http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T05:13:04Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelhotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/local/540 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/6/6/10163/82037 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/johnmalkovich_hoteltheft.jpg" class="top"><p> Is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Being_John_Malkovich">Craig Schwartz</a> somewhere in Prague? How else to explain the random burglary of <b> John Malkovich's</b> hotel suite at the swish <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Mandarin+Oriental+Prague/local/540"><b>Mandarin Oriental Prague</b></a>? <p><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1394301/John-Malkovichs-Prague-hotel-room-burgled.html#ixzz1OVN8BSYG">The Daily Mail</a> reports: <Blockquote><p>He was staying at the upmarket Mandarin Oriental Hotel in the Czech city after performing in the murder melodrama Infernal Comedy, based on a real Austrian serial killer, at the Prague Spring music festival on Thursday. <p>'We can confirm than an investigation is under way in the case of the disappearance of Mr Malkovich's personal belongings,' said a spokeswoman for the hotel. </blockquote></p><p>Apparently, two of his mobile phones were stolen but nothing else. That certainly sucks and honestly, we'd expect more security from a Mandarin juliana 2011-06-06T10:20:44-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/9/26/95517/9478 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/MandarinOrientalPragueLobby.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <p>The <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Mandarin+Oriental+Prague/local/540"><b>Mandarin Oriental Prague</b></a> is already somewhere we've decided is a <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/2/5/42959/74113/hotels/Cubicle_Dreamin_Culture_in_the_Mandarin_Oriental_Prague">good place to stay</a>. We're just a bit more tempted still when they offer interesting packages like the City of Music or Treasures of Prague packages <a href="http://www.mandarinoriental.com/hotel/639000226.asp">available now</a>.</p><p>Drawing on Prague's three opera houses and dozen orchestras as justification for dreaming up the City of Music package, the hotel is offering luxury accommodation, a bottle of wine, a selection of Czech classical music recordings to take home with you, a three-hour guided tour of "Musical Prague", two opera or symphony tickets and a few other goodies, all designed to keep music lovers happy. <p>This package is available for a minimum three night stay, with amandak 2007-09-26T10:08:09-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/6/18/01953/2057 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/praguemanori.jpg" class="imgborder"/><p><p>Looks like Prague may officially be over: The new-ish <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Mandarin+Oriental+Prague/local/540"><b>Mandarin Oriental</b></a> is about as far from a youth hostel as you'll find from the sounds of a recent <a href="http://travel.nytimes.com/2007/06/17/travel/17check.html?ref=travel">New York Times review</a>.<br> <p>Of course, we filled you in on the hotel's <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/2/5/42959/74113/hotels/Cubicle_Dreamin_Culture_in_the_Mandarin_Oriental_Prague">opening rates</a> back in February, but writer Evan Rail has some details on the bathrooms:<blockquote><p>Designed as if you will spend a lot of time there. Even the smallest include a flat-screen TV, heated limestone floors and black marble counters. The toiletries, from Aromatherapy Associates, include more lotions and body washes than most people could possibly use, to say nothing of soaps, shampoos, nail and skin care equipment, combs, toothbrushes and toothpaste.</blockquote></p><p>We have to give pbb 2007-06-18T10:51:51-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/5/9/5611/13175 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/view_4seasprag.jpg" class="imgborder"/><p>Not only has Prague becoming a booming tourist market in the last decade, but the hotel world has also been smart enough to get hotels in Prague really happening. According to a recent report in <a href="http://www.businesstraveller.com/default.asp?page=14&amp;PubID=65&amp;ISS=23647&amp;SID=683051&amp;LS=EMS126889">Business Traveller</a>, the hotel market in Prague is really taking off, with all the big multinational hotel chains either already there or having plans to open soon. </p><p>In the four and five star classes, the report talks about the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/FOUR+SEASONS+PRAGUE/ian/187881"><b>Four Seasons Prague</b></a> that got in early to the Prague market, and is still in a strong position thanks to its great location--perhaps the best spot in the whole of Prague. And even though it is already doing well, it has a amandak 2007-05-09T09:05:01-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/2/5/42959/74113 <![CDATA[<p> <i>Cubicle Dreamin' is a feature in which we ask the hotel mavens to take some time out of their busy work day, surf the Internet, and tell us what hotel they wish they could beam themselves to right that very second--all on the slave driving companies dime, of course. Oh, like these people aren't surfing aimlessly anyway--at least now their purposeless clicking will be cobbled together into useful hotel stories--we hope. Have a destination hotel you are just dying to leave your cube for? <a href="tips@hotelchatter.com">Send the story our way</a>.<p> In this episode, Hotel Maven <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/user/amandak/stories">Amanda K</a> picks out her first choice for culture in Prague. Enjoy.</i><p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/mo_prague.jpg" class="imgborder"/><p> Feeling in need of a bit of culture and amandak 2007-02-06T09:10:02-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/