HotelChatter - Richmond

Killer View: The Jefferson Hotel

Courtney — 2006-08-17T09:32:07-05:00

<![CDATA[ We are suckers for a room with a killer view.  We find that we are even more likely to forgive some minor hotel inconveniences if we can stare out the window at something pretty--yeah we are that shallow. Let's help out our fellow hotel mavens by uploading rooms with killer views to the <a href="http://flickr.com/groups/hotelchatter/">HotelChatter/Flickr photo pool</a>, or by <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">sending the photo along to us</a>. We will feature our favorites in this space from time to time. Remember to tell us the name of the hotel and the room number of the hot view.<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/killerview_jefferson.jpg">Although there is technically a parking lot in view, this shot of Richmond's skyline from room 606 of the <a href="http://www.jeffersonhotel.com/index.htm">Jefferson Hotel</a> is still

An Airport Hotel That Makes You Go "Mmmm..."

juliana — 2006-02-17T14:22:47-05:00

<![CDATA[<img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/fairmontairport.jpg">It's not that we think airport hotels are bad, it's just that they are serve a wham bam thank you mam kind of crowd. Nobody really sets out to go stay at an airport hotelHowever, thanks to a generous tipster, we discovered that the <a href="http://www.fairmont.com/vancouverairport/">Fairmont Hotel Vancouver Airport</a> has many <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g181716-d182521-r4369041-Fairmont_Vancouver_Airport-Richmond_British_Columbia.html">happy guests.</a><blockquote>The room was very nice, clean, bright, floor to ceiling windows(overlooking [airport terminal] gates), huge bathroom, 2 sinks, separate shower, jet tub, bathrobes, plush towels, marble....Next morning 5am wake up call and was out of the hotel and downstairs, 10 minute walk to domestic terminal to catch our 7am flight. </blockquote> Additionally, we heard the hotel serves up a delicious burger which is probably well

Stuffed Bear Beaten in Hotel Lobby

GEM0330 — 2005-11-14T01:14:32-05:00

<![CDATA[<img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/2474/oliver.jpg"> <a href="http://www.foxnews.com">Fox</a> is reporting on a hotel brawl involving a group of inebriated business men and a stuffed animal. Slow news day? However, this is right up our alley. <a href="http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/hi/1/en/hd/RIDHS?&GCID=S15434x001&KEYWORD=holiday+inn+richmond+indiana">The Holiday Inn</a> in Richmond Indiana made headlines last Wednesday when their inanimate 5 foot, well dressed stuffed bear named Oliver was kidnapped from his happy lobby den and beaten by "a pack of bear hating businessmen." <blockquote>After viewing the bear's kidnap/beating on a security tape from the building's elevator chamber, employees managed to find the 5-foot teddy bear later that day.</blockquote> As Oliver is indeed inanimate and lacks the ability to speak, it seems unlikely that the fight was provoked. Still, the hotel decided not

Virginia Is For Lovers... Of New Hotels

stevehaag — 2005-07-28T09:25:55-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/crowneplazarichmond.jpg" align="right"> Virginia, you might have heard, is for lovers. Which means there's bound to be plenty of lovers trolling the hallways of the newest member of the InterContinental Hotel Group's chain - the <a href="http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/cp/1/en/hd/ricbs">Crowne Plaza Richmond West.</a> Formerly the site of the Holiday Inn Richmond, the 282-room Crowne Plaza has been given a facelift, with new carpet in the lobby and artwork, as well as a brand-new computer center, so you can check your eBay bids while on vacation. What's there to do in Richmond? Well, it is amusement park season and Paramount's Kings Dominion is only a few miles from the hotel. Why not ride some rolly-coasters without lining the pockets of <a href="http://www.adjab.com/images/2005/03/mrsix.jpg">that creepy

Pooch Friendly at the Jefferson

megn323 — 2005-06-14T16:26:16-05:00

If you're a dog person, and many of you are, then you appreciate a hotel who treats your dog, just like you, as the guest.

The Jefferson Hotel in Richmond, Virginia is just that hotel. A historic southern hotel- it opened in 1895 - is complete with a grand center staircase said to be the model for the famous one in Gone with the Wind.