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The Hotel Derek looks like one of Tommy Vercetti’s properties in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. It’s like a racing-car kiddy bed writ large. The mystery: is the Hotel Derek such a success in spite of or because of this goofiness? No one knows or seems to care. Rave reviews continue and guests have a wonderful time cruising in the Derekmobile and congratulating themselves on understanding the irony in the décor. Though it appears to have all the seriousness of a child’s birthday party, the amenities and service are top notch. Fully- wired meeting spaces eschew frivolity.
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Only the staff knows how often guests eschew the fitness equipment and classes – everything you can imagine up to and including a rock-climbing wall – for hours of spa pampering. Don’t worry; they’re discreet. If you skip the weight room for a seaweed wrap, no one will ever know. After a gruelling day of facials and manicures – or hosting presentations in one of the hotel’s vast meeting rooms – you can set yourself right with a splendid meal in Olivette. The Houstonian offers everything a business traveller could ask for, and the resort’s acreage allows you to pretend you’ve gone for a stay in the country.
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A new stylish and happy hotel cheerfully trading on an antebellum [name] while also catering to the young trendoids. – wireless phones and complementary high-speed internet access are standard in each super- sized room. If your social responsibilities would overwhelm a 1,000-square foot, two- bedroom suite, perhaps the Ross Sterling suite – which easily seats 20 for dinner – is a better choice. How long will the dramatic copper-walled lobby be vogue? Never mind; for now it’s a kick. The Magnolia Club fills the second floor, a communal den for guests with cookies and milk served every evening. Meals can be delivered to your room or to the club – or catered for a group meeting in the executive conference centre.
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A beautiful hotel for beautiful people and the businessmen who can afford to party with them. The central, Galleria-area location has a wide swath of grass and high walls shielding the good life at the hotel from the smog and noise of the surrounding strip malls and suburbs. Inside the compound, Dionysus and Apollo fight for your soul. Should you make the most of three fine restaurants, the cigar bar, and massage therapy services… or strive to be fit with the fully-equipped gym, jogging trails, and gorgeous swimming pools? This AAA Five-Diamond hotel has 16,000 square feet of space that can be configured for conferences of almost any size. Dance music in the Black Swan Pub on Friday and Saturday evenings.
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Bouncing back yet again, the hotel formerly known as the Luxury Collection, formerly known as the Ritz-Carlton, once again welcomes socialites for afternoon tea and hosts all-day board meetings the end with cigars at someone’s in-room bar. Gleaming marble, glowing mahogany, and urns of fresh flowers show no signs of hard times past. Given the hotel’s history, staying here might be a bit like being entertained by Thackeray’s Becky Sharp – a grand, glorious time during which one can’t help wondering exactly how long the gala can continue. Extras include butler services for every guest. The largest meeting room accommodates 600 and all event facilities include high-speed internet access.
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