Ledsinger usually culls less than one hotel for every three he signs up.

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The hotel has its own wildlife biologist and photographer, Tenley Thompson, who created the programme and trained a team of naturalists to take small groups (with at least one guide for every five hotel guests) on customised wildlife safari tours through Bridger Teton National Forest, Grand Teton National Park and the National Elk Refuge.

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Still, despite these small complaints, I have to say that after having stayed at just about every major hotel in town, Nobu Hotel is absolutely one of my favorites and I would gladly stay there again.

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And no one has to inquire about the reason for the searches every hotel employee and every hotel guest must submit to each time he or she wants to enter the building anew.

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Near the medina and the Menara gardens, the hotel is set in 40 walled acres of Moorish gardens and every one of the 139 rooms and suites has a balcony that overlooks them.

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And every evening, he said to himself, One day I will ride to work as general manager of the hotel.

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