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West Hollywood: We Do Lunch at Gordon Ramsay's Boxwood Cafe at the London WeHo

EricRosen — 2009-11-23T15:07:25-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/Boxwood_sign.JPG" class="top">Though famously cantankerous chef <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/3/9/154122/3852/hotels/Gordon_Ramsay_at_the_London_LA_In_Name_Only">Gordon Ramsay</a> hasnt been seen around the kitchen at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+London+West+Hollywood/local/1151">The London West Hollywood</a> lately, the restaurant there still bears his name. Its also still pretty empty. Maybe all that will change with the recent opening of Ramsays new Boxwood Café in the front section of the restaurant space. The new Boxwood is much more casual than Ramsays main restaurant, and is the second installment of this franchise for Ramsay. The first opened at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Berkeley/ian/172845">Berkeley Hotel</a> in London in 2003. No white tablecloths and hushed teams of waiters clearing every stray crumb here. Instead, the service is friendly but not overbearing, and you can get every meal of the day

Los Angeles: The Five Best Hotel Bars in Los Angeles

Heidi Atwal — 2009-11-11T16:51:13-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/32083/butterflies.jpg" class="top"> Butterflies on the ceiling of Bar Marmont Cocktail culture is a different breed in Los Angeles. This is a town known for "doing lunch," after all. Aspiring screenwriters and actors usually work during the day and hit clubs late at night, and slick producers hustle deals both during afternoon meetings and after hours. Happy Hour just isn't as popular here as it is in other cities you might visit. And what makes choosing a bar even more difficult in LA is the rate of trend turnaround; one week some place is the place to be, the next you wouldn't find a Twilight cast member caught dead there. Recently, the erstwhile travel reporter Jen Leo tweeted <a href="http://twitter.com/HotelChatter">@HotelChatter</a>

The Five Best Hotels For Halloween Weekend

juliana — 2009-10-19T16:03:40-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/hweenkitty.jpg" class="top"> It's the most wonderful time of the year--<a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/halloween hotels">Halloween</a>! Even better, our favorite holidays falls on a weekend this year so you can celebrate both Mischief Night and Halloween without having to deal with a hangover at work the next day. Although we can't promise you that your coworkers won't show up in witch, cat and devil costumes on Friday anyways. If you're planning on taking your costumes to another city this Halloween, we've put together a list of five hotels that are close enough to the scary action in town but at which you can still get a good night's sleep. After all, who really wants to sleep in a room haunted by ghosts or

West Hollywood: Structure And Style On Display For West Hollywood Hotel Tour

EricRosen — 2009-05-04T17:27:12-05:00

Want to see where all the celebrities stay and party in Los Angeles, but don’t have the cash to actually get in? Spring for the $75 tickets, and take the "West Hollywood Structures & Style: Hotels on the Cutting Edge of Design" tour instead on Saturday, May 30 from 11:00 am – 3:00 pm.

You’ll get to see six of our favorite Hollywood hotels…or at least ones we talk about a lot. The visit includes time at the Andaz West Hollywood, The London West Hollywood, the Palihouse Holloway (pictured), Mondrian, Sunset Marquis Hotels and Villas, and The Sunset Tower Hotel.

West Hollywood: Free Poolside Yoga at the London West Hollywood

EricRosen — 2009-04-07T15:44:49-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/yogalondonweho.jpg" class="top"> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/4/7/84934/31086/hotels/Dennis_Rodman_Gets_a_Bit_Too_Handsy_at_London_WeHo">Dennis Rodman</a> may not be welcome at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+London+West+Hollywood/local/1151">London West Hollywood</a> any more but yoga enthusiasts certainly are. Figuring guests might need to detox after a late night on the Sunset Strip, the hotel is now offering sunrise yoga and tai chi classes at the rooftop poolbecause, um the downward-facing dog is exactly what you want to do when youre hungover?The classes are only offered on Saturday and Sunday mornings, and are free for guests, new age and otherwise. Just cough up your $199 per night room rate, slip on your juicy sweat pants, and grab your mat on the way to the roof to see which other guests had a naughty night outor are