http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-12T18:51:00Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/2/28/123520/399 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/21888/editionistanbulsauna.jpg" class="top"> <p><b><i>UPDATE: Turns out that the color scheme in the two photos is totally different for a reason! There are two color schemes available to the rooms: Dark Rosewood (the dark one, pictured above) and Soaped Oak - the lighter color, visible in the renderings. For new pictures of both color schemes, see after the jump.</i></b> <p>It&#146;s heeeeere! We&#146;ve spent every day of the last three weeks scouring Edition Hotels&#146; <a href="http://www.facebook.com/EDITIONHotels">Facebook page</a> and <a href="http://www.marriott.com/hotels/hotel-deals/isteb-the-istanbul-edition/">website</a> to see whether they&#146;d put up rooms of the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Istanbul+Edition/local/4767"><b>Edition Istanbul</b></a>, and although there&#146;s still no joy on either count, we now have our hands on the <b>very first picture of a room</b>. Time to play a game of 'Is It juliab 2011-02-28T12:35:20-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/2/9/145330/3558 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/21888/istanbuledition_room.jpeg" class="top"> <p>Ah, there&#146;s nothing quite like intrigue and confusion to get us all excited over a hotel opening. And an early opening? That gets us even more aflutter. <p>This morning, we noticed that the Facebook page of <a href="http://www.facebook.com/EDITIONHotels">Edition hotels</a> was suggesting that the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Istanbul+Edition/local/4767"><b>Edition Istanbul</b></a><strong> was open</strong>. Open! Last we heard, our sources told us it was down for a March opening. <p>But, no sooner did we see that news, than we had an email from Edition&#146;s PRs telling us that the hotel did not soft open today, and that the online reports were inaccurate. They told us that: <blockquote><p>The hotel will soft open soon with the official launch in March/April.</blockquote></p> <p>So we called the hotel juliab 2011-02-09T14:53:30-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/2/4/123720/5396 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/21888/minyon.jpg" class="top"> <p><i>Minyon. "Titillating".</i> <p>While we&#146;ve been getting all breathless over the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/2/3/85953/92022/hotels/W_London_Gives_a_Whole_New_Meaning_to_Doing_The_Dishes_">dishy W London</a>, turns out the <s>cougar</s> matriarch of the European Ws, the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/W+HOTEL+ISTANBUL/local/4513"><b>W Istanbul</b></a> has been quietly going under the knife. And now, just in time to steal London&#146;s sassy new kid thunder, it&#146;s peeling back the bandages to reveal its new look. <p>The hotel has opened two new restaurants, <b>Frederic&#146;s and Minyon</b>. Frederic&#146;s is an upscale Italian joint overlooking the Bosphorus with a 350-strong wine cellar, hearty ingredients (truffles, saffron, oysters), a revolving gallery of art that changes monthly and a cigar menu. <p>But the one we&#146;re really excited about is Minyon, which is serving up i<strong>nternational cuisine on small plates</strong>, to a juliab 2011-02-04T12:37:20-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/12/21/91047/547 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/istanbuledition_room.jpg" class="top"><p> Christmas came early for HotelChatter! A tipster let us know that the <a href="http://www.editionhotels.com/en-us/#/en-us/hotels/istanbul/thehotel/overview/overview">website</a> for the forthcoming <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Istanbul+Edition/local/4767"><b>Istanbul Edition</b></a> was live, complete with photo renderings of the guest rooms, descriptions galore and even a few special room rate offers! So let's get right into it. <p>First up, let's talk about the rooms. After all, this hotel plans on being a <s>seven-star hotel</s> Strike that. The hotel has no plans for seven-star status but instead plans to be a "luxury lifestyle hotel." <p>Designed in conjunction with Gabellini Shepherd architects, the Istanbul Edition aimed for "quiet elegance" and "modern luxury" by using a color palate of bronze and silver-gold, with extensive use of pale and dark woods (check juliana 2010-12-21T10:09:21-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/8/3/161848/9167 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/21888/peraroom.jpg" class="top"> <p>Another week, another <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/7/28/135928/136/hotels/Shanghai_s_Peace_Hotel_Reopens_Today_Looks_Grand_Apart_From_the_Carpet_">historic hotel revamp</a> is nearly completed. This time it&#146;s the turn of the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Pera+Palace+Hotel/ian/227379"><B>Pera Palace</b></a> in Istanbul, which is entering its last month of building works &#150; it&#146;s down to open <b>1 September</b>. Just in time, too, seeing as we&#146;re now more than halfway through Istanbul&#146;s stint as European Capital of Culture. <p>The restoration has taken two years and &#128;20m, and as well as a spruce up for the whole property, they&#146;ve updated it with a spa. And although wishy washy hotel spas weren&#146;t around when the Pera Palace originally opened in 1892, they&#146;ve kept things traditional with a Turkish hammam, steam bath, sauna and Jacuzzi, as well as a modern gym. juliab 2010-08-03T16:29:51-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/