Whois & Analysis for opalcollection.com

The Hotel Collection (formerly Puma Hotels Collection until 2013, Barceló Hotels until 2012 and the Paramount Group of Hotels before that) is a group of mid market hotels operating in the United Kingdom.

The company operates many 4-star hotels in locations across Scotland, England and Wales, including, The Carlton Hotel in Edinburgh, The Marine Hotel in Troon, The Majestic Hotel in Harrogate and The Imperial Hotel in Torquay and Blackpool (now The Imperial Hotel Blackpool).

The Hotel Collection offers a total of over 2,800 bedrooms, 220 meeting rooms for up to 600 delegates, and spacious grounds.

The group also includes 18 health & leisure clubs.

Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Inc. is an American hotel and leisure company headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.

One of the world's largest hotel companies, it owns, operates, franchises and manages hotels, resorts, spas, residences, and vacation ownership properties under its 11 owned brands., Starwood Hotels and Resorts owned, managed, or franchised over 1,200 properties employing over 180,400 people, of whom approximately 26% were employed in the United States.

A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis.

Facilities provided may range from a modest-quality mattress in a small room to large suites with bigger, higher-quality beds, a dresser, a fridge and other kitchen facilities, upholstered chairs, a flatscreen television and en-suite bathrooms.

Small, lower-priced hotels may offer only the most basic guest services and facilities.

Larger, higher-priced hotels may provide additional guest facilities such as a swimming pool, business centre (with computers, printers and other office equipment), childcare, conference and event facilities, tennis or basketball courts, gymnasium, restaurants, day spa 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 boutique, high-end hotels have custom decorated rooms.

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 tiny room suitable only for sleeping and shared bathroom facilities.

Opal is a contactless smartcard ticketing system for public transport services in the greater Sydney area of New South Wales, Australia.

Operation of the Opal system is managed by the New South Wales Government's transport authority, Transport for NSW.

Opal is valid on Transport for NSW's bus, rail, light rail and ferry services that operate in Sydney and the neighbouring Central Coast, Hunter Region, Blue Mountains and Illawarra areas.

It is also accepted on train services in the Southern Highlands.

A resort (North American English) is a self-contained commercial establishment that endeavors to provide most of a vacationer's wants, such as food, drink, lodging, sports, entertainment, and shopping, on the premises.

The term resort may be used for a hotel property that provides an array of amenities, typically including entertainment and recreational activities.

A hotel is frequently a central feature of a resort, such as the Grand Hotel at Mackinac Island, Michigan.

Some resorts are also timeshare or fractionally owned, or wholly owned condominium complexes.

A resort is not always a commercial establishment operated by a single company, although in the late twentieth century this sort of facility became more common.