We told you a few days ago that your 2013 goal should be to analyze your Hotel Loyalty Programs and for good reason. Everyone seems to be coming out the woodwork these days beefing up their perks. The newest is Starwood Preferred Guests Restaurant Week offer that has us...
January 23, 2013
Sure weve heard of former jails turning into hotels (see Boston's The Liberty Hotel, Oxford's Malmaison, and Four Seasons Istanbul), but this is fresh fish on the hotel cell block (ha!)On January 9th in downtown Olso, Norway, a former 18th-century prisoner colony became the countrys first waterfront hotel. Its...
January 21, 2013
We're going to do it. Use every Halloween pun known to man, because it's just the thing to do. Everyone likes to get their fright-on for Halloween including some of our favorite hotels. So dont be squeamish dig into some of these devilish deals and ghoulish goings-on. See?...
October 19, 2012
Now that the 50 Shades of Grey movie is in the works and Universal has picked its screenwriter, we are resigning ourselves that these themed hotel packages are just getting started. Plus, given the fact that Andaz replaced the Bible with this novel, you know this is serious business...
October 11, 2012
Deals: you want 'em, and surprisingly, everyone has 'em. Today we're focusing on deals especially for Labor Day. If you haven't booked your hotel room yet, now maybe you can. And who knows? You might just find what you're looking for. (But don't forget to tell us about your...
August 22, 2012
Earlier this month, we learned about a new partnership between New York-based perfume house Le Labo and Fairmont Hotelsthe biggest hotel undertaking Le Labo has ever attempted. We know how particular everyone can be about their hotel toiletries. Some like them sweet-smelling, some like them eco-friendly, and some don't bother...
December 01, 2011
Looking for a good summer read to throw in your carry-on? The premise of this new book, out on June 8, is perfect for hotel geeks: Based Upon Availability chronicles the (mostly lonely) lives of a group of New Yorkers, who are all loosely connected by their stays at the...
May 28, 2010
What are you doing this weekend? That's what we thoughtnothing. If you're anywhere near Boston and fancy a little historical reenactment, then may we suggest holing up at the LIberty Hotel for their Boston Tea Party celebrations? There's a real package for the event, with accommodations on either December...
December 10, 2009
You know how much we love our cocktails here at HotelChatter. We'll find any reason to celebrate with a cocktail and fortunately for us (but not for our liver), hotels feel the same way. We've slurped down Summer Cocktails and Halloween Cocktails and now we're ready for the main event,...
December 02, 2009
Welcome to our regular feature, Pitch Your Hotel, where we let hoteliers, general managers and other hotel execs tell us on-camera what makes their hotels so different from all the rest. And believe us, the competition is fierce these days. So sit back, relax and listen to them explain...
November 12, 2009
We've kicked off our Summer Cocktails series where we profile fun new summer drinks that hotels are making. Got one we should know about? Send us the recipe with a photo of the drink. Otherwise, enjoy and @reply us when you're wasted! Boston's Liberty Hotel has got our summer...
August 21, 2009
As we told you yesterday, we went on a quick jaunt to Boston and had the chance to check out the Liberty Hotel, which opened up in 2007 inside a building that used to be the Charles Street Jail. The luxe hotel has a jail-y theme throughout that pays...
June 25, 2009
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...
June 25, 2009
Yesterday's Guess the Hotel was pretty easy, eh? Well, that is, if you got the whole "Solitary Confinement" and "jail" connection: yes, we went on a quickie jaunt to Boston this week and had the chance to check out the much-buzzed-about Liberty Hotel, inside a building that was the...
June 24, 2009
Um, are you somewhat wary of the sorts of people who you would assume might attend such functions as a "Yappy Hour"? You know, a happy hour that people attend with doggies in tow? Would you assume they might be a pack of "those" types of pet owners? And...
June 17, 2009
Someone over @ Virgin America knew what they were doing when they booked Boston's Liberty Hotel for Richard Branson's BOS route opening soiree last night. Ok, ok, the old jail building's gorgeous atrium lobby is not exactly conducive to stellar ways of egress for the legendarily large posse Sir...
February 12, 2009
Get your hot dogs, sunscreen and beer guts ready: Independence Day is just over two weeks away! If you're headed to a big city for some fireworks fun, we'll be taking a look at hotels with prime fireworks views. Have a favorite hotel for gawking at bombs bursting in air?...
June 18, 2008
For Red Sox fans only. Yankee fans need not apply. Wondering what's up with Manny Ramirez, David Ortiz, and Josh Beckett? Head to Bean-town's Liberty Hotel for their "Swing! Batter, batter!" package. This historic hotel is actually a former prison, but you'll be too deeply immersed in baseball...
May 01, 2008
Mrs. Limestone dropped this photo of a room at the Waldorf Hilton in London into the HotelChatter Flickr Pool describing it as "small but nicely done." Indeedy that looks pretty cramped but we are liking the interesting light fixture. Still you don't get much room for your money. Rates...
February 07, 2008
Just when you thought you were done guzzling the bubbly in the New Year, there's another reason to keep on swilling champagne: Veuve Clicquot is launching its first branded bar in the U.S. at The Liberty Hotel in Boston.The champagne house plans to open the bar on Friday under the...
January 21, 2008
Approaching Boston's newest swank hotel, The Liberty Hotel, is not a simple proposition. The hotel is directly behind the new Yawkey Center at Mass General Hospital and you are bound to run into squealing ambulances, harried doctors and...
September 07, 2007
Last fall it was announced that a former Charles Street jail in Boston would be converted into a luxury boutique hotel. The hotel estimated a Summer 2007 opening date and guess what? The Liberty Hotel has opened today.However, you can't stay overnight there until Sept. 7 but when you do...
August 29, 2007
This here is a rendering of the Liberty Hotel in Boston. Over the summer, the Carpenter & Company announced that they were taking the old Charles Street jail and turning into a hotel which they have now decided to call Liberty. See? The hotel industry does have a sense of...
November 01, 2006
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