HotelChatter - Stories about Bowery Hotel http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T07:10:40Z HotelChatter HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelhotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/local/220 New York: Florence Welch Set Fire to Her Room at The Bowery Hotel After Drinking with Kanye West http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2012/1/31/183325/940 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/Florence_and_The_Machine.jpg" class="top"><p> That might be one of the oddest headlines we've ever written but it's all true. Flame-haired (heh) singer Florence Welch, the frontleader of Florence and the Machine known for her powerhouse voice and <a href="http://omg.yahoo.com/news/florence-welch-wears-retro-bikini-red-swimming-cap-234544430.html">questionably retro bathing suits</a>, nearly burned down the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Bowery+Hotel/local/220"><b>Bowery Hotel</b></a> in Manhattan. <p> The rocker recently told Britain' Q Magazine that she accidentally left a cinnamon tea light burning: <blockquote><p>&#147;I came back to the hotel, passed out in my ripped dress &#150; no phone, chipped tooth &#150; came round and there was black stuff all over the wall, my book had melted on the bedside table and there was a bucket of water on the floor. Actually the last scene you want juliana 2012-01-31T18:38:16-05:00 New York: Eric Goode Doesn't Just Specialize in Hotels For Humans http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2012/1/24/2130/41493 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/EricGoodeTurtles.jpg" class="top"><p>Hoteliers tend to be people with many interests&#151;real estate, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/6/10/84115/9308/hotels/Who+Spilled+The+Ros%E9+Wine+On+A+StndAir+Flight%3F">seaplanes</a>, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/9/20/141423/493/hotels/Well%2C+At+Least+Lindsay+Lohan+Can+Always+Get+a+Free+Room+at+a+Dream+Hotel">blondes</a>. <b>And, apparently, turtles</b>. According to an article in the current <i>New Yorker</i>, hotelier <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/eric%20goode"><b>Eric Goode</b></a> is a major herpetophile&#151;or, in English, a reptile geek&#151;and has been collecting turtles since he was a little boy. <p>When he's not dashing between his Manhattan properties (<a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Bowery+Hotel/local/220"><b>The Bowery</b></a>, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Jane+Hotel/local/923"><b>The Jane</b></a>, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Maritime+Hotel/local/13"><b>The Maritime</b></a>), he likes to hang out at a <b>five-acre turtle preserve he owns</b> in Ojai, California. There, he recreates the turtles' natural habitat, quarantines newcomers, and even has workers whip up a special "chelonean carnivore gelatine" for them to eat. Yuk! <p>Though the <i>New Yorker</i> claims that Goode is alternating between two parallel lives, ASchechter 2012-01-25T07:50:01-05:00 New York: Jack Kerouac Would Approve This New Greenwich Village Hotel http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/9/12/11631/0423

In New York's Greenwich Village, right above Washington Square Park, there exists a building known as the Marlton House—formerly an SRO, it was converted in 1987 into dormitories for students at Parsons The New School for Design. And now, thanks to Sean MacPherson and Richard Born, it's becoming a hotel again.

What's interesting about the building is its history of attracting notable writers, artists and actors as guests—Jack Kerouac, Edna St. VIncent Milay, Maggie Smith and John Lithgow have all stayed here. ]]> ASchechter 2011-09-12T13:00:01-05:00 New York: What's A Cheap Hotel Near NYU? http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/8/9/214123/4532 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/NYU_Campus.jpg" class="top"><p><em><strong>HotelChatter Questions</strong>: In which, the intrepid HotelChatter editors and our hotel maven readers answer hotel questions that pop into our inbox. Have a question for us? <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com"><b>Send it along</b></a>. Think you have a better answer than we gave, or better yet, want to give a vote of confidence to our answer? Comment away below.</em> <p>Here's one question from a reader whose daughter begins at NYU this fall: <blockquote><p>"Since you have the inside NY Hotel scoop, do you know where to find any of the good promotional codes for the hotels you suggested?  Also is it better to book on-line or call and negotiate since I will be [in NYC] 7 nights. Lastly, if I wanted to stay ASchechter 2011-08-10T09:30:01-05:00 Jake Gyllenhaal Conquers Manhattan Hotels with Different Lady Friends http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/4/6/234856/1495 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/34094/jake_gyllenhaal.jpg" class="top"> <p>If you thought that <b>Jake Gyllenhaal</b> was mourning the loss of ex Taylor Swift&#151;or at least taking a breather till hunting for another pretty young thing&#151;you'd be wrong. It's as if the <i>Source Code</i> actor never even heard of the country crooner. He recently went on two NYC hotel dates in one day with two different ladies. <p>First up, Gyllenhaal had breakfast with <i>90210</i> actress Jessica Lowndes at <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Greenwich+Hotel/local/1047">Greenwich Hotel</a></b>, <i>Us Weekly</i> reported. The two some dined in the hotel's Locanda Verde. We named the Italian eatery one of our <a href=""http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/10/26/105926/61/hotels/5_Hotel_Brunches_To_Wake_Up_For_This_Weekend_in_NYC>top spots for a hotel brunch in New York City</a>. Dishes like a crispy polenta waffle with marsala cream and apple syrup and hazelnut-crusted French Jennifer Kester 2011-04-07T09:26:54-05:00 Search HotelChatter Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/