One of the newest addition of the Las Vegas is not on the strip, but located in Downtown. A 150 million dollar tower brings new energy and style to a rather quite part of town. This new tower is part of the Golden Nugget called Rush. As part of Fremont Street, Rush Tower brings contemporary luxury and elegance.
Guests arriving at the entrance on Carson Street will be in surprise by the impressive porte cochere. The spacious lobby captivated by posh furnishing and custom designed lighting will give off a sophisticated look. In addition, the magnificent 75,000 gallon tropical fish aquarium as a backdrop for the reservation desk.
There are more then 500 spacious rooms in the Rush tower. All rooms are 20% larger than the North and South Tower of Golden Nugget. The tower also included 4 Penthouse suites and 70 Junior Corner Suites which provide beautiful views of the Vegas Strip or their famous pool.
Food, food and food. Rush Tower has superb dining option including the new Chart House Aquarium Restaurant with new custom menu offering signature dishes. The spacious dining with beautiful interior designing can seat 200 people. In the middle of the action is a 75,000 gallon aquarium that is filled with colorful and exotic fish. Definitely a place to kick back and relax.
Pack your bag and head down to Vegas.
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This week is spring break for many high school and college students. A time when they are allow to stay up past midnight, hang out at the mall without getting a warning from the police officers or even have the freedom to travel aboard. If you do decided to travel anywhere, questions about etiquette will naturally rise, one which involved tipping. How will you know when to tips and how much?
As you interact with folks from service industry, you’ll get opportunities to practice tipping. Tipping is not required especially in some Asia countries, but please remember that these people that worked in the service industry depend on tips as a way to help with their income. In a rather bad economy, showing your appreciation for receiving great customer service is by far, appreciated.
Tipping customs in the USA
At the hotel
- Bell Desks: $1 – $2 for each bag
- Housekeeping: $2 – $5 per day. Leave the tip out each day and not at the end of your trip to ensure that the person cleaning your room receives the money.
- Valet: $2 – $5 (when retrieving your car)
Services
- Bars: $1 per drink or 15-20% of total bar bill
- Restaurant: 10-20% of the total bill, depending on service.
- Salon or Spa: 10-20% of the total bill
- Taxi: 10-15% of the fare
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Living and growing up in Hawaii has many advantages, one of them being able to enjoyed the benefits of different cultures especially those of Japan. In addition to the millions of annual visitors from the land of the rising sun, we also have quite a number of specialty Japanese supermarkets, video stores and restaurant that cater to our love of Japan.
One of things that I love as a child is Hello Kitty. This fictional character in the shape of a kitty is the product of a company named Sanrio and was first designed by Ikuko Shimizu. A female white Japanese bobtail cat with a red bow and no drawn mouth is the staple of cuteness. She currently lives in London, England with her parents and twin sister named, Mimmy. She was first introduced to the United States in 1976 and then expanded into a globally sensations with license arrangements worth more than $1 billion annually. Her images can be seen on TV, movies, dolls, stickers, greeting cards, clothes, accessories, school supplies, dishes and even home appliances. You can also visited the Hello Kitty Theme Park or even have a theme of Hello Kitty in your wedding. Yup! Everything from cake, to decorations and even the dress is inspired by the character. And why not go on a honeymoon to Taiwan where they have the Hello Kitty Hotel. A entire theme hotel based on the character. You arrived in a kitty van, escorted to your pink room that even has Hello Kitty bed sheet and pillows, walked into their Kitty’s garden and finally have a delicious cake shapes with the face of Hello Kitty.
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After a long day of snowboarding or cross-country skiing, why not retreated back to your hotel room for a cup of hot chocolate. Welcome to one of North America’s top year-round ski resorts — the Four Season in Whistler. With a name like that, one can definitely find high comfort, five star dining and the best customer service in town. For example, if you are not keen to walking 5 minutes to the slopes, the hotel’s complimentary ski valet will not only drop you off, but help you in and out of your skis. I heard they also provide insider tips to the best spot and snow conditions.
For those that do not like skiing, the hotel offer other services including the fitness center with a whole range of workout equipments or you can replenish your body in the steam room. You can also take a dive in their outdoor pool and play a round of golf. For the little one, there’s so many things to chose from. Depending on the seasons one can go bear watching, summer dog sledding, trapeze, horse-drawn sleigh rides or snow tubing.
www.fourseasons.com/whistler/
Romantic, luxurious and secluded are the adjectives that come to mind when I think of JW Marriott Ihilani Resort & Spa. Not only does it have an award-winning spa, world-class marina, a championship golf course, but it also has wonderful customer service. The welcoming spirit awaits as you enter into an inviting lobby with Aloha’s smiles and every attention to detail is never miss to a surprise birthday cake deliver to your door, to a private sauna for the lucky couple and to a delicious meal along the ocean front. Boy! Was I lucky. This truly felt like paradise!
During our stay we enjoyed many things such as:
- Walks along the most beautiful private beach coves
- Breathtaking ocean-front sunrise & sunset
- two large pools for swimming
- watching the sea-ray
- fine dining
Directions & Address:
From Honolulu International Airport, take H-1 freeway West to Waianae for about 17 miles and exit at Ko Olina, continue on the street and pass security gate, turn right on Olani Street.
JW Marriott Ihilani & Spa on the Island of Oahu — 92-1001 Olani St. Ko Olina, HI 96707
