HotelChatter - Tag: Historic Hotels

White Sulphur Spring: The Greenbrier Resort Is Looking Sexy

KatieK — 2009-11-03T10:59:21-05:00

Last week we shared the good news that West Virginia’s iconic Greenbrier Resort seems to be back on its feet — and freshly pedicured feet at that. But in addition to adding a new resto and coming-soon casino, C2 Limited Design Associates is injecting the resort with some mod accents.

Indeed, the ol’ Greenbrier is looking sexy — and not even in that Sean Connery distinguished sort of way. Check out the photos below.

Right on trend, the Greenbrier’s new lobby is awash in pink, gray, and black.

Yes, the old pink and white candy-striped awnings remain but those are a Greenbrier tradition.

Skytop: The Poconos' Skytop Lodge Invites Guests on a Ghost Hunt

MsRebecca — 2009-10-29T12:30:14-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/30451/SkytopLodge.jpg" class="top"> Low-budget horror flick Paranormal Activity took first place at the box office this past weekend, raking in $22 million. Of course, that means Paramount execs are already talking about a sequeland theyre not the only ones wanting to hitch a ride on the runaway ghost train. <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Skytop+Lodge/ian/164371">The Skytop Lodge</a> in the Poconos is offering a Spoo-Tacular Paranormal Halloween package that includes tagging along on a ghost hunt. A local ghost-hunting team, Pocono Paranormal Research, have been investigating the historic propertys Main Lodge and will host a Ghost Hunting 101 presentation and ghost hunt on-site tomorrow, October 30th. And on Saturday, the team will be hanging out to answer questions from ghost-loving and freaked-out guests. (If youd

White Sulphur Spring: The Greenbrier Resort Might Be Back On its Feet After All

KatieK — 2009-10-28T10:51:10-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/greenbrierext.jpg" class="top"> Its been a little while since we checked in on the owners-swinging <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Greenbrier/ian/119687">Greenbrier</a> in West Virginia. Well spare you the saga from this summer (<a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/8/3/101212/2563/hotels/Greenbrier_to_Marriott_Let_s_Call_the_Whole_Thing_Off_">click here for a quick summary</a>) but we were encouraged to hear the iconic resort is on its feet enough to have opened a brand-new steakhouse, Prime 44 West. Designed by C2 Limited Design Associates, Prime 44 West replaces Greenbriers outdated dining venue with a restaurant that honors basketball legend and West Virginia native, Jerry West. Not to mention, C2 Limited is also designing Greenbriers new, $25-million, 50,000-square-foot casino and entertainment venue, set to debut next April with coffee, wine, sushi, ten retail shops, and a nightly 8 p.m. good-luck Champagne

New York: What Makes The Algonquin Stand Out on 'Hotel Row'?

juliana — 2009-10-19T17:12:10-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/GaryBudge.jpg" class="top"> Welcome to our regular Monday feature, Pitch Your Hotel, where we let hoteliers, general managers and other hotel execs tell us on-camera what makes their hotels so different from all the rest. And believe us, the competition is fierce these days. So sit back, relax and listen to them explain why their hotels are worthy of your hard-earned dollars or rewards points. If you've ever strolled down West 44th Avenue in New York between Sixth and Fifth Avenues, you will find it to be a sort of Hotel Row, a block that's home to such popular hotels like The Royalton, City Club, The Sofitel, The Mansfield and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Algonquin/local/950">The Algonquin.</a> With all these great options

New York: New York's Tudor Hotel Will Get A Hip New Lobby

MsRebecca — 2009-10-05T10:52:52-05:00

When we reported that the historic Tudor Hotel was set to become a Hilton in March 2010, one commenter was not pleased. The concern? That a piece of hotel history would be ravaged by a cookie-cutter chain. Often, this is what happens when old gems are “updated,” but renovations on historic buildings can also be kind of awesome. We don’t know which it will be for the Tudor yet, but we do know who will be responsible for part of the spruce-up: Therese Virserius Design.