Luxury Hotel in Ft. Lauderdale Offers Special Rates to Extended Stay Guests

PR Log (Press Release) – Apr 10, 2009 – il Lugano, a luxury suite hotel and resort located on the Ft. Lauderdale Intracoastal Waterway, is pleased to announce its campaign to acquire extended stay guests with special rates and other incentive offers. The goal is to provide a unique home-away-from-home environment to executive travelers and vacationers who book rooms for 7 nights or more.

“il Lugano suites have everything a guest needs to stay for a prolonged period of time,” said Catherine Cumings, director of sales and marketing for il Lugano.

“Washers and dryers, fully-equipped kitchens, complimentary high speed Internet access and microwave ovens are just a few of the things that make our hotel an ideal destination for extended stay guests,” she added.

The special rate structure for il Lugano guests will provide a 20% discount for bookings of seven days or more, a 30% discount for fourteen days or more and a 40% discount for thirty days or more. The discounts will be applied to existing seasonal and room category rates at the time of booking.

il Lugano is an all-suite, 105 room hotel that provides luxury amenities and features such as a lushly landscaped swimming pool and hot tub area, private cabanas, two power boats docked at the hotel for guest rental, a state-of-the-art fitness center and theater entertainment with stereo headphones.

The hotel is also home to the newly-launched da Campo Osteria, a fine-dining Italian restaurant founded by renowned chef and television personality, Todd English. Extended stay guests will be given pre-booking preferences at the exclusive restaurant.

The extended stay market can encompass a wide variety of guests, including corporate travelers, international guests, those experiencing a separation or divorce and even patients recovering from surgical procedures.

“We are a great alternative to condo rentals,” noted Cumings. “Our concierge staff will take care of everything -- even grocery shopping for guests prior to their arrival.”

il Lugano also offers a complimentary Escalade shuttle service for those traveling within a limited radius of the hotel property.

For reservations or additional hotel information, visit http://www.illugano.com or call 954-564-4400. You may also visit the hotel’s newly launched blog at http://www.illuganoblog.com or follow il Lugano on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/illugano .