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Ladies and gentlemen
You are listening to the sounds of Swiss beats
We got Cassidy in here, Kels, we in our throwbacks
This is for the ladies, we got room keys
Girl you wanna come to my hotel
Baby, I will leave you my room key
I'm feelin' the way you carry yourself girl
And I wanna get with you 'cuz you's a cutie
So if you wanna come to my hotel
All you gotta do is holler at me
'Cuz we're having an after party
Checkin' out 6 in the mornin'
6 in the mornin', 6 in the mornin'
6 in the mornin', 6 in the mornin'
Checkin' out 6 in the mornin'
6 in the mornin'
I'm staying in the hotel
Not the motel or the Holiday Inn
If that girl don't participate
Well, then I'ma take her friend
Well if, mami is with it then
Mami can give it then
Mami a rider
I'ma slide up beside her
I got a suite, you can creep on through
I know you tryin' to get your freak on too
I'll do it all for that
(Lady)
Yeah, I ball for that
(Lady)
Hit the mall for that
(Lady)
Keep it fly for them
(Ladies)
Keep my eye on them
(Ladies)
Hot tub for them
(Ladies)
Pop bub' for them
(Ladies)
I got love for ma
(Ladies)
Yeah
Girl you wanna come to my hotel
Baby I will leave you my room key
I'm feelin' the way you carry yourself girl
And I wanna get with you 'cuz you's a cutie
So if you wanna come to my hotel
All you gotta do is holler at me
'Cuz we're having an after party
Checkin' out 6 in the mornin'
We're the new Cartel
R.Kel with the kid Cassidy
Girl if you man start actin' up
Ask for him or ask for me
'Cuz see, we could go get it crackin'
But you know what'll happen
We be under the covers
Makin' love to each other
I got a double bed, one's to sleep on
Other one's to get my freak on
(Ladies)
It's all for them
(Ladies)
Yeah, I ball for that
(Ladies)
Hit the mall for that
(Ladies)
Keep it fly for them
(Ladies)
Keep my eye on them
(Ladies)
Hot tub for them
(Ladies)
Pop bub' for them
(Ladies)
I got love for ma, yeah
Girl you wanna come to my hotel
Baby I will leave you my room key
I'm feelin' the way you carry yourself girl
And I wanna get with you 'cuz you's a cutie
So if you wanna come to my hotel
All you gotta do is holler at me
'Cuz we're having an after party
Checkin' out 6 in the mornin'
We goin' Chi-town steppin' out
To the club lettin' out and we goin' sex it out
'Til we all checkin' out, I got my chicks
I'ma bring to the tele
We 'bout to do the damn thing, sing to 'em Kelly
It's alright
(It's alright)
If you wanna come with me
And fulfill your fantasy
Baby, in my hotel suite
And it's okay, if you wanna party night 'til day
I will do anything you say
Just come to my hotel
Girl you wanna come to my hotel
Baby, I will leave you my room key
I'm feelin' the way you carry yourself girl
And I wanna get with you 'cuz you's a cutie
So if you wanna come to my hotel
All you gotta do is holler at me
'Cuz we're having an after party
Checkin' out 6 in the mornin'
You've just heard, a classic
Featuring the one and only, Kels, Cassidy
Swiss beats the monster
(Yes I am)
Full service the label, Rock***the family
Ruff Ryders the family
This one's for the ladies y'all
Met 'em in a Hotel
Met 'em in a Hotel
Beneath ground
Tell me that he's missing
Tell me this is one for
Lollipop Gestapo
You were wild
Where are you now
You were wild
Where are you now
I have to learn to let you crash down
I have to learn to let you crash down
I have to learn to let you crash
Met 'em in a Hotel
Met 'em in a Hotel
You say he's the biggest thing
There'll be this year
I guess that what I"m seeking
I guess that what I'm seeking Isn't here
Met him in a Hotel
Met him in a guess world
Guessesd anyone but you
You were wild
Where are you now
You were wild
Where are you now
Give me more
give me more
Give me more
I have to learn to let you crash down
I have to learn to let you crash down
I have to learn to let you crash
Where are the velvets
Where are the velvets
Where are the velvets
When you're coming down
You were wild
Where are you now
You were wild
Where are you now
King Solomon's Mines
Exit 75
I'm still alive
I'm still alive
Ay shawty
(Whussup playa?)
Ay, you 'memba dat broad we met back on da road last year, bout '99?
(Da one up in NYC?)
Nah, nah, not the one from New York, I 'memba her too doe
I'm talkin bout the one from L.A.
lil bad bitch I met in da mall wit da big azz
(Oh, oh, dat bitch)
Here wha she said
(Whussup?)
I'll meet you at the hotel, we can fuck all night
Do me how you want to, I won't tell nobody
(Shit, let'z do it... where u at?)
I said, meet me at the hotel, we can fuck all night
Do me how you want to, I won't tell nobody
(Shit baby, keep yo mouth shut we can do it, sho nuff)
One day in L.A., I'm at the mall
Pickin me up a coupla pairs of silk drawls
And I ran into this fine azz well built broad
She was in hard from a long way
So I'm finna go on swing shawty way
Just like da song say, cuz I don't play
Miss lady built like a amazon
A 5'9", light brown, wit some sandals on
Da kinda azz dat make you wanna grab a handle on
And fuck her all day in da hallway with the candlez on
So I wave, and I speak and conversation coo
She asked my name, where I'm from and why I talk the way I do?
I said "Cuz I ain't from round hea, I'm from Atlanta shawty, but anywayz
We can still get togetha, cuz I'm gon be hea fo a coupla dayz"
And then she say, she never been ta Georgia, she was dyin ta visit
Well, I'm in room 312, at the Sofatel, I'm sho that they listed
She got the digits, say she like me, and that we can be friends
If I ain't welcome shawty, don't invite me, ain't no need ta pretend
I'm wanna lick on ya neck, kiss ya earz, and make yo knee bend
Put ya azz in positionz you never thought you'd be in
Now, I'm tellin you shawty, fuckin wit me, like divin of deep end
Have you sneekin, creepin in Georgia, freak on the weekend
This time, it was me n KP, in NYC
On some Quevo and Hennessy, and 2 sweets with two freaks
Some of da baddest thangz in Times Square wit some long hairz, cute feet
One of'em say she wanna drive me to Coney Island so she can show me the new beach
Couldn't nobody ride wit me doe, cuz da car only had 2 seatz
Lil' cute freak, in da Z3, remind me of one of my hoez in da GC
Told me her name was Sharell but all of her friendz call her Cici
Say she up hea goin ta NYU, but originally she frum DC
Say she'd love ta freak me, reminisce while listenin to mah CD
Lay me out on the beach feed me strawberriez n kiwi
Shawty say she like wha she see, can't wait ta get down hea n see me
Round Freaknik, say soon az you hit da city all you gotta do iz beep me
And let me know whut itz finna be, the Four Seasons or the Embassy
Get a voice mail round 10 ta 3, and then wha she said ta me...
Tell'em how you did the broad shawty
(I fucked the bitch... and forgot the bitch)
I'm havin fun... gettin pussy on the run
Bitches comin to mah room, tryna make me cum
In *Cleveland* last weekend, O-High Hoe, whuz really goin on?
She said "Stick it down my throat"
A lotta yall married... to mah ex trampz
She shouldn't worry, I sent the bitch to sex camp
Taught her how to fuck, she made you fall in love
I fucked her real tough, now you can't get enough
Knockin on mah door fo yo hoe, das no game pimp
I fucked all them bitchez DMX was namin
Fuckin hoez from Milly, bitchez out in Philly
Puerto Rican, Dominican, New York pussy, ya feel me
I been nationwide since '88
So don't clown when I'm around, keep yo lady straight
Cuz I'ma... beat her pussy down in the worst way
You waited six months, and I fucked her on the first date, at the Hotel
Meet me at the hotel, we can fuck all night
(Hoe, don't tell nobody... BIATCH!!!)
Do me how you want to, I won't tell nobody
(That'z right... we runnin' up in deze hoez...
Trackstarz baby, real playaz, ballin in da ATL)
I said, meet me at the hotel, we can fuck all night
Do me how you want to, I won't tell nobody
(You betta ask yo bitch about us
Take the game from Timbucktoo to the Kalimazoo
You know how a playa do...
... and one mo thang baby...
On de uber side ob de island
Dere's a sky so clear and blue
Can see, cross water, to de mainland
New life for me and you
Let's buy a hotel
Let's get a yacht
We'll get a golden island
In the sun made of coconut
Let's buy an old car
We'll crash in a hut
We'll feed the food to the Ford
And we'll live off the coconut
Well there's a big black mama
In a tree
She's gonna cook us
She's gonna call up the rest of the tribe
And it looks like the ghost of Tarzan lied
He went over to the other side
And he rang like a bell
From tree to tree
They never ever let you go
They never ever let you go
We get American menus
With all American men
We're getting sick of things American
We ate our way through half the Pentagon
We had our share of big palookas
Yankee go home
Yankee go ho ho home
They never ever let you go
They never ever let you go
Yankee go home
Yankee go ho ho home
Let's buy a hotel
Let's get a yacht
We'll get a golden island
In the sun made of coconut
Let's buy an old car
We'll crash in a hut
We'll feed the food to the Ford
And we'll live off the coconut
Well there's a big black mama in a tree
She's gonna cook us
She's gonna call up the rest of the tribe
And it looks like the ghost of Tarzan lied
He went over to the other side
And he rang like a bell
From tree to tree
Tree to tree, tree to tree
They never ever let you go
They never ever let you go
From the dive down to the wet
Usually I fall, tell myself
It doesn't matter anyway
That this is just another day
I don't speak the truth too much
Hear the roars and the hush
And the cold chill of time
And I'm happy murderin' my mind
Oh, I remember your voice
Turnin' around and around
And around in my head
Now it's just like you said
Everything inside is dead
From the pillar to the post
I kill what I can miss the most
Of the blame when you get in touch
Another town, another torch
Thought I saw you in a dream
Fill the hours in between
When I call myself alone
Then I disappear below
I remember your face
But it's been a long
Been a long, been a long, long day
What I did along the way
Ladies and gentlemen, you are listening to the sounds of swiss beats.
We got cassidy in here. Kels! We in our throwbacks.
This is for the ladies, we got room keys.
Girl you wanna come to my hotel, baby I will leave you my room key.
I'm feelin' the way you carry yourself girl.
And I wanna get with you 'cuz you's a cutie.
So if you wanna come to my hotel, all you gotta do is holler at me.
'Cuz we're having an after party, checkin' out 6 in the mornin',
6 in the mornin', 6 in the mornin', 6 in the mornin', 6 in the mornin'
checkin' out 6 in the mornin', 6 in the mornin'
I'm staying in the hotel, not the motel or the holi-day inn.
If that girl don't participate, well then I'ma take her friend.
Well if, mami is with it then, mami can give it then, mami a rider, I'ma, slide up beside her.
I got a suite, you can creep on through, I know you tryin' to get your freak on too,
I'll do it all for that (lady), yeah I ball for that (lady), hit the mall for that (lady),
keep it fly for them (ladies), keep my eye on them (ladies), hot tub for them (ladies),
pop bub' for them (ladies), I got love for ma (ladies), yeeah!
Girl you wanna come to my hotel, baby I will leave you my room key.
I'm feelin' the way you carry yourself girl.
And I wanna get with you 'cuz you's a cutie.
So if you wanna come to my hotel, all you gotta do is holler at me.
'Cuz we're having an after party, checkin' out 6 in the mornin'
We're the new Car-tel, R.Kel with the kid Cass-idy.
Girl if you man start actin' up, ask for him or ask for me.
'Cuz see, we could go get it crackin, but you know what'll happen,
we be under the covers, makin' love to each other.
I got a double bed, one's to sleep on, other one's to get my freak on, (ladies) it's all for them (ladies).
Yeah I ball for that (ladies), hit the mall for that, (ladies) keep
it fly for them, (ladies) keep my eye on them, (ladies) hot tub for them,
(ladies) pop bub' for them, (ladies) I got love for ma, yeeeah!
Girl you wanna come to my hotel, baby I will leave you my room key.
I'm feelin' the way you carry yourself girl.
And I wanna get with you 'cuz you's a cutie.
So if you wanna come to my hotel, all you gotta do is holler at me.
'Cuz we're having an after party, checkin' out 6 in the mornin'
We goin' Chi-town steppin' out, to the club lettin' out, and we goin' sex it out,
'til we all checkin' out. I got my chicks
I'ma bring to the tele, we 'bout to do the damn thing, sing to 'em Kelly.
It's alright(it's alright) If you wanna come with me, and fulfill your fantasy, baby in my hotel suite.
And it's ok, if you wanna party night 'til day, I will do anything you say.
Just come to my hotel.
Girl you wanna come to my hotel, baby I will leave you my room key.
I'm feelin' the way you carry yourself girl.
And I wanna get with you 'cuz you's a cutie.
So if you wanna come to my hotel, all you gotta do is holler at me.
'Cuz we're having an after party, checkin' out 6 in the mornin'
You've just heard, a classic, featuring the one and only, Kels, Cassidy, Swiss beats the monster (yes i am)
Full service the label, Rock***the family, Ruff ryders the family.
This one's for the ladies y'all. The baby, believe it! Get your hands up!
[Chorus:]
Met shorty gave her the key to the hotel (here) I'm headin downtown you can meet at the twelve (leh go) bring yo whole team cause all ya'll was fine as hell now they drunk as fuck screamin yea yea yeeeeaaaaa traveeyyyyyyyy yeaaaaaaaaa traveyyyyyyy yeaaaaaaaaa traveeeeyyy yeeeeaaaaa traveeyyyyyyyy
[Verse 1: Strap]
I know this lil freak (freak) in east atlanta (lanta) say her name anna (anna) she can swallow a banana (nana) I got kicked out dha twelve (why?) now I'm at the double tree I got a lot of hoes (but wat?) but you should come and fuck with me (come on) got her singin like alicia (laaaa) while she eatin kiesha (ewww) all my hoes nasty like gum up under the bleachers I brought one two three four five six SEVEN hoes quez got two lee got two now we got elven hoes we send dem in we send dem out we don't love em hear me out say she want a relationship dats the kind of shit dat trip me out (haha) travey travey say it LOUDER travey travey say it PROUDER travey travey travey traveyyyyyy everywhere they talkin bout
[Chorus:]
Met shorty gave her the key to the hotel (here) I'm headin downtown you can meet at the twelve (lehh go) bring yo whole team cause all ya'll was fine as hell now they drunk as fuck screamin yea yea yeeeeaaaaa traveeyyyyyyyy yeaaaaaaaaa traveyyyyyyy yeaaaaaaaaa traveeeeyyy yeeeeaaaaa traveeyyyyyyyy
[Verse 2: Ali]
Umm! why yo girlfriend is so into me I juss want to fuck her but she tryin to be some friend to me "ali are you at the hotel"? BITCH I'm fin to be your a groupie your not a person wat you pretend to be suck suck suck if you bite then it's a penalty assassinate the pussy john f. kennedy and after I do that you know I pass her to my mini mi and then she hit me with that question are you gone remember me? NOOOOOOOOOO so keep it movin shawty fine as hell I mean shawty knew how to do me and shawty head was great I mean she suck me like she knew me but no I will not remember cause shawty juss a groupieee
[Chorus:]
Met shorty gave her the key to the hotel (here) I'm headin downtown you can meet at the twelve (lehh go) bring yo whole team cause all ya'll was fine as hell now they drunk as fuck screamin yea yea yeeeeaaaaa traveeyyyyyyyy yeaaaaaaaaa traveyyyyyyy yeaaaaaaaaa traveeeeyyy yeeeeaaaaa traveeyyyyyyyy
[Verse 3: Quez]
I met a girl named kimberly she sweet as a tahitian treat gotta hotel room over on west peachstreet street I really wanna fuck her but this girl she keep on teasin me here my hotel key babygirl it's three with me lil strap and lil ali with me can't forget zone 3 with me man I think she like me cuss she say she wanna be with me and den I said I like too dese bitches be believing me but kimberly she got a man but she juss wanna sleep with me OKAY now got her runnin and we fuckin at the double tree said she had enough but she wish dat it was double me shorty kind of old so I guess she was like double three it don't really matta cuss she really wanna fuck with me let's qoo
[Chorus:]
Been sleeping in hotel rooms
Been finding vacancies
Tearing through the front door
Looking for a new place again
Hotel is home for no one to stay
The sheets pressed and folded
The room calm and black
Window is a blind shade
So, let me tell you about the way
I woke up without you Sunday morning
Let me tell you I'm here to stay
Despite my mindful efforts of leaving
So, let me tell that tale
Inside of that hotel
Still I was sitting in the corner
Trying to figure out if it went well
I exhale
So, now I get up and on my way
When I woke up beside you Monday morning
Well I guess that's the price you pay
When you wonder what happens if I stay
So, let me tell that tale
Inside of that hotel
Still I was sitting in the corner
Trying to figure out if it went well
I stepped outside
And I found a new day
I almost cried
But that's gone with yesterday
However life goes by
Would you give me the words to say
Even if I lied
Would you love me anyway?
Would you love me anyway?
So, let me tell that tale
Inside of that hotel
Still I was sitting in the corner
Check it
Disappear like I come in your world
Five is a number that I dream about
It looks like it could've been time
But that is a word that I dream about
Don't forget to follow your way down
Oh, I think you'd like your life when you came down
Oh, I love the lights that don't turn you to face it
Oh, you can marry my mom but you can't get the feel
Disappear like a corner in the wall
Five is a number that I dream about
Sleep looks like a mescaline sun
But calm is a word that I dream about
Don't forget to follow your way down
Oh, I think you'd like your life when you came down
Oh, I love the lights that don't turn you to face it
Oh, you can marry my mom but, but you can't get the feel
On time
(On time)
On time
(On time)
(Kosta Bobby Boyd/ Dean Mealer)
You're so good lookin' it ought to be against the law
You got that look in your eyes
Could make a man stumble and fall
You got my attention 'cause honey you got it all
And if you wanna do something about it just lead me on
Don't threaten me with a good time
I'm feelin' good and you're lookin' so fine
I'll take a chance honey I don't mind
Don't threaten me with a good time
Come on baby
Go ahead and break my heart
I got a little piece left so go ahead and take your best shot
Let's get started lay it all on the line
And before the night is over girl you are goin' to be mine
Don't threaten me with a good time
I'm feelin' good and you're lookin' so fine
I'll take a chance honey I don't mind
Don't threaten me with a good time
Your locomotion could stop a train
The way you move could drive a man insane
I heard every word that's on your mind
Que rapido pasa el tiempo
En mi habitacion de hotel
Tus ropas caen despacio
Yo solo me dedico a ver
Despacio van mis manos oh
A tu alrrededor
Y yo sigo observando
Un desnudo bajo el sol
Buscando estan tus labios
Una luna junto al mar
Y yo sigo observando
Staring at the starry night
Sitting in my hotel
While the girl of my dreams
Is happy with someone else
Staring at the starry night
Sitting in my hotel
While the girl of my dreams
Is happy with someone else
Said there’s no one
That can do it like you do it
Yeaa you really put me through it
Kay, I lost one
But I’ll be searching here forever
Because I’m good when we’re together
Yeah I’m so spun
You’re the baddest girl I found
Every city, every town
And I’m so gone
With a bottle on the desk thinkin’
Should I send this text
Staring at the starry night
Sitting in my hotel
While the girl of my dreams
Is happy with someone else
Staring at the starry night
Sitting in my hotel
While the girl of my dreams
Is happy
In the long run
Everything just looks the same
It’s a pain I can’t explain
Girl I’m so wrong
Fuck the money and the fame
Because that shit don’t mean a thing
If I go on
Empty roads and scattered shows
Shattered dreams and different hoes
I’ll be so gone
With a bottle on the desk I’ll be so gone
Staring at the starry night
Sitting in my hotel
While the girl of my dreams
Is happy with someone else
Staring at the starry night
Sitting in my hotel
While the girl of my dreams
Is happy
She’s happy
Don’t I want her to be happy
Don’t I need her to be happy
Oh, she’s happy
Oh, happy — without me
Don’t I want her to be happy — without me
Don’t I need her to be happy — without me
Oh she’s happy — without me
She’s happy
Without me
This is the sound of the room at the hotel
So many secrets you keep and you don't tell
Jesus and Mary will cry with an angel
There's not a place in between heaven and hell
Listen to me now
All the things I've done
A hotel is an establishment that provides lodging paid on a short-term basis. The provision of basic accommodation, in times past, consisting only of a room with a bed, a cupboard, a small table and a washstand has largely been replaced by rooms with modern facilities, including en-suite bathrooms and air conditioning or climate control. Additional common features found in hotel rooms are a telephone, an alarm clock, a television, a safe, a mini-bar with snack foods and drinks, and facilities for making tea and coffee. Luxury features include bathrobes and slippers, a pillow menu, twin-sink vanities, and jacuzzi bathtubs. Larger hotels may provide additional guest facilities such as a swimming pool, fitness center, business center, childcare, conference facilities and social function services
Hotel rooms are usually numbered (or named in some smaller hotels and B&Bs) to allow guests to identify their room. Some hotels offer meals as part of a room and board arrangement. In the United Kingdom, a hotel is required by law to serve food and drinks to all guests within certain stated hours. In Japan, capsule hotels provide a minimized amount of room space and shared facilities.
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The word hotel is derived from the French hôtel (coming from hôte meaning host), which referred to a French version of a townhouse or any other building seeing frequent visitors, rather than a place offering accommodation. In contemporary French usage, hôtel now has the same meaning as the English term, and hôtel particulier is used for the old meaning. The French spelling, with the circumflex, was also used in English, but is now rare. The circumflex replaces the 's' found in the earlier hostel spelling, which over time took on a new, but closely related meaning. Grammatically, hotels usually take the definite article – hence "The Astoria Hotel" or simply "The Astoria."
Hotel operations vary in size, function, and cost. Most hotels and major hospitality companies that operate hotels have set widely accepted industry standards to classify hotel types. General categories include the following;
Hotel management is a significant career. Larger hotels may operate with an extensive management structure consisting of a General Manager which serves as the head executive, department heads that oversee various departments, middle managers, administrative staff, and line-level supervisors. Degree programs such as hospitality management studies, a business degree, and/or certification programs prepare hotel managers for industry practice.
Boutique hotels are typically hotels with a unique environment or intimate setting. Some hotels have gained their renown through tradition, by hosting significant events or persons, such as Schloss Cecilienhof in Potsdam, Germany, which derives its fame from the Potsdam Conference of the World War II allies Winston Churchill, Harry Truman and Joseph Stalin in 1945. The Taj Mahal Palace & Tower in Mumbai is one of India's most famous and historic hotels because of its association with the Indian independence movement. Some establishments have given name to a particular meal or beverage, as is the case with the Waldorf Astoria in New York City, United States where the Waldorf Salad was first created or the Hotel Sacher in Vienna, Austria, home of the Sachertorte. Others have achieved fame by association with dishes or cocktails created on their premises, such as the Hotel de Paris where the crêpe Suzette was invented or the Raffles Hotel in Singapore, where the Singapore Sling cocktail was devised.
A number of hotels have entered the public consciousness through popular culture, such as the Ritz Hotel in London, through its association with Irving Berlin's song, 'Puttin' on the Ritz'. The Algonquin Hotel in New York City is famed as the meeting place of the literary group, the Algonquin Round Table, and Hotel Chelsea, also in New York City, has been the subject of a number of songs and the scene of the stabbing of Nancy Spungen (allegedly by her boyfriend Sid Vicious).
Some hotels are built specifically to create a captive trade, example at casinos and holiday resorts. Though of course hotels have always been built in popular destinations, the defining characteristic of a resort hotel is that it exists purely to serve another attraction, the two having the same owners.
On the Las Vegas Strip there is a tradition of one-upmanship with luxurious and extravagant hotels in a concentrated area known. This trend now has extended to other resorts worldwide, but the concentration in Las Vegas is still the world's highest: nineteen of the world's twenty-five largest hotels by room count are on the Strip, with a total of over 67,000 rooms.[1]
In Europe Center Parcs might be considered a chain of resort hotels, since the sites are largely man-made (though set in natural surroundings such as country parks) with captive trade, whereas holiday camps such as Butlins and Pontin's are probably not considered as resort hotels, since they are set at traditional holiday destinations which existed before the camps.
Some hotels are built with living trees as structural elements, for example the Treehotel near Piteå, Sweden, the Costa Rica Tree House in the Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica; the Treetops Hotel in Aberdare National Park, Kenya; the Ariau Towers near Manaus, Brazil, on the Rio Negro in the Amazon; and Bayram's Tree Houses in Olympos, Turkey.
In Nax Mont-Noble, a little ski resort situated on 1300 metres in the Swiss Alps, construction for the Maya Guesthouse started in October 2011. It will be the first hotel in Europe built entirely with straw bales. Due to the insulation values of the walls it will need no heating[2]
The Null Stern Hotel in Teufen, Appenzellerland, Switzerland and the Concrete Mushrooms in Albania[3] are former nuclear bunkers transformed into hotels.
The Cuevas Pedro Antonio de Alarcón (named after the author) in Guadix, Spain, as well as several hotels in Cappadocia, Turkey, are notable for being built into natural cave formations, some with rooms underground. The Desert Cave Hotel in Coober Pedy, South Australia is built into the remains of an opal mine.
Capsule hotels are a type of economical hotel that are found in Japan, where people sleep in stacks of rectangular containers.
The Ice Hotel in Jukkasjärvi, Sweden, and the Hotel de Glace in Duschenay, Canada, melt every spring and are rebuilt each winter; the Mammut Snow Hotel in Finland is located within the walls of the Kemi snow castle; and the Lainio Snow Hotel is part of a snow village near Ylläs, Finland.
Garden hotels, famous for their gardens before they became hotels, include Gravetye Manor, the home of garden designer William Robinson, and Cliveden, designed by Charles Barry with a rose garden by Geoffrey Jellicoe.
Some hotels have accommodation underwater, such as Utter Inn in Lake Mälaren, Sweden. Hydropolis, project cancelled 2004 in Dubai, would have had suites on the bottom of the Persian Gulf, and Jules' Undersea Lodge in Key Largo, Florida requires scuba diving to access its rooms.
Frequently, expanding railway companies built grand hotels at their termini, such as the Midland Hotel, Manchester next to the former Manchester Central Station and in London the ones above St Pancras railway station and Charing Cross railway station also in London is the Chiltern Court Hotel above Baker Street tube station and Canada's grand railway hotels. They are or were mostly, but not exclusively, used by those travelling by rail.
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A motel (motor hotel) is a hotel which is for a short stay, usually for a night, for motorists on long journeys. It has direct access from the room to the vehicle (for example a central parking lot around which the buildings are set), and is built conveniently close to major roads and intersections.
In 2006, Guinness World Records listed the First World Hotel in Genting Highlands, Malaysia, as the world's largest hotel with a total of 6,118 rooms.[4] The Izmailovo Hotel in Moscow has the most rooms, with 7,500, followed by the Venetian Palazzo Complex in Las Vegas (7,117 rooms) and MGM Grand Las Vegas (6,852 rooms).
see also List of largest hotels in the world
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the oldest hotel in operation is the Hoshi Ryokan, in the Awazu Onsen area of Komatsu, Japan, which opened in the year 718.[5]
The Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong is claimed to be the world's highest hotel.[6] It is located in the top floors of Hong Kong's tallest building, the 488 meter tall International Commerce Centre.
Some hotels sell individual rooms to investors. Timeshare is an example of this kind of investment. The buyer is allowed to stay in the room without charge or at a reduced rate for a given number of days each year. The investor is paid a share of the takings for the room. Rooms can be sold on a leasehold basis, sometimes on a 999-year lease. Room owners are free to sell at any time.[7]
A number of public figures have notably chosen to take up semi-permanent or permanent residence in hotels.
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Member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 14th district |
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Preceded by | Harry Osterman (D) |
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Political party | Democratic |
Domestic partner | Kelley Quinn |
Residence | Chicago, Illinois |
Religion | Jewish |
Website | Citizens for Kelly Cassidy @RepKellyCassidy - Twitter Kelly Cassidy - Facebook |
Kelly Cassidy is an American politician from Chicago. She is a Democrat and a member of the Illinois House of Representatives. She was selected to represent the 14th district, on Chicago's North Side, in April 2011 following incumbent Harry Osterman's election to the Chicago City Council. She took office on May 16, 2011.[1]
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Cassidy went to Manatee High School in Bradenton, Florida. From 1991 to 1993, she worked as the legislative director for the Chicago chapter of the National Organization for Women. From 1993 to 1997, she worked for state senate president John Cullerton, running his district office.[2] In 1997, Cassidy joined the Cook County state's attorney's office, initially as a legislative liaison. In 2001, she became the director of programs and development for the state's attorney's office, a post she held until her appointment to the legislature in 2011.
Following state representative Harry Osterman's election as 48th ward alderman in February 2011, Cassidy was one of 23 candidates to seek appointment as his successor in the state house. The 14th district, which Osterman was vacating and Cassidy now represents, includes the neighborhoods of Edgewater, Andersonville, and Rogers Park.
Per Illinois law, the vacancy was filled by Democratic committeemen from the wards making up the district, their votes weighted to reflect the share of the district falling in each ward. Because more than half of the 14th district's voters live in Chicago's 48th ward, that ward's committeeman – former state senator Carol Ronen – cast more than half of the votes.[3] On April 17, the committeemen unanimously selected Cassidy to fill the vacancy.
In the 2012 Democratic primary, Cassidy was challenged by Paula Basta, a lesbian and longtime North Side activist. On March 20, 2012, Cassidy won the Democratic primary with 6,040 votes (62.4% of the vote) to Basta's 3,636 votes (37.6%).[4]
Cassidy is openly lesbian; her partner is Kelley Quinn.[5][6] She lives with her three sons in Andersonville. She is one of three openly LGBT members of the Illinois General Assembly, alongside Reps. Greg Harris and Deb Mell, both Chicago Democrats.
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Del Rey at a promotional event in Seattle |
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Birth name | Elizabeth Woolridge Grant |
Also known as | Lizzy Grant Lana Rey Del Mar May Jailer |
Born | [1] New York City, New York, United States |
June 21, 1986
Origin | Lake Placid, New York, United States |
Genres | Indie pop,[2] adult alternative,[2] chamber pop,[3] sadcore[4] |
Occupations | Singer-songwriter, fashion model |
Instruments | Vocals, guitar[5] |
Years active | 2007–present |
Labels | Interscope, Polydor, Stranger |
Website | lanadelrey.com |
Elizabeth Woolridge Grant[6] (born June 21, 1986), better known by her stage name Lana Del Rey, is an American singer-songwriter. Raised in upstate New York, Del Rey moved to New York City at age eighteen, where she attended college and began writing music and performing in clubs.
In 2008, Del Rey contracted with an independent label and recorded a self-titled debut album which was briefly available on iTunes in 2010; Del Rey ultimately bought back the rights to the album and it was withdrawn soon after.
In June 2011, she released the song "Video Games" on the Internet, accompanied by a self-made music video that went viral in the following months. The song was later released as a single in October, leading up to Del Rey's major-label debut album, Born to Die, which was released on January 31, 2012 through Interscope Records. Born to Die debuted at number one in seven countries, including the United Kingdom[7] and Australia. The album has spawned two worldwide top 10 hits: "Video Games" and "Born to Die".
Del Rey's music has been noted for its cinematic sound and its references to various aspects of pop culture, particularly that of 1950s and '60s Americana.[8] Del Rey has been described as a "self-styled gangsta Nancy Sinatra",[9] and cites Britney Spears,[10][11][12] Eminem,[13][10] and Antony and the Johnsons amongst her musical influences.[10]
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Del Rey was born Elizabeth Grant in New York City and grew up in Lake Placid, New York.[14][15] When she was 14, she attended Kent School, a boarding school in Connecticut.[16][17] She has Scottish ancestry, and is the daughter of domain investor Rob Grant, who supported her in her early career as a singer.[18][19][20][21] Del Rey attended Fordham University in New York City, studying philosophy.[22]
At age 18, her uncle taught her how to play guitar, beginning with basic chords: "It was G, C, A, D minor, A minor and some diminished chord as well. Some trick, some shortcut," Del Rey recalled. "I realized I could probably write a million songs with those six chords, so I moved to New York and I took a couple of years to just write whatever I wanted."[5] She began performing in clubs while living in the city.
Her stage name was discussed in a Vogue interview, in which she said, "I wanted a name I could shape the music towards [...] I was going to Miami quite a lot at the time, speaking a lot of Spanish with my friends from Cuba – Lana Del Rey reminded us of the glamour of the seaside. It sounded gorgeous coming off the tip of the tongue."[23] The name is reportedly an amalgam of the actress Lana Turner, and the 1980's automobile Ford Del Rey. [24]
"I wanted to be part of a high-class scene of musicians. It was half-inspired because I didn't have many friends, and I was hoping that I would meet people and fall in love and start a community around me, the way they used to do in the '60s."[25]
Del Rey first released a three-track EP titled Kill Kill in October 2008 under the name Lizzy Grant, featuring the tracks "Kill Kill", "Yayo" and "Gramma (Blue Ribbon Sparkler Trailer Heaven)".[26]
Del Rey later released her first full-length studio album titled Lana Del Ray A.K.A. Lizzy Grant [sic] in January 2010.[27] It was the singer's first professionally produced album, released under Lizzy Grant on an independent label with producer David Kahne.[28] Del Rey stated that "David asked to work with me only a day after he got my demo. He is known as a producer with a lot of integrity and who had an interest in making music that wasn't just pop."[29] Her father, Robert Grant, helped with the marketing of the album,[30] which was available for purchase on iTunes for a brief period before being withdrawn. According to David Kahne, who produced Grant, Grant bought the rights back from her label, 5 Points, as she wanted it out of circulation to "…stifle future opportunities to distribute it – an echo of rumors that the action was part of a calculated strategy."[31]
Later in June 2011, Del Rey was signed with Stranger Records,[32] to release her debut single "Video Games";[32] in October 2011, she signed a joint deal with Interscope Records and Polydor.[5][33][34][35] In October 2011, she won the Q award for "Next Big Thing". Del Rey's song "Video Games" was featured for the first time on The CW's TV-Series Ringer on September 27, 2011.[36] Del Rey also promoted the album in a number of live appearances, including a show at the Bowery Ballroom, where, according to Eliot Glazer of New York, "the polarizing indie hipstress brought her 'gangsta Nancy Sinatra' swagu."[37] Rolling Stone commented that, despite Del Rey being nervous and anxious while performing her songs live, she "sang with considerable confidence", although they noted that "her transitions ...could be rather jarring."[38] Del Rey also performed "Video Games" on Dutch television program De Wereld Draait Door,[39] on British music television show Later... with Jools Holland,[40] and on an intimate show at Chateau Marmont in West Hollywood, California.[41]
Born to Die was released on January 27, 2012 in Ireland,[42] January 30, 2012, in the UK, and on January 31, 2012 worldwide.[43]
Del Rey performed two songs on Saturday Night Live on January 14, 2012 to a warm reception from the audience, but mixed reviews from critics and the general public. NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams called Del Rey's performance "one of the worst outings in SNL history". Del Rey's performance was defended by the evening's program guest host, actor Daniel Radcliffe, despite not having seen her performance.[44] He said in part: "It was unfortunate that people seemed to turn on her so quickly [...] I don't think [the performance] warranted anywhere near that reaction." Del Rey had earlier defended her spot on the program, saying: "I'm a good musician [...] I have been singing for a long time, and I think that [SNL creator] Lorne Michaels knows that [...] it's not a fluke decision."[45] On February 4, 2012, Kristen Wiig appeared on the Weekend Update segment on Saturday Night Live parodying Del Rey and poking fun at the backlash.
The second single and title track "Born to Die" was released on December 3, 2011.[46] The music video for it leaked on December 14, 2011,[47] and was based on a concept created by the singer, while being directed by Yoann Lemoine.[48]
In January 2012, Del Rey revealed that she recently bought back the rights to her 2010 album Lana Del Ray A.K.A. Lizzy Grant and will re-release it in the summer of 2012 under Interscope Records and Polydor.[49] Contrary to Grant's press statement, her previous label (5 Point Records), and producer David Kahne have both stated that she bought the rights to the album when she and the label parted company, due to the offer of a new deal, in April 2010.[50][51] On January 4, 2012, it was reported she had signed a deal with NEXT Model Management agency.[52] In May 2012, Del Rey confirmed the song "National Anthem" as the fourth single from her album Born to Die. [53] [54] On May 30th, 2012, Del Rey's supposed debut album "Sirens" was leaked online under the name "May Jailer". The 15 track album includes the previously leaked song "A Star for Nick."
Music
She has been described as a "self-styled gangsta Nancy Sinatra",[9] Del Rey is known to write and produce most of her own material and covers genres from Hip-Hop and Indie. Having first been discovered from posting viral videos of herself singing on the internet she quickly grew a significant fan base. She has been noted for using her allure to the celebrity lifestyle as an inspiration in itself, whilst at the same time maintaining an aura of mystique, this has reflected in the melodies and vocals she produces. Her sound as well as her videography has been described as eccentric, over the top and at times wild. However Noah Levy, senior news editor at In Touch Weekly magazine noted that her dedication and talent is undeniable, quoted as saying "I think she cares about the art that she is creating. I don't think that is fake at all."[55]
Voice
Del Rey possesses a wide[56] contralto vocal range,[57][58][59][60] which has been described as unique, captivating and highly emotive,[60] being able to transcend from sounding high and girlish in her timbre, down to a low and jazzy sound with great ease, although both these areas of the voice can be conflicting in their sound and polarise opinion.[57]
When recording in the studio Del Rey is known for vocal multi layering, double tracking and overlays which has it has been noted is difficult for her to replicate within a live setting, especially with the lack of backing singers to fill out the original vocal style.[59].
Influences
Del Rey cites Britney Spears,[11][12] Elvis Presley, Antony and the Johnsons, Frank Sinatra [13] and Eminem amongst her musical influences. "[I really] just like the masters of every genre", she told BBC journalist Jo Whiley.[61]
Year | Ceremony | Category | Result |
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2011 | Q Awards[citation needed] | Q's Next Big Thing | Won |
Virgin Media Music Awards[citation needed] | Best New Artist | Nominated | |
2012 | BRIT Awards[citation needed] | International Breakthrough Act | Won |
MTV[citation needed] | Brand New for 2012 | Nominated | |
NME Awards[62] | Best New Band | Nominated | |
Best Track ("Video Games") | Nominated | ||
Best Video ("Video Games") | Nominated | ||
mtvU Woodie Awards[citation needed] | Breakthrough Woodie | Nominated | |
Independent Music Awards[citation needed] | Favorite International Video of the Year ("Video Games") | Nominated | |
Ivor Novello Awards[63] | Best Contemporary Song ("Video Games") | Won | |
ECHO Awards[citation needed] | International Newcomer | Nominated | |
Hit of The Year ("Video Games") | Nominated |
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