Ukuhleka yonke indlela eya e-Opryland.
Into engeyona into eyake yenzeke kuyo yonke iminyaka yami yokuhamba yenzeke e-Opryland Hotel. Ngangihlelelwe ukubhekana neqembu lama-travel agent ase-American Express lapho ngesihloko sokuhamba ngeklasi lokuqala. Ngingaziqondi, ngiphule izwane zami ngaphambi kokushiya ekhaya.
Ngama-crutches, ngahamba ngaya eNashville, eTennessee futhi ngenza indlela eya e-Opryland Hotel. Ngemuva kokubhalisa e-Opryland, ngabuza ibhalisi lokubhuka ehotela ngomthwalo wami, owawufikile ngaphambi kwami.
Ngangifundiswa ukuba ngihambe phambili (ukuzwakalisa kwakunjengeyakho) edeskini lika-bellman. Lapho ngatshelwa ukuthi yonke imithwalo yayigcinwe emgodini omude. Ngiphonsa ngomusa we-bellhop encane yehhotela elincane, ngamcela ukuba aluthole.
Ngamchaza incazelo yalesi siqephu: "Isigqoko se-duffel esiluhlaza, esinamasondo, i-nylon parachute, u-Amelia Earhart."
Ukuthatha i-Flyer
I-Opryland Hotel bellhop yahamba ngendlela ephansi. Ngemva kwemizuzu embalwa wabuyela emuva, ememezela ngokuziqhenya, "U-Ah wathola imithwalo yakho, Miss Earhart."
Kwakuyiyokuqala, kodwa hhayi ukugcina kokuhlala kwami e-Opryland Hotel. Ngigcwalisa i-duffel yami phansi komgwaqo omude, omude, omude, ngabona igumbi lehhotela lide kakhulu ne-elevator lokududuzeka. Ngabiza ideskithophu yangaphambili ukucela ikamelo elinendawo engcono, ukufinyeleleka kokukhubazeka uma kunokwenzeka.
Ingxenye yehora kamuva, ideskithophu yangaphambili i-Opryland yabuyela emuva yangitshela ukuthi ngiyiphi igumbi lokuya kuyo. (Uma lo yiRitz-Carlton noma ihhotela le- Four Seasons, ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi othile uzongisiza ukungisiza.) Ngizihawukela, ngibuyele emikhondweni yami, ngiphindela emuva emgodini omude, ngenza indlela yami eya ikamelo elisha.
Omunye u-bellman wangifika lapho, wanginika isihluthulelo, wangishiya.
Ngikhathele, ngicindezelekile futhi ngigxilile, ngadonsa isihlalo sedeski futhi ngahlala phansi - futhi yanginika phansi futhi yahlukana. Ngaqala ukukhala, bese izinyembezi zami zaba ukuhleka. Yini enye engase ingahambi kahle e-Opryland Hotel? Impendulo yaba yilezi: Akukho lutho.
Mayelana nehhotela le-Opryland
Ivuliwe ngo-1977, i-Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center yaseTennessee iyona indawo enkulu kunazo zonke yokungeyona yokudlala ehhotela. Iqukethe amakamelo wezivakashi ezingu-2 711 nezindawo ezingu-171 ze-suites eziyisithupha eziyisithupha, konke okuye kwahlelwa njengoba kutholakala ngethunge leMarriott.
Yebo, i-Opryland Hotel inkulu - ngakho-ke uma ufuna okuthile okuthulile, okuthandanayo, futhi obuseduze, lokhu akukhona kuwe.
Kodwa njengoba ungalindela impahla ye-mega, I-Opryland Hotel inezinombolo eziningi zezinsiza okungenzeka zikhawuleze emibhangqwaneni. Lezi zihlanganisa amachibi okubhukuda, izitolo ezihlukahlukene, izindawo zokudlela ezingu-17 kanye nama-lounges, inkonzo yamakamelo, ngisho namabhola amaningi kanye nezikhala zomcimbi wokubamba umshado. Kukhona ama-atriums eklabhulethi abashadile abafuna ukuphindaphinda izifungo endaweni egcwele ukukhanya, ngaphandle-ngaphandle kokukhathazeka ngesimo sezulu esibi nesimanzi.
Okuyingqayizivele ku-The Opryland Hotel yiDelta, umfula wamanzi wangaphakathi kanye namahektare ezinsimu zasendlini; Amakamelo amaningi okuvakasha afaka ibhaluni laseFrance elibheke kulo.
I-18-hole, i-72 Gaylord Springs Golf Links izodlulisela izigulane ngenkathi ukwelashwa e-Relâche Spa yehhotela kuzosiza abathandi bokubuthelela kanye nama-facial to unwind.
I-shuttle ehambelayo isuka esikhumulweni sezindiza saseNashville eya ehhotela nangemuva.
Uma uhlela ukuvakashela ku-Grand Ole Opry, le ndawo ilula kakhulu.
Vele ubambe emithwalweni yakho!
I-Gaylord Opryland Resort & Isikhungo Sesivumelwano
I-2800 i-Opryland Drive
Nashville, Tennessee 37214
615-889-1000