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Hotel Monaco Seattle is Hosting 'Twilight' Look-a-Like Contest

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  Site Where: 1101 Fourth Avenue [map], Seattle, WA, United States, 98101
November 3, 2009 at 8:34 AM | by globetrotting gourmet | 2 Comments

We live in the Pacific Northwest, so we can say in complete confidence that Edward and Bella mania is at full-tilt levels of bat sh*t crazy. You can buy a replica of the heart-shaped crystal charm Edward gives to Bella, dine on mushroom ravioli at Bella Italia and even visit the Forks Community Hospital where Dr. Cullen works.

We’ve even heard that some hotels in Port Angeles, Forks and La Push on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula (the center of "Twilight" activity) are whoring out rundown motel rooms at $150 and up – because they can take the tourism bucks and run.

We love these coastal towns for a daytrip or an afternoon of waves, but they’re kinda depressing. Then again, that's absolutely perfect for a vampire series.

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A Taste of Italy in Seattle for Recessionistas

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  Site Where: 1007 First Avenue [map], Seattle, WA, United States, 98104
October 12, 2009 at 1:28 PM | by globetrotting gourmet | 0 Comments

We swoon for all things Italian (pasta, leather footwear, gelato, dark wavy hair...) but right now, our pocketbook is feeling more "stay domestic cheap" than "maxxed-out credit card European fabulous."

So, when the Seattle Art Museum opens its Michelangelo Public and Private: Drawings for the Sistine Chapel and other Treasures from the Casa Buonarroti exhibit on October 15th, we're thinking a stay at nearby Alexis Hotel with its "Art of Michelanglo" package will be a whole lot more economical than round-trip fare to Florence. And since SAM is the only place showing this collection in the United States, it looks like you just gotta come to Seattle to see it.

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Pepper Spray Goes Off at The Hotel Andra

Where: 2000 4th Avenue [map], Seattle, WA, United States, 98121
October 12, 2009 at 9:18 AM | by juliana | 1 Comment

If you travel with pepper spray, it goes without saying that you should be careful with how you use it but we bet you never thought the hotel housekeeper would accidentally set it off. That's what happened last night at the Hotel Andra in Seattle.

According to the KOMO-TV, a housekeeper accidentally tipped over a can of pepper spray while servicing a guest room and it went off. The entire fifth floor was evacuated and five people had to be treated at the scene for their symptoms.

The hotel, which belongs to the Small Luxury Hotels of the World collection, released a statement explaining the pepper spray mishap and said that once the hotel was all aired out, guests could return to their rooms. There were no injuries and no guests had to be relocated.

In case you were wondering, About.com says "Milk or sour cream, a baking soda paste or honey are decent pepper spray antidotes."

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Hotel 1000's Spaahh Can Put You 'Back on the Market'

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  Site Where: 1000 First Avenue [map], Seattle, WA, United States, 98104
October 8, 2009 at 12:38 PM | by globetrotting gourmet | 0 Comments

When Lilo and Samantha Ronson split back in April, our favorite rehabber dyed her hair back to trademark red and got a new tattoo. When Kim Kardashian parted ways from her football boyfriend, Reggie Bush late this summer, the raven-haired beauty hit the peroxide bottle and went blonde. (Both couples seem to be back on again. For now.)

So, whether you’re rebounding from a nasty divorce or an unforeseen break-up (our condolences, we know how much break-ups suck), Spaahh at Hotel 1000 is on hand with its Back on the Market Package to help wash that man (or woman) right out of your hair.

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Another Hotel Offers 'Relief' for Sports Widows

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  Site Where: 2125 Terry Ave. [map], Seattle, WA, United States, 98121
September 21, 2009 at 9:43 AM | by Jennifer Kester | 0 Comments

It might seem sexist when hotels like the Four Seasons Chicago offer anti-football spa packages that automatically assume that women don't like pigskin. The Pan Pacific Seattle's not-so-subtly named "Sports Widows Package" is a more obvious example, but even the ladies who love the game might want to set the DVR on Sunday to avoid the boozing sports fans in their living room and take a break at the spa. And for everyone else, the only excuse needed to get pampered is that it's a day that ends in "y."

The Sports Widow’s Package features your choice of treatment from the hotel's Vida Spa: manicure and pedicure, massage or facial. You also get accommodations for one evening in a deluxe guestroom at the Pan Pacific, along with overnight valet parking. Instead of the usual football fare of beer and pizza, the hotel provides Champagne and strawberries, plus you get a cocktail in The Bar.

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The Hotel Max Wants $100 Extra To Let You Kind Of, Sort Of 'Raid The Honor Bar'

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  Site Where: 620 Stewart St [map], Seattle, WA, United States, 98101
September 17, 2009 at 1:46 PM | by Omri | 1 Comment

Through the rest of the year Seattle's Hotel Maxis running a deal where visitors get to "Raid The Honor Bar" for 1/2 off normal prices. The honor bar, which we're proud to say isn't even on our radar except that's where the Hangover Water lives, tends to be particular well-stocked at boutique hotels like the Max. In addition to the usual mini-bar items the package comes with toiletry kits, a Hotel Max Robe, a t-shirt, and an "intimacy kit."

Minor problem: you'll be paying so much more over the usual hotel rate that it's quite unlikely you'll come out ahead. There's even an interpretation under which you'd be getting "ripped off."

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Have You Ever Wondered Who Designed That Hotel Restaurant Menu?

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  Site Where: 306 Dexter Ave. N. [map], Seattle, WA, United States, 98109
September 11, 2009 at 10:58 AM | by EricRosen | 0 Comments

The Aquarius restaurant menu at the Dream Inn in Santa Cruz, Calif.

Usually we don’t even notice a menu design…unless it’s ugly, unwieldy or unappetizing. But if you're a hotel geek like ourselves then you've probably caught yourself staring at a menu before and wondering who did the design? Most likely, it wasn't someone at the hotel.

When we talk about design in the hospitality industry, we almost always mean décor. However, there is a whole world of materials that have to be designed, and that is where the design firm Taste Envy comes in.

Founded by husband-and-wife team Jason and Nadine Stellavato Brown, Taste Envy creates menu covers and other "branding materials for design-minded restaurants, hotels and hospitality brands." Jason formed a similar firm in 1994 called Lost Luggage, which designed and created folders and other supplies for clients, but it makes sense that the two branched out into menus—all you have to do is check out their blog to see what big foodies the two are.

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Things We Like: Free Lunch at Hotel Monaco in Seattle

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  Site Where: 1101 Fourth Ave [map], Seattle, WA, United States, 98101
September 10, 2009 at 9:33 AM | by globetrotting gourmet | 0 Comments

We could tawk all the day long about the things we like about Hotel Monaco. For starters, it’s extremely dog friendly (the hotel's publicist has pix of pups on her business card.) The almighty F&B powers-that-be give us more days and hours than your standard Seattle happy hour--Monday through Saturday, 4 – 8 p.m.

And we know we’ll never be the next Kurt Cobain, but Hotel Monaco entertains our inner rock star with Guitar Hero on Fridays in the lobby from 5 to 6 p.m. during hosted wine hour. Wine + wannabe rock star antics = F-U-N.

Lastly, Chef Jason McClure hosts quarterly Little Bit of Lovin’ cooking classes. The next one is October 17th, $50 per person, theme to be determined.

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The Edgewater Hosts The 'Deadliest Catch' Send-Off Party

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  Site Where: 2411 Alaskan Way, Pier 67 [map], Seattle, WA, United States, 98121
September 9, 2009 at 8:44 AM | by Jennifer Kester | 0 Comments

Fans of Discovery Channel's Deadliest Catch can send off the crab fishermen aboard the Sea Star at the Edgewater Hotel in Seattle on Sept. 13 as the crew prepares to set sail for the Bering Sea off of Alaska’s coast to shoot the show's sixth season.

The Sea Star became famous in 2004 after the Discovery Channel aired the documentary America’s Deadliest Season, starring Capt. Larry Hendricks and his crew. The doc was so successful—more than 100 million viewers worldwide tuned in—that a spin-off reality TV series was created following some crab boats during the fall and winter on the Bering Sea. The Emmy-winning show seems to have a cult following.

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It's Worth It to Stay Way Up There at The Westin Seattle

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  Site Where: 1900 5th Avenue [map], Seattle , WA, United States, 98101
August 27, 2009 at 2:21 PM | by juliana | 0 Comments

We are suckers for a room with a killer view.  We find that we are even more likely to forgive some minor hotel inconveniences if we can stare out the window at something pretty--yeah we are that shallow. Let's help out our fellow hotel mavens by uploading rooms with killer views to the HotelChatter/Flickr photo pool, or by sending the photo along to us. We will feature our favorites in this space from time to time. Remember to tell us the name of the hotel and the room number of the hot view.

HotelChatter Flickr Group member Kyle.Britten dropped in this shot from the Westin Seattle into our HotelChatter Flickr Pool to show us just how pretty the view can get from the 47th floor, room 4737 to be exact. When you're up that high, you can see nearly as much as you can from the Space Needle as well as the needle itself.

While we'd prefer a small boutique hotel over the massive Westin Seattle towers (891 rooms in total), sometimes riding that elevator high up into the sky is worth it.

Rooms start this weekend at $199 a night. A bonus shot of the hotel's two towers, shot during our recent trip to Seattle in May, is after the jump.

Thanks, Kyle!

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Drinking Lessons: A Night School Event at Sorrento Hotel

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  Site Where: 900 Madison Street [map], Seattle, WA, United States, 98104
August 12, 2009 at 6:04 PM | by globetrotting gourmet | 1 Comment

Let’s take a moment to raise a toast and wax poetic to the booze-fueled beauty that is Sorrento Hotel’s school of imbibing education, Drinking Lessons. Twice a month, the hotel’s Hunt Club will host a cocktail savant for a two-hour, in-depth exploration in the preparation and history of three different cocktails.

Here’s the upcoming August sched:

August 18 (5:30 & 8 p.m.): Ryan Thomas Magarian
President Liquid Relations/Co-Founder Aviation Gin, Magarian’s “chef like” approach to mixology has garnered countless media mentions, including New York Times, Food and Wine, People Magazine, US Weekly, and Men’s Health.

August 24 (5:30 & 8 p.m.): Murray Stenson
Arguably one of the best bartenders in the country, bar seats at Zig Zag Café are at a premium when Stenson’s working Tuesday – Friday nights. Playboy named him one of the nation’s top ten mixologists in 2007.

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Hotel 1000 Now Serving Grilled Cheeses and Mojitos at The Spaahh

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  Site Where: 1000 First Avenue [map], Seattle , WA, United States, 98104
August 7, 2009 at 11:26 AM | by globetrotting gourmet | 0 Comments

We didn’t hide our love for BOKA Kitchen + Bar, so when we caught wind that the restaurant was launching a new Angelic Morsels/Sinful Indulgences menu for the Spaah (yeah, just like that) at Hotel 1000, we just had to pop in and try it out. Timing-wise, it didn’t hurt that our feet were in desperate need of some summer lovin’.

Spaahh offers the usual treatments from facials, massage, manis/pedis, and treatments made just for the men. The space is small but there’s something instantly soothing about not needing to make a mental map to navigate a day spa.

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