1.   Adults could take advantage of all of this, as well as golf and tennis and what the hotel says is the largest gambling hall in the Bahamas.

2.   Hotels say only some of these costs can be passed on to customers.

3.   Hotels say their occupancy rates rose last year.

4.   Many hotels say the phone surcharges cover huge demands on telephone systems as more laptop-toting guests spend hours on the phone checking e-mail or going online.

5.   Several hotels said they were not raising prices, even though supply was obviously exceeding demand.

6.   Some hotels say the promotions are beginning to pay off, but there are still plenty of empty rooms.

7.   The hotel says it charged its regular rates to individual guests who made their own reservations.

8.   The hotel says that many guests choose this as a way to relieve jetlag.

9.   The hotel says it has the largest hotel health and fitness center in Los Angeles.

10.   The hotels say labor costs have driven several hotel restaurants out of business in the last few years and have kept other hotels from attracting professional restaurateurs.