HotelChatter - Tag: Dorchester Collection Hotels

Paris: We Can't Imagine Having Trouble Sleeping at The Plaza Athenee But If You Do...

juliana — 2012-02-10T13:05:01-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/plazaatheneeflowers600.JPG" class="top">For the most troubled sleepers, not even the finest sheets in one of the best luxury hotels in the world can help you catch some much-needed Zs. But now at the swank <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/HOTEL+PLAZA+ATHENEE+PARIS/local/1642">Plaza Athenee Hotel</a> in Paris, there's a scientific solution to insomnia and jetlag symptons with the NightCove Sleep Solution that's been installed bedside in the hotel's Art Deco Suites. <blockquote>Developed by the Sleep Clinic at Hotel-Dieu hospital in Paris, this device is a unique bedside lamp that helps improve the quality of sleep by bathing guests in selected light wavelengths and sound frequencies that are specially adapted for the physiological needs of sleep. Click on "Sleep/Anti-jetlag/Nap" to stimulate melatonin with a red glow and the

Paris : One Slice of This Hotel's Special Cake Will Cost 14 Euros

JetSetCD — 2011-12-14T17:03:43-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/LeMeucake.jpg" class="top"> Ringing in the new year in Paris. Lucky you. Even luckier if you happen to swing through the 5-star Dorchester Collection hotel <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel/local/1354">Le Meurice</a> to pick up a piece of their Galette des Reines and find, hidden inside the slice, a Tiffany & Co. charm. The tradition of "Queens Cake" is a long one, and though there's always the choking hazard of enjoying the winning bite, it's worth it for Tiffanys. That said, you'll be paying a pretty penny to even try for it. First off, the cake is only available from January 2-22 in the hotel's Restaurant Le Dali. Rooms at the hotel during this time are averaging 530 Euros per night, while Queen Cake

Los Angeles: This is Life at the Hotel Bel-Air, Admiring 24k Gold Chandeliers While Selecting Your Massage Music

juliana — 2011-11-18T13:30:01-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/goldlampsbelairspa.JPG" class="top"> This was meant to go yesterday for <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/design thursdays">Design Thursdays</a> but we got a little sidetracked. Maybe you can slot it in for Fun Fridays?As you probably <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/10/18/11425/352/hotels/Inside_The_Newly_Reopened_Hotel_Bel_Air_LIVE_">already know</a>, there were so many shimmery and gilded new things to lust after inside the reopened <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/HOTEL+BEL+AIR/local/1625">Hotel Bel-Air</a> but we were left starry-eyed by these 24k gold-plated, laser-cut brass chandeliers hanging in the relaxation room inside the hotel's <a href="http://www.hotelbelair.com/la-prairie-spa">La Prairie Spa.</a>The chandeliers were selected by the spa's interior designer, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Alexandra%20Champalimaud">Alexandra Champalimaud</a>, who also glammed up the hotel's rooms and suites. But of course, this being the relaxation room and all, the chandeliers gave off the perfect amount of glow--not too bright and not too

Los Angeles: Wolfgang Puck at The Hotel Bel-Air is Now Open for the Rest of Us

juliana — 2011-11-04T14:08:25-05:00

After two weeks of soft-opening exclusively for hotel guests, the Hotel Bel-Air and its super fresh Wolfgang Puck restaurant and bar is now officially open to the public.

The restaurant is open for breakfast and dinner daily (at 7am and 5:30pm respectively), lunch from Monday through Saturday and brunch on Sunday from 11am to 3pm. The restaurant is also open for afternoon tea from 2:30pm to 4pm. (We are so going there soon.) Meanwhile, the bar is open from 2pm to midnight during the week and 2pm to 2am on the weekends.

Los Angeles: What is This at The Hotel Bel-Air?

juliana — 2011-11-02T08:45:02-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/whatisthisbelair.JPG" class="top">We like to keep it fun but informative here at HotelChatter so our newest series, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/What%20Is%20This">What is This?</a> is devoted to odd-looking items in hotel rooms that upon first glance look as if they serve only a decorative purpose. But everything happens for a reason, right? And we're here to tell you what these things really do.The other week when we were perusing a <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/10/20/14243/414/hotels/Inside_a_Canyon_View_Suite_at_The_Hotel_Bel_Air">Canyon View Suite</a> at the newly reopened <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/HOTEL+BEL+AIR/local/1625">Hotel Bel-Air</a> we were immediately drawn to this rectangle thingie embedded in the bed's leather headboard. What could it be? The only way to find out was to start poking at it.So poke we did and voila! Once we pushed on it, a reading