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Los Angeles: NBA Finals Hotels :: Scoping Out the LA Hotel Scene

juliana — 2008-05-30T14:52:26-05:00

So the Los Angeles Lakers are in the NBA Finals this year. (Um...yay?) Should you find yourself needing a hotel room in Los Angeles to cheer on the Lakers, or either the Detroit Pistons or Boston Celtics, we've put together a few selections for the different types of fans.

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More and More Hotels Adopting High-Tech Amenities

juliana — 2007-10-23T16:09:45-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/westwood_tech.jpg" class="imgborder"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-hotels23oct23,1,4973821.story?page=1&coll=la-headlines-business">The LA Times</a> has an article about how some hotels are going all out to adopt high technology. But while some of this looks impressive and geeky cool, it's not always working right.For instance the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/W+Hotel+Los+Angeles+Westwood/local/408">W Westwood</a> has bravely adopted the intelliChaise Personal Ordering Systems this past summer. These funky gizmos are attached to your pool lounge chair and allow you to order your drinks without flagging down a waiter.The only problem is a waiter still needs to set you up with a code to use the machine as well as explains how it works. When during that time, he could be taking your drink orders!At the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+1000/ian/243932">Hotel 1000</a> in Seattle, the place is loaded

Los Angeles: Sweet Suite: The W Westwood's Renovated MegaSuite

juliana — 2007-10-15T17:52:50-05:00

<![CDATA[ <embed src="http://admin.brightcove.com/destination/player/player.swf" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashVars="allowFullScreen=true&initVideoId=1243491907&servicesURL=http://www.brightcove.com&viewerSecureGatewayURL=https://www.brightcove.com&cdnURL=http://admin.brightcove.com&autoStart=false" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="bcPlayer" width="400" height="339" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" swLiveConnect="true" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed> Before we hit up the GenArt party the other week at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/W+Hotel+Los+Angeles+Westwood/local/408">W Westwood Hotel</a> in Los Angeles, we got a tour of room 1416--a newly renovated two-bedroom MegaSuite.Thom Filica from Queer Eye for the Straight Guy has done all the rooms in the hotel in a beach glamour theme, getting rid of the boring beige and neutral colors and adding personality to the hotel suites. The design was also meant to be particular for Los Angeles so hence the beach theme. Word is that all of the older W Hotels will get a similar specific-to-the-location renovation such as the W San Francisco

Los Angeles: Party Dispatch: Gen Art's Fresh Faces in Fashion at the W Hotel Westwood

juliana — 2007-10-05T16:06:19-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/wwood_pool.jpg" class="imgborder">Last night we stopped in at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/W+Hotel+Los+Angeles+Westwood/local/408">W Westwood Hotel</a> for <a href="http://www.genart.org/home.about.htm">Gen Art's</a> launch party for their Fresh Faces in Fashion 2007 which is part of next week's LA Fashion Week. The cabanas set up poolside were displaying the collections of some of the hot new fashion designers backed by Gen Art. And as a treat, the W Hotels spa partner, Bliss, was giving out hand massages thus making sure that the already well-dressed guests had soft hands for networking. Since Botox was co-hosting the party, pretty girls handed out free consultations for underarm sweat (which Botox can cure.) We have already decided that once we turn 35, Botox will become our new best friend for

Los Angeles: College Football Hotel Map: Where To Stay Near USC

juliana — 2007-09-17T15:51:48-05:00

<![CDATA[The college football season is in full swing, so we here at HotelChatter are doing our best to help you fans support your alma mater in the best way we know how, with our <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/maps/College-Football-Hotel-Map">College Football Hotel Map</a>, a guide of where to stay when you attend the games.<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/usc_football.jpg" class="imgborder"> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/maps/College-Football-Hotel-Map"><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/usc_hotel_map.jpg" align="right"></a>First up, is the University of Southern California. Why? Because USC is the greatest football team ever having pumped out legends like Frank Gifford, OJ Simpson, Ronnie Lott, Marcus Allen and today's stars like Matt Leinart, Reggie Bush, and Carson Palmer. Ok, so we might have a slight bias here but the team is also #1 in the <a href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/ncaa/polls/ap/">AP's Top 25 College Football rankings</a>