http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-12T20:18:31Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/12/23/111243/54 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/HyattPlaceWaikikiBeach_Twin.jpg" class="top"><p> We're big fans of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/hyatt place hotels"><b>Hyatt Place</b></a> hotels mainly because of their free WiFi, spacious rooms, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/3/5/131553/2900/hotels/Hyatt_Place_Has_a_Place_For_All_Your_Geeky_Goodies">geeky tech panels</a> and wallet-friendly room rates but now Hyatt Place is even more appealing thanks to the opening of their first hotel in Hawaii. <p>Formerly the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/1/25/191418/377/hotels/The_Ocean_Resort_Hotel_Waikiki_Says_Aloha_to_the_Hyatt_Place_Brand_">Ocean Resort Hotel</a>, the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hyatt+Place+Waikiki+Beach/local/4944"><b>Hyatt Place Waikiki Beach</b></a> in Honolulu is comprised of two towers, <b>the first of which, the Pali Tower, is now open. </b>This tower has 191 rooms, all with balconies and views of the Waikiki Beach neighborhood. <p>Waikiki beach is a "three-minute walk" away, according to Hyatt Place, and the Hawaii Convention Center is just two miles away, making it a good spot for either business juliana 2011-12-27T14:07:59-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/9/29/105346/707 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/editionwaikikiemployees.JPG" class="top"><p> The other day we saw that the hotel formerly known as the Waikiki Edition but currently known as <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Modern+Honolulu/local/1703"><b>The Modern Honolulu</b></a> was offering some amazing rates for next month--starting at just <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/9/27/15380/7811/hotels/The_Modern_Honolulu_is_Keeping_Rates_Low_at_195_a_Night_">$195 a night.</a> Then we saw rates of $155 on Jetsetter.com. <p>This was a steep drop from Edition's high of $375 making us extremely excited about a possible trip to Honolulu, especially since it seemed like Aqua hadn't changed a thing. But again, nothing is as it seems here. <p>We've got a tip that the management has already started to take apart the crazy cool Wrecktangles surf board installation behind the front desk because "they keep bumping into it." Very sad. And a little juliana 2011-09-29T11:01:21-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/9/27/15380/7811 <![CDATA[<p><p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/modernhonolulu195.jpg" class="top"><p>It's been about a month since the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/edition waikiki lawsuit"><b>Edition Waikiki</b></a> was kicked out of their own hotel and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Modern+Honolulu/local/1703"><b>The Modern Honolulu</b></a> ushered in but the dust from the fracas has just about settled down. More importantly, the Modern Honolulu has a real deal <a href="http://www.aquaresorts.com/oahu/modern-honolulu/home/">website</a> now.<p>The site is chock-full of gorgeous photos, taken when the hotel was still an Edition, and while it lacks the sophistication of the old Edition site, the new site definitely feels more approachable with big easy to read fonts and exciting copy. (Ok, some of it does feel a little too cheerleader peppy.)<p>But perhaps the biggest improvement here is the room rate for the month of October. Rates at the juliana 2011-09-27T16:10:19-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/9/7/16635/41605 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/savewaikikieditionFB2.jpg" class="top"><p> We mentioned last week that even though the <a href="">Waikiki Edition</a> has been unceremoniously replaced by <b>The Modern Honolulu</b></a>, employees were still holding out hope that Edition would one day rise again by creating a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Save-Waikiki-Edition-Hotel/210923598972237">Facebook</a> page. <p>And judging from this recent update, it looks like quite a few people are holding out hope that Edition will rise again. About 525 now to be exact. Compared to 59 for Modern Honolulu, an <a href="Http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/aqua hotels hawaii">Aqua Hotels and Resorts</a> property. <p>Sadly, we're not so sure when or even if this will ever happen. The hotel owners M Waikiki LLC filed for bankruptcy late last week which actually protected them from having to turn the hotel back juliana 2011-09-08T08:45:01-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/9/6/03547/54057 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/Edition_PoolDeck.JPG" class="top"><p> We all had a three-day weekend thanks to the Labor Day holiday but down at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Waikiki+Edition/local/1703"><b>Waikiki Edition</b></a> (or Edition Waikiki or Modern Honolulu, whatever team/side you're on), the employees were still working--both to serve guests and to fight against their new bosses, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/aqua hotels hawaii">Aqua Hotels and Resorts.</a><p>As far as we know, Aqua is still running the hotel as the Modern Honolulu and Marriott is begrudgingly respecting the hotel owners, M Waikiki's recent <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/9/1/174359/6495/hotels/Here_s_The_Latest_Edition_on_The_Waikiki_Edition_">bankruptcy filing.</a> In the meantime, Marriott plans to sue M Waikiki up the wazoo, or for tens of millions of dollars in damages for breaking the management contract. As for the guests, Marriott is now urging them to call the juliana 2011-09-06T09:20:01-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/