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...Comaneci's time. When Comaneci, who now runs a gymnastics academy in Norman, Oklahoma, trained in Deva, the apparatus was antiquated, the gymnasium was stifling, and there was little money to be made from the sport. Today athletes get luxury treatment by comparison, she says. "It's more like Ritz-Carlton today." They sleep in air-conditioned rooms, have bathrooms with Jacuzzis, and train on the latest equipment. The gymnasts' motivation has never been greater, particularly from a financial standpoint. Although, Belu says, each gets only a monthly allowance of up to $160 (the Romanian average net salary...
...slum it at the 452-room, $419-a-night Ritz-Carlton while you're in New Orleans, when you can opt for the more intimate 75-room Maison Orleans right next door? For $509 a night, you'll get a canopied bed, 18th century furnishings and a butler to draw your bath. Or consider the Enclave at the Hilton San Diego Gaslamp Quarter, with 30 loftlike rooms that start at $375. It's connected to the main building by a 10,000-sq.-ft. outdoor garden and can be reached from an underground valet garage by private elevator. "There...
Watching Matthew Hoge and Jena Malone amble over to their eagerly waiting interviewers in the lobby of Boston’s Ritz-Carlton, it is immediately apparent that working on the set of Hoge’s film The United States of Leland was a genuine bonding experience. They’re laughing and poking each other, and when they sit down, and immediately extend their warm rapport to the panel of expectant reporters. “Where are you guys from?” asks Hoge. “We’re curious...
...TECHIE JEEVES At the Ritz-Carlton, Kuala Lumpur, an "IT butler" gives advice on everything from crashed software to the in-room sound system. At Singapore's Grand Hyatt, the butler is virtual?you do all your ordering of new towels and other services through TV commands...
...button in your room at the Peninsula in Hong Kong, and a softly lit path helps you find the bathroom. If someone rings while you're caught short, don't worry - the telephone digitally filters out the sound of running water and bathroom echoes. TECHIE JEEVES At the Ritz-Carlton, Kuala Lumpur, an "IT butler" gives advice on everything from crashed software to the in-room sound system. At Singapore's Grand Hyatt, the butler is virtual - you do all your ordering of new towels and other services through TV commands. MOBILE HELP Restaurants at the Tokyo and Otaru Hiltons...