http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-21T20:43:43Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelhotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/local/150 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/1/5/103751/5463 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/anouska_hempel.jpg" class="imgborder"> <p><br> How do you go from <a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-1642191,00.html">appearing in seventies soft porn</a> to becoming the godmother of boutique hotels? More importantly how does it take us three years to notice? Anouska Hempel, we have discussed your hotels before, but today is the first day we came across your incredibly interesting story. Let's start from the beginning. <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Anouska%20Hempel">Anouska Hempel</a> was an actress in a Russ Meyer film called "Blacksnake", which has a review on a site called <a href="http://www.gleeson0.demon.co.uk/meyerdvd.htm">"Spank the Monkey"</a>. <blockquote><p> In the film, shot on Barbados, Weinberg (Hempel's married name) plays Lady Susan Walker, a dominatrix who satiates her desires by whipping black male slaves on her 19th-century cotton plantation. Her long leather whip lashes markj 2007-01-05T10:59:33-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2005/10/25/113636/57 <![CDATA[<p> <a href="http://www.jetsetblog.com/photos/laras_travels/amsterdamthedylanhotel.html"><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/thedylanhotel.jpg"></a><p> JetSetLara posted some killer photos of her favorite hotel in Amsterdam, <a href="http://www.dylanamsterdam.com/"><b>The Dylan</b></a>. From the photo captions we find out she is a sucker for minimalist design, but Lara, we are still waiting for the hotel deets from your late summer visits to Amsterdam and Greece.<p> We know you are busy, but you don't have to take the time to blog 'em--just <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">shoot us an email</a>.<p> As for the Dylan--we were able to suss out that this place has comfy four post beds, and fresh fruit awaits upon arrival.<p> Furthermore, this place has canal views and you can even find an eye-mask and anti-hangover accouterments inside the minibar--for those long Amsterdam nights.<p> <p><b>Related Stories:</b><br>&#183;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a markj 2005-10-25T11:39:00-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/