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Hyatt Capital Gate, Abu Dhabi – Now Open
When your eyes first lay hold on the Hyatt Capital Gate in Abu Dhabi, your mind has a difficult time comprehending what you see. For ascending out of the ground is an architectural structure unlike anything you’ve ever seen. As so much of new the Abu Dhabi construction is designed to be, the Hyatt Capital Gate is as much a work of art as it is a luxury business hotel. It is a modern structure in every sense of the word with a stunning 18° lean that seems to defy gravity.
The hotel’s interior is equally stunning with modern décor, stylish elegant design, and the magnificent architecture. The hotel features 189 guest rooms and suites that could be considered nothing less than five-star. Guest accommodations occupy the 18th through 33rd floors, while the areas below accommodate the hotel’s restaurants, bars, meeting rooms, and ballrooms. Guest rooms and suites all come with 24-hour room service, high-speed Internet access, dedicated work area, comfortable seating and bedding, and floor-to-ceiling windows with spectacular views.
Hotels Come Together to Launch RoomKey.com
While the rise in third-party hotel reservation websites has been a boon to customers, the high fees they charge participating hotels has not always sat well within the industry. That reality has led six of the world’s leading hotel chains to join forces to open their own hotel booking website called RoomKey.com. The most significant difference between RoomKey and its third-party competitors is the fact that it will direct users to the individual websites of the 23,000 participating hotels, so that customers can make a direct booking with that facility.
The six participants include Choice Hotels International, Hilton Worldwide, Hyatt Hotels, IHG, Marriott International, and Wyndham Worldwide. All six companies own an equal share of the new company and will work together to further develop the site. They are also looking to add more hotel chains who might want to participate.
The new site is being made possible with technology acquired through an asset purchase from Hotelicopter. In addition to allowing customers direct bookings, the Hotelicopter platform provides an avenue for destination marketing that can help drive customers to member hotel websites while they search a specific locale. This added convenience is expected to boost web traffic and further the group’s marketing efforts.
Andaz 5th Avenue – Now Open in New York City
Now open at 5th Ave & 41st St is New York City’s newest hotel, Andaz 5th Avenue. The 184-room hotel is inspired by New York City. Your New York Experience starts as soon as you open the bronze-colored doors on 41st Street and are greeted by an Andaz host.
The New York loft-style guestrooms are meant to complement the hotel’s unique design elements reminiscent of pre-war New York apartments. The rooms have 12-foot floor-to-ceiling windows with views of 5th Avenue and the New York Public Library. Rooms include travertine marble bathrooms and porcelain footbaths. Most of the 36 suites offer private balconies or landscaped terraces. The Andaz XL Two-Bedroom Terrace Suite is 1,779 square feet and has a landscaped terrace with views of both the Hudson River and the East River.
Traveling on business? The hotel has complimentary wireless Internet! (There is nothing worse than staying in a beautiful luxury hotel to then find out how expensive and complicated it is to use the internet.) Another special and unique touch at the hotel is their complimentary mini bar with non-alcoholic beverages and snacks in each room.
