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New York: Luxury Collection Premiers Final Cut Inside The Producer's Suite

ASchechter — 2012-01-30T08:53:24-05:00

Were you able to figure anything out from the video we posted on Friday? Two people called out The Chatwal, which was correct! We were there last week, in the Producer's Suite on the tenth floor, to watch a new promotional video by Luxury Collection called HERE.

If you're at all restless like us, you might wind up booking an impromptu trip to Vermont, Scottsdale and/or Hawaii after you watch it. The 15-minute film is set at Equinox Resort & Spa, The Phoenician and The Royal Hawaiian, Waikiki successively, and each hotel comes off looking more idyllic than the next.

New York: Hotel Snapshot: Free Coffee Outside The Chatwal

ASchechter — 2011-11-28T09:05:01-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/LambsClub.jpg" class="top">There is one particular trend <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/hotelchatter">@HotelChatter</a> happens to quite enjoy: candid hotel photos. These pics range from stunning views to anti-views to celebrity tomfoolery and everything in between. And we can't get enough of 'em! Every Monday, we commemorate our favorite hotel-themed snapshot du semaine. Got a favorite of your own? Want to show off your sweet suite? <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">Send it in!</a><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Chatwal+New+York/local/1402">The Chatwal</a> has really loosened up over the past year. Despite its <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/12/9/105427/626/hotels/When_It_Opens_Next_Spring_The_Chatwal_New_York_Will_Be_Serious_About_Sleep_">super-serious</a> introduction to the world back in 2009, it has lately been keeping things simple with <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/9/19/195826/840/hotels/">candy cigarettes</a> and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/10/31/11134/421/hotels/">guess-the-number</a>-of-balls contests. We were definitely intrigued by The Chatwal's latest gimmick: free cups of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/8/25/221129/740/hotels/">Lambs Club</a> coffee were given out

New York: Want A Discounted Spa Treatment? First You Have to Count Some Tennis Balls

ASchechter — 2011-10-31T11:04:12-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/Chair.JPG" class="top">We recently tested out a Men's Elixir Facial at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Chatwal+New+York/local/1402">Chatwal Spa</a>, a 60-minute full facial treatment that involves a lot of rubbing, steaming, exfoliating, and some massage. Not to mention a slightly uncomfortable procedure known as "extraction" (basically, they squeeze your blackheads). Nevertheless, we left the facility feeling incredibly relaxed. As if our face, in all its blackhead-purged, fresh-scrubbed radiance, had tricked the rest of our body into feeling just as exhilarated as it did. Remaining just as <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/9/19/195826/840/hotels/Grown_Ups_Can_Play_At_The_Chatwal_And_Eat_Candy_">playful</a> as ever, The Chatwal is now running a promotion that exclusively benefits spa guests, and involves a little out-of-the-box thinking. In order to receive 25% off your next treatment, all you have to do is guess

New York: Grown-Ups Can Play At The Chatwal (And Eat Candy!)

ASchechter — 2011-09-20T09:30:01-05:00

Here's the deal with in-room amenities. Hotel rooms should be fun. They should be exciting places to stay that offer things you don't normally find in your boring old bedroom.

So if a responsible, decision-making adult wants to indulge in a 1930s-themed room, complete with cocktail shakers, naughty girl playing cards, Lucky Lights candy cigarettes, pre-programmed iPods, and a copy of The Great Gatsby, then they are absolutely entitled to do so. Just as long as they learn to share their toys with their friends.

When Will We Get To See A Chatwal In India?

ASchechter — 2011-09-07T17:00:42-05:00

A lot of talk is flying around these days about a potential expansion into India (as well as London) by big-time hotelier Sant Singh Chatwal, who is Indian himself. Citing the "maximum potential" and "7%-9% growth rate" of India's current economy in this article, Chatwal makes it clear he has his brand-oriented mind set on expanding his luxury hotels onto Indian turf.

But until we get shots of a construction site, we have to scratch our heads and wonder: when will this Dream become a reality?