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Los Angeles: Standard LA Charged With Illegally Disposing Of Hazardous Waste

juliana — 2009-01-30T20:42:32-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/entourage_standard_la.jpg" class="top"> This is what happens when you cut out early for the weekend--a hip hotel gets charged with illegally disposing of hazardous waste.While <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/andre%20balaz">Andre Balazs</a> might be the hottest hotelier around these days, something not so pretty was going down at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Standard+Downtown+LA/local/51">Standard Downtown LA</a>. Andre Balazs' hotel management company has been charged with one felony count of disposing hazardous waste without a permit, according to a federal complaint which made the news today. AB Hotels could be fined up to $500,000 if convicted. So what was the hotel doing with the hazardous waste? This: <blockquote> The complaint alleges that hotel employees poured acid and chlorine down a roof drain beside the hotel pool at The

Los Angeles: NBA Finals Hotels :: Celtics Crashing in Beverly Hills Somewhere; Fans at Holiday Inn Downtown

juliana — 2008-06-09T12:06:30-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/paulpierce.jpg" class="imgborder"><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/maps/NBA-Finals-Hotels-2008"><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/nbafinalshotelmap.jpg" align="right"></a>Fresh off a Game 1 and 2 win, the Boston Celtics</a> have headed to Los Angeles for Game 3 at the Staples Center. And they will be shacking up somewhere in Beverly Hills, so says the <a href="http://www.boston.com/sports/basketball/celtics/articles/2008/06/09/this_wolve_joins_the_pack/?page=1">Boston Globe.</a>We put out our guesses for team hotels in our initial round-up of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/5/30/14411/6767/hotels/NBA_Finals_Hotels_Scoping_Out_the_LA_Hotel_Scene">Los Angeles Hotels</a> for the finals but the fact that the Celtics would be hosting their gameday shootarounds at the hotel made us rethink some of the options. The hotels would have to be big enough or have enough space somewhere to hold a shootaround.This makes us think of the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hyatt+Regency+Century+Plaza/ian/105304">Hyatt Regency Century Plaza</a> in Century City, adjacent to BevHills. It has

Hotel Blog Watch: Stan d'Arde Blog is Below Standard

amandak — 2008-06-03T09:00:01-05:00

A few months ago the marketing persona of the Standard Hotel group, Stan d'Arde, was kicked off Facebook since he's not a real person. But in the background since December, Stan's been quietly blogging away on the Stan d'Arde blog. You can't keep a good man down.

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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Los Angeles: Express Check-Out :: Los Angeles Rooftop Hotel Bars

juliana — 2008-05-21T17:41:32-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/tbhpoolrendering.jpg" class="imgborder">Thompson Beverly Hills rooftop pool and lounge: Still just a rendering.Los Angeles doesn't need rooftop bars as much as Manhattan does because well duh! It's the land of the sprawl out here. Also, it's warmer most of the year (double duh!) and pools are about as de rigueur as nose "refinements."Yet should you still wish to nurse a sugar-free mojito (light on the rum) while looking at the land of smog, there are some places where your odd dream can come true.And if you were hoping it would be at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Thompson+Beverly+Hills/local/806">Thompson Beverly Hills</a>, you're going to have to wait a bit longer. (Typical!) The rooftop pool and lounge is now expected for late June. · <a