Are you still in the Memorial Day patriotic spirit? Well, get ready for a lotta Americana as the New York Daily News whispers about fashion designer Ralph Lauren possibly buying and revamping the 164-year-old American Hotel in Sag Harbor, Long Island.

This all comes as the owner of The American Hotel, Ted Conklin, marries his high-school sweetheart and beats a path out of Sag Harbor. He has listed his other properties for sale or for rent, and although there aren't any confirmed offers from Lauren, it looks like The American Hotel may be next. ]]> JetSetCD 2010-06-03T15:15:46-05:00 41.0011990 -72.294952 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/5/13/122945/147 <![CDATA[<P><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/CapMaison.jpg" class="top"> <p>Very recently, we snagged a night at the <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/4/19/1394/66799/hotels/Inside_the_Park_Hyatt_Chicago">Park Hyatt Chicago</a></b> for 50% off, a deal we'd never seen before until it popped up on private travel sample sale site <b><a href="http://www.jetsetter.com">JetSetter.com</a></b>. <p>JetSetter, the travel arm of the Gilt Groupe online sample sale network, launched last September and since then, has been dedicated to knocking unreachable 5-star resorts down to more affordable levels. And today they're doing something new; they're partnering with <b>Jetblue</b> to offer <b>15% off airfare</b> on the airline to four of their hotels on sale. <p>The deal begins <b>today at 3pm</b>, with <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Cap+Maison+Resort+And+Spa/ian/271472">Cap Maison</a></b> in St. Lucia, the Ralph Lauren-designed <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Round+Hill+Hotel+And+Villas/local/124">Round Hill</a></b> in Montego Bay, Jamaica, <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Le+Domaine+De+Lonvilliers/ian/241394">Le Domain de Lonvilliers</a></b> JetSetCD 2010-05-13T14:25:36-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/12/20/13232/627 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/bowery_xmas.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>The other week we compiled the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/12/12/125811/51/hotels/2007_New_York_City_Hotel_Openings_Preview"><b>2007 New York City Hotel Openings</b></a> preview and if you're a dedicated HotelChatter reader you would know that we live for covering hotel openings and that pesky annoying hotel hype.<p>Today, a trusted HotelChatter source lets us know what's happening with some of the hotels that we have covered--one in Miami and one in New York.<blockquote><p> Gansevoort South (Miami) is thought to be opening this June although there is still debate over it, staff may be in place by April. The Bowery Hotel looked as if it was going to begin bringing on staff by the end of Dec or early January but I think they will be pushed back at least juliana 2006-12-20T13:23:02-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/12/11/94316/012 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/round_hill_jamaica.jpg"><p><br> Almost 10 years ago, "<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120703/">How Stella Got Her Groove Back</a>" made us all want to leave our stress-filled lives for sand and sun. That or ditch our husbands for some <a href="http://imdb.com/title/tt0271219/">tadpoles.</a><p> Angela Bassett played a 40-year-old stockbroker/cougar headed to Jamaica for a much-needed break...only to fall for a 20-something local, played by Taye Diggs. While the movie is a bit cheesy (the book was even worse), the film's beautiful, nature-made set makes for a great warm-weather getaway with its open window breezes, private beaches and hot, humid nights.<p>Shot on location at Montego Bay's <a href="http://roundhilljamaica.com/"><b>Round Hill Hotel and Villas</b></a>, we can only imagine every grip and production assistant in Hollywood was trying to get a job Picky Chick 2006-12-11T11:34:23-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/