HotelChatter - Stories about Donovan House http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-12T12:20:15Z HotelChatter HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelhotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/local/994 Washington: DC Hotel Help: Where To Send A Stylish Teacher This Weekend http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/2/8/135115/8265 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/21888/donovanhousebedd.jpg" class="top"> <p><i>Donovan House</i> <p> <img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/q_n_a.jpg"><i><b>HotelChatter Questions:</b> In which, the intrepid HotelChatter editors and our hotel maven readers answer hotel questions that pop into our inbox. Have a question for us? <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com"><b>Send it along</b></a>. Think you have a better answer than we gave, or better yet, want to give a vote of confidence to our answer? Comment away below.</i> <p>As hotel geeks we understand the concept of being teacher&#146;s pet at school, which is why, this week, we&#146;re helping out a teacher reader who&#146;s looking for a hotel in Washington, DC. He writes: <blockquote><p>I'm going to DC this weekend for Teach For America's 20th anniversary event. If anyone decides to annihilate DC off the map this juliab 2011-02-08T15:11:22-05:00 'Smoosh' in Style at Thompson Hotels with Designer Condoms http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/9/20/101225/508

Yes, you read that headline right. Thompson Hotels will now be selling limited-edition designer condoms at their hotels.

Fashion designer Charlotte Ronson (sister to Sam and Mark) has teamed up with Proper Attire condoms to create stylishly packaged condoms so that ladies will feel comfortable reaching for protection that isn't branded with words like "MAGNUM" and "Ribbed for her pleasure."

Instead, the condom package designs are tasteful and whimsical and come in three different types--color (hot pink), sheer and basic. Even better, each sale will benefit Planned Parenthood.]]> juliana 2010-09-20T10:29:52-05:00 Nanette Lepore to Put Her Feminine Designs on Thompson Hotels http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/6/1/12853/99510

The latest fashion designer to make her mark on hotel uniforms will be Nanette Lepore, whose girly, feminine designs we've always admired (and when feeling especially spendthrift, purchased.)

Lepore will now outfit the cocktail servers at Thompson Hotels' rooftop bars at Thompson LES and Donovan House in DC as well as the Hollywood Roosevelt's Tropicana Pool. Her designs will be a classic little black dress that hugs the body with, in the words of Stylelist, "sexy side-splits, ruching and a bustier style top."

But of course, this is not the first time that Thompson has partnered with a fashion designer to do their unis.]]> juliana 2010-06-01T12:55:45-05:00 Washington: Dinner and Sake at Donovan House is Our Pick for NYE in D.C. http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/12/29/101046/23 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/30451/DonHouseZentan.jpg" class="top"><p> <p><i>Looking to say goodbye to the craptastic year that was 2009 and still in need of a hotel room somewhere? We've already told you where to book in <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/12/19/201342/98/hotels/Bienvenido_a_2010_The_Five_Best_Hotels_for_New_Year_s_Eve_in_Miami">Miami</a>, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/12/15/94341/068/hotels/Last_Minute_Hotel_Rooms_in_Time_Square_for_New_Year_s_Eve">New York</a> and the important <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/12/14/65544/804/hotels/There_s_a_Hotel_For_Every_Time_Zone_This_New_Year_s_Eve">timezones</a> but we'll be hitting up more cities today for <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/new year's eve hotels 2009"><b>New Year's Eve</b></a>. Did we miss a city? Want a better deal? <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">Let us know</a> and we'll help you out.</i><p> <p>D.C. may be all business most of the year, but boy, can Washington get down with OTT celebrations come New Year&#146;s Eve. This year&#146;s lavish parties include a James Bond License to Thrill NYE Thunderball 2010 gala at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Washington+Plaza+Hotel/ian/172232"><b>Washington Plaza Hotel</b></a> (stilt MsRebecca 2009-12-29T12:34:51-05:00 38.9050850 -77.031578 Washington: The Five Best Hotels in D.C. For Under $150 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/5/104925/294 <![CDATA[<p>With the opening of the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/W+Washington+DC/local/1561"><strong>W</strong></a> and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Jefferson+Hotel/ian/164281"><strong>Jefferson Hotels</strong></a> in DC this summer, we&#146;ve had downtown luxury DC hotels on the brain. <p>But for the expense account-free folks in our midst, we thought we better take a moment to remind everyone it actually can be affordable to stay in the District &#151; that&#146;s right, suburban family-filled chains need not apply. <p>Here, we rounded up five of our favorite DC hotels where <strong>weekend rates start under $150</strong>.</p> <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/donovan5best.jpg" class="top"></p> <p>1. <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Donovan+House/local/994"><strong>Donovan House</strong></a> <br>Thompson Hotel&#146;s mod Donovan House sits on Thomas Circle straddles downtown offices and trendy 14th Street restaurants, bars, and boutiques. Though if you stay here you should probably eat at the hotel&#146;s own restaurant, Zentan, KatieK 2009-11-05T11:18:25-05:00 Search HotelChatter Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/