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A Look Inside Hotel & Motel Rooms of the 1950s-70s |

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Share this: Let’s have a look inside the rooms of 38 U.S. hotels and motels from the late fifties through the seventies. Whether it’s a  cheap roadside motel in Tennessee or a chic Hawaiian resort – the “handsomely decorated” retro interiors  are a wonder to behold. Be prepared for a plentiful supply of wood paneling, tiny televisions, and gaudy wallpaper. The images come from vintage postcards, and I’ve included the postcard text when available.  Enjoy. The Biltmore Hotel – Los Angeles, California Offered guests the choice of blue, green, orange, yellow, or violet rooms. Wenonah Hotel – Bay City, Michigan “200 rooms with private shower bath , facing beautiful Wenonah Park .  Plenty of parking. Television and air conditioning .  Good food, cocktail lounge, excellent convention facilities .” Windjammer Motel – Newport, Oregon Copper Hills Motel & Coffee Shop – Miami, Arizona “Facilities: coffee shop (6AM-10PM), dining room, cocktail lounge, nightly entertainment, bowlin...

Holiday Inn Express Staten Island Opens

IHG ( InterContinental Hotels Group ) [LON: IHG, NYSE: IHG (ADRs)], the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms, announced the recent opening of the Holiday Inn Express Staten Island , conveniently located near the three major metropolitan area airports and Interstate 95. The new hotel, with a meeting room and business center as well as a Nordic Track Fitness Center , is designed to meet the needs of those visiting the area on vacation or on business. “ Holiday Inn Express hotels are designed to be the smart choice for value-conscious business and leisure travelers,” said Gina LaBarre, vice president, Brand Delivery , the Americas, IHG. “With more than 2,100 properties worldwide and more than 600 properties in the pipeline, the Holiday Inn Express portfolio continues to expand in markets like Staten Island , providing our guests with an enhanced stay experience at a great value. We welcome this hotel into the Holiday Inn family with the brand new sign and everything i...

A look inside Lehigh Valley's presidential suites

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While your chances of calling the White House home are slim to none, you can feel as important as the commander in chief — if only for a few days — by staying in a presidential suite. The term is widely believed to have originated in the 1910s during Woodrow Wilson's presidency because of room specifications (some now standard such as an en-suite bathroom) that he required on trips away from Washington. Now, it typically refers to the largest and most expensive living quarters in a luxury hotel. Popular swanky accommodations , running thousands of dollars a night, can be found at the Bellagio Las Vegas — complete with its own indoor garden and fountain; California's The Beverly Hilton — with a library and ornate fireplace; and the Mandarin Hotel New York — with handcrafted rugs and upholstered silk walls . In the Lehigh Valley, the newest posh pad is at the Renaissance Allentown Hotel , a $65 million structure that opened this year in the heart of the city's booming rede...

Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites to Open in Chatham, Ontario

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The hotel is also in close proximity to Chatham tourist attractions such as RM Classic Cars , the Chatham Capitol Theatre and the Buxton National Historic Site & Museum, making the hotel a convenient option for both business and leisure travellers alike . Upgrades to the hotel include 20 new suites with separate living and kitchen areas, outfitted with microwave, fridge and two 32” flat screen televisions. Three of the new suites will also include a Jacuzzi and fireplace. A business centre has also been added to the hotel, as well as two 12- person capacity boardroom - style meeting rooms . Advertisement The property will also showcase the Holiday Inn Express hotels brand ’s new sign, which is the seal of approval that this hotel exemplifies the standards of the $ 1 billion Holiday Inn hotels brand relaunch program . First announced in 2007, the relaunch program was established to create a more contemporary brand image as part of the drive to increase q...

Westin's New Heavenly Bath(SM) Features Dual Showerhead

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., May 22 / Leave it to the hotel company that created the Heavenly Bed® to give travelers something just as tempting to wake up to. Westin Hotels & Resorts is tearing out showers and tossing out towels to make way for the new Heavenly Bath, designed to provide travelers with a therapeutic spa shower and luxurious bath amenities . The company is spending $10 million to replace showerheads, curtain rods, shower curtains , towels, robes and amenities in 32,000 rooms at 70 hotels across North America with its new Heavenly Bath, developed after a year of research and development that included testing more than 150 showerheads. So what's a Heavenly Bath?The showcase of the Heavenly Bath is a custom- designed Speakman shower with two heads to provide more power and wider water coverage . In addition, each of the showerheads features five adjustable jets and several spray options, from a light mist to massaging needles, meaning that guests can customize their own...

50 hotels under £50 | Travel

The Americas Hotel Marionetas, Merida, Mexico It takes its name from a puppet theatre that once resided in the building. It was bought by an Argentine/Macedonian couple in 2004 and converted into what is now the best B&B in the Yucatan capital. The high-ceilings and wooden floors of the 100-year-old colonial building remain , with boutique touches applied to large terracotta-floored rooms. The historic heart of Merida is a 10-minute walk away. · +52 999 928 3377, hotelmarionetas.com, doubles from £39.10 per night B&B. Centro Ecologico Sian Ka 'an, Sian Ka'an, Mexico A collection of cabins in a palm forest on the Caribbean coast. The lodgings are based in a small ecotourism centre where guests can explore the canals and wetlands with guided kayak tours , or spend the day fly-fishing for bonefish, tarpon and barracuda on the salt water lagoons . The deluxe cabins each have beautiful, hand-painted headboards and rocking chairs set on patios with sea views. · +984 871 ...