"It's a clever way for hotels to get guests to explore the hotel," Ms. O'Reilly said.
And the hotel's clever blend of traditional crafts and modern comforts?
But if you are clever, and avoid those hotels either owned by the government or their privileged cronies, it is possible to keep this amount to a minimum.
American trips to the Caribbean grew by 1.8% a year in 1994-98, toosEuropeurope grew by 7.8% a year and those to other destinations grew by 28%.Europeans, highly prized since they tend to stay longer, spend more and arrive in bigger parties, are being tempted to new destinations such as Dubai, which benefits from the world's first six-star hotel, and a clever marketing campaign.
The first-name basis says it all: The Alicia was the second installment of the Room Mate Hotel chain, a clever and chic collection of smallish properties tucked into the trendier neighborhoods of Madrid and other Spanish cities, including Valencia, Málaga and Granada.
He has taken a clever approach to positioning his hotels by marketing Millennium (aside from such special cases as New York's Plaza) as a luxurious four-star brand just below the more crowded five-star market.
The Grafton is a textbook boutique hotel, oozing amusing details more clever than costly.
The hotel turn-down is a clever device that fosters a sense of cleanliness and order, ideal for time-pressed executives during the week.
Here, for example, history buffs may choose to bed down at Hotel Le Germain, for its clever display of 17th-, 18th- and 19th-century artifacts, all culled from excavations on the site of the hotel, formerly a maritime warehouse.
When they visit Latin America, the United States players expect thrown objects, clever bilingual invective and friendly visits at the hotel.
