http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T12:07:28Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/German%20Hotels http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/2/16/92118/9808 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/karim_rashid2.jpg" class="top"><p> It's been a long, long time since we checked in on the prolific "Designer, DJ, Hotelier, Self Proclaimed World Changer" <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/karim%20rashid"><b>Karim Rashid</b></a> but after we posted the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/2/15/11225/7892/hotels/Prizeotel_Does_a_LipDub_Birthday_Video">Prizeotel's charming LipDup video</a> yesterday, the hotel responded to us on <a href="http://twitter.com/prizeotel/statuses/9176890490">Twitter</a>, letting us know that Rashid is the man behind their hotel design. Prizeotel pointed us to this statement on <a href="http://www.prizeotel.com/portal/index/statement">their website</a> where Rashid sums up his intention for Prizeotel: <blockquote><p>prizeotel was a project in <b>&#145;Designocrasy&#146;</b>: high design affordable to all. Design is not for the elite or the rich. I have always wanted to design a very inexpensive hotel and prizeotel brought the opportunity! The concept had to be very smart and economical yet juliana 2010-02-16T13:23:06-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/2/15/11225/7892 <![CDATA[<p><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Jtn_O-d3-M4&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Jtn_O-d3-M4&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><p>We thought lipdubs had gone the way of <a href="http://blog.juliaallison.com/2008/02/journey.html">Julia Allison</a> last year but we have to make an exception for this one from the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Prizeotel+Bremen+City/ian/308118"><b>Prizeotel</b></a> in Germany. The Bremen hotel put together an <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jtn_O-d3-M4">extensive lipdub production</a> to celebrate the hotel's birthday. The song choice? Celebration by Kool and The Gang.<p>It's cute and we love their enthusiasm (not to mention the unintentional comedy is off the charts) but it's too bad this is the only thing we understand about Prizeotel since their website is entirely in German.<p> Anyone fluent in German want to help us translate what this hotel's about? <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">Let us know</a>. juliana 2010-02-15T15:30:19-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/9/2/135745/4823 <![CDATA[<p><embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f8/1321361467" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashVars="videoId=36707759001&playerId=1321361467&viewerSecureGatewayURL=https://console.brightcove.com/services/amfgateway&servicesURL=http://services.brightcove.com/services&cdnURL=http://admin.brightcove.com&domain=embed&autoStart=false&" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="486" height="412" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" swLiveConnect="true" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed><p><i>This video also has some narration to it so adjust accordingly if you're at work!</i><p>First, you might be asking yourself, &#147;what exactly <i>is</i> a glockenspiel, actually?&#148; We&#146;re glad you asked. A glockenspiel is a set of bells or metal bars that you can use to play a tune. It&#146;s sort of like a xylophone, only kookier, and a lot more fun. <p> While on a recent trip to Germany&#146;s winemaking Rheingau region, we got the chance to stay at the <b><a href="http://www.ruedesheimer-schloss.com">Breuer&#146;s Ruedesheimer Schloss Hotel</a></b> in the picturesque riverside town of Ruedesheim am Rhein. The hotel has a real-life clock tower glockenspiel that peals out four German drinking tunes EricRosen 2009-09-02T16:18:37-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/