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Shangri-La Springs Resort in Bonita Springs, Florida

  Visit Florida   Shangri-La Springs, which usually conjures up a fantastical paradise, is actually where the springs that give the city of Bonita Springs its name were first discovered by the Calusa Indians - the first mineral springs spa in North America.- and this 102-year-old hotel with just eight rooms on 8½ acres oozes history and healing inside and out. Asian art proliferates throughout the property, inside and out. It’s a boutique hotel impersonating an art gallery. Even the lobby…

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Staying at a "snow hotel" above Norway´s Arctic Circle

The Snowhotel Kirekenes, one of just a handful in the world (most of them, of course, in northern Europe, especially Scandinavia). The property´s centerpiece is a former barn turned complex, whose hallway is lined with an “ice bar” (above) and about a dozen rooms featuring snow sculptures depicting a range of images, from Vikings (like we had) to Arctic fauna to characters from Disney´s Frozen. That´s supplemented by the modern reception building (with some appealing Arctic art); 21 more…

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A Margaritaville state of mind in the Dominican Republic

    Set along a stretch of pure white-sand beach in Cap Cana, an exclusive enclave of the DR´s most popular resort area Punta Cana - and just 15 minutes from the Punta Cana International Airport -  five-star all-inclusive property Margaritaville Island Reserve Cap Cana., which opened a little over three years ago is one of just eight Cap Cana resorts. I visited not long after it opened, and found its “no worries,” tropical vibe spoke to me the moment we pulled up to the hotel entrance adorned…

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  • Northeast News August 28, 2010 at 11:44pm
    Best Western Portal Hotel Bans Men from Hotel Floor(s)

    Owner Georgie Woods has decided to ban men from at least one floor in this hotel in Australia. “These days, women account for around 40 percent of Australia’s business travelers,” Ms. Woods said. What's more, 60% of women identify safety as their main concern when choosing a hotel.

    If you're a woman, would you be more likely to choose a hotel with a women-only floor?
  • Max Pesling August 27, 2010 at 6:29am
    A true hotel horror story, from the age of service cutbacks: a little boy finds a used condom tucked into the sheets, blows it up as a balloon, and comes down with some unidentified infection in his mouth. This, of course, makes the stories of rampant bed bugs pale. Not to mention the occasional stories about black-light inspections of hotel rooms that reveal various icky substances over all kinds of surfaces.

    How can hotels get away with this, to squeeze a few more pennies of profit out of their business? Shoujld there not be state inspectors running unannounced white-glove tests? How many people, and especially children, have to get sick or be eaten alive by bedbugs before something is done?
  • Darryl Musick August 19, 2010 at 7:11pm
    If you can't find a room in town, you can usually find something by the airport so it makes a good fail-safe option. It wouldn't be my first choice but, yeah, I've had some good experience at airport hotels.
  • Northeast News August 19, 2010 at 6:54pm
    Hotels.com reports that user reviews of airport hotels have changed dramatically in recent years from pans to raves. In fact, people are now choosing to stay at airport hotels. I would never have predicted this five years ago. Hotels.com also says that these airport hotels, on average, cost 42% less than downtown hotels. I didn't know that, either. Would you choose to stay at an airport hotel?
  • Sam Scribe August 19, 2010 at 5:00pm
    Northeast, follow the news more closely, and you'll see that the bedbug panic is not just in your region of the country.
  • Adriane Berg August 19, 2010 at 4:35pm
    I think travelers will travel, but the sales of those covers that protect you from hotel sheets should increase-an infomercial would clean up
  • Northeast News August 19, 2010 at 4:28pm
    Here in the Northeast U.S. we're experiencing a minor panic over a bedbug epidemic. To what extent will this prevent people from traveling and sleeping in hotels?
  • Adriane Berg August 16, 2010 at 9:09pm
    Dear Fellow Members


    I am creating a report that will be sent to travel experts, architects, designers and hotels and more about boomer requirements for travel. See www.AgelessTraveler.com. I will cover everything from being able to see the menu, to traveling with an older parent, to politeness and anti-ageism of staff. I would welcome any pet peeves, any solutions, any good or poor experiences you can contribute. I am a New York Timeds Age Boom Fellow and also a consultant to hotels,CVBs etc. I think it is time that the industry prepared for boomer travelers. This report is as a result of an artilce BOOMER ROOMER I wrote for Hotel Design Magazine and a speaking presentation at Transform, this summer, a conference on universal design. I learned through my work that the industry is still not up to speed.



    Please share your thoughts.
    http://www.AgelessTraveler.com/
  • Ed Wetschler August 14, 2010 at 6:27pm
    A member needs some advice about London. See Tripatini's Ask A Travel Expert: http://www.tripatini.com/forum/topics/need-hotel-in-london
  • Ed Wetschler August 6, 2010 at 5:30am
    MasterCard reports that U.S. consumers are spending more on "travel categories like hotels and airlines" (NY Times). Are you as surprised as I am?
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