It was like a bat-cave inside, and was located in the Pearl Continental hotel.

BBC: Welcome to Abbottabad

So forensic specialists, jurists and other investigators are left hanging around the Inter-Continental Hotel wishing they had brought more novels.

ECONOMIST: Kabila sends a message to the world: ��Buzz off��

For a company that once prided itself on collegiality, last month's annual meeting of Kinko's at the Inter-Continental Hotel in Dallas, Texas, was a sobering event.

FORBES: Family feud

Trade in 19th-century events flashcards and test your knowledge of indulgence with the hotel's complimentary European continental breakfast, Wednesday wine and cheese receptions and afternoon tea.

BBC: Daily deal: Historic Baltimore

Now rebranded, renovated and thoroughly upscaled, the hotel nonetheless embraces its previous incarnation as the Continental Hyatt House, dubbed the "Riot House" by touring musicians who used its hallways, balconies and rooftops to make headlines between their shows in the various rock clubs along the street below.

FORBES: Magazine Article

Three international hotel chains, Radisson, Hilton and Inter-Continental, are likely to assume management of three new luxury hotels now under construction.

ECONOMIST: Russian tourism