HotelChatter - jp

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

485 Hotels in Japan Are Half-Price For Spring

amandak — 2009-04-17T09:54:42-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Tokyo_Downtown.jpg" class="top"> We usually expect Japanese hotels to be a bit on the pricey side, so it's nice to see a few good hotel deals going in the land of sushi. Major reservation website <a href="http://www.japanican.com/index.aspx">JAPANiCAN</a> (it's an offshoot of the huge JTB) has got a big Spring Hotel Special sale going that makes Japan seem suddenly dirt cheap.For hotel stays up until the end of June this year, there are special rates going at around 50% off the rack rate. With 485 different hotels across Japan included in the sale, it shouldn't be hard to find one whatever your destination. The sale also includes a few big name Tokyo hotels like the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Keio+Plaza+Tokyo/local/933">Keio Plaza Tokyo</a> or the

Be Careful Which Button You Push in Your Capsule Hotel Pod

Jenna — 2009-04-16T11:31:23-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/capsuleswitch.jpg" class="top"> Whoopsie daisy. Here's an example of, um, too-easy, anything-you-want-at-the-touch-of-a-button hotel technology gone awry. Or just an unfortunate incident in a <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2004/2/1/23358/74182/hotels/Capsule_Hotels:_Japan">Japanese capsule hotel</a> (one that, for a change, does not involve passing gas). Flickr user <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/omervk/3431321177/">Omer van Kloeten</a> posted this snapshot of what appears to maybe be a lightswitch (or something) inside his pod at a Japanese capsule hotel. Um, however: <blockquote>In an effort to find the light switch (which ended up being the last one I tried), I pressed this one, which turned out to be the porno pay per view channels. Only later did I notice that the note above it said, among other things, 300円 (yen).</blockquote> Oh noes. We probably would have

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.