http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-13T08:53:57Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Four%20Points%20Hotels http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/7/18/202559/721 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/FourChair1.jpg" class="top"><p>If you're the type who likes to point and laugh when people fall down, then we're glad you weren't with us inside the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Four+Points+By+Sheraton+Midtown-Times+Square/ian/324037"><b>Four Points by Sheraton Midtown</b></a> yesterday. Stopping inside the lobby for a quick emailing session on our way to work, we sauntered in and&#151;unthinkingly&#151;plopped down on a small, circular bench. <strong>And proceeded to fall face-first to the ground.</strong> <p>The bench, which is wrapped around a pillar in the center of the lobby, is made up of separate chairs. Those chairs, it turns out, are not fastened to anything&#151;nor are they entirely ergonomic. So any unsuspecting <em>schmo</em> with a too-heavy backpack, and a tendency to sit only on the edge of things (read: us), should ASchechter 2011-07-19T09:35:01-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/4/18/122348/712 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/fourpointnycbed.jpg" class="top"><p> Looks like <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Gild+Hall/local/869">Gild Hall</a> in NYC's Financial District will be getting some company in a few years but it shouldn't worry too much as it's only a <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/four points hotels"><b>Four Points by Sheraton</b></a>. From the <a href="http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110407005218/en/Points-Sheraton-Heads-Downtown-Manhattan">BusinessInsider</a> last week: <blockquote><p>Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) today announced plans to bring its fast-growing Four Points brand to the epicenter of New York City&#146;s bustling downtown financial district. Four Points by Sheraton Financial District is scheduled to open in the summer of 2013, just four blocks from Wall Street. </blockquote></p><p>The hotel will be located on Platt street in a newly constructed building with 264 rooms and a rooftop lounge.<p> There's already Four Points Hotels in juliana 2011-04-18T16:02:01-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/3/25/103547/004 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/bondage_feet.jpg" class="top"><p> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Four+Points+By+Sheraton+Fairview+Heights/ian/206655"><b>The Four Points By Sheraton</b></a> brand has spent the last couple of years trying to <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/7/13/125559/422/hotels/Four_Points_by_Sheraton_Unveils_New_Brand_Prototype_in_Texas">perk up</a> its look and judging by this recent convention held at the Four Points By Sheraton in Fairview, Illinois, it looks like their sprucing up efforts have paid off. <p>A group of <b>bondage enthusiasts</b> held their "Beat Me Up in St. Louis" convention at the hotel, much to the chagrin of the city. But the hotel didn't mind. <a href="http://www.edenfantasys.com/sexis/sex-and-society/bdsm-illinois-fairview-mayor-0325114/">Sexis</a> reports: <blockquote><p>&#147;We host a lot of different organizations,&#148; Christine Orr, general manager of the hotel and conference center, said. &#147;This was a private organization. They rented out the hotel and conference center. We had no problems whatsoever with the juliana 2011-03-25T12:47:19-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/3/3/8519/69554 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/4912/FourPointsLIC.jpg" class="top"></p> <p>Once <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/7/26/91137/0626/hotels/Starwood_Wants_An_Even_Bigger_Bite_Of_The_Big_Apple">scheduled to open in late 2010</a>, the <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Four+Points+By+Sheraton+Long+Island+City+Queensboro+Bridge/ian/358935">Four Points by Sheraton Long Island City</a></b> has hit another snag and won't be opening as planned today. The new soft-opening date is April 28.</p> <p>Rooms for early May are currently quoted <b>as low as $139</b> if you pre-pay and $149 for a refundable room. This being a Four Points property, that price also includes your free wifi and bottled water. There are also a few interesting package deals, including a deal for 40 percent off a second weekend night stay and a package that gives you two free $20 Metrocards for the train for a rate bump of only $10.</p> <p>So, yes, the hotel is in pbb 2011-03-03T11:14:46-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/12/29/113913/46 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/fourpointsouthwest.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>With so much of our energy and attention going towards <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/aloft hotels">Aloft Hotels</a> and <a href="">Element Hotels</a> and even the rebranded <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/sheraton hotels">Sheraton Hotels</a>, we've kinda forgotten about Starwood's other brand, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/four points hotels"><b>Four Points by Sheraton</b></a>. <p>But today, Four Points has <s>saved us from a slow news day</s> caught our eye with <a href="http://www.dailymarkets.com/stock/2010/12/29/four-points-to-debut-in-nashville/">this announcement</a> about their new hotel in Nashville (in the Brentwood area), opening in <b>August 2011.</b> <blockquote><p>The new Nashville hotel will feature 208 guest rooms, a conference room of more than 4,000 square feet along with other amenities. The project marks a milestone in the hotelier&#146;s brand expansion policy in key markets across the U.S. not only through new-builds, but also juliana 2010-12-29T11:42:46-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/