http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-23T02:49:27Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/10/11047/307 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/PSYC_pool_yoga_tent.jpg" class="top"><p> Heading down to the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Parker+Palm+Springs/local/717"><b>Parker Palm Springs</b></a> for a relaxing weekend in the desert? It turns out there's more to do there than just lay by the pool and sip on cocktails. The hotel has just finished renovating their <a href="http://www.palmspringsyachtclub.com ">Palm Springs Yacht Club</a> spa (PSYC) and it's not exactly what you would expect. Take a look at the spa's mission statement: <blockquote><p> We believe in the American country club experience: mixed doubles, a long steam, and a stiff cocktail. </blockquote></p><p>And indeed the new spa space makes access to a cocktail just as important as access to a heavy-handed masseuse.<p>The spa has created a new lounge with dark leather chairs, coffee tables and lit by juliana 2009-11-10T15:42:13-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/8/25/113352/698 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/LevisAce.jpg" class="top"> <p>Need an outfit to compliment your new <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Ace+Hotel+Palm+Springs/local/1253">Ace Hotel Palm Springs</a></b> sneakers? Levi Strauss has partnered up with the desert property to transform one of the hotel's rooms into <b>Suite 501</b>, an environment that evokes the Levi's denim-filled lifestyle. <p>According to the <i><a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/alltherage/2009/08/levi-straussace-hotel-collaborate-and-the-result-is-suite-.html">LA Times</a></i>, the result is a space with a lived-in, rustic look: <blockquote><p>The room featured a denim upholstered headboard, Levi&#146;s pillowcases and artwork from Levi&#146;s most recent campaign, shot by Ryan McGinley. The Walt Whitman poem &#147;Go Forth,&#148; the focus of Levi's recent marketing campaign, is painted on a denim tapestry. The curated ephemera vibe matches the hotel's rustic chic campground aesthetic; canvas covered walls, salvaged furniture, Native America throws and portable record JetSetCD 2009-08-25T12:55:05-05:00 33.8006750 -116.54024 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/8/14/84732/3833 <![CDATA[<p> <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/Pool_Empty.jpg" class="top"><p> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Ace+Hotel+Palm+Springs/local/1253"><b>The Ace Hotel Palm Springs</b></a>, which just opened in February, was hoping to have an all-summer long party with their regular <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/5/14/16913/9083/hotels/Enjoy_Booze_Sno_Cones_and_DJ_Sets_All_Summer_at_Ace_Palm_Springs">weekend pool festivities</a> but sadly, tragedy struck the hotel last weekend. <p>A 22-year-old man was found dead in the hotel's pool early Sunday morning. <blockquote><p>Redlands resident Kenneth Crawford was a friend of two guests staying at the popular Palm Springs hotel, according to management. <p> Police investigating Crawford's drowning learned he was among a group of friends that had gone out drinking earlier in the hours prior to the incident, according to Palm Springs Police Sergeant Mitch Spike. <p> The group had not been drinking at the hotel, Ace owner and manager <a juliana 2009-08-14T14:12:22-05:00 33.8013666 -116.54046 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/7/8/103435/2941 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/AceCoachella.jpg" class="top"></p> <p>In case you didn&#146;t notice, it&#146;s practically mid-July already! Which means if you&#146;re not spending your weekends relaxing poolside and trying your hand at summer camp-style crafts, you might as well chalk up summer &#146;09 as a waste.</p> <p>OK, so maybe that&#146;s a tad overly dramatic. Our point is: Pools plus craftytime equals awesome (maybe not as amazing as <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/5/14/16913/9083/hotels/Enjoy_Booze_Sno_Cones_and_DJ_Sets_All_Summer_at_Ace_Palm_Springs">boozy sno-cones</a>, but still pretty great). Don&#146;t believe us? Check out <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Ace+Hotel+Palm+Springs/local/1253"><strong>The Ace Hotel</strong></a> in Palm Springs this weekend. July 11th and 12th, the Ace is hosting an &#147;all-inclusive art making weekend&#148; at the hotel&#146;s Swim Club, hosted by L.A. artists Karen Kimmel and Apple Via.</p> <p>Arts & Crafts will run poolside from 11 a.m. to KatieK 2009-07-08T11:03:38-05:00 33.8013666 -116.54046 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/6/22/1820/69996 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/parkerpalmsmores.jpg" class="top"><br><i>The firepit: gossip and s'mores central.</i> <p>We will never stop making fun of these silly <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/girlfriend getaways">girlfriend getaway</a> hotel packages. In fact, we'd like to take this opportunity to encourage Sarah Haskins, the brilliantly funny lady behind the hilarious <b><a href="http://current.com/sarah-haskins/">Target Women</a></b> videos, to do a "Target Women" segment on hotel packages. That is, make fun of those silly girlfriend getaway packagey-things that are made up of what some hotel believes will appeal to women (gossip magazines! Manicures! Shopping!) <p>Um, that's not to say we wouldn't secretly go and book these packages ourselves if they happened to appeal to us. What? Some of us like manicures and <i>Us Weekly</i>. Whatever. <p>So, here's another from the vast and Jenna 2009-06-22T15:01:24-05:00 33.7953070 -116.50015 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/