HotelChatter - Dallas

Hotel Palomar Dallas Announces Youngest Director of Pet Relations Yet

MsRebecca — 2009-10-23T11:58:42-05:00

Look, we can’t help it. We’re suckers for a pet concierge. And this one takes the cake. At just 4 months old, Labrador Retriever Kora is the youngest Director of Pet Relations so far for Kimpton. She started her job at Hotel Palomar Dallas last night, at the property’s Howl-O-Ween Spooktacular party benefiting no-kill animal shelter Operation Kindness.

Aloft Does Dallas...Again

KatieK — 2009-09-09T11:58:50-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/17697/aloft.jpg" class="top"> Remember when we were sorta obsessed with the idea of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/aloft%20hotels">Aloft Hotels</a> taking over the world? The recession may have <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/6/17/177/08090/hotels/Brands_Born_in_the_Recession_Where_Are_They_Now_">thrown a hitch</a> in that plan at least for the time being but it seems world domination is alive and well in the Dallas area, where the brands fourth hotel, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Aloft+Dallas+Downtown/local/1559">The Aloft Dallas Downtown</a> has just opened its doors. The newest Aloft has us excited for two reasons: 1) its actually located in downtown Dallas, not out in the boonies; and 2) its the first Aloft to also be adaptive re-use, an endeavor the brand apparently has plans to continue with future projects. Operating out of a 1924 railroad freight depot and

HotelChatter Checks Out the New Le Meridien 'Brand Experience'

Jenna — 2009-05-19T11:26:41-05:00

<![CDATA[<object id="flashObj" width="486" height="412" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0"><param name="movie" value="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9/4862856001?isVid=1&publisherID=1321358962" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="flashVars" value="@videoPlayer=23718196001&playerID=4862856001&domain=embed&" /><param name="base" value="http://admin.brightcove.com" /><param name="seamlesstabbing" value="false" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="swLiveConnect" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9/4862856001?isVid=1&publisherID=1321358962" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashVars="@videoPlayer=23718196001&playerID=4862856001&domain=embed&" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="486" height="412" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" swLiveConnect="true" allowScriptAccess="always" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed></object> Last week, we hit up the just-opened <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Le+Meridien+Dallas+North/local/1451">Le Meridien Dallas North</a> to get an idea of the fly new look that the whole LM chain's going to be getting. Yesterday, we gave you a look at <A href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/5/18/155830/505/hotels/Le_Meridien_Dallas_North_s_Lobby_is_a_Bit_Pink_Whatchya_Think_">the lobby</a>; today, a full tour. To remind you: for the last couple of years, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/starwood%20hotels">Starwood </a>has been hard at work to develop a powerful, more modern and solid identity to roll out across its Le Meridien chain.

Le Meridien Dallas North's Lobby is a Bit Pink. Whatchya Think?

Jenna — 2009-05-18T16:02:00-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/LM100lobby2.jpg" class="top"> Last week, we paid a visit to <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Le+Meridien+Dallas+North/local/1451">Le Meridien Dallas</a>, which recently opened after the property (which had not been a Le Meridien until the this year) underwent a massive renovation. This hotel, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/1/28/11234/4669/hotels/Le_Meridien_s_New_Look_Starts_With_Dallas">as we've mentioned</a>, is actually the prototype for the newly-revamped Le Meridien brand the new look will roll out across the entire chain soon and the design at this property was under the direction of Graham Downes (who was also the mastermind behind the Hard Rock San Diego). <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/lm100lobby3.jpg" class="top"> The whole place has a whole lot of pink (well, fuschia) accents throughout, but a lil' pink never hurt anyone, right? Well, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/comments/2009/5/6/10354/36847/1#1">except this guy</a>. The colors (we

Guest Takes Off With Not-So-Free Swag From Fairmont Dallas

Jenna — 2009-04-14T16:13:31-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/fairmontdallassuite.jpg" class="top"> We don't condone stealing, and we would never consider stealing anything (well, anything except hearts, that is), but we have to ask: is it actually much, much easier than we think it is to steal from a hotel? Check this out: police are currently investigating a pretty serious theft that went down at the <A href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Fairmont+Dallas/ian/115786">Fairmont Dallas</a>, where a guest apparently took off with two plasma TV's and a coffee maker from her hotel room without anyone really noticing. According to the <a href="http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/041509dnmetfairmont.d02a2245.html">Dallas Morning News</a>: <blockquote> The Fairmont hotel, located at 1717 North Akard St., reported this morning the theft of two 36-inch, LG plasma televisions and a coffee maker, Dallas police said. A woman