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Free Zumba classes
Classes are:
11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday at Abrams Physical Fitness Center.
1 to 2 p.m. and 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday at the Applied Fitness Center.
5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Grey Wolf Physical Fitness Center.
6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at West Fort Hood Physical Fitness Center.
Classes are free, open to family and MWR-authorized users and subject to change. For more information, call (254) 285-5459.
Free spin classes
Class times are noon to 1 p.m. daily; 8 to 9 a.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday; and 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday at Abrams Physical Fitness Center, Building 23001, 62nd Street and Support Avenue. Classes are subject to change. For more information, call (254) 287-5459.
Free yoga classes
11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. and 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Beginner yoga is 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Thursday.
Postnatal yoga is 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Classes, subject to change, are at the Applied Fitness Center, Building 12018, 33rd Street at Old Ironsides Avenue. For more information, call (254) 287-5586.
Army Community Service Exceptional Family Member Program
Use the following link to a survey where you can share your thoughts and experience with the program: www.surveymonkey.com/s/W9KKM9B
Apache Arts and Crafts Center Discounts
Attention all aspiring Mozart, Van Gogh or fellow finger painters, now is the perfect time to get inspired and let your creative spirit soar. The Apache Arts and Crafts Center is offering big discounts on things you need to make your masterpiece complete. Come enjoy savings like $20 off framing and 50 percent off ceramics. If you always wanted to finish that last project or just create something new, stop procrastinating, run down to Apache Arts and Crafts Center and save! For more information, call (254) 532-2586.
Hood Highlights Newsletter
Are you always searching for information about Fort Hood events? Look no further than Hood Highlights, the Fort Hood Family and MWR newsletter. Hood Highlights is a comprehensive source for information about events, programs, services, resources and giveaways. Fort Hood Family and MWR gathers and consolidates all available information in a user-friendly PDF and emails the newsletter to subscribers each week. As a special service offered by Fort Hood Family and MWR, a subscription to the newsletter is completely free of charge and available to all. To sign up for Hood Highlights or update a subscription, email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Now through July 31
$5,000 Cash Prize Giveaway
Register for your chance to win a one-time cash prize of $5,000. The winner must be eligible for USAA membership and have a USAA deposit account to collect earnings. Registration is available May 1 through July 31 on www.hoodmwr.com. One entry allowed per person. You must be 18 years of age or older, unless active duty military. For more information, call (254) 532-5481.
Fridays in April
Casey Memorial Library's Preschool Story Time features stories and a craft on a weekly theme. Day cares and home-schooled students also are welcome. Story times are from 10 to 11 a.m. in Room 156 of the library annex, Building 3202, 72nd Street and 761st Tank Battalion Avenue.
It's Make and Take Craft Night at the Casey Memorial Library, Building 3202 on 72nd Street and 761st Tank Battalion Avenue. Come out and learn about Earth Day by planting some seeds and creating dot art. Event held in the children's room from 5 to 7 p.m. For more information, call (254) 287-2716.
In honor of National Blood Drive month, the Clear Creek Main Exchange is hosting the Robertson Blood Center from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Friday and Saturday
The 5.11 Tactical Roadshow will be at the Warrior Way Specialty Store. New products will be available and a Tactical representative will be on-site to assist.
Friday and Saturday
Professional Paddle Board Instructors Vicki Carson and Ferrulle Rose will be at the Warrior Way Specialty Store from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. They represent the new Fisher Paddle Boards, now available at the Warrior Way Exchange.
Friday and Saturday
Calling all motorcycle enthusiasts! The Redbull MotoGP Grand Prix of the Americas is coming to the Circuit of Americas in Austin. Ten nationalities of the world's most skilled riders race for a chance to win the World Championship. Come pick up free tickets at the Family and MWR Marketing and Advertising Office in the Phantom Warrior Center, Building 194 on 37th Street, Room 126. Active duty and retirees may pick up tickets from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday. For more information, call (254) 285-5372.
Bunny Hop 5K Run/Walk
Hop, run or walk down to Abrams Physical Fitness Center for the Bunny Hop 5K Run/Walk at Abrams Physical Fitness Center parking lot at 8 a.m. Registration is free and open to the public. Participants may stop by any of the Fort Hood physical fitness centers now through the day of the race or log on to HoodMWR.com to register.
Trophies will be awarded for the best overall male and female times. Medals will also be awarded to first- through third-place finishers, in each age category. Abrams Physical Fitness Center is Building 23001, on 62nd Street and Support Avenue. For more information, call (254) 285-5459.
Win some free books from 2 to 3 p.m. in the Library Annex, Room 156, at the Casey Memorial Library Building 3202 on 72nd Street and 761st Tank Battalion Avenue.
April 24
ScreamFree Parenting Workshop
Did you know that April is Child Abuse Prevention Month/Month of the Military Child? Come out to the free ScreamFree Parenting Workshop at 6 p.m. at Club Hood. ScreamFree Parenting is about staying calm and connected with your kids. It introduces proven principles for overcoming the anxieties and stresses of parenting and setting new patterns of connection and cooperation. There is free childcare available for all children registered with CYSS. You must RSVP by today. To register, call (254) 618-7443 or (254) 288-2943.
April 27
It's History Saturday at the Casey Memorial Library. Come out and make a simple family tree and learn about genealogy from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the children's room.
April 27
UFC 159 Watch Party
Catch Jon Jones and Chael Sonnen in action as they fight to be crowned champion.
Doors open at 8 p.m. and it's free and open to everyone 18 or older. Free finger foods available while supplies last. Backbone NCO Lounge, located inside Phantom Warrior Center, Building 194 on 37th Street. For more information, call (254) 532-5073.
ACAP events
Fort Hood's Army Career and Alumni Program presents the following employers at the Monday Mini Job Fair from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.:
Art Institute of Austin: Technical School
Primerica: Various Positions
Airstreams: Technical School
Edward Jones: Various Positions
Wyotech: Technical School
Orion International: Various Positions
Irving Police Department: Various Positions
State Farm: Various Postions
Volt Workforce Solutions: Various Positions
Lincoln College of Technology: Technical School
FMC Technologies: Various Positions
Stevens Transport: Various Positions
Freshpoint: Various Positions
Texas International Terminals: Various Positions
Tyson Foods: Various Positions
FFE Transportation: Various Positions
Plano Police Department: Police Officers
Upcoming seminars at the ACAP Center starting at 1 p.m. are:
Today: Apply for a Federal Job, FAA Airframe & Power Plant
Thursday: SCORE Briefing
April 23: Senior Resume Seminar: Resume Application
April 25: Own Your Own Business: Being Your Own Boss


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Safety is a strong value within Monsanto's culture. It is important that our employees are trained to practice safety on and off the job. The Monsanto Mojokerto Off-The-Job Safety (OTJS) team in Indonesia shared several examples of how they prepare their employees, families, farmer customers and the local community members for safety preparedness.
Blood Donations: The team held four blood donations from November 2013- August 2014. A total of 223 participants registered, which equated to 193 blood donor packets.
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AN ERITH law centre is having to cut services when changes to legal aid come in this April.
From April 1, Cross Street Law Centre will no longer offer drop in advice to people who have benefits, debt, housing or employment issues.
The not-for-profit agency in Cross Street, which currently receives more than half its income from legal aid, has been hit by a government decision to withdraw funding for these areas.
Housing advice will only be available to assist homeless people or those with rent arrears or health problems while there will be no debt advice and a drastic reduction in employment and benefit cases.
Chief executive Kathy Smith said: "We are not in plush premises and spend money only on essentials.
"We cannot trim any more from our budget and some staff are looking at reducing their working hours to help us through."


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LONG BEACH, Calif. -- Second District City Councilwoman Suja Lowenthal envisions a downtown crowded not with cars, but people - pedestrians who arrive by bicycle, bus and, perhaps, even streetcars.
Electric-powered streetcars such as those used in San Francisco and Portland - connecting Long Beach's neighborhoods, fostering pedestrian movement and spurring development - are an integral part of Lowenthal's vision.
Last week, the council heard a report on a feasibility study that had been commissioned in 2007 about installing streetcars in Long Beach, and other city officials seem to be warming up to the idea.
"We are at a fantastic time in our city when more and more people want to leave their cars behind," Lowenthal said last week. "People are looking for ways to exercise their right to different modes of transportation."
However, skeptics, including the head of Long Beach Transit and representatives of downtown residents and businesses, question the viability of such a massive public transit undertaking. The biggest obstacle would be the massive cost of the proposed project - more than $900 million of investment if all of the potential routes outlined in the study were to be implemented.
City officials say the funding would come from federal grants and wouldn't touch the Long Beach's depleted general fund or other city budgets.
"This project, wonderful though it is as a vision, is talking about spending a lot of money right now when that money could be used for other purposes," said Larry Jackson, president and CEO of Long Beach Transit. "My concern is that there's only so much money that comes to the region, and if this project becomes a political priority, is it going to jeopardize the other projects that we have?"
Streetcar study
The idea of bringing streetcars to Long Beach began with a trip by Lowenthal to Portland, where she was inspired by the many modes of public transportation used there, including a flourishing streetcar system. The council approved hiring an outside consultant a "limited" feasibility study, which ended up costing $69,000.
The study lists a dozen possible streetcar routes and extensions, some as simple as a downtown loop or connecting downtown to the Queen Mary, and others moving all of the way from the Westside, Naples, Cal State Long Beach and the north end of Atlantic Avenue to downtown.
In the proposal, all routes lead to downtown, which would be the hub of Long Beach's streetcar system.
Proponents say the benefits of streetcars are that they provide a sense of certainty for businesses that open along their routes and for residents and visitors who use them. They are also simple to use because they essentially link two destinations, such as downtown to Belmont Shore or to Bixby Knolls.
"If you see a track, you know where it's going," said Sumire Gant, the city's transportation officer.
She said streetcars encourage people to walk more and often are used to travel short distances, rather than the longer distances of buses. For example, a visitor to the Convention Center might hop on a streetcar to head a few blocks up Pine Avenue for dinner. Or, tourists staying downtown would have an easy way to get to other shopping and restaurant areas - again, such as Bixby Knolls and Belmont Shore - that they otherwise might not know how to reach.
Streetcars typically carry 95 to 110 passengers, seated and standing, and travel at 15 to 20 mph, according to the study. The cost of installing rails and electric cables to power the vehicles is between $18 million and $25 million per mile, the study says.
If the council chose to move forward with the project and had the funding for it, a more thorough feasibility project could be completed next year for $550,000, then an engineering and environmental study would be done in 2011 and 2012 for $1.6 million, and finally the first legs of the system could be installed over two years, according to a timeline in the report.
For now, Gant said she plans to ask for proposals from companies that might be interested in installing Long Beach's streetcars, then go back to the council to see if it is ready to take the next step.
A real need?
But how much does Long Beach need streetcars?
Neysa Colizzi, president of the Downtown Residential Council, which represents six downtown neighborhood associations, said that streetcars won't do much good if there aren't people to use them.
"It seems that the idea of street cars that are more like people-movers - jump on, jump off - it seems a little premature," Colizzi said. "It seems like we should be getting more people downtown to move."
Kraig Kojian, president and CEO of downtown Long Beach, said he wasn't certain that streetcars are what downtown or the city need. He said Long Beach Transit's buses are popular and serve the city's transportation needs, although he would like to see a stronger transportation corridor connection from east to west.
"I think moving people in from neighboring cities, from neighboring communities into downtown is always a good thing," Kojian said.
Some aspects of the streetcar proposal seem similar to what the buses already offer now, such as a free ride zone in the city center. Transit's Passport buses already connect Belmont Shore to downtown, offering free rides west of Alamitos Avenue.
Paying the fare
Between free service in some areas and the ongoing cost of running the streetcars, the general consensus among experts is that the streetcar system wouldn't be self-sustaining. The operating costs could be several million dollars per year, depending on how extensive the system would be.
In Portland, about one-third of the streetcar costs are borne by city parking meter revenues and other fees, according to Kay Dannen, community relations manager for Portland Streetcar Inc.
Still, Portland has also sparked hope for funding streetcars in Long Beach and other cities across the country - West Sacramento, for example, is moving toward installing a streetcar system - after it received a $75 million federal grant to install a new leg of its streetcar lines. The city, however, had to match the grant, but it's a change from when Portland began installing the system in the 1990 s solely with city and state money.
Dannen said that the Obama administration has begun opening up dollars for innovative public transportation projects such as streetcars.
That is how Gant says Long Beach can and must fund its streetcar system. In a city that can barely afford to fill its potholes and a state with a ballooning budget deficit, the feds may be the only option.
"When I said we'd go for federal dollars, I fully expect that we would get them," Gant said.
On the other hand, Jackson questioned using any transportation money for a new and unproven transit project, when Long Beach Transit has had to hike its fares this year and will do so again in February and needs funding to improve its service. He said that Long Beach has other priorities as well, such as a proposed transportation project on the Long Beach (710) Freeway to alleviate congestion caused by Port of Long Beach traffic.
Furthermore, Jackson said that Long Beach would be competing with not only other cities around the country, but also potentially those right here in Los Angeles County, for transportation funds.
"I don't think it will be built in my lifetime, if we're going to go the route of competing with other cities across the nation for federal funds," Jackson said.
At the operational level, Lowenthal suggested those costs could be funded through fees charged to the businesses that are expected to spring up along the streetcar routes.
Breathing new life into underdeveloped corridors may be the true goal of a streetcar system, and it's certainly worked in Portland.
"Streetcar is really viewed as an economic development tool more thana transit tool," Dannen said.
Would development follow?Dannen said that as streetcar lines have spread out from the city center, the transit corridors have prospered with new businesses and development.
According to Long Beach's study, Portland has had $2.8 billion in development investment in the streetcar project areas since 2001. Tampa, Fla., has had $1.1 billion of investment since it installed streetcars in 2003, and other cities have had similar results.
However, skeptics in Long Beach point to the Metro Blue Line running down Long Beach Boulevard and through downtown as proof that rail lines don't always lead to development. Lowenthal admits the Blue Line corridor isn't what it should be, but she said that was a matter of planning more than anything else.
"The leadership of the city at the time treated the blue line as a liability rather than an asset," Lowenthal said.
Still, Jackson was firm in his opposition, simply because of the logistics and funding, though he said he supports all forms of public transportation, even streetcars.
"I'm not against this project," Jackson said. "I'm just the one that has to implement it."
One thing Jackson and Lowenthal agreed on is that making streetcars work in Long Beach relies on changing the city's transportation culture and lifestyle. "When it's available, I think residents of Long Beach will leave their cars behind," Lowenthal said.
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By Glen Berger The Ensemble, March 3
One of the joys of urban life is the occasional encounter with the species of harmless nutter, one of those men (almost always men) who, midway on life's journey, have become engrossed in some odd conspiracy fantasy or wretched lunacy that in their heads explains the world, but in reality explains them.
Sometimes said nutters hire halls for public lectures. Such is the Librarian (Daniel Mitchell), who's got the Ensemble for tonight's "Impressive Presentation of Lovely Evidences". He's a little disappointed about the crowd, and annoyed about the way all posters get postered over, no matter how appealing or pretty.
The Librarian's big story (Glen Berger's script never names him, but Sarah Carradine's production gives the audience a flyer which unnecessarily does) is based on wild extrapolation from a random moment, due to his responsibility for the after-hours chute in Hoofddorp, Holland. Somebody one day returns an ancient Baedeker travel guide - it's very overdue, by 113 years.
From here, the Librarian elaborates a fantastic series of coincidences, guesses, wishful think-
ing and archival non sequiturs into a grand idea. He's trying to prove one of the silliest bits of Christian arcana - the tale of the Wandering Jew.
This unlovely piece of medieval anti-Semitic propaganda is about the mythical bloke who, refusing to offer comfort to Jesus on his way to crucifixion, is cursed by the Son of God to wander the Earth until Jesus' next terrestrial stopover. It also explains away Jesus' odd promise (Matthew 16:28) that some people then living would not "taste of death" until his return.
The Wandering Jew cannot stop moving, nor tell people about his curse. He's the unknown witness to the entirety of Christian history, the poor bastard condemned to pay for his people's supposed sins (you know, murdering a messiah) by perpetual and incommunicado perambulation.
The Librarian reckons he's real, and even has his trousers (later joined by a yellow-starred suit coat) to possibly prove it. Yet despite his best efforts, the Librarian's evidence doesn't really add up. But as he says right at the start, he only has scraps "to prove one life, and justify another". Berger's script is not without the odd problem - it loses momentum in the middle and the "loved girl he never had the guts to get" strand, even while it works as a personal version of life's lost opportunities (every choice involves something you didn't do as well as something you did), is a little twee.
But mostly this is a smart and funny excursion through some of life's bigger questions viewed via the self-regarding eyes of a minor functionary.
Mitchell gives a beautiful, keenly comic performance as a small man publicly trying to chew all that he thinks he's bitten off.
He's most at home with the functional and simple - he loves his returned-books date stamp, as it contains every possible date in its infinite permutations. Even the date he (and I and you) will die - trouble is, we never know when that combo is coming up.
Despite our universal and inescapable fate, we are narrative beings, who make our realities out of the stories we tell about ourselves, each other and our world.
The Librarian's story is artful, heartfelt rubbish. But at least, for him, it makes some questing sense.
"Still, we'll proceed," says the Librarian, again and again. Are there any other choices?
Until May 19.
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Arabian Courtyard Hotel & Spa
Al Fahidi Street, P.O.Box 46500, Dubai
0,1 km från
689 kr+
Att hotellet låg I centrum, dvs helt rätt placerat med tanke på shopping Att det saknade balkonger/terasser
Finns inget att klaga på . allt var perfekt. Personal. Rum och läge. Kan kommer att bo där ingen. Ingenting.allt var toppenbra.
Trevlig personal som är hjälpsamma, städningen utmärkt, SPAavdelningen mycket bra, Thairestaurangen mycket fin mat Vid incheckningen fick jag en förfrågan om priset vilket gick att utläsa av bokningskopian???? och chefen tillkallades. Detta borde aldrig ha hänt framför mig som gäst.
Ett underbart bra hotell. Hjälpsam personal. Stora fina rum. Näta till shopping. Helt enkelt toppen. Finns inget att klaga på.
Läget, prisvärdheten.
Location and accessibility Hot food available at breakfast was at best lukewarm
Excellent location very close to Dubai Creek,and the old shopping district with stores too numerous to count. Situated in a restored part of traditional "old Dubai" with "artsy" restaurants/cafes just around the corner. Very cozy, comfortable and quiet. A real gem.
Cosiness and warm environment The room is too small. I stayed there for 3 days. During my stay there I had the same meal for breakfast.
The location of the hotel is perfect - all the historical sights within walking distance and the Abra across the creek justthe other end of the colourful souk The breakfast selection poor, and I felt the rooms were overpriced for the general level of facilities. This may reflect the unreasable charges in general for hotels in Dubai. If one is going to have to pay the same for a concrete box in a high rise tower then this hotel is excellent value. The staff were not particularly friendly and this made the level of service seem lacking
Great location, fabulous accomodation and very helpful staff.
Relaxed, romantic "old world" Arabic ambiance in the heart of hyper modern Dubai. Very friendly, helpful staff. Great location from which to explore the sites of the inner city. Nicely appointed rooms and well laid breakfast table. It was a little tricky for my MacBook Pro to pick up a continuous Wi-Fi signal in our room, most likely due to the solid, centuries old construction style of the guest house's stone walls. The signal was fine in the courtyard however.
We really enjoyed the relaxed and intimate surroundings of the Orient Guest House and look forward to returning. It was close to the Dubai Creek and shopping in the nearest souks. The sister hotel The Arabian Courtyard provided excellent facilities of which we used many. No
The hotel desgin is nice but only to see it not to stay in it. Very bad smell, some of the staff are very bad specially the night shift one, rooms are not clean toilet is not clean, water pressure in the toilet is too low u can not have a shower, insects and lizards are in the reciption hall. not recommended at all.
Excellent positon, no need to climb stairs. small and cosy, The taxi driver did not knwow wher ir was!
the historical enviroments it takes you back to the old days the showerroom i think thier is no need for the bath only shower with good water pressure and the TV need to be update with more relaible channals.
the price
Spacious room
It was accessible, the hotel staff was nice & the room was lively. But there was no internet connection in the room and we got disappointed when we learned that the pool in the hotel is open only from 4pm to 6 pm because we were notable to take a dip. I really have nothing bad to say about our experience with Dolphin Hotel.
Really only location good others very bad first of all parking very small and you have to go inside the hotel and call some body to open the gate and bathroom very dirty and contains insects and breakfast only indian food
The minor staff /room boy very good I was over charged by this hotel. I booked at the rate of aed 250 But charged aed 700 for 2 nights at the time of check out. Because I had a earlier booking throgh booking.com and I cancelled it, Because I was staying in another hotel in Dubai before I came to Dholpin. So during my earlier stay I visited this hotel personally and founfd the rate is aed 250 per night including beakfast. So I canelled the Booking.com reservation and made a fresh reservation at the time of my visit to Dholpin. Also when I checked in I inquired the rate from the manager and they confirmed that the rate was aed 250.But when I was checking out the horrible uneducated girl @ reservation informed me that 1st night was aed 250 and the second night charged @ aed 450
Friendly atmosphere, convinient location. Airport transport they used to do before will be appreciated by charging extra reasonable amount
the staff dealing behavior was not good,i visited more than 10 hotel appartment in dubai but didnt meet such staff
near to the church and inside city 1) Vehicle Parking is limited..while it is cleary mentioned that parking is possible in the site....2) They dont follow the non smoking rules....
the price is equal to the quality of the hotel
The location is good,I stayed twice the same month,the first time they were friendly the second time they weren't v,happy to see me in fact they were complaining that they were booked solid,I checked in 3PM,I waited more than forty minutes for the room.They should be more organized.
The location was very good for walks nearby. Very quiet apart from the morning prayers! Lights in the bathroom poor! Pricing vis a vis facilities of hotel quite expensive!
The staff, esp the indian manager; the fresh simple breakfast; the room; the courtyard lack of a car park was a real nuisance
The XVA is a jewel and a great "find" from my perspective. As first time visitors to Dubai we wanted to avoid being overpowered by the bustling growth and development for which Dubai is often noted. Additionally, we were ending a rather lengthy tour around south Asia. The term oasis certainly fit our bill. The predominantly vegetarian offerings of the in-house cafe provided refreshing and much needed sustenance to our inner being while the decor and ambiance soothed our travel weary outer beings. The terraces were perfect for soaking up the "chill" of winding down in brilliant "alfresco" fashion while our ears were blessed by the background audio soundtrack. If we'd stayed longer I could see this as the perfect place to initiate forays into sight seeing. Even without that intent being in Dubai's historical old town invited us to stroll its maze of walkways on warm, languid desert evenings. We look forward to visiting again. We weren't able to stay longer. As music lovers we couldn't access the hotels splendid playlist.
You are right in the middle of the true Dubai area, with lot of restaurants, Souks and sights to visit. Fantastic to hear the calls to prayer. No alcoholic refreshments after a full day out in town, we had to go to another hotel for a drink.
My favorite thing about the hotel is the building itself, especially the courtyards--and the way they are decorated: simple, whimsical, and totally peaceful. The location is also fantastic--right next to the Creek.
The people working there were friendly and helpful. They did not keep us waiting if we needed anything. The first night of our stay we got beautiful rooms that were simply but tastefully decorated. The last night we only needed a place to put our bags so we took the least expensive room which was small. The decoration was strange and inelegant. There was too much clutter on sink, ugly fake flowers & tissue box. There was no shower curtain in the bathroom. I would recommend a shower stall instead of the tub.most people these days prefer a shower and less water is used. Bed & wall decoration not of suitable for high end traveler, only for luggage. Needs to be simplified, which would cost almost nothing. Hotel does not have many rooms and therefore every room no matter how small should be a jewel!