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New York: Move Over Tiffany, The St. Regis Has Now Opened a Dior Suite

juliana — 2011-09-30T13:23:41-05:00

We thought the astounding Tiffany Suite at the St. Regis New York was a genius fashion+hotel partnership but the hotel is now one-upping the suite success by partnering with fashion house, Dior.

The Dior Suite, room 1203, is now open to guests who want to pay $8,500 a night to sleep with their favorite designer fashion.

Womens' Wear Daily reports:

Consisting of a bedroom, one-and-a-half bathrooms, a dining room and living room, the suite’s design details were inspired by the house’s Parisian ateliers. The decadently designed, 1700-square-foot space is almost entirely “whispering” gray, the house’s signature shade. This is the hotel’s second go-around with the Parisian house, having opened an original Dior Suite in 1991.

New York: How Many Pianos Does The St. Regis Need?

ASchechter — 2011-09-14T13:30:01-05:00

What do businessmen and businesswomen look for in a conference room? Good coffee, a strong wi-fi signal, and probably some comfy chairs. What about an antique Steinway piano? We're guessing not.

Back in July, we happened upon this neglected beauty in the mezzanine level of The Algonquin, where one hotel staffer admitted the piano had sat unattended for the past three years. Now, we know large, unwieldy pianos have a way of becoming part of the furniture—but surely there's got to be a better place for a lonely Steinway than next to the fire exit?

New York: Inside the Newly Revamped Tiffany Suite at the St. Regis New York

JetSetCD — 2011-06-17T13:15:02-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/TiffSte1.jpg" class="top"> You know the saying, "the best things come in small packages?" Never is it truer than when you've got a Tiffany & Co. trademark robin's egg blue box in hand. Whatever's in it has got to be gooda perfect dream come trueand since 1991 guests at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel/local/633">St. Regis New York</a> have had the option to book the hotel's Tiffany Suite and take the Tiffany's experience to another level. After twenty years, it was about time to renovate the one bedroom beauty, and the modernized Tiffany Suite just debuted this week. Where the old suite was "imperial" and corporate, this one is now fashion-conscious and inviting. The place is littered with precious Tiffany items, from silver

New York: Naughty Barmen at St. Regis New York Fired Over Tequila Shots

juliana — 2011-04-20T08:38:26-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/kingcolebar.jpg" class="top"> One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, Floor! Or rather, Fired! at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+St.+Regis+New+York/local/633">St. Regis New York</a>'s famous King Cole Bar (birthplace of the bloody mary.)<a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/rage_over_king_cole_firings_9je2hEuDUWiFZzVHJeo7SK#ixzz1K4AIJmDO">Page Six</a> reports that three longtime barmen were fired after an undercover spy working for the hotel's owners caught the liquid courage dispensers snatching $60 left on the bar and downing tequila shots. <blockquote> Kwaku Nyampong, a familiar face for 20 years behind the bar that introduced the Bloody Mary to America in 1934, Michael Regan (10 years) and Gavin Fitzgibbon (16 years) were fired last week after a "spotter" -- an undercover spy working for the hotel owners -- claims to have caught them drinking one round of tequila shots.

New York: ButlerLeaks: Messages from the St. Regis New York's E-Butler

juliana — 2010-12-22T15:52:45-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/stregisbutlerchat.jpg" class="top"> On the heels of the InterContinental's bodacious new <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/12/21/103027/01/hotels/InterContinental_Hotels_Have_Finally_Put_Together_an_iPad_App_We_Like">iPad app</a>, we have another luxury hotel brand going above and beyond the call of duty to serve its guests in a high-tech manner--<a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/12/21/103027/01/hotels/InterContinental_Hotels_Have_Finally_Put_Together_an_iPad_App_We_Like">The St. Regis New York</a>, which has just unveiled its own E-Butler program. The program is actually a mobile app that is available from the iTunes app store for free. Guests can download it prior to arriving at the hotel and then once they arrive, they can start communicating electronically with their butler. See an example of a butler-guest chat above.The app also features an "Insider's Guide" from New York's various personalities such as Vogue's André Leon Talley, fashion designer Jason Wu, chef Alain