HotelChatter - Tokyo

Tokyo's Park Hyatt Teams Up With Tastemaker For Anniversary CD

JetSetCD — 2009-09-28T09:18:50-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/NigoParkHyatt.jpg" class="top"> Do you know Nigo? If you are a fashion-conscious person living in Asia and clued into what's hot, then you would know that he is the current king of street style, a byproduct of founding and designing the clothing and shoe brand Bape, amongst other projects he has going on. He collects modern art, regularly hangs out with the likes of Kanye West and Pharrell, and is mobbed anywhere he goes. Naturally, a hotel is going to want a piece of this action, and the revered <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Park+Hyatt+Tokyo/local/946">Park Hyatt Tokyo</a> is the lucky recipient of a collaboration with him. To celebrate their 15th anniversary, the Park Hyatt asked Nigowho has spent time in the 50th floor's Tokyo

Park Hyatt Tokyo Gets a Taste of Jean Georges

EricRosen — 2009-06-03T12:39:30-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/parkhyatttokyo.jpg" class="top"> Who said American exports are down lately? Our favorite tongue-twisting chef, Jean Georges Vongerichten, is sending his trusty lieutenant, Mark Lapico, to the<a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Park+Hyatt+Tokyo/local/946"> Park Hyatt Tokyos</a> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/1/29/132823/993/hotels/Park_Hyatt_Tokyo_s_Views_Don_t_Get_Lost_in_Translation">New York Grill</a> from July 6-12. Lapicos work at Vongerichtens famous eponymous Jean Georges restaurant in New York has earned him four stars from the New York Times, three Michelin stars, and the Most Outstanding Restaurant title at the 2009 James Beard Foundation Awards. <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/story/2009/4/13/101717/743/travel/Keeping+the+Spice+Alive+in+MePa">Vongerichtens</a> own cuisine marries contemporary French and Asian cuisines thanks to his years of working in Asia, and Lapico helps take that concept to another level with dishes like yellowfin tuna ribbons with avocado, spicy radish and ginger marinade. If youre planning

When the Going Gets Tough, Hole Yourself Up in a Ritz-Carlton

Jenna — 2009-03-20T09:53:19-05:00

Poor Katie Holmes. She's always seemed so nice and innocent and friendly — but then she married Tom Cruise and now everyone just kinda whispers and gossips about her. Things must be rough, what with the recent speculation about her Scientology-supporting hubby putting her on a crazy-strict diet, her tired-looking face (she's a new mom!) and all that.

So what do you do when you're Katie Holmes and the going gets tough and people are commenting on your appearance and your lifestyle? Well, you fly across the globe and lock yourself in a Ritz-Carlton Tokyo room — and you don't come out until you're feeling and looking like a beautiful new butterfly.

Chillax With the Biz Class at ANA Intercontinental Tokyo's New Lounge

JetSetCD — 2009-02-26T12:42:01-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/ANA_Lounge.jpg" class="top"> Most leisure travelers will never get to experience it, let along know it exists, but for the busy business traveler, a hote's executive club lounge is a home away from home. Recognizing that Tokyo is a city with a huge executive traffic, the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Ana+Intercontinental+Tokyo/ian/126669">ANA Intercontinental Hotel</a> has emerged as the frontrunner in the race to have the best lounge simply by building the biggest with the best views. In fact, the new executive club lounge at the ANA is the entire country's largest as such, and the 2,000-square-foot space boasts more than just impressive couches, but six distinct areas: a welcome reception, library, relaxation space, dining room, bar and meeting facility. Instead of aiming for generic

Park Hyatt Tokyo's Views Don't Get Lost in Translation

Jenna — 2009-01-29T13:55:57-05:00

<![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/6929/Tokyo_Park_Hyatt.jpg" class="top"> Wow. This snapshot was sent in by reader E., who went to Japan this fall and nabbed a pic of this