Month: March 2019

Meru Kenya Town Hotels, Accommodation And Lodges

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Located on the Eastern slopes of Mt Kenya, Meru has hotels that can be classified as town hotels and luxury lodges. In Meru National park accommodation is offered by luxury lodges, budget bandas and campsites. The town is catered for by town hotels in the categories of mid range and budget properties. Luxury lodges in the park like Leopard Rock, Elsa’s Kopje and offbeat will cost on average 800-1000 dollars per night on full board basis for double room, while mid range hotels in Meru town will cost on average Ksh 2500 per night.

Luxury properties in Meru include, Signature Hotel, Mwangaza White House Hotel and Gatimene Palm Springs. Located near Nakumatt, the Ornate signature Hotel has set up new standards for luxury hotels not only in Meru but the whole of Mt Kenya region. Neighboring Simba Wells Restaurant is the Mwangaza White House Hotel. From the hotel Balcony one enjoys Panoramic views of Nyambene Hills. The luxury Senator Suite at Mwangaza complete with a sauna machine and a treadmill goes for about Ksh 7000 per night. Single rooms will cost about Ksh 4000 per night for bed and Breakfast.

In a class of its own is the Gatimene Palm Springs. Located along the Meru Maua Road at Kaaga the hotel Luxury suites going for between Ksh 8000 to Ksh 10000 per night on BB. The hotels has a well tended garden where guests can relax and enjoy their meals. NOTE: Some of the hotel owners are very sensitive when it comes to photography. Do not ask me why.

Mid range properties in Meru town include, Meru Slopes Hotel (from KES 4000 per night), Nevada Palace Hotel, West Wind Hotel, County Hotel, The Blue towers, The white star, Hotel Royal prince, Safari Hotel, Hotel incredible and Hotel three steers. Budget properties in town are Brown rock, Ntugi lodge, Pig and Whistle, Hotel Milimani, Stansted hotel and Jaslee Guest House.

Slightly outside of town you will find, The Spa, Thiiri Centre, Camp David and
Rocky inn. Only Thiiri centre offers mid range accommodation.

Though budget in nature, Thiiri Centre is the only property in Meru with a swimming pool (Other swimming pools are to be found at Freds Academy and Meru Golf Club). Thiiri also has an expansive garden ideal for weddings and other outdoor meetings. It also has conference room, cyber cafe. Being a cultural centre at Thiiri is an ideal place to visit if you want to learn about culture. Music lessons are conducted daily.

The Nevada is among the new property in Meru Town. It is located at Makutano. It has well appointed rooms -Singles or Doubles going for between Ksh 1800 and Ksh 3500 for BB. The hotel also has conference facilities and secure parking.

Also new is the Meru West Wind Hotel. Located along the Meru Mau Road. It has exceptionally clean double single or twin rooms, private parking, conference facilities and secure parking. Conference is free to residing guests. Rooms go for about Ksh 2000-Ksh 4000 on BB

The Meru County.
Located in the town centre along Meru Nanyuki/Isiolo road opp district headquarters. Hotel has conference facilities, restaurant, bar, Nyama choma ranch. Room Rates on BB are Single Ksh 1500; Double Ksh 2500; Delux single Ksh 2000 ; Delux double Ksh 3000; Studio Suite Single Ksh 2500; Double Ksh 3500 ;Junior suite Single Ksh 3500; Double ksh 4000
Executive Suite Ksh 5000

Blue Towers hotel
Located at Makutano on Meru Mau Junction. Rooms with Tv, private bath with showers or bathtub. Suites have two bed rooms and writing table. Hotel has conference facilities, fitness centre, car park. No beer served.
Room Rates BB-Single Ksh 1500; Doubel ksh 2000; Delux Double occupancy 2300; Suite Double occupancy 2800

White Star hotel
Along Meru Mau Road. Hotel has conference facilities, conference room, restaurant. No beer served. Hotel rooms have private bath with showers, satellite tv. Room Rates BB-Single Ksh 1500; Doubel ksh 2000; Delux Double occupancy 2300

Three Steers Hotel
Located at Makutano. Hotel has conference facilities, restaurant, bar. Rooms are well appointed, individually built with private showers.
Room Rate BB (Approximately)-Single Ksh 1600, Double Ksh 2000

Inside Meru National park, one can get accommodation at the luxury game lodges of Leopard Rock, Elsa’s Kopje and Offbeat Camp. These will cost you USD 500 per night on full board double. Budget accommodation is provide by Kws bandas at Kina, Murera and bwatherongi. Bandas cost ksh 3500 and you need to organize your own meals. Murera bandas, located on the banks of Murera river have swimming pool and a campsite.

Useful Hotel Receptionist Interview Questions

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Hotel Receptionist is a person employed in a hotel whose main duty is to answer the telephone and receive visitors. He or she either meets in person or answer through phones and provides first impression of the hotel to the guests.

Hotel industry is rapidly developing and adapting to the requirements of our modern lifestyle. Given below are some common interview questions that come up again and again during interviews for the post of hotel receptionist.

1. What roles and responsibilities lie on the shoulders of a hotel receptionist?
A hotel receptionist has to perform numerous important duties. They are responsible for answering visitor inquiries about a hotel and its services, directing visitors to their destinations, sorting and handing out mail, answering incoming calls on multi-line telephones, filing, records keeping, keyboarding and performing a variety of other office tasks, such as faxing or emailing.

2. What occupation specific tasks that you have undertaken in your previous hotel?
The occupation specific tasks that I performed in my previous hotel include handling telephone inquiries, managing customer relations and providing exemplary services. I also welcomed guests, deal with room bookings, cancellations and handled general requests made by guests during their stay.

3. How do you manage and handle unhappy customers?
It is very significant for any hotel to satisfy their customer. Sadly unhappy customers are part and parcel of running a hotel. Well, I usually handle unsatisfied customers by listening them. The main thing a disgruntled customer wants is to be heard. So I let them speak first and thereafter I try to solve their problem.

4. Why do you wish to become a hotel receptionist?
It is the most general and commonly asked interview question. One has to tell reasons as to why he or she fits into this position. You have to tell how your studies, skills, experience and personal qualities will contribute to the work of the hotel. Think of all the positive traits in your personality that makes you suitable for the job.

5. Why did you left your last job?
Do not speak badly about your previous employer. You can chivalrously answer this question by saying that there was no growth scope in my previous hotel that is why I left it. I am looking for a company with long term growth opportunities.

It is very important to be prepared for an interview. During the course of an interview, you may be asked various questions. Just one bad answer can stand out and cost you the job. So prepare well before appearing for an interview.

Forget about hotels at Delhi Airport, Relax at Snooze

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Of all the transport modes available to the common man ,The airport seems to be the place which provides high end services to the travelers. T3 at Delhi’s IGI airport is now considered among top notch airport terminal in the world. Among the various facilities offered at the airport , It offers resting and relaxing place for its travelers in the form of lounges, resting bars and sleeping pods. The terminal has been redone and a lot of things are closed/under renovation, so the retiring rooms may not even be available at this point. I am not aware as to whether there are retiring rooms at the domestic terminal, you should check on this. Anyways fun things to do while stranded at the international terminal ,ways to enjoy your airport time whether you’re killing a couple of hours or making the most of a few minutes, there’s plenty to do at Terminal 3.

At Terminal 3 right at the departures they have lounges at delhi airport and sleeping pods. If you are tired of your journey or too weary to go outside the airport to find a hotel you can rent these sleeping pods at per hour basis. Such sleeping pods at Delhi international airport is blessing for weary travelers who are doing break journey or are stranded at the airport due to flight cancellation. The cabins are equipped with a bed to rest and sleep, working table for the laptop, WI-fi facility, electric plugs, a flat-screen television, a DVD player and cell phone charging sockets. These will be a boon for transit passengers. Five of these snooze pods are installed opposite gate no. 17 in Terminal 3. They are Open for 24-hours a day, these relaxing sleeping pods provide assorted services to travelers buying tickets for sojourning India.. Alternatively, business centers equipped with WI-Fi and other related amenities are ideal for executives buying tickets to exotic India. It is a stylish sanctuary of fine comforts that is sure to impress even the most discerning of flyer taking flight out of India. Spacious armchairs, wonderful settings and a fine spread of specialty dishes are some of the benefits that tempt those relaxing at the riveting refuge.

Airport officials are using the pods to help solidify Delhi Airport as a transit hub for other locations on the Asian continent, and with the airport already having a terrible record for long connection times this may be exactly what they need. Such portable sleeping pods are an economical option with sleek design, clean sleeping bed, integrated technology and efficient space, wifi at Delhi airport. Passengers can book the sleeping pods at the website which saves the precious time and tiresome process of booking a hotel before they leave for their next destination and all this is made available at a convenient price on an hourly basis. All the Pods are located after security check (Security Hold Area). Departing passengers are allowed entry to the security hold area 6 hours prior for International passengers, 24 hours for Transit passengers.

Miami Offers a Diverse Choice of Hotels

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Said to be the most enjoyable town in Florida, its quaint beauty can leave any person drunk. An try to breathe in the fantastic thing about the town in its totality will leave you gasping with excess. What makes the town what it is, can’t be anything apart from its folk. The culture here is mainly Hispanic and in some places the sole language spoken and accepted is Spanish. Bookings to most Miami Florida hostels can be done on the internet. On your holiday or business journey to Miami, you can experience the rare aggregate of the resort experience with the sophisticated town life. You can get your reservation done in a loft collection of a 7 star hotel or opt to live in a Jacuzzi suite by the beach in a smaller hotel. Several visitors and visitors to Miami, while sharing their private experiences of the trip say the hospitality services offered by most Miami hostels are a long way from adequate. The judgment regarding whether one should still visit Miami though is unanimous. The stunning landscapes and the beaches that appear to wave you to their warm relaxing waters and golden sands are far more than a reason enough to forget one or two unlucky situations that two people could have faced in the town. It is nevertheless, very judicious to conduct a survey of the advantages of the hotel you are making plans to stay in, before making your reservations. A considerable number of times you will finish up getting not one of the conveniences the pretty footage in the hotel’s online leaflet guaranteed to you. The golden rues that one must follow before going to any vacation location are true for Miami too. A punctiliously done reservation keeping all of your needs in mind will set you up for a grand and quaint vacation. Miami is the second-biggest town in the state of Florida. The town is sited in the south-eastern corner of the state, between the Everglades and the Atlantic Sea . Miami was incorporated as a town in July 1896 and is among the fastest growing urban centres of the U.S.

The quick population expansion is the results of the inter-state migration and the enormous in-flow, typically from Cuba and local South American States . As new York, Bigger Miami is perceived as a cultural “liquefying pot,” because of the powerful influence of varied immigrant communities. Miami is at the heart of the South American, the Carribbean Island states. It has gained plenty of significance as a global finance and cultural center. Miami now stands out as one of the most significant business centres in the South-eastern US. Miami, has a warm, wet and nearly warm climate. The town experiences a chill for a brief period, during the winter. Miami is thought of as a great traveller destination for visitors, without regard for the time of the year or season. Miami offers a varied selection of hostels catering to different ethnic groups. s.

Hostels are available starting from those offering the most exclusive services to the ones acceptable for the budgeted visitor. Almost all of the hostels publicize through their internet sites on the Net. Direction per Miami hostels is available at Miami Global airfield and Greyhound Bus Station . Travel guides have a section giving info on the diverse Miami hostels, their price lists and locations in the town.

See Goglia is an avid travler and writer

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See Goglia is an avid travler and writer.

Elegant Hotels In Barbados Announces Property Updates And Introduces Flying Fish Club At Crystal Cove

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Elegant Hotels in Barbados are happy to announce the upcoming opening of The Flying Fish Kids Club at Crystal Cove, where children can get a taste of the real Barbados and join in a range of especially created activities designed just for them. Following a recent upgrade to this facility, the kid’s club will be opening its doors to the little VIP’s just in time for the summer season.

This comes as great news for those planning family holidays in Barbados during this year’s long summer school break. The Flying Fish Kids Club welcomes children ages 3 – 11 years and the club will be open from 9am until 9pm giving parents the chance for rest and relaxation on the beach or a quiet dinner a deux. There are a wide range of indoor and outdoor activities on offer such as Bajan cooking and art classes in addition to more mainstream activities from beach cricket and table tennis to themed parties, karaoke and movie nights complete with popcorn!

Crystal Cove is the third of Elegant Hotels to roll out the Flying Fish Kids’ Club following the launch of the concept at Tamarind in 2010 and Turtle Beach last summer.

On another note, the Crystal Cove’s reception areas has now received a full revamp after considerable investment in updating its layout at the beginning of the year. The results include contemporary furniture and vibrant soft furnishings that make for a sleek, modern and airy entrance to the hotel. In addition the hotel has also focused on improving the check-in area and service with new desks and seating so guests are more comfortable after their flights.

This work follows an extensive refurbishment of all the guest bedrooms last year. Stay tuned for upcoming announcements regarding additional property upgrades and changes later in the year.

Elsewhere in Elegant Hotels’ collection of luxry Barbados resorts, they are happy to announce the new “Taste of Tamarind” full board and beverage meal plan that they are offering exclusively at the Tamarind resort over the summer for USD $110 per adult and $55 per child per day. The meal plan promises to make dining at the resort an affordable and pleasurable experience for all family members and will include breakfast, lunch and dinner and non-alcoholic beverages.

Guests enjoying Barbados holidays at the Tamarind hotel will also be able to enjoy all our fabulous theme nights such as Surf & Turf, Steak Night, Bajan Fish Grill and our Caribbean Fiesta. Sip their delicious non-alcoholic cocktails including our famous fruit punch or the tropical Equinox, a fresh mango puree mixed with coconut cream and pineapple juice – at no extra charge!

And, on a last note, now guests can enjoy a new spa activity every day of the week at Tamarind Spa. Each day there is a new and unique activity to enjoy as a group or individually. Thursday is officially “Ladies Day” at The Spa where women can enjoy an afternoon of pure indulgence. There’s even a massage workshop every Friday for guests to discover the base moves of effective massage techniques from the resort’s experts.