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<< Previous   of   Next >>   ADVERTISEMENT   CONTACT THE HERALD Mike Benbow, Business Editor benbow@heraldnet.com   Published: Sunday, August 24, 2008 Tulalip hotel facts and figures The hotel features two Asian-themed suites. Each shower in the hotel rooms has three shower heads. The hotel has four elevators for guests and two for staff service. The hotel is 12 stories for a height of 147 feet. The T-Spa day spa has 16 treatment rooms, making it one of the state's largest. The three welcome poles in the hotel's lobby reach 24 feet into the air. One of the poles took about 14 months to carve and finish. 24-hour Cedars Cafe seats up to 210 diners. During the hotel's first months, up to 40 percent of nightly guests have come from Canada. $45 buys a basic manicure at T-Spa. Standard massages cost $110. . The flat-panel TVs in each room have 47-inch screens. The average occupancy rate during the hotel's first months has been above 80 percent. Room rates start at $186 a night per couple and range up to $5,000 for the largest suite. 300 Skate America participants and officials already are scheduled to stay at the hotel in October when the pre-Olympics event is held in Everett. There are 370 rooms, including 23 "resort" rooms on the 12th floor, and 23 suites. The hotel employs about 450 people. About 30 percent of the hotel's employees are tribal members. The average room in the hotel is 500 square feet. The Orca Suites are 750 square feet. 1,200 individual pieces of glass make up the mosaic behind the hotel's reception desk. The hotel's largest, and most expensive, specialty suites are up to 3,000 square feet. The Orca Ballroom encompasses 15,000 square feet, which also can be divided into three meeting spaces. The hotel features an additional 15,000 square feet of meeting and conference space outside of the ballroom. The total area of the hotel is 429,500 square feet, equal in size to 1.9 Wal-Mart supercenters. Tribal art on display around the hotel is valued at $1 million. Development of the hotel cost approximately $130 million. The hotel offers free Wi-Fi service. For high-rollers, the luxurious Players Suite features a pool table, dartboard, arcade games and a full bar. All items in the rooms are available for purchase. Source: Tulalip Resort Casino

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