HotelChatter - Stories about Intercontinental Century City

HotelChatter - Stories about Intercontinental Century City http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T07:34:39Z HotelChatter HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelhotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/local/1303 InterContinental Hotels Have Finally Put Together an iPad App We Like http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/12/21/103027/01 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/concierge_insider_guides.jpg" class="top"> While the debate rages on in the travel world over whether or not paperback guidebooks have been replaced by the internet, there's a new way to carry travel information with you--on your iPad. A few hotels have been release iPad apps here and there but most of them only work when you're staying in the hotel or if you're looking to make a reservation for a hotel and are too lazy to use your regular computer. But <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/intercontinental hotels">InterContinental's</a> new iPad app, <a href="http://www.intercontinental.com/insiderguides">Concierge Insider Guides</a>, drops a ton of info on more than 120 destinations that you can use whether you are staying at one of their hotels or not. Here's what their app includes: juliana 2010-12-21T10:55:56-05:00 Los Angeles: InterContinental Struts Its Stuff In L.A. http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/6/4/13515/40797 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/intercontinentalcentury_city.jpg" class="top"> Last night, sales and press reps from several of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/intercontinental hotels">Intercontinentals</a> hotels in the western U.S. gathered in the ballroom of the <a href="http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/intercontinental/en/gb/locations/losangeles">InterContinental Century City</a> to tout their hotels to an assortment of travel agents and writers. The point of the evening seemed to be primarily to introduce the new Andalucia-themed <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Intercontinental+Montelucia+Resort+&+Spa/ian/115760">Montelucia Resort</a> in Scottsdale, and to showcase the deft cuisine of French-born Chef Dominique Crenn, whose restaurant, Luce, is at the new <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Intercontinental+San+Francisco/local/1016">Intercontinental San Francisco</a> in SoMa. Luce has already made such an impact on the S.F. foodie scene in its short life that Crenn won <a href="http://www.esquire.com/features/new-restaurants-2008/chef-of-the-year-2008">Esquire Magazines 2008 Chef of the Year Award</a>. In addition to the edible treats, EricRosen 2009-06-04T14:42:31-05:00 34.0540840 -118.41343 Hotels Hip It Up with Projection Art http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/8/8/142615/6535 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/maritime_projection.jpg" class="imgborder">Look up there! It's a bird...it's a plane...it's graffiti on the side of a hotel! Properties graced with chic, minimalist facades often rely on their recognizable modern architecture as a selling point. But recently, three hotels have taken the innovative step of making their concrete slabs interactive. The nautically funky <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Maritime%20Hotel%20Reviews">Maritime Hotel</a> in New York was the first to get the virtual treatment several years back, when street art group Graffiti Research Lab brought their "Projection Bombing" to 9th Avenue. Using homemade projection technology, they converted the Maritime's be-portholed structure into a <a href=" http://graffitiresearchlab.com/?page_id=32#video">gigantic canvas</a> for connect-the-dots and ambient imagery. This stunt eventually got Graffiti Research Lab on the Museum of Modern Art's radar, JetSetCD 2008-08-08T16:00:06-05:00 Heard Around the Hotel World http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/1/12/17169/9796 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/passing_notes.jpg">We have spies all over the hotel industry who like to send various miscellaneous tips our way. Some of these are post-worthy, others are not much more than one sentence tid-bits. So here's the latest batch of whispers through the hotel grapevine. · <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/FOUR+SEASONS+NEW+YORK/ian/131734">The Four Seasons New York</a> has hit an average room rate of $1,100 a night. Yikes!· <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Park+Hyatt+Los+Angeles+at+Century+City/ian/116389">The Park Hyatt Los Angeles in Century City</a> is possibly turning into an Intercontinental Hotel.·  <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/RITZ+CARLTON+MONTREAL/ian/142039">The Ritz Carlton Montreal </a> isn't actually a Ritz-Carlton Hotel, but they get to use the name which recently angered some guests over the holidays.· <a href="http://www.jameshotels.com">The James Hotel</a> brand is moving to New York City. They recently purchased the Buckingham Hotel.· juliana 2007-01-12T17:16:09-05:00 Search HotelChatter Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/