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HotelChatter - jp http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T07:33:36Z HotelChatter HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Where to Score a Royal View in Tokyo http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2012/2/8/134736/4315 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/penitokbrekkie.jpg" class="top"> A quick tip for a stay at the ridiculously well located <a href="">Peninsula Tokyo</a>: pay the extra to secure a Deluxe Park View, because that "Park" bit actually means Imperial Palace gardens. They may be out of focus in the photo above, but can you blame us for being far more focused on a large Japanese breakfast spread at the moment? Rooms on the park side of the hotel have commanding views of the Imperial Palace and its acresbring mini binoculars to watch the processions, full of pomp, without having to even venture outside and join the throng of photo-snapping tourists. At night the view is just as pleasant, since having all of these private gardens next JetSetCD 2012-02-08T15:45:01-05:00 A Valet for Each Car Door at the Hotel Okura Tokyo http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/8/18/152429/653 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/Okuravalet.jpg" class="top"> Before you can step into the preserved 1960s modernist environment that is the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/11/5/155659/884/hotels/The_Lobby_of_the_Hotel_Okura_Tokyo_A_Time_Capsule_of_1960s_Modern_Design">grand lobby</a> of the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Okura,+Tokyo/ian/122252">Hotel Okura Tokyo</a>, you first must arrive. For many that means being driven up and around to the hotel's off-the-street- entrance, where there'll be one valet for each door that needs opening, and more still to whisk away your bags. Anyone who has experienced classic 5-star service at a Japanese hotel can tell you that this is par for the course; the need to touch anything mundanedoors, luggage, room keyscan be erased completely by some attentive hotel staffs, and if you chose to stay at the Okura then you likely already know this. This attention to detail, which JetSetCD 2011-08-18T15:24:29-05:00 Hotel Toys: Going Too Far? http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/8/8/82850/84911 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/Re_Ment2.jpg" class="top">Here at HotelChatter, we try to indulge your inner hotel geek (and ours) on the reg. Which is why we'd like to share with you on this beautiful Monday morning photos of a miniature hotel buffet set we purchased over the weekend. Made by Japanese company <a href="http://www.re-ment.co.jp/products/hotelbuffet/index.html">Re-Ment</a> (which also is responsible for the similar <a href="http://www.puchipetiteshop.com/">Puchi</a> collections), the set is one of eight "Hotel Remental Tokyo" collectibleseach one a different take on a luxury five-star hotel buffet spread. Just like the wildly popular <a href="http://www.kidrobot.com/Toys/">Kid Robot</a> toy series, each box is labeled the same, so you never know what you're going to get until you open the package. Kind of like some other <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/8/1/95510/15558/hotels/_The_Room_Smelled_Like_a_Fart_What_Happens_When_a_Sewage_Explosion_Ruins_a_Romantic_Weekend">hotels</a> we've written ASchechter 2011-08-08T13:35:02-05:00 How a Downtown Tokyo Hotel Handled the Earthquake http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/3/14/133/56700 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/BagHagCeru3.jpg" class="top"> It's been a trying weekend for Japan, and the situation still remains dire with entire towns wiped out and massive rescue efforts under way. In Tokyo, life is attempting to return to normal, but limited public transportation schedules and the threat of electricity blackouts has stunted business. True to Japan's culture, however, the hotels of the city seem to be handling the crisis as gracefully as possible. Last night, while routinely reading Twitter, we noticed that <a href="Http://www.twitter.com/thebaghag">@thebaghag</a> was relating her friend's story of being a tourist in Tokyo during the earthquake. It happened while he was staying at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Cerulean+Tower+Tokyu+Hotel/ian/194685">Cerulean Tower Tokyu Hotel</a>, a popular hotel with amazing views, located in a Shibuya high-rise. Naturally JetSetCD 2011-03-14T09:08:42-05:00 For the Sake of Hotel Art: The Park Hotel Tokyo's Tree of Life http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/3/7/21155/51492 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/1HCparktokyoart1.jpg" class="top"> Is the WiFi free? Does the gym have good machines? All these things get noticed when checking into a hotel, but what about the atmosphere of the placespecifically the art on the walls or on the floor? We're highlighting properties around the world that do their artwork right, and the specific pieces you should stare long and hard at when next you drop by. Today: The <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Park+Hotel+Tokyo/local/3757">The Park Hotel Tokyo</a>'s atrium piece by Kaïdin-Monique Le Houelleur. Perhaps it's no surprise that, in a city so full of modern skyscrapers and buzzing technology, the artwork in Tokyo's hotels leans toward the organic. It can be a reminder of nature that re-center the guests. This is the way JetSetCD 2011-03-07T12:31:37-05:00 Search HotelChatter Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/