http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T08:24:15Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/9/22/182615/844 <![CDATA[<P><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/radissonblu_mallofamerica.jpg" class="top"><p> Last month, there were <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/8/17/81148/6484/hotels/Could_a_Radisson_Blu_open_in_the_Mall_Of_America_">rumblings</a> that <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/radisson blu hotels"><b>Radisson Blu</b></a> would be opening in the Mall of America in Minnesota and now it's been confirmed--Radission Blu Mall of America will open in <b>late 2012</b>. The <a href="http://www.startribune.com/local/south/103536204.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUUsZ">Star-Tribune</a> reports: <blockquote><p>The $115 million, 501-room hotel will anchor the south side of the Bloomington mall, between Macy's and Bloomingdale's, and will be the first to be connected to the mall via skyway.</blockquote></p><p>Don't think you can wait until 2012 to experience a Radisson Blu and its free WiFi? The brand's first U.S. hotel will actually open in <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/5/12/14417/6016/hotels/Radisson_Blu_to_Open_First_Hotel_in_the_U_S_in_Chicago">Chicago</a> in fall of 2011. <p>Now, we're super excited for Radission Blu, a rather savvy European hotel brand, to continue its juliana 2010-09-23T11:54:53-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/8/17/81148/6484 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/30451/MOA_Hotel.jpg" class="top"><p>There are already at least a dozen hotels a short shuttle bus ride away from the <b>Mall of America</b>, bus is that enough? No, sir! After all, the mall itself has over 520 stores&#151;and more are in the works. The hotel is part of that expansion plan, which&#151;if all goes well&#151;will add an additional 5.6 million square feet to the massive temple of consumerism. <p> The <a href="http://twincities.bizjournals.com/twincities/stories/2010/08/09/daily31.html"><i>Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal</i></a> reports that the 501-room hotel will no longer be a Renaissance property, with Marriott International pulling out of the project as funding efforts stalled. Now, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/radisson blu hotels"><b>Radisson Blu</b></a> and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/sheraton hotels"><b>Sheraton</b></a> are said to be the top brands tipped to manage the MsRebecca 2010-08-17T10:21:12-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/5/25/181438/052 <![CDATA[<p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/ice_dispenser.jpg">We recently offered you an idea for a more <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/5/24/162936/432/hotels/Hotel_Napoleon_is_Dynamite/">affordable jaunt</a> in Southern France.<p> But for those who need something more affordable still, you can always go the French route in America and what better way to do that than in a Sofitel in the Mid-West. <p>The <a href="http://www.sofitel.com/sofitel/fichehotel/gb/sof/0539/fiche_services.shtml/"><b>Hotel Sofitel Minneapolis </b></a>is actually located in a southern suburb not too far from (get excited) the <a href="http://www.mallofamerica.com"><b> Mall of America.</b></a><p> Small French details ring throughout the four-star property, such as "Poussez" listed on the door rather than "Push". <p>And the hotel restaurants feature some of the best authentic French cuisine that can be found in the Twin Cities. <p> If that's not enough for you Francophiles, there's Courtney 2006-05-26T08:50:01-05:00 44.860300 -93.353790 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2005/11/21/105250/76 <![CDATA[<img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/crowneplaza_minne.jpg"><p> Minnesota's Mall of America is full of pre fab strip mall bullshit. Thus, as you can imagine, within a couple square miles of the mall you can find every boring brand name hotel on the hit list.<p> It goes without saying that most of these hotels are extremely run-of-the-mill, however, one Holiday Inn attempts to buck the vanilla trend.<p> The <a href="http://www.cpmsp.com"><b>Crowne Plaza Minneapolis</b></a> went boutique, and according to the NY Times, this hotel is able to pull it off.<p> The rooms are with usual boutique fare, but the big surprise is that this hotel provides a depth of services at an affordable price. Free WiFi, free in-room coffee (via coffee maker), cheerful room service, and an markj 2005-11-21T10:54:39-05:00 44.856355 -93.351711 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/