Boutique hotel directory

Boutique hotel directory
Miami's boutique hotels range from trendy 1920s South Beach Art Deco properties to the latest eye-boggling architectural creations. They've all been gathered into one directory, "Miami Boutique Hotels," which the Greater Miami Convention & amp; Visitors Bureau subtitles "A Collection of Desire."
The directory covers the location, pricing and amenities of 97 boutique properties. Visitors can peruse the collection in a bright orange-bound book or view them at www.miamiboutique hotels.com.
Beach goes 'Wi-Fi'
For more than a century, Britons have been fleeing to Brighton Beach for seaside holidays. Now they're packing their laptops.
The resort, 45 miles south of London, has become England's first "Wi-Fi" beach, meaning it's possible to log on to the Internet from your beach chair.
A report from London's Guardian newspaper recently tested the free wireless service, taking a handful of reporters, editors and photographers to the English Channel beach to produce an article outside the office.
Theater guide includesa ranking of shows
"Hank Williams: Lost Highway" is the off-Broadway show with the highest audience recommendation -- 96 percent -- in Zagat Survey's new guide for theater-goers.
The Zagat Survey New York City Theater Guide will be published three times each year.
The new survey is based on 8,625 avid theatergoers who see an average of 15.4 shows a year, rating and reviewing 56 productions on and off-Broadway. The book also includes a section of restaurant choices and night-life venues from other Zagat surveys. It includes maps showing leading restaurants, hotels, bars and clubs close by and parking facilities. It also offers seating charts for more than 30 theaters.
The book sells for $9.95 and is available at bookstores, by calling (888) 371-5440 or visiting www.zagat.com.
Hotel has yoga kits
No need to neglect your health when visiting the Pacific Palisades Hotel in Vancouver, Canada. The hotel lends yoga kits to guests at no charge. Each kit includes a yoga mat, block, and strap. Guests can follow their own routines or watch a basic yoga instructional video that plays continuously on room televisions.
The hotel also offers personal fitness training services such as Private Yoga and Pilates mat work sessions and Group Yoga and Pilates for conferences.
For more information, call (800) 663-1815.
Concierge facilityserves up Seattle
Seattle has striking scenery, a thriving culture scene, a spectacular Museum of Flight, the Pike Place Market and Puget Sound.
And now it also has a Citywide Concierge Center to steer you to all of this. The concierge facility, which was opened recently by Seattle's Convention and Visitors Bureau, also offers visitor information; service and booking for restaurants; lodging; tours; performing arts and sports events tickets; spa and salon visits; baby-sitting, and flower orders.
The futuristic center, in downtown Seattle, will be surrounded by a 40-foot, floor-to-ceiling Experience Seattle Wall. Its main purpose, however, is to provide visitor information.
For more information, call (206) 461-5888 or visit www.seeseattle.org.
Airplane seat charts
Before you book your next plane tickets, you can decide online where you want to sit, whether it's in the bulkhead where there's room to stretch your legs, near the exit or just in a quiet, comfortable spot where you can doze through a long flight.
Seat charts for all planes used by American, Continental, Delta, Northwest, United and USAirways are available at www.seatguru.com.