http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T07:46:21Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/6/6/10163/82037 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/johnmalkovich_hoteltheft.jpg" class="top"><p> Is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Being_John_Malkovich">Craig Schwartz</a> somewhere in Prague? How else to explain the random burglary of <b> John Malkovich's</b> hotel suite at the swish <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Mandarin+Oriental+Prague/local/540"><b>Mandarin Oriental Prague</b></a>? <p><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1394301/John-Malkovichs-Prague-hotel-room-burgled.html#ixzz1OVN8BSYG">The Daily Mail</a> reports: <Blockquote><p>He was staying at the upmarket Mandarin Oriental Hotel in the Czech city after performing in the murder melodrama Infernal Comedy, based on a real Austrian serial killer, at the Prague Spring music festival on Thursday. <p>'We can confirm than an investigation is under way in the case of the disappearance of Mr Malkovich's personal belongings,' said a spokeswoman for the hotel. </blockquote></p><p>Apparently, two of his mobile phones were stolen but nothing else. That certainly sucks and honestly, we'd expect more security from a Mandarin juliana 2011-06-06T10:20:44-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/10/12/91947/845 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/30451/buddhabarPragueNYT.jpg" class="top"></p> <p>Forget all those new hotels opening up in the paper&#146;s <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/9/8/112135/4005/hotels/The_September_Issue_10_Hot_New_York_City_Hotel_Openings">own backyard</a>; this Sunday the New York Times went hotel hunting in the Czech Republic. Lured by the groovy chill-out tunes and &#147;sultry&#148; restaurant chain of the same name, the NYT <a href="http://travel.nytimes.com/2009/10/11/travel/11check.html?ref=travel">checked into</a> the new <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Buddha+Bar+Hotel+Prague/ian/309049"><b>Buddha Bar Hotel</b></a> in Prague. </p> <p>We&#146;ve seen hotels sprout out of fashion labels, so why not restaurants and music? Judging by the NYT&#146;s response, the Buddha-Bar folks have produced a fine <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Buddha%20Bars">accompaniment to their brand</a>, attracting scenesters who are &#147;good-looking, well off and ready to party&#148; (British boys, Middle Eastern royals, and wealthy local couples). Overall, the Times writer's affection for the place bodes well for the MsRebecca 2009-10-12T10:33:36-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/4/24/61838/4432 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/The_Augustine_Prague.jpg" class="top"><p> <p>The <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Rocco%20Forte%20Hotels">Rocco Forte</a> people are busy right now &#151; if it wasn't enough to open their first resort with the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/4/23/7104/31411/hotels/Verdura_Resort_Brings_a_Bit_of_Swank_to_Sicily">Verdura Resort</a> in Sicily, they're also hitting eastern Europe for the first time when the <b>Augustine Hotel</b> in Prague opens on May 14. <p>This place is a 101-room hotel overlooking the Wallenstein Gardens, and the hotel itself is made up of seven historical buildings, including the 13th century St. Thomas Monastery. The coolest part is there are still monks using parts of this monastery and hotel guests might glimpse them going about their monkly tasks.<p>The décor and furniture are all in the good taste you'd expect for such a respectable-sounding area; in fact, the whole amandak 2009-04-24T11:18:03-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/4/21/8353/19154 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Buddha_Bar_Hotel_Prague_Bathroom.jpg" class="top"><p> <p>We caught wind of the <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Buddha+Bar+Hotel+Prague/ian/309049">Buddha Bar Hotel</a></b> planned for Prague <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/8/19/35031/5096/hotels/Buddha_Bars_Aren_t_Just_Bars_Anymore_A_Prague_Hotel_is_Coming">last August</a> and, last we checked, they were travelin' full steam ahead for a pre-2009 opening. Unlike many deadline-missing hotels, the Buddha Bar got its soft opening in just before the calendar turned, officially opened on January 2, and since then has been impressing the hell out of guests &#151; at least if the first <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g274707-d1231513-r27635580-Buddha_Bar_Hotel-Prague_Bohemia.html#REVIEWS">guest reviews</a> are anything to go by. <p>The staff and the service they provide get a ton of compliments, as do the ultra-luxury rooms. The "amazing" bathrooms get plenty of thumbs-ups too &#151; they also include a TV, but one guest warns us that the remote control is amandak 2009-04-21T09:26:41-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/10/21/0467/1264 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Kempinski_Prague.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <p>The German <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Kempinski%20Hotels"><b>Kempinski</b></a> chain looks like they're starting up a plan of world domination. <p>This month they opened the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Kempinski+Hybernska+Prague/ian/271109"><b>Kempinski Hybernsk&#225; Prague</b></a>, but there are so many more on the way.<p>First things first: the new Prague Kempinski has normal nightly hotel rates going but also have a lot of one and two-bedroom suites that you can rent for longer stays, so the business market is obviously top of the list here.<p> But tourists won't mind being close to Prague's coolest way to cross the river, Charles Bridge, either. The tech side is good too with free WiFi and a "media panel" where you can hook up your iPod.<p> They've got opening rate specials around a amandak 2008-10-21T09:50:48-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/