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A Hotel Can be the Next Best Thing to Home for the Holidays - October 18, 2006
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The holidays are traditionally a time for friends and family who may not see each other often enough to gather for a few days of celebration. For many people, that means either traveling to visit relatives in other parts of the country, or hosting large get-togethers.
While staying with family is always nice, it can be a little hectic at holiday times, as the host family kicks into overdrive cooking, cleaning and sprucing up the house for visitors. Or perhaps the house just isn’t big enough to hold another entire family.
Sometimes, a hotel makes the visit easier on everyone. But choose your hotel carefully. Holiday gatherings can mean that kids may miss their naps or be up later than usual, so a quiet hotel room is essential for them to catch up on missed sleep. And since they’ll be all wound up with holiday excitement, a hotel with a pool is a great way to let them unleash some of that energy.
AmericInn is the perfect family choice. The chain makes a quiet hotel its priority, and features other amenities important to families such as a complimentary hot breakfast, rooms with a little more room, inviting indoor pools and relaxing whirlpools. Many also have a fitness area, game room and sauna, yet another way to relax and recharge during this hectic time of year.
AmericInn is serious about giving guests a quiet night, and uses a proprietary system called AmericInn SoundGuard construction which reduces sounds and vibrations by using masonry block, sound-deadening foam and drywall between every room and floor. Each location is also constructed to minimize noise intrusion from outside as well as from public spaces within the hotel, including separating the pool and recreation areas from the residential portion of the hotel.
That means guests won’t be kept awake by their neighbors in the next room, or reindeer on the roof. It also means that parents don’t have to continually remind the kids to “keep it down.”
With over 200 hotels in 23 states throughout the United States, chances are there’s an AmericInn hotel near your holiday destination. For more information, visit www.americinn.com/ara.
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