http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-12T23:22:41Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/9/13/113138/973 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/SemiAutoHudson2.jpg" class="top"><p> A few months back it looked like there was a burgeoning <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/2/16/19286/5329/hotels/Take_That_Ace_The_Standard_New_York_Now_Has_Its_Own_Gift_Shop">hotel gift shop war</a> going on between some downtown hotels. But we think that might all come to an end thanks to the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hudson+Hotel/local/58"><b>Hudson Hotel</b></a>, which just installed a <b>Semi-Automatic Vending Machine</b> in their hotel lobby. <p>This oversized luxury vending machine is akin to the one we wrote about at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/3/6/12269/38847/hotels/Even_the_Vending_Machines_Are_Kinky_at_the_Mondrian_South_Beach">Mondrian South Beach</a> last year. The goodies are divided into the following categories--Basics, Media, Fashion, Beauty, and GoFish. The machine functions by a touch-operated screen and it only takes credit cards. But that's probably because this gift shop was not built for cash transactions. Instead of candy, keychains and toothpaste, you can juliana 2010-09-13T17:16:38-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/