The Saguaro
JDV's first hotel outside California with a vibrant new color scheme from Stamberg Aferiat Architecture.
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Hotel Coverage: The Saguaro
A Room at The Saguaro Hotel Comes with a Private Design Consultation
As you can see from this room shot above, what makes The Saguaro Scottsdale stand out from most other hotels is the abundance of eye-popping colors. And these happy hues aren't found just in the guest rooms but rather throughout the hotel's public spaces and even down by the...
February 08, 2012
The Saguaro Heads to Another Desert Locale, Palm Springs
The Saguaro Hotel in Scottsdale hasn't even been open for more than a month but it's already doing well enough to expand to Palm Springs. The LA Times reports that the Saguaro will take over the old Holiday Inn at Sunrise Way and East Palm Canyon Drive. We've got...
November 29, 2011
Some Hotel News to Nibble On Over Thanksgiving
The world may be living in a 24-hour news cycle but we've got some news of our own for you--we're taking the rest of the week off. So barring any major hotel news or events, you won't be reading us again until Monday. Of course, we'd never leave you...
November 23, 2011
JDV's First Hotel Outside of California, The Saguaro, is Now Open
Fresh off the news that Joie De Vivre Hotels has merged with Thompson Hotels, the California-based hotel collection has just announced the opening of its very first hotel outside of the Golden State--The Saguaro in Scottsdale. Previously, this hotel was to be called The Drinkwater but the owners changed...
November 04, 2011
Joie De Vivre Will Open The Drinkwater in Scottsdale This Fall
The old Hotel Theodore formerly known as The Mondrian Scottsdale nee James Scottsdale has finally gotten a new identity, The Drinkwater, which comes from the hotel's location on Drinkwater Boulevard. (That name came about in honor of Scottsdale's former four-term mayor, Herb Drinkwater.)If you recall, the hotel was snapped...
June 29, 2011
Is An Ace Hotel Opening in Scottsdale? No, It's Not
We got a tad too excited when we saw some internet chatter saying the hipster hotel brand du jour, Ace Hotels, would open in Scottsdale but upon closer look, it was just wishful thinking.The Phoenix New Times reports that the James Scottsdale, Mondrian Scottsdale, er the Hotel Theodore could...
March 09, 2011
Scottsdale's Hotel Theodore Will Become Joie De Vivre's First Non-Californian Conquest
Relationships: they don't last long these days, do they? Just 11 months since the Mondrian Scottsdale became the Hotel Theodore, it’s been dumped by its owners GF Hospitality, and, just in time for Valentine's, sparked up a new relationship. The new owner is the Sydell Group (which formerly brought...
February 17, 2011
The Mondrian Scottsdale Is Now The Hotel Theodore
Forget trying to accumulate Virgin America points at the The Mondrian Scottsdale. Morgans Hotel Group ran the hotel up until Tuesday but since they foreclosed on the property back in December, Bank of America has taken over the unwanted property and replaced the brand with an independent management company,...
March 18, 2010
W Union Square and Mondrian Scottsdale Hit New Lows
[Update: You can also add the Gansevoort South to this list as well as it heads into a foreclosure auction.]Hotel financial woes are nothing new these days but yesterday two major hotel properties--The W Union Square and the Mondrian Scottsdale have some sad stories to tell. The WSJ reports...
December 09, 2009
Will the Mondrian SoHo Make Guests Check Their Clothes At The Door?
Hungry for details on all of the new hotels coming to Manhattan in the coming months, but operating on little intel, we are sometimes left to our imaginations. Like our musing about what the Mondrian SoHo will look like. So far, we’ve just seen this rendering, which doesn’t go...
September 18, 2009
Morgans Ceases Cursing at the Recession and Lowers Room Rates
Ah, remember the days before the recession? Before swine flu swept the world, before Oprah was on Twitter and before Morgans Hotels were going for under $200? Those were the days. And those days are gone. If you're planning to hit the West Coast, it seems Morgans Hotel Group...
April 29, 2009
HotelChatter Reader Deals :: Summer Specials Still Cranking
In which, HotelChatter readers are treated to exclusive hotel deals dug up by us. All deals have a limited amount of rooms attached to them and may sell out quickly. Today's Hotel Deals Lollapalooza in Chicago$209 a nightThe Hard Rock Hotel Chicago has rooms available on Expedia from Aug...
June 26, 2008
HotelChatter Reader Deals: It's Not Too Late for Spring Break
In which, HotelChatter readers are treated to exclusive hotel deals dug up by us. All deals have a limited amount of rooms attached to them and may sell out quickly.We can all relive our college days again by taking advantage of these Spring Break deals, minus the keg stands,...
February 28, 2008
Celebrity Magazine Editor Shacks Up at The Mondrian in Scottsdale
We now present you with our VIP Hotel Reviewer Series in which we hand-pick experts in the travel and media worlds and beyond to tell us what are their favorite hotels and why. Once a week, we'll feature a hotel review from said VIPs about their favorite leisure or business...
January 16, 2008
Heaven and Hell at the Mondrian Scottsdale
While the flagship Mondrian Hotel has seen better days, the Mondrian Scottsdale is getting mixed reviews. It may even be the most conflicted hotel property in Scottsdale. The whole Good vs. Evil contrast thing starts in the lobby with the white puffy clouds, white puffy curtains, and most famously, white...
December 07, 2007
The Mondrian Scottsdale: Great Mojitos But Too Many Drunks
Hotel Maven e recently hit up the new Mondrian Scottsdale and tested out the hotel's spa, Agua.The positives about the spa seemed centered around the mojitos. However, these great mojitos made for a lot of drunk people hanging out by the pool which is adjacent to the spa. Not quite...
September 24, 2007
Mondrian West Hollywood to Get Hotel Equivalent of Botox and Restylane
We've decided to honor this Friday, July 20, 2007 as Renovation News Friday!Finally, the Mondrian Hotel in West Hollywood has had enough celebrity vomit and is undergoing a renovation of all its rooms. A tipster let us know that the hotel is doing a $20 million renovation of the rooms...
July 20, 2007
Mondrian Scottsdale to Open January 30th
Around this time last year, the James Hotel Scottsdale passed their property to Morgans Hotel Group who went to work on turning the property into a Mondrian. Now, it looks like the opening of Mondrian Scottsdale will officially be January 30th, 2007, according to a hotel press release. Drawing his...
January 18, 2007
Hotel Opening: The James Chicago
The James Hotel Chicago is probably still in its beta phase after opening exactly a month ago on March 19. But we haven't heard any buzz about it nor are there any reviews up on TripAdvisor.So what's this place all about? Right now, it's the sister property to the James...
April 19, 2006
James Hotel to Become a Mondrian
Bad news for the James Hotel in Scottsdale. The hotel's owners, Stephen Hanson and Danny Errico have sold the hotel to Morgans Hotel Group for nearly $47 million. According to the Arizona Republic: The company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission show it plans to re-brand the hotel as...
January 25, 2006
James Hotel Kicks it Up a Notch
When we gave a one-year update on the James Hotel we had yet to decide if it was a desert rose or a barren wasteland. Well, the folks at InTouch have deemed it "a hotel where the celeb scene is hot by day and even hotter at night." Some celebs...
July 07, 2005
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