HotelChatter - Tag: Business Hotels

Dublin: Dublin Strikes Again with a Hotel Anti-View

MsRebecca — 2009-11-05T12:59:22-05:00

<![CDATA[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 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. <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/30451/crowneplza_dublin_antiview.jpg" class="imgborder"> This rather grim view was what greeted hotel fan <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/uggboy/">uggboy</a> during

Mexico City: Business Travelers, Take Note: Hilton Mexico City Reforma Coming Soon

Heidi Atwal — 2009-09-29T15:47:40-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/hiltonmexicoreform.jpg" class="top"> Chalk this hotel opening up to some of the notable ch-ch-ch-changes of hotel goliath Hilton Worldwide (née <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Hilton%20Hotels">Hilton Hotels</a>). Following news of the company's <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/9/23/11307/1518/hotels/Hilton_Hotels_Get_a_New_Logo_New_Website_and_New_Name">logo and name change</a>, and overall brand rebirth, comes what they are dubbing a "historic" announced opening in Mexico City. The Hilton Mexico City Reformacurrently a Sheratonis scheduled to open at the end of 2009 after a series of upgrades, making it the first full-service Hilton hotel in the city. Is it a happy coincidence that it happens to be located on the aptly named Reforma Avenue? The announcement touts the future Hilton as being ideal for business and pleasure-seeking travelers, but their description is especially suit-and-tie formal: Hilton looks forward

Charlotte: The Ritz-Carlton Charlotte's Five Business 'Firsts'

KatieK — 2009-09-15T11:32:56-05:00

Earlier this month we told you about the green spa at the coming-soon Ritz-Carlton Charlotte (set to open Oct. 1!). The latest word from the North Carolina city’s first Ritz? The hotel also claims five “business travel firsts” to help stressed-out, working travelers feel at home.

1. The Nook, located on the hotel’s executive floor, will offer fully equipped, free private offices, complete with desktop computers, printers, office supplies, teleconferencing equipment, Wi-Fi, copy/fax machine access, and even tech help. This is in addition to the hotel’s full 24-hour biz center.

City Inn Celebrates Its Birthday By Giving You Presents

juliab — 2009-06-15T15:45:28-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/21888/city_inn_bed.jpg" class="top"> Reason number one to love the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/City%20Inn%20Hotels">City Inn</a> chain of hotels in the UK: they have <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/2/26/155755/829/hotels/UK_s_City_Inn_Hotels_Offering_iMacs_in_Every_Room">iMacs</a> in every room. Reason number two: theyre celebrating their 10th birthday this year by offering us some pretty fine presents. Starting today, and going on for 10 days, theyve got a prize draw for 10 events taking place in the UK this year. Some well probably pass on U2 at the Millennium Stadium, were talking about you some wed probably send our male folk on (three whole cricket matches), but some we would definitely go for like the Wimbledon ladies semifinals. Heres the catch: you can only enter the drawing for one prize, and if

TripAdvisor Launches Business Travel Center

Jenna — 2009-06-01T14:12:46-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/biztravelerTA.jpg" class="top"> We love us some <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/tripadvisor">TripAdvisor</a> over 'round these parts. When a new hotel opens and we want to get a good look at what guests are saying about the place or we want to compare our opinions against the thoughts of the general public we head on over to trusty TA to check out what people are saying about the amenities, the romance factor, the service, etc. But when we're traveling on business and we need to know specifics, like how close a hotel is to our meeting location and whether or not the business center provides free copies, we don't really dig having to wade through the dozens of reviews that describe how