11.   Homestead owns a parcel in the Park Centre, but plans are not yet set on when a hotel will open, company spokeswoman Charlotte Wood said.

12.   In November, a Ritz-Carlton luxury hotel will open on Canal Street, just on the edge of the French Quarter.

13.   Once a hotel opens to the public, the management often limits the number of guests until things run smoothly.

14.   Sheraton hotels will open a second hotel in Mexico City, the Sheraton Suites Santa Fe, in September.

15.   Some hotels opened partly or with reduced services.

16.   The hotel opens its doors on Saturday with a benefit sponsored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

17.   The hotel will open in Honduras within the next few months.

18.   The hotel is opening -- it has been closed for a few days to prepare -- looking spiffy.

19.   The hotel opened for business Sunday afternoon.

20.   When the hotel opened at the turn of the century, its unheardof in-room conveniences included telephones and private baths.