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The Little Fashion Hotel That Could: Tcherassi Opens In Colombia

JetSetCD — 2009-10-23T09:18:42-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/Silvia.jpg" class="top"> This year, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/fashion%20hotels">Fashion Hotels</a> have been very much...well, in fashion as it seems. Missoni debute the first edition of their hotel brand in Edinburgh, and Armani is still awaiting the opening of his first in the Burj tower in Dubai, and now designer Silvia Tcherassi has renovated a mansion in Colombia to become her own fashion hotel. The 7-suite property sits in the UNESCO site of Cartegena de Indias, Colombia and is your typical retreat from the city, although with a true designer's touch as each room is uniquely decorated and sporting an open layoutyes, this means peekaboo bathrooms. Our favorite part of flipping through the gallery of images after the jump has got to be

Sneak Peek at The Cartagena de Indias Boutique Hotel

CourtScott — 2009-10-08T11:18:56-05:00

<![CDATA[<embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f8/1321361467" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashVars="videoId=44034153001&playerId=1321361467&viewerSecureGatewayURL=https://console.brightcove.com/services/amfgateway&servicesURL=http://services.brightcove.com/services&cdnURL=http://admin.brightcove.com&domain=embed&autoStart=false&" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="486" height="412" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" swLiveConnect="true" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed> Jaunted correspondent, <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/user/courtscott">Courtney Scott</a>, was one of the very first guests to stay the night at <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/city/cartagena">Cartagena</a>s newest luxury boutique hotel, the <a href="http://www.hotelcartagenadeindias.com/">Cartagena de Indias</a>. Watch the video above as she takes you on a guided tour. The six floors and 32 rooms of the Cartagena de Indias are sitting on prime real estate -- centered on a quiet street between Cartagenas three bustling plazas and a five minute walk to some of the sexiest restaurants in the old city, including Oh La La, Don Juan and La Perla. Although typical hotel amenities will not be fully operational until the November 11th grand opening

Bill Marriott Opens The Bogota Marriott Hotel

juliana — 2009-10-06T17:26:59-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/bogotamarriott.jpg" class="top"> It's been a while since we checked in on <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/bill marriott">Bill Marriott</a> but thanks to the <a href="http://twitter.com/MarriottIntl/status/4664118900">Marriott Twitter feed</a>, we know exactly where he is. Marriott on Twitter has been buzzing with updates on the opening day festivities at the new <a href="http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/bogmc-bogota-marriott-hotel/">Bogota Marriott</a> in Colombia. President Alvaro Uribe, Bill Marriott and developers Ricardo Poma and Fernando Poma were all on hand to inaugurate the hotel today. The hotel is located 10 minutes from the El Dorado International Airport and sound proofed rooms feature a modern art concept along with techy amenities like high-speed internet, work desks with plug panels and 37" LCD TVs. On site there's a lap pool, an Italian restaurant and

Tough Choice: Office Desk or a Hammock on a Remote Colombian Island?

amandak — 2009-09-16T14:05:22-05:00

<![CDATA[ Cubicle Dreamin' is a feature in which we ask the hotel mavens to take some time out of their busy work day, surf the Internet, and tell us what hotel they wish they could beam themselves to right that very second--all on the slave driving companies dime, of course. Oh, like these people aren't surfing aimlessly anyway--at least now their purposeless clicking will be cobbled together into useful hotel stories--we hope. Have a destination hotel you are just dying to leave your cube for? <a href="tips@hotelchatter.com">Send the story our way</a>. In this episode, Hotel Maven <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/user/amandak/stories">Amanda K</a> skips off to Providencia Island...in her mind. Enjoy.<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Sirius_Hotel_Providencia_Colombia.jpg" class="top"> After reading the UK Guardian's weekend piece on <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotels/city/co/Providencia%20Island">Providencia Island</a>

Newest Fashion Hotel On The Block: Tcherassi In Colombia

JetSetCD — 2009-08-03T09:16:48-05:00

It's official: 2009 is the year of fashion designer hotels. Missoni just debuted their first in Scotland, Palazzo Versace continue to proliferate, Diesel's creative director opened a Brazil retreat in spring, and Armani will have his first in Dubai on December 2. We can't just look at the biggest names as the only creators of boutique properties, however, as Colombian designer Silvia Tcherassi steps up to open her own tropical resort in fall.