http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-12T13:19:12Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/6/5/192134/0880 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/18481/Club_Intercon_wide.jpg" class="top"><p> <i>Over on Jaunted, you can get our inside looks at some of the world&#146;s best <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/tag/Airline%20Lounges">airline lounges</a>, so we thought we&#146;d do something similar here and start talking about some of the hotel lounges we&#146;ve frequented lately for our new series on <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Hotel%20Club%20Lounges"><b>Hotel Club Lounges</b></a>. Today, HotelChatter contributor Eric Rosen takes us along with him to the Hong Kong Club InterContinental.</i> <p> The more time we spend in hotels, the more we realize that it&#146;s kind of important to have a pass to the <b>executive club</b> wherever we go. Usually this confers a suite of perks such as free internet access, exclusive concierge service, and a rotating selection of edible treats to snack on throughout EricRosen 2011-06-07T11:55:13-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/3/15/162142/991 <![CDATA[<P><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/3HCMiraart1.jpg" class="top"> <p><i>Is the WiFi free? Does the gym have good machines? All these things get noticed when checking into a hotel, but what about the atmosphere of the place&#151;specifically the art on the walls or on the floor? We're highlighting <b>properties around the world that do their artwork right</b>, and the specific pieces you should stare long and hard at when next you drop by.</i> <p>Today: The <b><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CBkQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.themirahotel.com%2F&ei=Zcp_TZFyqbDRAbakyOsI&usg=AFQjCNFm0YVQ9KvMZTi6qyciigkjmXPqJQ">Mira Hong Kong</a></b>'s lobby art pieces by Charles Allem. <P>The first thing you'll likely notice upon entering the Mira, is the dark femininity of the place. The entrance itself&#151;see more pics of it <a href="http://cubeme.com/blog/2010/09/13/the-mira-hong-kong-by-charles-allem/">here</a>&#151;is extremely yonic, and the most prevalent color in the place is an ultraviolet indigo. Therefore, JetSetCD 2011-03-15T16:34:18-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/1/17/35034/4048 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/Pen_Ingvar_06_Uden.jpg" class="top"><p> <i>All this week, HotelChatter contributor Eric Rosen will be telling us about more of the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/11/3/19512/1376/hotels/Six_Hotels_Jobs_That_Are_Way_Cooler_Than_Yours">coolest hotel jobs</a> out there. He reached out across the globe to talk to the dynamic folks who do everything from wrangling elephants (and guests!) to designing the latest high-tech gadgetry for your next guest room. So check back every day to see who he&#146;s talking to next.</i> <p> You know what <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Hotel%20Technology">gadget geeks</a> and techno freaks we are, so it should come as no surprise that our favorite part of every <i>James Bond</i> film is the famous spy&#146;s visit to MI6&#146;s technology lab for the latest spyware update from the perpetually exasperated Q. Now imagine how excited (we&#146;re talking EricRosen 2011-01-17T13:56:09-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/12/21/171837/53 <![CDATA[<P><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?isVid=1" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="flashVars" value="@videoPlayer=719424541001&playerID=4862856001&playerKey=AQ~~,AAAAAE7CVnI~,RUihgoZlRJi9tuTl58qaAut8tr6OMl2M&domain=embed&dynamicStreaming=true" /><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?isVid=1" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashVars="@videoPlayer=719424541001&playerID=4862856001&playerKey=AQ~~,AAAAAE7CVnI~,RUihgoZlRJi9tuTl58qaAut8tr6OMl2M&domain=embed&dynamicStreaming=true" 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> <P>You may have already virtually stepped into the rooms and suites of <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Peninsula+Hong+Kong/local/3267">The Peninsula Hong Kong</a></b>, but just wait&#151;we've got pics of the <b>heliport</b>, the legendary historical lobby, Chesa (the Swiss Restaurant), and even the special kitchen table of Gaddi's Restaurant. <P>In effect, these are the extras from our tour of the Peninsula HK, the rest of the hotel through most of its public spaces, and not-so-public spaces, as you'll see with the <b>China Clipper</b> helicopter JetSetCD 2010-12-21T17:51:16-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/12/20/143550/81 <![CDATA[<P><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/PenUpmain1.jpg" class="top"> <P>So what is the answer to our <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/12/16/221920/83/hotels/Guess_the_Hotel_with_the_Helicopter_Traffic_Overhead">Guess the Hotel challenge</a>? Many of you knew a hotel with a helicopter when you saw it, and the correct guess is the <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Peninsula+Hong+Kong/local/3267">Peninsula Hotel Hong Kong</a></b>, the flagship of the Peninsula luxury chain and a mecca for travelers in its own right. <P>We stopped in last week for a tour of the entire property, and today we have looks at rooms in both the original building and the upper, new floors added in the late 1990s. All of the regular rooms were fully booked, so you'll just have to make do with peeks into suites, which anyway aren't too far off the classic lushness of the lowest JetSetCD 2010-12-20T16:51:33-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/