two At Moonfleet Manor - Experiences

  
  My Bloggerings — Authority: 158
  £39.00 Info / Buy Product Information Arguably the finest Country House Hotel in Dorset, Moonfleet Manor resides over Chesil Beach and the stunning seaside coastline. Treat yourself to a little luxury and tuck into a Champagne tea for two, served in the AA ...
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• A How-To on Hotel Deals

  
  Your Vacnation Center — Authority: 129
  It often takes more than one visit somewhere to find an arrangement worth having for return visits in Chicago boutique hotels . But, with some assistance from regular travelers, you should easily be able to pick out the best area lodging before your business trip or vacation. If you’d prefer a luxury room, this ...
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• Only £29.00 for Full English Breakfast For Two At The Whitehall Hotel - Experiences

  
  My Bloggerings — Authority: 158
  £29.00 Info / Buy Product Information Eggs, bacon, sausage as you tuck into the classic English fry up! Take a trip to the Whitehall Hotel and enjoy one the finest of English traditions, a full breakfast loaded and still sizzling. Reclaim back the most ...
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• Eco Video: Worlds Best Eco Friendly Hotels

  
  Green Diary — Authority: 440
  Perhaps this time if you want it to be on a green vacation then here are some of the best eco friendly hotels in the world.
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• Shristi Hotel Kolkata

  
  Dhapa — Authority: 112
  Shristi Hotel at Rajarhat the hospitality hub scored a rare victory on Tuesday with the announcement of a Rs 800 crore five-star property, crowned with a helipad.Shristi Hotel, an arm of Shristi Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd, has joined hands with global hospitality major Westin Hotels & Resorts, for ...
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• Tips for Cooks and Waiters

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 913
  Victor Brown demonstrates serving from the right.
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• Veteran’s Day

  
  San Diego Blog — Authority: 127
  1918 World War I, then normally referred to simply as The Great War (no one could imagine any war being greater!), ended with the implementation of an armistice [temporary cessation of hostilitiesin this case until the final peace treaty, the infamous Treaty of Versailles, was signed in 1919] between the Allies and ...
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• Scottish Hotel Bans Video Games [Uk]

  
  Kotaku — Authority: 821
  Forget your PSP and DS at home! The oldest family-run hotel in Scotland, the Crieff Hydro , is asking guests not to bring video game hardware this holiday season in order to "restore traditional family values". Traditional family values during the holidays? So like relatives getting in fights and drinking too much? ...
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