http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T06:36:11Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelhotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/local/1642 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2012/2/10/115447/083 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/plazaatheneeflowers600.JPG" class="top"><p>For the most troubled sleepers, not even the finest sheets in one of the best luxury hotels in the world can help you catch some much-needed Zs. But now at the swank <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/HOTEL+PLAZA+ATHENEE+PARIS/local/1642"><b>Plaza Athenee Hotel</b></a> in Paris, there's a scientific solution to insomnia and jetlag symptons with the <b>NightCove Sleep Solution</b> that's been installed bedside in the hotel's Art Deco Suites. <blockquote><p>Developed by the Sleep Clinic at Hotel-Dieu hospital in Paris, this device is a unique bedside lamp that helps improve the quality of sleep by bathing guests in selected light wavelengths and sound frequencies that are specially adapted for the physiological needs of sleep. Click on "Sleep/Anti-jetlag/Nap" to stimulate melatonin with a red glow and the juliana 2012-02-10T13:05:01-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/10/4/095/81317 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/dorchester_collection_fashion_prize_cocktails.jpg" class="top"><p><i>"Quiet and calm, yet strong and spicy"</i> <p>Five skilled European fashion designers are going head-to-head this week for a $40,000 prize, handed out by <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/dorchester%20collection%20hotels"><b>Dorchester Collection Hotels</b></a>. To mark the occasion&#151;and to keep things light-hearted&#151;a cocktail has been created for each of them. <p>Between champagne-soaked raspberries and espresso-whiskey concoctions, each drink was created to mimic the personality (and name) of each lucky fashionista. So instead of wearing their clothes, guests of the hotels get to consume their creations in drink form. Convenient, no? <p>Though they were made through collaborations with different Dorchester hotel bartenders, each of the five drinks&#151;the <i>Elisir di Giulietta</i>, the <i>JL</i>, the <i>Anndra Neen Ruby</i>, the <i>Starry Sky</i> and the <i>Silent Thunderbird</i> (above)&#151;are all ASchechter 2011-10-04T09:13:18-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/3/6/21554/20188 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/saadi_badguest.jpg" class="top"><p> A former girlfriend of Libyan dictator Muammar el-Qaddafi's son, Saadi, has recently detailed his typical rich kid/son-of a dictator behavior to the <a href="http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/people/a-suitcase-stuffed-with-banknotes-luxury-hotels-and-the-pussycat-dolls-inside-the-world-of-gaddafis-son-saadi-20110307-1bk0k.html">Sydney Morning Herald</a> and as to be expected, a lot of it centers around his obnoxious hotel behavior. (If it weren't for crazy people and rich people, hotels would probably be pretty boring.) <p> Typically, Saadi would arrive to a hotel with a black suitcase stuffed with thousands of banknotes, which would be replenished by the Libyan embassy if he ever ran out. And of course, only the best suite in the house would do.<blockquote><p> "He would always have the biggest suite and pay for rooms for his servants. He would get very drunk juliana 2011-03-07T08:31:37-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/12/14/1204/3517 <![CDATA[<p>There's only five days until Christmas and if you're stumped trying to find a gift for a little one in your life, hotels are a great place to turn for gifts. We've rounded up <b>Five Cute Hotel Gifts for Kids</b> that we think you (and they) will like. <p>The good news is that most of these can be ordered online. But since we're running so close to Christmas, you may have to pay extra to get it to arrive on time. (Or you could do what we reluctantly do sometimes--print out a picture and tell them it's on the way!)<p> <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/ritzcarltonlion.jpg" class="top"><p> 1.<a href="http://www.ritzcarltonshops.com/Store/Product/Detail/82f0a841-7b75-4099-ac01-3e40ccf06e69"><b>Ritz-Carlton Plush Lion</b></a>: The luxury hotel brand makes an adorable stuffed lion that comes with a juliana 2010-12-20T17:25:56-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/11/22/13439/885 <![CDATA[<p><object width="500" height="400"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vL1G0eRzVmA?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vL1G0eRzVmA?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="500" height="400"></embed></object><p> <p><i>Hotels are getting in a holiday mood! Usually around this time, we spotlight all the delicious <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/holiday cocktails">holiday cocktails</a> that hotels concoct for the season. Don't worry, we're not giving up the booze but we are keeping tabs on all the wonderful, wild, and in some cases, weird <b>Holiday Hotel Decorations</b> that hotels put up this year. Seen some great holiday decor in a hotel recently? <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com"><b>Send us a snapshot!</b></a></i><p> <p>Someone likes princesses in Paris! We already knew that <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/HOTEL+PLAZA+ATHENEE+PARIS/local/1642"><b>The Plaza Athenee</b></a> in Paris had a thing for little princesses what with its special <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/6/30/61029/2279/hotels/5_Hotels_Where_Kids_Can_Sleep_with_Their_Favorite_Character">Barbie suites</a> but this holiday season they juliana 2010-11-22T15:30:42-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/