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Let Someone Else Do All The Pedaling at The Elysian Chicago

Where: 11 East Walton Street [map], Chicago, IL, United States, 60611

We understand you can't afford a chauffeur take you around town in a Bentley or a Maybach during your next hotel stay and that traveling to The V8 Hotel in Germany might be a bit too much. But if you're completely averse to hotel bicycles you could consider an alternative method of transportation at The Elysian Hotel in Chicago--a pedicab.

The hotel has just introduced a pedi-cab service for all hotel guests to squire them around the Gold Coast Neighborhood. It's available only in the afternoon and early evenings and runs from Michigan Avenue to Chicago Avenue and Division Street to Clark Street.

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The Donkeys Are Invited to the Picnic at La Residencia

Where: Son Canals s/n, Mallorca, Spain, 07179

How cute are these guys? We know! But what the hell have they got to do with hotels? No, they're not the newest addition to the mini-bar menu, but they will carry your lunch for you, if you're a guest at the super-luxe La Residencia hotel in Mallorca.

Oh, how rude of us. We didn't introduce you. This is Pancho and his sisters Alba and Lluna—they're the latest staff members at the Orient Express property, and they make it possible for hotel guests to hike into the hills behind the main house to enjoy a picnic. (We're glad they just carry the food—at first we thought they were for riding, and were shocked how small they were.)

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Swap the Subway for a Helicopter at The Peninsula Hong Kong

Where: Salisbury Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong

One of the most stressful parts of arriving at a new destination can be figuring out how to get to your hotel from the distant airport. Is the subway convenient and can you handle it with your luggage? Should you spring for a cab, even if the ride costs more than a nice dinner? If cash isn't the least of your worries or you are simply seeking to have a once-in-a-lifetime experience, then The Peninsula in Hong Kong has got you taken care of with the ultimate airport transfer: helicopter service.

They've essentially kept alive that vintage dream of beginning a trip by setting off via chopper from the top of the Pan Am building, just transferred to Hong Kong. Arrange to be flown to or from the airport to The Peninsula Hotel's twin helipads, take a jaunt to Macau, or go for a short sightseeing spin. Flights are operated with the hotel's own twin-engine Aerospatiale Squirrel 'copter and can be combined with dining or spa packages for one humongous charge on your Amex.

The many times we passed The Pen during our visit to HK, we witnessed some landings and heard action up on the helipad; so apparently the economy hasn't yet hurt the desire for arriving in style. Nonetheless, with prices starting at $780 for a 15-minute tour and lunch for two people, we think we'll stick to the good old Airtrain and subway transfer.

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Skip the Parking Fees: Catch the ACES Train to Your AC Hotel

Where: Atlantic City, NJ, United States, 08401

For New York City-area residents who'd rather not drive, are too cheap to rent a limo and are averse to taking a bus to Atlantic City, starting in February, you'll be able to take a dedicated luxury train directly from New York's Penn Station (or Newark Penn Station) right into AC. No switching and waiting in Trenton and Philadelphia required. We're talkin' one seat the whole way, in a little over two and a half hours baby! Oh yea.

The Atlantic City Express Service (ACES), which is a joint venture between the Borgata, Harrahs and Caesars is getting ready to start a weekly Friday through Sunday schedule with 9 round trips in February 2009 with tickets going on sale starting in January.

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