http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2008-10-12T14:28:09Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Dream%20Hotels http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/9/19/91925/7856 <![CDATA[<p><p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/dreamgarden.png" class="imgborder"><p><b>Hotel:</b> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Dream+Hotel+New+York/local/30"><b>The Dream Hotel New York</b></a><p> <b>When:</b> Saturday, September 20th. 1 to 7 pm. <p><b>Where:</b> The hotel's lounge, AVA, and its "rooftop-turned-bier-garten". <p><b>What:</b> An Oktoberfest celebration!<p>Kind of random, we know -- but we're told the place will be teeming with beer and Bratwurst (perhaps both in the edible sense and the euphemistic sense). Now, we have to warn you: there's a list for this event and we're not sure who's on it, but we couldn't resist passing the news along to you. Hey, you're a hottie so we figured you can try your luck with getting into this anyway. <p>They're giving away some stuff, too, including treatments at The Chopra Canter &amp; Spa, dinner at Amalia at Jenna 2008-09-19T10:00:30-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/4/28/23410/2569 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/dreammaritime.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>Is what you see above: A) another nautical building sticking off the back of the Maritime Hotel? &nbsp;B) a homeless shelter? Or is it C) <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/vikram%20chatwal"><b>Vikram Chatwal's</b></a> $70 million dollar chunk of the Meatpacking District?<p> As is only proper in the business of building New York hotels, ALL THREE crazy statements are very true. The property at 346 West 17th Street, formerly The Covenant House homeless shelter, was purchased by Vikram's father's company <b>Hampshire Hotels</b> late last year. <p>Looking like The Maritime in drydock, the <b>Downtown Dream</b> so far has a gutted interior, a fully painted mud-grey exterior and construction that appears to be moving right along...for now. <p>According to Vikram's company website, his Downtown Dream is JetSetCD 2008-04-29T14:00:01-05:00 40.742293 -74.003428 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/12/20/13414/775 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/nygard_cay.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>If we worked in cubicles, we would call this post Cubicle Dreamin but instead we work out of hotel lobbies, Panera (before lunchtime), Starbucks and occasionally, when Comcast or Adelphia gets their act together, our homes. <p>Still, this is a vacation getaway for anyone to fantasize about, except for maybe Trump because he probably already owns something like this.<p><a href="http://www.unusualvillarentals.com/caribbean/bahamas/nygard/"><b>Nygard Cay</b></a> is a "4.2 acre dreamland at the end of Lyford Cay in New Providencia Bahamas" where a 10-bedroom villa is available for you and your entourage to rent.<p>If price were not an issue, you would have at your disposal on this little island 2 pools, 5 Jacuzzi/whirlpools, a tennis court, 2 volleyball courts, basketball court, 3 boats, juliana 2006-12-20T14:20:01-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/