Downtown Los Angeles hotels cater to business travelers with a variety of packages.The upside of the downturned economy for the traveling executive is the assortment of discounted packages and services currently being offered by Downtown Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area. The sprawling, multi-centered megacity is such that its downtown core is often considered just another district like Hollywood or hotels. Whether it's a weekend of rest or an extended stay, the corporate on-the-go can find great values here. Los Angeles' Downtown hotels lower their weekend rates as much as 60%, making a couple days of relaxation both affordable and attractive. Most Downtown hotels offer weekend rates and services often combining parking, fitness facilities and dining. Here are a few tips for those after the best business values: The Biltmore The Biltmore's Club Floor and Executive Floor packages include a butler and concierge as well as customized housekeeping services. The concierge will check you in and out, the butler will deliver your baggage and unpack See pack. and press your clothes. Fresh cut flowers flowers cut from the stalk, as for making a bouquet. See also: Flower and turn down service are all included. Guests may also avail themselves of the personal computers and fax machines available for in-room use. Rooms are equipped with voice mail and data ports and all telephone access charges are waived. Checkers At Checkers the Weekend Getaway package includes complimentary French champagne upon arrival, valet parking valet parking n. Parking arrangements provided by a commercial establishment, such as a restaurant, whereby patrons leave their cars at the entrance and attendants park and retrieve them. Noun 1. , continental breakfast for two, morning newspapers, use of the rooftop pool and spa, tickets to the Museum of Contemporary Art and a walking tour of downtown by the LA Conservancy for just $159 any Friday, Saturday or Sunday night Sunday Night, later named Michelob Presents Night Music, was an NBC late-night television show which aired for two seasons between 1988 and 1990 as a showcase for jazz and eclectic musical artists. . Holiday Inn City Center The Meeting Manager's Package at The Holiday Inn City Center includes a morning break with fresh juices, pastries, coffee and tea as well as mid-morning coffee and tea service and an afternoon break with fresh fruit, cookies, or brownies, soft drinks and coffee or tea for just $12 per person. The package also features free room rental and a free podium and microphone with a 20-person minimum. Hotel InterContinental The complimentary courtesy car courtesy car n → vettura sostitutiva service at Hotel InterContinental chauffeurs executives to any business destination in the downtown area. Hotel InterContinental's Executive Business Center offers all the basic services basic services, n.pl frequently insurance companies split dental procedures into basic and major categories. Basic services usually consist of diagnostic, preventive, and routine restorative dental services. from office supplies Office supplies is the generic term that refers to all supplies regularly used in offices by businesses and other organizations, from private citizens to governments, who works with the collection, refinement, and output of information (colloquially referred to as "paper work"). to secretaries, digital pagers and cellular phones. Hyatt Regency At the Hyatt Regency, LA law recruits can take advantage of "The Recruiting" Package which provides deluxe corner rooms, a fruit basket, a continental breakfast, The Wall Street Journal, evening hors d'oeuvres, a free in-room movie and use of the fitness center for $125 per night. Gold Passport, Hyatt's premier frequent traveler's program, offers 20 exclusive services to the business traveler, including accommodations on a private Gold Passport floor, use of the Gold Passport Lounge, express check-in, late check-out, complimentary coffee each morning, a daily newspaper delivered to room, nightly turndown service, toll free reservations and points towards a vast array of awards. Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Hilton and Towers The Los Angeles Hilton's Business Saver Package offers all the convenience of home and office for $139 per night. The package includes upgraded accommodations in one of their luxurious junior suites, free local calls, 10 free pages of outbound, domestic faxes per stay, one free in-room movie per stay and free health club privileges. New Otani The New Otani is a chain of hotels, with headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. The main hotel in Tokyo opened in 1964, to coincide with the Tokyo Olympics of that year, and is known for the revolving restaurant atop the hotel, along with the New Otani Art Museum located on its sixth floor. Hotel & Garden The New Otani Hotel & Garden's offers both a Japanese Weekend Adventure Package that includes a superior room, sake for two through Room Service, continental breakfast for two (either room service or Azalea azalea (əzāl`yə) [Gr.,=dry], any species of the genus Rhododendron, North American and Asian shrubs of the family Ericaceae (heath family) that are distinguished by the usually deciduous leaves. restaurant), yukata Yukata (浴衣 service, complimentary self-park parking all for $89 per night, single or double occupancy, plus a 12.5% (current) tax. The New Otani Weekend Package includes a standard room, 10% discount in restaurant and shops, welcome cocktail in our lounge, complimentary self-parking all for $79 a night, single or double occupancy, plus the 12.5% tax. Sheraton Grande At the Sheraton Grande, the $89 rate includes complimentary breakfast with an upgrade to the Club Floor (space available) along with the hotel's signature Butler Service provided to each room at no extra charge. The Butler Service includes complimentary garment pressing, shoe shines, morning coffee or tea service, a choice of four daily newspapers and other services and amenities. Guests also have complimentary privileges at the Ketchum YMCA YMCA in full Young Men's Christian Association Nonsectarian, nonpolitical Christian lay movement that aims to develop high standards of Christian character among its members. facility. The Sheraton's heated outdoor pool is the only downtown hotel pool set in a tranquil garden setting. The Sheraton Grande also targets the legal community with its Trial Package providing attorneys, witness and administrators with office space, weekly or monthly parking, limousine service to and from the court house, special handling and storage of files, office equipment set-up and Butler Service starting at $125 per night which is negotiable based on length of stay. Westin Bonaventure Slated to open during the first of 1994, The Westin Bonaventure's "Tower Suite" will be the first all suite tower Downtown featuring two rooms, one and a half baths, a mini and wet bar, microwave, refrigerator, coffee/tea maker, a six-foot sleeper sofa, two televisions and daily continental breakfast and hors d'oeuvres service. Whether it's business or pleasure, now is the time to take advantage of premium hotel services at little or no charge. Spend a Saturday touring some of the new public space downtown. Shop in the classy Seventh Market Place, check the latest show at the Museum of Contemporary Art, see a first-run film at The Sheraton's crowd-free Laemmle Theatre or simply relax in one of Downtown's premier hotels. Joyce Johnson is president of Joyce Johnson Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most , a firm specializing in hotel industry. |
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