Sentence examples for hotel retained from inspiring English sources

But the hotel retained the "punkah wallahs", who ventilated it in the old fashioned way: by wiggling their big toes which were tied to a sheet of white cloth hanging from the ceiling.

The hotel retained design firm Oliver Laws and the talented Guy Oliver to oversee the renovations--he has worked on other historic properties including The Connaught and Claridges, both in London.

According to filings with the Labor Department, in 2014, Trump Ruffin Commercial, the corporation affiliated with the hotel, retained the services of the Labor Relations Institute, a firm known for so-called union avoidance work.

The hotel retains the feeling of a private enclave.

The hotel retains some hints of its Ritzy upbringing.

Built by cattle barons, the hotel retains a frontier feel down to its cowhide sofas and mounted longhorns.

The Ritz-Carlton there, bottom right, which opened in 2011 with fanfare proclaiming that it is the world's highest hotel, retains that title.

Unlike the ultrahip greasy spoon just north, a place like the Landmark diner on Grand Street, one block from the hotel, retains its unself-conscious, Old World charm, with its checkerboard tiles, Formica tables and exposed ducts.

The hotel retains a sense of luxury in its grand public spaces (Mesrutiyet Caddesi 52; from £180).

By law the owners were not allowed to make any structural alterations or additions, so while this must have been a nightmare for the architects, it has resulted in the hotel retaining the structural integrity and not inconsiderable charm of the old village.

In California, 16 hotels retained their five-star status in the 2016 guide.