These tend to be well-adorned with indigenous decorations and the owners warmly greet guests.

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Inside, the colors stay just as bright: Pink bedspreads and orange walls greet guests.

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Uniformed hotel staff greet guests arriving by Shinkansen train trackside for an escort up to the sumptuous, chandelier-encrusted perch.

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Large escalators greet guests immediately as they walk in, shuttling them to the main-floor third level of the building.

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The Peninsula pages act as ambassadors of our hotels and greet guests as they arrive and are there simply to be personal valets.

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Parks and Resorts, trotted out MagicBand, a wristband that stores information about consumers' identity and preferences, so that Disney characters can greet guests by name.

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Somehow the woman had found and cooked another turkey and decorated the house in time to greet her guests.

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The State Dining Room is where we greet special official guests, and you guys count as our special official guests.

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The couple went around the room to greet each of their guests and spent about 10 minutes chatting with those in attendance.

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