http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-24T00:07:21Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Chace%20Crawford http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/9/16/123842/256 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/duchessofevil.jpg" class="imgborder"> <p>Oh, poor, poor Nate on <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Gossip%20Girl"><b>Gossip Girl</b></a>. He's gotten himself caught between a rock and a hard bitch -- and we're not so sure it's going to be so easy for him to get out with his pretty, pretty face unscathed this time. <p>On last night's Gossip Girl episode, NYC suffered a citywide blackout, annoying Jenny got fired from her internship because for being exceptionally annoying, Serena and Dan got stuck in a confined space and were forced to confront their relationship issues, and it would seem that Blair's boyfriend Lord Marcus (or, "Lohhhd Mahcus") is maybe gay. That's pretty much what we gleaned from the episode, though you can check out a much more detailed Jenna 2008-09-16T12:47:44-05:00 40.7248453 -73.998431 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/9/9/123025/7893 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/marcus_blair.jpg" class="imgborder"><br><i>Marcus and Blair in the Hudson Hotel library.</i> <p>He's sleeping with her, she's his ex's boyfriend's mother; then <i>she</i> walks in on them rolling around on the floor and exclaims "oh my effing God" and the ruthless exploitation of someone's desire to keep her dignity and marriage intact begins. <p>Ah, just another day in the lives of Manhattan's elite, as depicted flawlessly on the Best. Show. Ever. If you missed last night's <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Gossip%20Girl">Gossip Girl</a></b> episode, jump on over to our brother site <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/story/2008/9/9/82822/70935/travel/Gossip+Girl+Travel%3A+There%27s+No+We+in+Summer">Jaunted, </a>where they've done a bang-up job of breaking down the series of plot twists and mind-blowing web of toxic sexual entanglements for those of you who don't understand why any "well-preserved" 38-year-old duchess Jenna 2008-09-09T12:34:46-05:00 40.7683540 -73.984659 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/2/18/123526/600 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/varvatoscrawford2.jpg" class="imgborder"><p><i>We promise this picture is relevant to the story. Just keep reading.</i><p>The <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/hotel%20amenities">hotel amenity</a> business is a cutthroat business these days. Hotels are constantly trying to outdo one another with the best products and services (like Fresh toiletries in the bathroom, Frette linens on the bed and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/2/12/1174/98981/hotels/This_Leap_Year_Ladies_Can_Utilize_the_Proposal_Butler">Proposal Butlers.</a>) We imagine hotel rivalries must go something like this: <p><i>"Oh you have white green tea scent in your lobbies? Well, we personalize the scents in our lobbies to coordinate with the hotel's interior design scheme and its feng shui. So top that!"</i><p>Additionally, what goes into the mini-bar is just as important. Long ago, it used to be M&amp;Ms, Pringles and Coke. Today its Dean &amp; Deluca candies juliana 2008-02-18T13:11:28-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/