http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-05-28T09:17:34Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/12/27/12311/359 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/aloft_rendering.jpg"><p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/aloft%20Hotels"><b>aloft Hotels,</b></a> the spin-off of W Hotels designed to reinvent the roadside motel, is set to open in smaller cities like Lenox, Mass. and Tucson, Ariz. starting in 2007.<p>An aloft Hotel has been designated for Harrisburg, Penn. and construction is set to start next year. Yet the plans haven't been all smooth sailing for the hotel.<p>Residents, while happy the hotel will generate revenue for the city, increase its profile and heck, bring some coolness into Harrisburg, are not happy with the hotel's proposed 13 story-tower. Ironic, no? One resident recently complained in a letter to the editor at the Patriot News:<blockquote><p> State Street, recently and beautifully restored, has a wonderful turn-of-the-century feel that is the perfect compliment to juliana 2006-12-27T12:03:11-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/