Certain cities have monikers that stay with them forever. No doubt with Philadelphia PA the moniker of being the City of Brotherly Love and also the home of Freedom for the United States. Being of course that the signing of the Declaration of Independence was written and signed in the city in 1776.
There is so much to do and see in Philadelphia from an attraction stand point the options are endless. That being said, however, we'll start with our featured hotel of the day, the Sofitel Philadelphia Hotel. The Sofitel Philadelphia Hotel is located at 120 17th Street in Philadelphia and is situated within a mile of great historical attractions. What incredible historical attractions might they be? Well how about Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell Pavillion (where the Liberty Bell sits) and the incredible Museum District. Flat out you're in the heart of old Philadelphia and within walking steps of some of the best attractions you could ever hope to find in the history of our country.
The Sofitel Philadelphia Hotel is a great hotel for value. Not five star by any means, but well appointed and definitely showing class and quality. Guests will be happy to find onsite restaurant, bar and room service and guess what? If you have a happy furry character that you like to have join you on your trips the Sofitel Philadelphia Hotel is pet friendly. Average room rates have been pegged from anywhere from $150 to $225 a night, but there are various room types that offer upgrades in terms of queen to king sized beds and larger suites.
So make sure you make time to pay homage to the City of Brotherly Love, the City where America was born...Philadelphia.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Music Road Hotel - Pigeon Forge's Great Hotel
I recently spent some time traveling down south in and around Tennessee, Missouri, Mississippi, and the general area and came across a wonderful area called Pigeon Forge. Pigeon Forge is well known for it's great charming spots and family fun. It has great amusement parks such as Dollywood, the Elvis Museum and one of the most incredible go-kart tracks in the world known as Fast Tracks. Well while popping through the area I stayed at the area famed Music Road Hotel.
The Music Road Hotel is one incredible place to find in, dare I say without offending someone, such a simple place on the map. you'd expect to find a hotel like Music Road in areas such as Orlando or Las Vegas, but this place matches the style, quality, fun and attention to service that you'd find, or even better than you'd find in places like Orlando or Las Vegas. From the moment you walk into the lobby you get a feel for an incredible experience. The rooms are oversized and luxurious and right on the property you'll find a large oversized pool that opens to a winding river that every one can enjoy.
Let's get to the point though. Pigeon Forge is a sleepy wonderful place in the middle of the Smoky Mountains and the Music City hotel brings to life this incredible destination. Rooms offer balconies that overlook the river and guests never have to worry about the noise from the streets that many have to worry about in big destinations. What's better is the average rates are about $79 to $150 a night !!!
So if by the Grace of God you were planning a visit to Pigeon Forge and you happily came across this post, or you were looking for a place to go and we talked you into Pigeon Forge, let the Music City Hotel Pigeon Forge be your first and only choice.
Saturday, March 7, 2009
The Ice Hotel - Spend a Hot Vacation in a Hotel Made of Ice
For four months every year a wonder of engineering, nature and art converge for one of the greatest attractions to grace the globe...The ICEHOTEL located in Sweden.
Located specifically in the town of Jukkasjärvi in Sweden and along the Torne River, the ICEHOTEL comes to life in breathtaking fashion. The structure is actually found right inside the Arctic Circle so a sense of surreal vision is the best way to describe this incredible experience. The IceHotel is brought to the world by the Jukkas Company, which is a tourist operator located in Sweden and has been operating since the 1970's. Oddly enough it was the Jukkas Company that actually ran many of the great summer tours for the region. As it usually happens fate stepped in and around the end of the 1980's a member of Jukkas had an epiphany inspired by Japanese ice artists, and so was born the first idea of a commercial igloo to be build. From that point on the interest and hype were there and so to was born a tradition that has such high demand that people from around the globe visit the structure annually.
There are three general types of rooms one can stay when housing up at the Icehotel. The first is the IceHotel Art Suite. The suite offers thermal sleeping bags that are laid on a special bed of snow and on top of that reindeer skins. The soft cloud like cushion is like heaven. Each morning guests are delighted to find hot juice served bed side after which time you head to the full breakfast buffet and the incredibly relaxing hot sauna. The second room type is the IceHotel Ice Room. Guests will find this room comes with furniture sculpted from actual ice and the room appointed with works of art. Last is the IceHotel Snow Room. This is the simplest of all the rooms offered and can house up to 2 to 8 people. So if you're looking to defray costs why not try this option.
The season is unfortunately coming to an end very soon, so if you are interested in taking a trip of a lifetime to the IceHotel be sure to make arrangements very soon.
Located specifically in the town of Jukkasjärvi in Sweden and along the Torne River, the ICEHOTEL comes to life in breathtaking fashion. The structure is actually found right inside the Arctic Circle so a sense of surreal vision is the best way to describe this incredible experience. The IceHotel is brought to the world by the Jukkas Company, which is a tourist operator located in Sweden and has been operating since the 1970's. Oddly enough it was the Jukkas Company that actually ran many of the great summer tours for the region. As it usually happens fate stepped in and around the end of the 1980's a member of Jukkas had an epiphany inspired by Japanese ice artists, and so was born the first idea of a commercial igloo to be build. From that point on the interest and hype were there and so to was born a tradition that has such high demand that people from around the globe visit the structure annually.
There are three general types of rooms one can stay when housing up at the Icehotel. The first is the IceHotel Art Suite. The suite offers thermal sleeping bags that are laid on a special bed of snow and on top of that reindeer skins. The soft cloud like cushion is like heaven. Each morning guests are delighted to find hot juice served bed side after which time you head to the full breakfast buffet and the incredibly relaxing hot sauna. The second room type is the IceHotel Ice Room. Guests will find this room comes with furniture sculpted from actual ice and the room appointed with works of art. Last is the IceHotel Snow Room. This is the simplest of all the rooms offered and can house up to 2 to 8 people. So if you're looking to defray costs why not try this option.
The season is unfortunately coming to an end very soon, so if you are interested in taking a trip of a lifetime to the IceHotel be sure to make arrangements very soon.
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Mondrian South Beach Miami Hotel - Innovation in Tough Times
Tough times call for "out of the box" thinking and solutions. Sure the phrase and term "out of the box" seems to rub many the wrong way as being on the list of top ten over used cliches, but in reality no other phrase truly captures the essence of innovation and non-conventional thinking. With that being said, the Mondrian South Beach Hotel of Miami is doing just that type of problem solving.
In an attempt to both monetize and service it's customers the hotel has introduced a novel and simple addition to its hotel offerings. The offering, none other than a boutique vending machine of course. Sure, the image of a vending machine in a hotel conjures up images of candy bars, over priced ice cream bars, single packets of aspirin and other necessities and sweet snacks that hardly make one think of a five star hotel.
That's the very point, however, in this epic drama today. The vending machine offered in the Mondrian South Beach Hotel is all about delivering an image of high class. The machines only take plastic for payment and the goods offered don't include the usual vending machine goodies. In this machine you'll find things like 24-karat gold handcuffs, retro Atari Classic video games for the Playstation and top fashion t-shirts.
The move comes in the face of expanding 24 hour retailing with not only avoiding the addition of overhead costs, but actually reducing such direct expense in response to recent trends that have shown a continual decline in hotel gift shop sales.
In the opinion of this writer, moves like this are very exciting and offer the very needed silver lining in an overwhelming cluster of thunder clouds and stormy weather. There is no doubt that many other innovations and non-conventional ideas like this will continue to come to market as the economy responds to the current dire reality. All I have to say is kudos to the Mondrian South Beach Hotel management and decision makers.
In an attempt to both monetize and service it's customers the hotel has introduced a novel and simple addition to its hotel offerings. The offering, none other than a boutique vending machine of course. Sure, the image of a vending machine in a hotel conjures up images of candy bars, over priced ice cream bars, single packets of aspirin and other necessities and sweet snacks that hardly make one think of a five star hotel.
That's the very point, however, in this epic drama today. The vending machine offered in the Mondrian South Beach Hotel is all about delivering an image of high class. The machines only take plastic for payment and the goods offered don't include the usual vending machine goodies. In this machine you'll find things like 24-karat gold handcuffs, retro Atari Classic video games for the Playstation and top fashion t-shirts.
The move comes in the face of expanding 24 hour retailing with not only avoiding the addition of overhead costs, but actually reducing such direct expense in response to recent trends that have shown a continual decline in hotel gift shop sales.
In the opinion of this writer, moves like this are very exciting and offer the very needed silver lining in an overwhelming cluster of thunder clouds and stormy weather. There is no doubt that many other innovations and non-conventional ideas like this will continue to come to market as the economy responds to the current dire reality. All I have to say is kudos to the Mondrian South Beach Hotel management and decision makers.
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