It's been a longtime coming but it looks like Downtown Los Angeles is about to get the hotel renaissance it so desperately needs. With the exception of the awful tragedy last month, the chatter about the downtown LA hotel scene has us tremendously excited. Here are updates on the...
March 19, 2013
Not much has changed since HotelChatter first experienced WP24, the Wolfgang Puck restaurant atop at the Ritz-Carlton LA Live in downtown Los Angeles. It's still an intimate setting on the 24th floor of the hotel, there are still amazing city views to take in from your seat, the Modern...
July 06, 2012
If you're feeling a little dehydrated and there's a Ritz-Carlton nearby, you might want to pop in for a quick refreshment.We spied Ritz-Carlton water coolers at both the Ritz-Carlton Marina del Rey and the Ritz-Carlton at LA Live in the past few weeks. But of course, this is the Ritz...
March 30, 2012
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...
November 10, 2011
We've always thought that honor bars were different from hotel minibars in that if you took a Coke from the bar, you were expected to be on your best honor and check it off on a little sheet next to the bar so that the establishment would know what...
August 30, 2011
It's been years since we've gotten excited about MTV's Video Music Awards but for the first time in a long time, we're a little psyched for this year's show on Sunday--namely because MTV is taking over the lobby area at The JW Marriott at LA Live in order to...
August 25, 2011
While staycationing at the Ritz-Carlton at LA Live the other month, we were flipping through the in-room compendium looking for some room service grub when we stumbled upon this--a pet room service menu! We knew that hotels have been rolling out the red carpet for cats and dogs for...
August 09, 2011
Over on Jaunted, you can get our inside looks at some of the worlds best airline lounges, so we thought wed do something similar here and start talking about some of the hotel lounges weve frequented lately for our new series on Hotel Club Lounges. Today, we do the...
July 19, 2011
Earlier this week, we told you about our recent stay at the Ritz-Carlton at L.A. Live. Today, with this photo gallery of dishes, were going to take you along on the over-the-top dinner we enjoyed at the hotels signature restaurant, Wolfgang Pucks WP24. ...
January 07, 2011
Last month, we had the opportunity to spend the night in one of the Ritz-Carlton at L.A. Live's 123 guest rooms, and check out the experience for ourselves. Heres the photo gallery we took of our room, a quick video walk-through of it, and our thoughts. ...
January 03, 2011
The InterContinental Montelucia Resort & Spa If you ask us, the only thing better than a spa treatment is a spa treatment with a cocktail in our hand. Thats why our skin has been positively radiant and our knots have all been worked out after discovering the latest trend in...
September 10, 2010
This week we're taking a look at a dying hotel amenity--The Hotel Magazine. Sure, most hotels stock their guestrooms with the trendy magazines of the day or at least place some localized publication on the desks but there are actually a few hotels out there that still publish their...
July 28, 2010
We're loving this crazy new trend of hotels opening up earlier than expected. We had heard whispers that the Ritz-Carlton at LA Live in downtown Los Angeles would not be opening until April 15 but it turns out the hotel is opening today! Perched on the upper floors of...
April 02, 2010
You will have to wait just a little bit longer for this hotel room.We've been mightily impressed with the new JW Marriott at LA Live, particularly with that free WiFi in the lobby, but we've also been looking ahead to the day when it's "better half" would open--The Ritz-Carlton...
March 10, 2010
Last month we gave you a preview of the new J.W. Marriott and Ritz-Carlton at L.A. Live in Downtown Los Angeles. Last night, we headed back to the colossal glass tower to mingle amidst celebrities and philanthropists, and witness the inaugural lighting up of the building. We even took a...
January 14, 2010
The entrance to the hotels at LA Live.Though in the past weve had a few quibbles with the carpet selection at the new J.W. Marriott and Ritz-Carlton at L.A. Live in downtown, we got to go on a top-secret hard-hat tour (yes, there was an actual hard hat involved,...
December 03, 2009
UPDATE: The JW Marriott LA Live just tweeted about the carpet installation on the 5th floor. Guess it's too late!We've been riding a sort of high about the upcoming JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton coming to downtown Los Angeles' LA Live entertainment complex. Downtown LA has been struggling for a...
July 28, 2009
We were cruising along the 110 yesterday in downtown Los Angeles and noticed that the Ritz-Carlton/J.W. Marriott hotel at LA Live is looking pretty fly. The hotel hybrid will open in March 2010 but the exterior of the 54-story skyscraper is nearly complete. And remember, this exterior is where...
June 17, 2009
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