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Hotel News Briefs :: Spitzer Charged Mayflower Room To His Campaign

juliana — 2008-07-16T17:15:18-05:00

<![CDATA[ <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/ashley_alexandra_dupre_hotel.jpg" class="imgborder">There's tons of hotel news flying around this week and we don't have time to give each and every story the love and attention it may deserve, so you will have to settle for some news briefs.· <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/16/nyregion/16spitzer.html?ref=nyregion">Spitzer and the Mayflower Return</a>: As if it weren't bad enough that the former NY governor Eliot Spitzer cheated on his wife with a call girl in a DC hotel, he charged other stays at the hotel in early January 2008 to his campaign. [NY Times]· <a href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/olympics/wires/07/15/2090.ap.oly.china.hotels.0593/">Beijing Hotels Still Barren</a>: Beijing is still having problems filling up for the Olympics. Bookings in hotels with three-star ratings or below were also under 50 percent, says the Beijing Tourism Bureau.

Washington: The Spitz Tryst Hotel Evacuates Guests

juliana — 2008-04-30T16:30:47-05:00

Whew, the Renaissance Mayflower is having a bang-up year. First former NY governor Eliot Spitzer was revealed to have paid for a pricey session with a call girl in room 871 under the guise of Client No. 9.

Now, the hotel has suffered from a minor fire. A generator on the roof burned out early this morning causing the hotel to evacuate all guests for 30 minutes (at 4:30am, mind you) including the Irish prime minister, Bertie Ahern.

No injuries were reported and guests were allowed back in their rooms. This looks like the same thing that happened at the Gansevoort South the other week. Is 2008 the year of Hotel Fires?

Washington: Mayflower Hotel Gift Shop Doing Record Biz, Thanks to Client No. 9

juliana — 2008-04-04T12:56:15-05:00

<![CDATA[<img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/tshirt_mayflower2.jpg" class="imgborder">There's a silver lining in the Eliot Spitzer-HookerGate after all.The hotel which was the scene of the tryst with call girl Ashley Dupree, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Renaissance+Mayflower+Hotel/local/1155">The Mayflower Hotel</a>, is doing amazing business with its gift shop wares. The <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2008/04/04/2008-04-04_eliot_spitzers_tryst_with_kristen_lights.html">Daily News</a> reports:<blockquote>Everything from teddy bears ($18.99) to terry-cloth bathrobes ($69.99) marked with the Mayflower's logo has been flying off the shelves of the luxury hotel's tiny gift shop, [hotel spokesman Mark] Andre said.</blockquote>And people are a little zealous about getting some other mementos from the hotel. Someone even pried off the original Room 871 tag from the wall, forcing the hotel to put up a replacement tag. Yeah, that's a little crazy.Another service at the hotel that will

New York: Do Politicos' Rendezvous Hotels Mirror Their Personalities?

jennm — 2008-03-24T13:30:01-05:00

<![CDATA[ <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/ashley_alexandra_dupre_hotel.jpg" class="imgborder"> Eliot Spitzer was widely known for his overly aggressive personality during his tenure as governor of New York--who can forget his "I'm a f***ing steamroller" comment, uttered when he wasn't getting what he wanted out of the New York State Legislature during his first few months as governor? So it makes sense that a man so entitled would choose one of Washington's most prestigious (and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/3/20/82542/4534/hotels/Infidelity_in_Full_Bloom_at_the_Mayflower_Hotel">scandalous</a>) hotel addresses, the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Renaissance+Mayflower+Hotel/local/1155">Mayflower Hotel</a>, to conduct an extra-marital affair. Spitzer's replacement, David Paterson, has yet to outline his agenda as the state's new governor, but The New York Times has taken the liberty of <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/23/nyregion/thecity/23days.html?ref=thecity">reviewing</a> the hotel where Paterson held his rendezvous with

Washington: Infidelity in Full Bloom at the Mayflower Hotel

jennm — 2008-03-20T16:07:42-05:00

<![CDATA[ <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/ashley_alexandra_dupre_hotel.jpg" class="imgborder"> Following <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/3/10/17628/7144/hotels/Eliot_Spitzer_is_a_Call_Girl_s_Client_9_at_the_Mayflower_Hotel">revelations</a> that high-priced call girl "Kristen," a.k.a. Ashley Alexandra Dupré, met Client No. 9, alias Eliot Spitzer, at Washington's <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Renaissance+Mayflower+Hotel/ian/114648">Mayflower Hotel</a>, The New York Times has written a story that paints the property as an upscale bordello. The <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/20/fashion/20hotel.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&th&emc=th">article</a> details the various dalliances and scandals that have gone down at the Marriott-owned property, naming it as a favorite of President Kennedy for his numerous indiscretions; as the place former Washington Mayor Marion S. Barry Jr. smoked crack; and where House members interviewed Monica Lewinsky during the impeachment of Bill Clinton--specifically, in the hotel's 10th-floor Presidential Suite. Oh, the irony. Of course the daily comings and goings of the hotel,