As for the 3percentt hotel occupancy tax that the county has been seeking, hotel managers view it with dismay.
Montebello began seeking hotel proposals from developers, investors and hotel owners a year ago and received two responses.
We sought hotels in each location with either special characteristics (several were castle-hotels with curtained beds and suits of armor in the lobby), or swimming pools.
IN the current comeback, three types of people seek hotel living, according to Marty Weissberg, son of the Gramercy owner.
Once the opera dates were set and travel booked (we also visited London and therefore took the two-hour-seven-minute EuroStar train ride from there to Brussels), we sought hotel advice - and took it, because the location of The Dominican just behind the opera house could not have been more perfect.
Mr. Rachlis is far from alone in seeking out hotels with earth-friendly practices.
But in recent years, this city of 200,000 -- in one of the country's fastest-growing metropolitan regions -- has emerged as a hip destination for visitors seeking boutique hotels, trendy restaurants and luxurious spas that soothe both body and soul.
But because of the way California divides taxes, Oceanside can earn the highest revenue from a hotel development, and so she is actively seeking resort hotel developers over the objections of the Coastal Commission and some residents.
A short-stay apartment isn't for everyone, but travelers seeking a hotel alternative may find that it suits them.
When the international hotel company IHG opened a Crowne Plaza Hotel recently in Kochi, a commercial center on the west coast of India, the company's head of regional operations, Douglas Martell, said that "business and leisure travelers in India are seeking a hotel with a brand name they can trust".
I was aware that in most cases the GM doesn't have the option to pick the city or even the state of their choice when seeking a hotel opening position.
