HotelChatter - Tag: Guess the Hotel http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2008-08-22T04:09:07Z HotelChatter HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Guess%20the%20Hotel Vancouver: Guess the Hotel Revealed :: Kimpton's Pacific Palisades Vancouver http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/8/8/11129/56550 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/kimpton_palisades_Living.jpg" class="imgborder"> <p>Our <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Guess%20the%20Hotel">Guess the Hotel</a></b> from <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/8/7/15539/37530/hotels/Guess_the_Hotel_It_s_Aboot_Time_We_Gave_You_an_Easy_One">yesterday </a>was easy, and hotel maven <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/comments/2008/8/7/15539/37530/1?mode=alone;showrate=1#1">CourtneyMay</a> was the first to call it. It was the <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Pacific+Palisades+Hotel+-+A+Kimpton+Hotel/ian/123668">Pacific Palisades</a></b> in Vancouver, a <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Kimpton%20Hotels">Kimpton</a></b> property with a sort of funky retro beach-y vibe. [Note: when we think Canada, "retro beach-y" does not come to mind. We know.] <p>We hinted about the wine hour -- a tradition at all Kimpton properties -- and noted that they talk funny here. Since the Pacific Palisades is the only Canadian Kimpton (and Canada is clearly the only place in the world where they talk funny), it should have been a dead giveaway...but we thought a shot of the home of Kimpton's famed <a Jenna 2008-08-08T11:29:38-05:00 Guess the Hotel :: It's "Aboot" Time We Gave You an Easy One http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/8/7/15539/37530 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/guessthehoteleasypeasy.jpg" class="imgborder"><p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Guess%20the%20Hotel"><b>Guess the Hotel</b></a> is back -- and we thought the last few were kind of tough, so we're givin' you an easy one today. <p>If you're new to the game, here's how it works (sit down for this -- it's complicated): we give you some hints, you give us some guesses in comments below. Are you ready? Yes? Okay. Onto the hints! <p>&#183; The hotel was named to the 2004 Conde Nast Traveler Gold List, named one of the "World's Best Places To Stay." <p>&#183; It calls itself "fun and fabulous"...which we like because it reminds us of us! (Just kidding. But not really.) <p>&#183; The hotel hosts a wine hour in an art gallery every night. Jenna 2008-08-07T15:07:03-05:00 New York: Guess The Hotel Revealed :: Inside the Carlyle Hotel http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/7/24/95319/5925

Wow. Yesterday's Guess the Hotel game was super easy for you as everyone guessed correctly--it was The Carlyle Hotel on E. 75th Street and Madison Avenue.

We spent a very short time in the hotel as we got in late at night and had to be out the door by 10am for a meeting. However, this was plenty of time for us to realize why the hotel is one of Manhattan's best luxury hotels. That is, unless you overstep your check-out time.

Keep reading for the full review.]]> juliana 2008-07-24T12:30:22-05:00 New York: Guess the Hotel :: The Upper East Side Edition http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/7/23/17447/4477 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/guessthehotel7.jpg" class="imgborder"><p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Guess%20the%20Hotel"><b>Guess the Hotel</b></a> returns again and this time it's not some <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/7/11/132721/677/hotels/Guess_the_Hotel_Revealed_The_Fugliest_Days_Inn_Ever">barf-ugly Days Inn</a> in Santa Monica. (Thank god for that!) Instead, we're bringing you a little treat from New York City. <p>If you're new to the game, here's how it works. We give you some hints, you give us some guesses in comments below. And away we go! <p>&#183; The hotel is on the Upper East Side. <p>&#183; It's not quite a <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/special/Paula-Abdul-Hotels">Paula Abdul Hotel</a> but it's old. <p>&#183; It's near some of the best shopping ever. <p>&#183; Gwen Stefani once stayed here. <p>&#183; This is a shot of the elevator bank. <p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/7/23/17447/4477/hotels/Guess_the_Hotel_The_Upper_East_Side_Edition#postform"><b><i>Put your guesses in comments below and we'll have the full juliana 2008-07-23T17:14:28-05:00 Santa Monica: Guess the Hotel Revealed :: The Fugliest Days Inn Ever http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/7/11/132721/677 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/fuglydaysinn.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>It's time for the big reveal in our latest edition of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/7/9/13280/06916/hotels/Guess_The_Hotel_Is_This_The_Fugliest_Hotel_in_All_of_Los_Angeles_"><b>Guess the Hotel</b></a> and a giant gold star sticker is in the mail to <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/comments/2008/7/9/13280/06916/3#3">PatrickSW</a> who correctly guessed that this fugly hotel is indeed the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Days+Inn+Santa+Monica+Blvd/ian/133952"><b>Days Inn</b></a> in Santa Monica. Here it is in its full glory and here is how the hotel describes its unique look:<blockquote><p>Come and experience an architecturally unique encounter at the whimsically designed Inn that is destined to lift your spirits and caress your heart. </blockquote></p><p>Funny. Everytime we drive by this hotel we either gag a little or cry. Guests have <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g33052-d82052-Reviews-Days_Inn_Santa_Monica-Santa_Monica_California-m10559.html">mixed reviews</a> on the place with the true bright spot here being not the pink paint but the juliana 2008-07-11T13:36:27-05:00 34.036799 -118.47058 Search HotelChatter Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/