HotelChatter - Stories about The Pavilion

Florida Governor Stays at Luxe Hotels and Charges It To Taxpayers

juliana — 2008-12-12T14:11:10-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/Westinparis.jpg" class="top">Here's another reason to hate on U.S. Govenors this week: News reports say that Florida's Govenor Charlie Crist took a European vacation last summer with his fiancee, his fiancée's sister, four aides, two state agency heads, a spokesman, a photographer, nine bodyguards and dozens of Florida business executives, lobbyists and lawyers and charged it all to the public. Total bill: $430,000.The 12-day trip included jaunts to London, Paris, Madrid and St. Petersburg, all in the name of drumming up trade for Florida. Uh-huh. Suuuure.<blockquote> The bill included first-class airfare totaling $8,000; a $2,179 hotel suite at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hilton+London+Metropole/ian/170309">Hilton London Metropole</a>; a $1,385 suite at <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Westin+Paris/ian/106246">The Westin Paris</a>; suites costing about $1,200 in Madrid and St. Petersburg;

London : Where to Find Supermodels and a Cheap Bed in London

juliana — 2008-07-07T13:35:12-05:00

We all know that when traveling to London on a budget, you may have to sacrifice some of your favorite hotel comforts in order to afford a stay in this increasingly-expensive city.

But the Pavilion Hotel could possibly satisfy your wallet and your celebrity supermodel fetish.

The hotel was created by former model Danny Karne (who drives a Lamborgini) and his sister, Noshi who wanted to liven up the hotel experience. So they opened a 30-room hotel with all different themes. Consider it the UK Sister to the Madonna Inn.

Let Them Take Soap: Making Off, Doing Good With Hotel Beauty Booty

barbarab — 2007-07-24T13:11:32-05:00

Over the weekend, someone on the FlyerTalk Buzz forum started a thread with the seemingly humdrum question: Do you take hotel soap home? From always to never and everything in between, the 70-plus responses as of this morning are worth a scroll.

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London: Room with an Anti-View: Hilton London Metropole

juliana — 2007-05-17T09:25:01-05:00

<![CDATA[You know the scene. You open the door to your brand new hotel room, run over to the window, open the blinds and bam, you are hit with the anti-view. Maybe you are looking down a dirty alley, witnessing a drug deal, staring at an air shaft in the face, or seeing a brick wall. Whatever you are viewing it is not extremely pleasurable. Help out your fellow hotel mavens by uploading your anti-views to the <a href="http://flickr.com/groups/hotelchatter/">HotelChatter/Flickr photo pool</a>, or by <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">sending the photo along to us</a>. Remember to tell us the name of the hotel and the room number with the not-so-easy-on-the-eyes view.<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/av_hiltonmetropole.jpg" class="imgborder"/>Flickr member <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/dmcl/487260008/">Danny McL</a> took this shot from Room 120 of the

Hyde Park, London: Pete Doherty Somewhere in between the Libertines and Rehab

juliana — 2006-06-20T12:42:30-05:00

Back in 2004, before Pete Doherty "corrupted" Kate Moss with cocaine and before he was ratcheting up the world record for drug violations in as many countries in Europe as possible, he was just a bloke cutting his hair at the rock 'n roll Pavilion Hotel in London.

Related Stories:
· Andrew Kendall's photostream [Flickr]
· Pavilion Hotel reviews [TripAdvisor]