Tegucigalpa. (Best of Latin America).BEST TRAVEL AGENCY Explore Honduras/Turavia. Operating for more than 15 years, this agency can meet all business needs. It boasts its own fleet of vehicles, from small cars and SUVs to Mercedes Benz Mercedes Benz expensive automobile and status symbol. [Trademarks: Crowley Trade, 368] See : Luxury motor coaches. It is also the official agency for the Barcelo Group of Spain and has offices in both Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula San Pedro Sula (säm pā`thrō s  `lä), city (1997 est. pop. 417,000), capital of Cortés dept., NW Honduras. It is the second largest city in the country. , the second largest city in Honduras. Phone: 504-236-9003. www.explorehonduras.com BEST CAR RENTAL Avis. With economy cars, pickups (to transport cargo), vans or an SUV, Avis is the place for vehicles. Except for a drive into the country or crosscountry, however, it is far better to hail a taxi or rent a car with driver for business around town. Because of the terrain, streets are not laid out in grids and it is easy to get lost or stuck in a traffic jam. Avis has a counter in the Toncontin International Airport, phone: 504-223-9548, or offices at Edificio Palmira, phone: 504-232-0888. www.avis.com BEST BUSINESS HOTEL Camino Real Inter-Continental. This, one of Tegucigalpa's most modern hotels, opened in December 1999 less than five kilometers southeast of downtown in front of Multiplaza, the country's largest mall. The location makes it convenient for shopping, a fast lunch between meetings or an evening movie. And the hotel is close to the new business and financial center--and within walking distance of the residence of the president of Honduras This page lists presidents of Honduras. Many of the post 1900 Presidents represented one of the two dominant political parties, which are the Liberal Party of Honduras (PLH), and the National Party of Honduras (PNH). See also lists of incumbents. , just in case an invitation to dinner is in the mail. Sixty-six of its 157 rooms have high-speed Internet See broadband. connections; there are two Club floors with rooms and services designed for business travelers. The business center, meanwhile, offers bilingual secretarial services, PC hookup hookup, n in the Trager method of therapy, the practitioner enters into a meditative state along with the patient, which allows him or her to work more intuitively and to feel subtle changes in the patient's movement and tissue texture. , computers, printers and a meeting room for up to 10 persons. There is also a fully equipped fitness center, and for soccer lovers, in the late evening sometimes a few small boys can be caught in an impromptu soccer match in the street. The Scenario Bar has live music during the week, karaoke on Satur day night and sports dominate the giant TV screen on Sundays. A free shuttle runs between the hotel and the Toncontin International Airport. Rates start at US$170. Phone: 504-231-1300. www.ictegucigalpa.gruporeal.com BEST SHOPPING Valle de Angeles. More than 25 years ago Honduras established a craft school in the community of Valle de Angeles, 15 miles east of Tegucigalpa, where children could learn to work in silver, leather, metals, wood and ceramics. It was considered a privilege to attend the school and many students went on to open their own shops. Today it is a lovely colonial town of artisans with craft stores and markets among the narrow stone streets, flower gardens and pine trees. BEST RESTAURANT WITH A VIEW Restaurante La Cumbre La Cumbre (Spanish: "the peak") is the name of several places.
BEST BOUTIQUE HOTEL Boutique hotel is a term originating in North America to describe intimate, usually luxurious or quirky hotel environments. Boutique hotels differentiate themselves from larger chain/branded hotels and motels by providing personalized level accommodation and services / facilities. Hotel Portal del Angel. For a small, family-run hotel (just 14 rooms) this one has an amazing a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. list of business services. It has two meeting rooms, one accommodating up to 14 people and the other for up to 80, along with audiovisual equipment, lap top computers, fax, photocopying photocopying, process whereby written or printed matter is directly copied by photographic techniques. Generally, photocopying is practical when just a few copies of an original are needed. When many copies are required, printing processes are more economical. , secretarial services, desks in guest rooms and direct dial telephones. Honduran folk art folk art, the art works of a culturally homogeneous people produced by artists without formal training. The forms of such works are generally developed into a tradition that is either cut off from or tenuously connected to the contemporary cultural mainstream. sets the tone for the interior decor; the furniture is fine mahogany. Tropical plants surround the courtyard pool and it has one of the best restaurants in town, open to the public. Rates, which start at US$90, are a real deal. Phone: 504-239-6538; www.portaldelangel.com |
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