HotelChatter - Stories about Dream New York http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2008-10-10T20:16:51Z HotelChatter HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelhotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/local/560 New York: Weekend Hotel Happening :: Oktoberfest at the Dream Hotel http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/9/19/91925/7856 <![CDATA[<p><p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/dreamgarden.png" class="imgborder"><p><b>Hotel:</b> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Dream+Hotel+New+York/local/30"><b>The Dream Hotel New York</b></a><p> <b>When:</b> Saturday, September 20th. 1 to 7 pm. <p><b>Where:</b> The hotel's lounge, AVA, and its "rooftop-turned-bier-garten". <p><b>What:</b> An Oktoberfest celebration!<p>Kind of random, we know -- but we're told the place will be teeming with beer and Bratwurst (perhaps both in the edible sense and the euphemistic sense). Now, we have to warn you: there's a list for this event and we're not sure who's on it, but we couldn't resist passing the news along to you. Hey, you're a hottie so we figured you can try your luck with getting into this anyway. <p>They're giving away some stuff, too, including treatments at The Chopra Canter &amp; Spa, dinner at Amalia at Jenna 2008-09-19T10:00:30-05:00 New York: Fashion Week Hotels: Cole Haan Will Upgrade You, Buy Drinks http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/8/28/91227/7088 "Lucky You," Manhattanites. During September 5-10 you may just find your cab fare paid if your taxi has these words emblazoned on the side.

Cole Haan, an American brand known for their quality leather shoes and bags, celebrates their 80th Anniversary on September 5, coinciding with Fashion Week in New York.

Since this also marks a period where tastemakers and the fashion elite rely on car services and hotel rooms as headquarters, Cole Haan has a strategy to influence by sending subliminal messages through random bump-ups.]]> JetSetCD 2008-08-28T12:49:24-05:00 New York: Room With an Anti-View: A Dream Doesn't Change a Majestic Anti-View in New York http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/2/21/3136/23910 <![CDATA[<p><i>You know the scene. You open the door to your brand new hotel room, run over to the window, open the blinds and bam, you are hit with the anti-view. Maybe you are looking down a dirty alley, witnessing a drug deal, staring at an air shaft in the face, or seeing a brick wall. Whatever you are viewing it is not extremely pleasurable. Help out your fellow hotel mavens by uploading your anti-views to the <a href="http://flickr.com/groups/hotelchatter/">HotelChatter/Flickr photo pool</a>, or by <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">sending the photo along to us</a>. Remember to tell us the name of the hotel and the room number with the not-so-easy-on-the-eyes view.</i><p><p> <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/AntiView_Majestic_Hotel_NY.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <p>There are a lot of things you can change when you amandak 2008-02-21T09:45:01-05:00 40.764599 -73.981840 New York: Best Hotels for the Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/10/24/15225/327 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/tgiving_hotels.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>A few years back we did a list of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2005/10/28/14459/676/hotels/Hotels_on_the_Macy_s_Parade_Route">Hotels on the Macys Parade Route</a> for those of you considering a visit to the Big Apple to see the action live and in person.<p>While not much has changed, there are some new hotels we think are worth a look. Like the newly opened <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Six+Columbus+Hotel/local/25"><b>Six Columbus</b></a>. Or the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/MANDARIN+ORIENTAL+NEW+YORK/local/190"><b>Mandarin Oriental</b></a> (if you can afford it). How about Vikram Chatwal's funky <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Dream+New+York/local/560"><b>Dream Hotel</b></a>?<p>For more mainstream options if you want to use your rewards points we say try the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/W+New+York+Times+Square/ian/199889"><b>W Hotel Times Square</b></a> or the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Doubletree+Guest+Suites+Times+Square+Nyc/ian/124573"><b>Doubletree Guest Suites</b></a> in Times Square. Really, anything along Broadway in Times Square should offer you a view. Even if juliana 2007-10-24T15:17:22-05:00 New York: 2008 Will Be the Return of Vikram Chatwal 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 Search HotelChatter Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/