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New Hotel Nobis Has 21st-Century Stockholm Syndrome

wakeandwander — 2013-01-25T09:54:16-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/113893/StockholmSyndrome.001.jpg" class="top"> Ever seen that Charlie Sheen movie <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109402/">The Chase</a>? Remember how he steals the beautiful blonde's car and takes her hostage, but he charms her so well that she ends up straddling him as they cruise down the highway, her back to the steering wheel? Typical Charlie, we know, but it's also a perfect example of what's called the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockholm_syndrome">Stockholm Syndrome</a> -- when the victim begins to identify with the person holding the gun. It doesn't take a genius to figure out this phrase stems from Sweden, but how? And why? According to the FBI, roughly 27% of victims show evidence of Stockholm Syndrome during or after an incident. Why compassion arises for captors

Famous Swedish Hotel's Guests Can Get Busy On Ice

wakeandwander — 2013-01-24T15:56:49-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/113893/IMG_0497small.jpg" class="top"> Raise your hand if you've had sex on the beach. Congrats, you're one of a million. You got sand in your shorts (or worse). You positioned yourself in the corner of the small lifeguard stand. We're awfully proud. Did you watch the sunset and brush her hair behind her ear, too? Yawn. Now, a show of hands, who's melted a forearm into a bed before? No? That's what we thought! But, seriously, our headline is meant to be taken literally, kids. Ice hotels can be hella romantic, and the novelty of the experience will knock your socks off. Though keepin' 'em on is a special kind of sexy we can't imagine. We're fresh off

Radisson Blu Stockholm Unveils New Garbo Suite

Chanize — 2012-12-26T20:31:53-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/36985/garborummettable.jpg" class="top"> Its no secret we love a swanky suite, but ones dedicated to Hollywood divas of yesteryear are even better. The <a href="http://www.radissonblu.se/strandhotell-stockholm">Radisson Blu Strand Stockholm</a> is celebrating its 100th anniversary with a new suite named after one of its most famous guests, Greta Garbo. The Greta Garbo Suite is inspired by the star's costumes and jewelry, as well as art and items from her movies of which grace the black and gold room, and were given to the hotel by Garbos family, who still holiday there and had a hand in the design. Garbo, who was born in Sweden, first visited the 152-room hotel as an aspiring actress back in the 20s and it continued to be

No Instruction Manual Will Be Needed To Stay At Ikea's New European Budget Hotels

ASchechter — 2012-08-15T10:38:11-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/Ikea_Hotel_Europe.jpg" class="top">Though they've dabbled in the real estate business for a while now, internationally-known furniture megastore <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/IKEA">IKEA</a> is getting ready to dive into the hotel business with a string of 100 "budget design" hotels across Europeand the first one is scheduled to open in Germany. The announcement came yesterday, about a week after the company's net worth was revealed to be a staggering 9 billion. Clearly, they've got the dough to build whatever the heck kind of hotels they want to. But, in the interest of making even more money, the company has decided to focus on the trendy (and lucrative) budget hotel market. And though the hotels will not be branded or operated by the company, IKEA

Rich Swedes are Mad About Plans for a Tiny, Seemingly Non-Posh Hotel in Their 'Hood

Heidi Atwal — 2011-12-07T16:34:44-05:00

Engelbrekt Church, a Stockholm monument near the site of a proposed boutique hotel that has locals "up in arms"

Residents of one of Stockholm's most well-to-do neighborhoods are throwing a ritzy hissy fit over the construction of a new hotel, though it's unclear whether they take issue with the fact that the boutique property will require converting a historic building, because it won't live up to their posh standards, or a combination of both.