http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-25T03:21:56Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Art%20Hotels http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/20/83411/450 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/32083/hotelurbano.jpg" class="top"><p> <p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Miami%20Hotels">Miami</a>'s soon-to-be-opened <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Urbano/ian/326150"><b>Hotel Urbano</b></a> is pushing a Grand Opening gimmick that ranks low in creativity but high on the savings-o-meter. <p>Originally slated to open in October, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/5/20/102631/862/hotels/Downtown_Miami_Slated_to_Welcome_Another_New_Hotel_This_Fall">as we reported</a>, its unveiling will now take place in late December, just in time to receive an onslaught of travelers in the new year. <p>The themed deal offers guests who book two or more nights in January 2010 a rate of <b>$20.10 for their first night</b>. That's good enough for those who want to kick off 2010 in a snow-free climate, but just remember--the hotel is located in Brickell which is downtown Miami as opposed to Miami Beach and its party scene. But with regular room rates Heidi Atwal 2009-11-20T09:36:13-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/9/12310/0614 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/30451/artbasel.jpg" class="top"> <p>Thanksgiving may be just around the corner, but so is one of the most pivotal dates on the Miami social calendar: <b>Art Basel</b>. So if you&#146;re an art geek or just like crashing artist parties, it&#146;s time to start thinking about where you&#146;ll stay in Miami for this year&#146;s show, which takes place <b>December 3&#150;6.</b></p> <p>With artworks by over 2,000 artists on display, Art Basel events will be held all over town, from South Beach to the Design District, where many of the artist studios are located. But the center of all the public exhibitions and events is the Miami Beach Convention Center, towards the north of South Beach&#146;s Art Deco district. <p>All this means there are MsRebecca 2009-11-09T14:04:24-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/10/8/8446/68348 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/17697/PARDTHI_Hilton_Arc_de_Triomphe_Paris_gallery_welcome.jpg" class="top"></p> <p>Can anyone still afford to jaunt to Paris to check out new art exhibits? Er, could anyone ever afford to do that? (Actually, scratch that question. We&#146;re pretty sure we won&#146;t like the answer.)</p> <p>If you answered &#147;yes&#148; to the first question, the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/hilton%20hotels">Hilton Hotels</a> in Paris have an art-tastic hotel package for you. To coincide with the new <a href="http://www.rmn.fr/Renoir-in-the-20th-Century">&#147;Renoir in the 20th Century&#148;</a> exhibit at Paris&#146;s National Gallery at Grand Palais, the two Paris Hiltons have unveiled the &#147;Renoir Celebration&#148; package through Dec. 31.</p> <p>The package includes accommodation at either <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hilton+Arc+De+Triomphe+Paris/ian/218097"><strong>Hilton Arc de Triomphe</strong></a> or <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hilton+Paris+La+Defense/ian/235047"><strong>Hilton La Défense</strong></a>, two VIP passes for the Renoir exhibit, a Renoir 2010 calendar, and a glass KatieK 2009-10-08T14:03:56-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/8/14/143126/900 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/32083/breakfastspread.jpg" class="top"><p> <p><i>HotelChatter's <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/user/EricRosen">Eric Rosen</a> recently spent some time in Austria and Germany. All this week, he'll be rounding up his hotel observations. Any tips, suggestions, questions? <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">Let us know</a></i>. <p>The key to &#147;doing&#148; Europe properly, is to start your day with a sensible breakfast at the hotel.<p> For a long time we resisted taking breakfast at the table d'hôte, rejoicing in the five euros we were saving by foregoing bad coffee, stale rolls and a few greasy cold cuts, while saving our ducats for a leisurely lunch instead. But as we&#146;ve grown older, we&#146;ve come to see the logic of shelling out a little extra cash for a hearty breakfast so that we don&#146;t get cranky EricRosen 2009-08-19T17:05:02-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/7/9/142457/4473 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/antiview21c.jpg" class="top"> <p>This could be a Killer View, we suppose, depending on how you look at it. This is the view from the urinals in the public men's room at <b><A href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/21C+Museum+Hotel/local/347">21C Museum Hotel</a></b> in Louisville, Kentucky. And those are real people. And they could be you! <p>Alright, we get it. 21C is an art in a hotel that dually functions as a public art museum but its "gender-specific latent exhibitionist fetish features" within the lobby bathrooms are a topic <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/6/9/101522/2334/hotels/21C_s_Bathrooms_Worthy_of_Exhibitionists_Fetishists_and_the_Title_of_America_s_Best_Restroom">we've discussed before</a>, and now that we're seeing a real (read: non-PR) shot of the view from in the little boys' room, we're not so sure we're okay with this. <p>Allow is to explain what's going on here: Jenna 2009-07-09T14:38:25-05:00 38.2570620 -85.761933 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/