For Kids, By Kids

Create Your Own Pasta

Hyatt Regency Clearwater Beach Resort and Spa launches a new, healthier children’s menu offering fun, fresh and flavorful items including three-course organic menu developed by Alice Waters.

Hyatt Regency Clearwater Beach Resort and Spa announced in July the launch of a new, innovative menu, “For Kids By Kids,” which provides more nutritious, fresh and interactive offerings for children. The menu is grounded in Hyatt’s industry-leading philosophy Food. Thoughtfully Sourced. Carefully Served. – promoting healthy people, a healthy planet and healthy communities – and has been developed in association with the Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA). As part of the roll out, separate from the PHA commitment, Hyatt Regency Clearwater Beach will also offer a three- course organic menu for children developed exclusively by renowned food pioneer and chef, Alice Waters.

The “For Kids By Kids” menu was tasted, tested and approved by kids, including 11-year-old cooking enthusiast Haile Thomas, who is spearheading a campaign for healthy eating through her online cooking show, Kids Can Cook. Hyatt’s food and beverage team worked with Haile and her peers to ensure offerings on the menu not only meet the brand’s standards for nutrition and quality, but are also fun. Through their research, Hyatt learned that kids today have a greater level of sophistication in their taste preferences, but also enjoy items with which they can interact. To that end, new menu offerings will present a creative way for kids to engage with their food, such as customizing their own pasta dish and “shaking” their own salad.

With their new “For Kids By Kids” menu, Hyatt is making children’s health a priority and strives to make the healthy choice, the easy choice for guests. Sample items from the new Hyatt Regency Clearwater Beach Resort and Spa “For Kids By Kids,” menu include:

• Breakfast: Top Your Own Taco, a whole wheat tortilla filled with scrambled eggs, cheese and fun toppings; Waffle Dipping Sticks with peanut butter, maple syrup and fruit sauces.
• Lunch: Shaken Chopped Salad with roasted chicken, vegetables, brown rice and yogurt basil dressing; Build Your Own Whole Wheat Sub Sandwich with turkey, lettuce, tomato, cheese on a whole wheat mini-sub. (These offerings are also available during dinner hours).
• Dinner: Natural Beef grilled and served with potatoes, roasted vegetables and garden salad; Vegetable and Sesame Rice Noodles with marinated tofu, corn, green beans, basil and cherry tomatoes.

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The Biltmore Hotel: Kid-Friendly in Coral Gables

This legendary property in a spectacular tropical setting is known worldwide for its elegance. The Biltmore Hotel is sophisticated and beautiful, but did you know that the Hotel caters to kids?  Check out the many amenities available to traveling kids, and their parents:

• At check-in, kids receive a special welcome amenity.
• Guest rooms provide kid-sized bathrobes and nightly cookies with turndown service.
• The Hotel is home to the Biltmore Culinary Academy for Kids and Teens where kids can create and prepare their own treats and sweets.  The Academy specializes in parties and camps!
• Kids’ Spa with TV, sofa and a special spa menu, including a “Little Spa Diva Party”.
• Junior Golf Academy at the Biltmore which provides private lessons, junior golf clinics and summer camps for kids.
• Kids Tennis Camp- tennis lessons & classes
• Kids Swimming Camp & classes held in the “legendary” Biltmore Pool.  The pool features “two waterfalls, coral caves and grottos.  
• The Biltmore is located close to many kid-friendly Miami-Coral Gables area attractions.

Doubletree Beach Resort Recognized As The Best of 300 Doubletree's Globally

DoubleTree Hotels recently announced the winner of five of its top awards for 2011: DoubleTree Beach Resort by Hilton Tampa Bay / North Redington Beach!

The DoubleTree Beach Resort by Hilton Tampa Bay / North Redington Beach is owned locally by Carl M. Hall and operated under a franchise agreement with DoubleTree Hotel Systems, Inc.

The DoubleTree Beach Resort by Hilton received these prestigious awards:
Annual Pride Award for Quality.  Only 5 DoubleTree hotels in the world received this award.  This is the 5th consecutive year DoubleTree Beach Resort by Hilton has received this award in 5 years of eligibility.
Two CARE Cups – each one represents the highest form of company recognition for this hotel’s activities contributing to the local community, team members and guest relations.
The Hospitality Award of Excellence – this hotel was rated the highest of all by guest surveys on all hospitality measures.
Online to the Max Award – again this is the top award for all DoubleTree hotels reflecting excellence in online marketing.

Unique Amenities: Tradewinds Island Grand Resort

Serves Up Trackable, Gulf Wild™ Gulf of Mexico Seafood

Two of the TradeWinds Island Grand Resort’s restaurants – Palm Court Italian Grill and Bermudas Steak & Seafood – are now serving Gulf Wild™ seafood, so diners know exactly where their fish originated. This program ensures the fish are responsibly caught and that guests are receiving genuine seafood from sustainability-focused fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico.

Guests who order specially-marked Gulf Wild™ seafood from the menu are presented a tag number which is directly tied to the Gulf Wild™ TransparenSea™ system.  Diners can visit the myGulfWild.com web site and type in a the tag number to see the specific fish type, a photo and biographic information on the captain, harvesting vessel’s name and background, documented location where the fish was caught and more. Gulf Wild™ fish is randomly tested for heavy metals and other contaminants by higher standards than the federal government’s so TradeWinds Island Grand diners will know the seafood selection that he or she has made is the freshest and healthiest available.

Palm Court Italian Grill and Bermudas Steak & Seafood offer nightly Gulf Wild™ dinner selections.  Palm Court is open Tuesday - Saturday and Bermudas is open seven nights a week.  

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Unique Amenities: Emerald Grande

The Emerald Grande, located on beautiful Destin Harbor in Northwest Florida, offers many unique “in-room” amenities to guests.  

When staying as a guest at this service-oriented hotel guests simply contact the Concierge or Room Service to access some of the following:

• Private yoga classes in-room.
• In-room massages.
• Towel art which can fit the theme of the guest’s visit.
• Floral or balloon arrangements.
• Chocolate-covered strawberries to accompany Champagne ranging from a house selection to a premium bottle for a special event.
• Rose petals on the bed for Romantic getaways, proposals and Anniversaries.
• Birthday or special event cake personalized to the event of the guest’s choice with 24 hour notice.
• Family Thanksgiving Dinner with turkey and all of the sides.  Hot accompaniments arrive at reservation time and the Chef prepares a full Thanksgiving feast and carves the turkey in-room.  After dinner, Housekeeping arrives to clean and pack up your leftovers!
• An extensive Room Service menu which includes: Stock the Fridge, Welcome Home Packages, themed deliveries like beer and snacks for bachelor parties, fresh baked chocolate chip cookies and milk at bedtime and more!
• The Chef can customize menu items to any dietary need as well as custom menus for in-room events.
• Romantic Dinner in unit or on balcony by Room Service Staff.
• DVD Rental on property for in-room use.
• Extensive wine list available for special occasions.
• Convenient in-room child care.