Catering to Teens
A variety of hotels around the world have your teen in mind with special rooms, services and amenities. Scotland’s Gleneagles Hotel, a member of Leading Hotels of the World, recently debuted three teen guest rooms. These private attic spaces have a large lounge and come fully loaded with teen-friendly amenities like Playstations and iPod docks. Rooms are separate from the parents’ accommodations to give both parents and teens a break from each other. The property also has a handful of handful of family rooms with bunk beds for younger children. In Australia, the Marriott chain plans to hire virtual “teen concierges” to help build city guides for their peers staying in properties in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and the Gold Coast. Travel tips will be written by teens for teens on social media platforms. “This City, My Way,” is set to debut in September. On-site teen concierges will be available during the school breaks. And at the Four Seasons Marrakech, adolescents have their own Young Adult Centre reserved for 13-to-17-year-olds who can watch movies, play video games on the Wii and PlayStation, and have free reign over the ping pong, foosball, and pool tables.