HotelChatter - New Orleans

Get Your Game Face On at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans

MsRebecca — 2012-02-03T12:28:30-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/30451/GameFace.JPG" class="top">We love us some Big Blue, but we have to admit: we really wanted to see the New Orleans Saints take on the Pats on Sunday. (And, duh, beat them.) Even without New Orleans in the Super Bowl, we wish we were there to get our Game Face on at the <a href='http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel/local/1819'>Hyatt Regency New Orlean's</a> Vitascope Hall. This is one of the best hotel sports bars we've ever seen. It's not a dive full of aggressive sports fans; it's actually quite sleek looking. But more importantly, it is designed with perfect game-watching functionality. There are big leather bar stools with seat backs lining the bar with front-on views of the flatscreens and there are lots of

A Sparkling Saint Descends On New Orleans Later This Month

ASchechter — 2011-12-22T14:00:01-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/Lobby_Reception_Rendering.jpg" class="top">In order to accurately represent the neighborhood's unique history, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/8/18/10237/7136/hotels/An_American_Airlines_Pilot_And_His_Mother_Will_Open_Up_The_Saint_Hotel_This_December">Saint Hotel</a> owner Mark Wyant supposedly spent months scouring the archives at the Library of Congress for photos of the original Audubon Building, which first opened in 1910. But Wyant wasn't only interested in pressed tin tiles and exposed brickthe hotel's design team also wanted to go for an "ethereal" feel, especially in the ground-floor lobby, which can be accessed from two entrances on Canal Street and Burgundy Street. Once inside, sheer drapes hang delicately from 22-foot high ceilings, and broad white columns punctuate the space like pillars in a church. Add in a gold-plated chandelier, cast in the shape of a giant bell, and you can practically

Hyatt Regency NOLA's GM Does Not Want to Gouge You With His Minibars

MsRebecca — 2011-11-03T14:57:29-05:00

We already took you on a tourof the guest rooms at the back-in-business Hyatt Regency New Orleans--and told you all the gourmet tailgating goodness that can be found at the hotel's bars and restaurants.

As for the reason your minibar is empty, we decided to let the Hyatt Regency NOLA's GM explain. We caught up with Michael Smith at the hotel's 24-hour market Lagniappe Exchange, which factors heavily in his plans not to rip off his guests at the minibar.

Indoor Tailgating at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans

MsRebecca — 2011-10-26T13:20:02-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/30451/HyattRegencyBar.jpg" class="top">It's no secret that the eatin' and drinkin' in New Orleans is out of this world. Also, on game days, there is tailgating aplenty around the Superdomeand, now it's <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/10/25/114245/68/hotels/Inside_the_Newly_Reopened_Hyatt_Regency_New_Orleans">reopened</a>, the <a href='http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel/local/1819'>Hyatt Regency New Orleans</a>. But inside? There's even more yumminess to be had. Our gallery has a little visual sampling of what's on offer, and here are the important deets on where to eat in the hotel: 8 Block Kitchen & Bar: Named for the eight blocks of Upper Bourbon Street in the French Quarter, the Hyatt Regency NOLA's signature restaurant is helmed by executive chef Eric Damidot, who joined the hotel from Caesar's Palace in Vegas. His menu is farm-to-table driven and blends international

Inside the Newly Reopened Hyatt Regency New Orleans

MsRebecca — 2011-10-25T12:30:01-05:00

<![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?isVid=1" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="flashVars" value="@videoPlayer=1238535694001&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=1238535694001&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>We love a new hotel opening. But what's even more exciting is a hotel reopeningespecially when it's one as symbolic as this. On October 19, the <a href='http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel/local/1819'>Hyatt Regency New Orleans</a> finally threw open its doors again, after a four-year top-to-toe refurbishment. The hotel was badly damaged during Hurricane Katrinaand a highly visible sign of the storm, situated right behind the Superdome. Its return has locals beaming with pride and it couldn't come at a better time, with