http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2008-11-21T05:53:03Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelhotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/local/559 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/6/18/92519/5722 <![CDATA[<p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/Midtown080.jpg" class="imgborder"/><p>Since getting married and having a baby last year, hotelier Vikram Chatwal has been keeping quiet &nbsp;lately. With the exception of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Dream+Hotel+Bangkok/local/559"><b>Dream Bangkok</b></a>, we hardly heard anything from this playboy-turned-actor-turned hotelier.<p>That is, until now. <a href="http://nymag.com/daily/food/2007/06/chatwal_zakarian_and_the_lotus.html#gs-int">New York mag</a> reports that Vik will be opening two hotels in the next few years. The first, the <b>Lamb's Club</b> (pictured, right) will be another tourist draw in midtown at 44th Street, close to his Dream and Night hotels.<p>The Lamb's Club is scheduled for an August 2008 opening (way later than what <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/12/12/125811/51/hotels/2007_New_York_City_Hotel_Openings_Preview">we predicted</a>) and will feature an upscale restaurant from Lotus partners. A word about the restaurant from Lotus' David Rabin:<blockquote><p> "It's not going to be off-putting or juliana 2007-06-18T09:32:39-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/5/15/64033/6284 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/newmajestic_boutique.jpg" class="imgborder"/><p>Boutique hotels are finally infiltrating Asia, according to a recent <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18471918/site/newsweek/">Newsweek</a> report. The popularity began in Hong Kong and Singapore, but now Shanghai is starting to get in on the act. </p><p>The Newsweek article also has a few tips on the best of the boutiques around Asia. Starting in Singapore, the <a href="http://www.newmajestichotel.com/"><b>New Majestic Hotel</b></a> gets a big thumbs up for its "quirky but ultrachic atmosphere". In Bangkok, the <a href="http://www.reflections-thai.com/"><b>Reflections</b></a> art hotel is described as individualistic and funky, and half the fun is browsing through the 28 rooms (all wildly different) to choose the one you want. (Even Vikram Chatwal's <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/5/9/151613/6065/hotels/Hotel_Review_Buzz_Dream_Hotel_Bangkok_Is_Vikram_s_Finest_Hour"><b>Dream Hotel</b></a> is getting rave reviews there.) </p><p>And finally in Hong Kong they tip the amandak 2007-05-15T13:40:38-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/5/9/151613/6065 <![CDATA[<p> <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/dream_bangkok_vikram_chatwal.png" class="imgborder"> <p> Want proof that becoming a parent changes everything? Turn back the clock a couple years and Vikram Chatwal the hotelier was a mess--reports were, his NYC property, Dream NYC smelled like ass, staffers forgot wake up calls for VIP reporters, and the long promised guest iPods were nowhere to be found. <p> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Dream+New+York/local/560"><b>Dream Hotel New York</b></a> quickly became one of those hotels that we would hear about being offered up to corporate travel road dogs at cut rates, which usually means the hotel has plenty of rooms available. Whether this was because of its Times Square location or its many documented early service issues, is open for debate. However, there was definitely little reason markj 2007-05-09T15:32:19-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/8/28/14737/7424 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/virkam_bangkok.jpg"><p>Hotelier Vikram Chatwal has done it again. He's opening up the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Dream+Hotel+Bangkok/local/559"><b>Dream Hotel Bangkok</b></a> this week, and even better, he only missed the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/4/14/154035/207/hotels/Hotel_Hype_Dream_Hotel_Bangkok">predicted August 1</a> opening date by four weeks.<p>But unfortunately he won't even be there to enjoy it as <a href="http://www.nypost.com/gossip/pagesix/infanticipating_pagesix_.htm">Page &nbsp;Six</a> reports Vikram and his wife Priya are awaiting the "imminent" birth of their daughter in their Malibu mansion.<p>Now, we're not so good with math but Vikram and his wife got married in February. It's now August so that's like six months. We're not saying its a shotgun wedding or anything, but if Vik got any cold feet before the big day than Priya had a pretty sweet back-up plan.<p>Anyways, as for the hotel juliana 2006-08-28T14:33:08-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/4/14/154035/207 <![CDATA[<p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/dream_bangkok.jpg">Uh-oh. A Vikram hotel opening might be starting all over again. <a href="http://www.bangkokpost.com/Business/14Apr2006_biz007.php">A report</a> says that <a href="http://www.google.com/custom?q=vikram+chatwal&search.x=0&search.y=0&search=Search&sitesearch=www.hotelchatter.com&sitesearch=&client=pub-0016586576578761&forid=1&ie=ISO-8859-1&oe=ISO-8859-1&cof=GALT%3A%23008000%3BGL%3A1%3BDIV%3A%23336699%3BVLC%3A663399%3BAH%3Acenter%3BBGC%3AFFFFFF%3BLBGC%3AFFFFFF%3BALC%3A0000FF%3BLC%3A0000FF%3BT%3A000000%3BGFNT%3A0000FF%3BGIMP%3A0000FF%3BLH%3A55%3BLW%3A100%3BL%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.hotelchatter.com%2Fimages%2Fhc_100.jpg%3BS%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.hotelchatter.com%3BLP%3A1%3BFORID%3A1%3B&hl=en">Vikram Chatwal</a> is planning to open another <a href="http://www.dreamny.com"><b>Dream Hotel</b></a> in Bangkok, Thailand. However, this one seems close to opening on the scheduled date of August 1.<blockquote><p>General manager Olivier Delangre said the Dream Hotel would cater to travellers seeking a unique accommodation experience.<p>"Though relatively small, Dream will be unique, exclusive and luxurious," he said.</blockquote></p><p>The hotel, the renovated Old Somerset hotel, is set to have 100 "whimsically modern" rooms and will have a restaurant, a bar and a spa. The hotel wants to attract leisure travellers from the U.S., U.K., Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore who can plunk down $129 a night juliana 2006-04-14T16:03:11-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/