Garden City Hotel Ups Its Corporate Ante

GARDEN CITY, NY— The Garden City Hotel in this Long Island locale has retained the services of the Carino Collection, a full-service sales and customer-information company, as part of a move designed to strengthen its position within the corporate meetings, group and incentive markets. In line with this undertaking, the historic, luxury independent property has similarly retained Kahn Travel Communications to assist in the overall marketing and promotion of the hotel’s 280-plus guestrooms and suites, particularly to the business-traveling community. On that note, The Garden City Hotel— a member of Preferred Hotels & Resorts Worldwide— features 16 meeting and banquet rooms as well as a ballroom, in addition to a comprehensive center. Also on tap are: express check-in upon request; complimentary valet parking; phone line set-up at the registration table; morning newspaper delivery to guestrooms; executive podium and microphone; easels for company signage; use of the hotel’s on-site health-and-fitness center; a full-service beauty salon; 24-hour in-room dining service; evening turndown service (for overnight meetings); set-up of company banner; and display of in-house signage.