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Hotel News Briefs :: Wanna Stay Someplace Deadly?

juliana — 2008-10-14T17:50:17-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/ideas_psychohotels_002p.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.concierge.com/ideas/holidays/tours/500103">Deadly Hotels</a>: Concierge goes grisly for their Halloween Hotel special, rounding up the hotel's with the deadliest past. Gulp. [Concierge]· <a href="http://www.observer.com/2008/real-estate/new-boutique-hotel-gets-big-whiff-brooklyn">Nu Hotel Still Suffering from Bus Exhaust</a>: Not only does the Nu Hotel guests have to see prisoners across the street, they also have to inhale bus exhaust. [Observer]· <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/glasgow_and_west/7668043.stm">Jumeirah Brand Expands to Glasgow</a>: If you like the Jumeriah Hotel in London, you can stay at one in Glasgow too. It will open in 2011. [BBC]· <a href="http://www.xtinaweb.org/?p=1009">Xtina

Brooklyn: Checking In On Brooklyn's Nu Hotel :: Big, Clean, White and Bright

Jenna — 2008-10-10T12:55:36-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/nuhotelbrooklynroom.png" class="imgborder"> We listed Brooklyn's <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Nu+Hotel/local/1271">Nu Hotel</a> as one of the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/9/17/16590/7850/hotels/The_Five_Best_Hotels_for_Those_Not_Afraid_to_Go_to_Brooklyn">top five hotels in Brooklyn</a> and ever since it opened, we have felt like it could be a place we wouldn't mind stashing our visiting parents, whether we lived in Manhattan or right around the corner. Since our parents (or friends) haven't had a chance to check it out for themselves -- <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/7/1/13026/64838/hotels/The_New_Nu_Hotel_Offers_a_Room_With_a_Hammock_and_a_Serial_Killer_View">hammocks</a> in the rooms and all -- we dropped into <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g60827-d1103707-Reviews-Nu_Hotel-Brooklyn_New_York.html#MIDC">TripAdvisor</a> to see what reviewers had to say. Feedback was mostly positive -- a couple "teething problems," but nothing out of the ordinary for any recently-opened hotel. But what really jumped out to us were the number of reviewers who commented on

Brooklyn: The Five Best Hotels for Those Not Afraid to Go to Brooklyn

Jenna — 2008-09-17T17:56:50-05:00

You may not know it, but part of HotelChatter HQ happens to be located in Brooklyn, NY. And if you were, say, heading to NYC for a big-city visit, we'd be quick to recommend our 'hood instead of that busier, slightly more stressful borough over the bridge (don't be scared! Brooklyn kicks ass!) But hey, we'll be the first to break the news to you: hotels are pretty hard to come by 'round these parts.

But we're here for you. You're gonna be tired when you get here (you know, cause "no sleep 'til Brooklyn" and all) so we'll get right to it: after the jump, our five fave Brooklyn hotels.

Brooklyn: Brooklyn Hotels Safe from Weekend Power Outages

Jenna — 2008-07-21T11:50:14-05:00

Things got unpleasantly steamy in four parts of Brooklyn yesterday - Sunset Park, Bay Ridge, Borough Park and Park Slope - when 4 "big feeders" malfunctioned and knocked out power to 2,000 Brooklyn residents and businesses. And it was hot. Like, really hot.

Con Ed reduced voltage in the area by 8 percent to keep the power failure from spreading, so for those who still had power, "television sets flickered, washing machines halted midcycle and fan blades turned at lower-than-usual speeds all day."

So what about the hotels in the area?

Brooklyn: Brooklyn's "Nu"-est Hotel Gets Thumbs Up From Neighborhood Blog

juliana — 2008-07-14T16:54:19-05:00

The Brownstoner blog checked out Brooklyn's newest hotel, The Nu Hotel, and was "positively surprised" by what they saw.

They didn't try to get too cute with the design, keeping it light and modern, made the room sizes decent (helped by the fact that the building was originally designed as a condo) and priced it right; it's also in the best location of any hotel in the borough that we can think of, with Smith Street at its doorstep.

Speaking of pricing, the introductory room rates are so reasonable, at $199 during the week and $149 on the weekends. Let's just hope this hotel wisely chooses to forgo obnoxious gaming advertecture.