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New York: Five Hotels Whitney Port Might Hit Up on 'The City'

Jenna — 2008-12-29T16:30:39-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/whitney8720.jpg" class="top"> Miss Whitney Port, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/The%20Hills%20Hotels">The Hills'</a> relatively level-headed blonde, has stepped out from the shadows of Heidi and Lauren to star in her very own MTV show set in the Big Apple, a reality series in the same "reality" genre of Laguna Beach and The Hills (so this is a spinoff of a spinoff). The sure-to-be-epic program is creatively titled "The City" and will be premiering tonight on MTV. The premise of the show is essentially: she's young, gorgeous, works in fashion and goes out a lot drama and carefully-edited footage of young pretty people staring at each other ensues.The <a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/12282008/tv/over_the_hills_146017.htm?page=0">New York Post inquired about </a> her social busy nightlife schedule: <blockquote>"Her social life is

New York: Stay in Mr. Big's Penthouse at the Hotel Giraffe

Jenna — 2008-12-23T14:25:57-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/giraffepenthousesuite.jpg" class="top">The two themes that marked the bulk of 2008's gimmicky hotel packages were, undoubtedly, the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Election%202008%20Hotels">election</a> and the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/SATC%20Packages">Sex and the City movie</a>. While the election packages have disappeared like Sarah Palin (and the inauguration deals have taken over), the SATC packages are still sticking around in at least one NYC hotel: <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Giraffe/local/195">The Hotel Giraffe</a>. As we've <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/6/4/143333/1120/hotels/Hotel_Giraffe_Appealing_to_Your_Inner_Diva_and_Cosmopolitan_Poledancer">mentioned before</a>, part of this summer's Sex and the City movie was filmed on the property The Penthouse Piano Suite was actually used as Mr. Big's apartment in the movie. You can book the Kiss & Tell package and stay in the 1,300 square-foot pad, which has panoramic views, a (working) fireplace, a private terrace and

New York: Hotel Giraffe Appealing to Your Inner Diva and Cosmopolitan Poledancer

Jenna — 2008-06-04T16:00:01-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/giraffebedroom.jpg" class="imgborder"> By now, we all know Manhattan hotels have been <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Sex%20and%20the%20City">giddily banking on</a> the popularity of the new Sex and the City movie, rolling out everything from <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/4/28/11237/1073/hotels/SATC_Packages_The_Muse_s_quot_Sex_and_the_City_quot_Suite_Package">SATC-themed packages</a> (for Midwestern ladies looking to replicate the girls' lifestyles for a weekend) to "No Sex in the City" promos (for those of us who are sick of all the hype and, you know, our boyfriends).   But we think <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Giraffe/local/195">Hotel Giraffe</a> has every reason to create a SATC-themed package: the hotel's penthouse was used as the set for Big's apartment in the movie (who knew?) Hotel Giraffe's new <a href="http://www.hotelgiraffe.com/specials.asp#divasonly">"Diva's Only Weekend Experience" </a>is the perfect getaway for girlfriends looking to "channel Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte and

New York: Hotel Pianists Have Feelings, and Blogs Too

juliana — 2007-02-06T10:10:01-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/hotel_giraffe_pianist.png" class="imgborder"/> [Update 2.8.07: The blog has been removed from Blogspot, so we have removed the now broken link.] We stumbled across a lovely little blog called the Hotel Pianist, written from the perspective of a female pianist in her early 30s who makes a living playing a baby grand in the small lobby bar of an NYC hotel. She doesn't reveal her locale, but with just the tiniest bit of Web research we were able to figure out her not-so-secret venue--<a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Giraffe/local/195">Hotel Giraffe</a>.<blockquote>It's not easy being a hotel pianist. You are usually invisible, but if you are seen at all, it's usually as an object of ridicule. And in one of life's great ironies, a musician is often paid more

New York: A Day Working for the Hotel Giraffe

juliana — 2005-08-31T08:58:06-05:00

The New York Post sent a reporter to work for two days as a bellman for the Hotel Giraffe on Park Ave. South and 26th.

The experience was all part of the paper's travel section stories on working in the service sector of the travel industry.

Some fun facts the reporter learned?

Room 204 does not have a bathtub, guest should always be offered something upon arrival even if just a bucket of ice, Europeans bring heavy baggage, and bellman are sort of like god, they see everything you do.

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