HotelChatter - Tag: Hot Hotelier News

St. Pete Beach: Barry Sternlicht Surfaces With Molly Sims On His Arm at The Postcard Inn

juliana — 2009-11-19T14:59:30-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/Barry_and_Molly.jpg" class="top"> Barry Sternlicht, chairman and CEO of Starwood Capital Group, celebrates the opening of Postcard Inn on The Beach in St. Pete Beach, FL with model/actress Molly Sims. We're not sure what's happening with <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/1 hotels">1 Hotels</a> but it looks like <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/barry sternlicht">Barry Sternlicht</a> has set his sights on more low-key projects. Last weekend, he showed up for the opening of the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Postcard+Inn+on+The+Beach/local/1573">Postcard Inn on The Beach</a> which is a joint venture between him and Stephen Hanson, the founder of BR Guest Restaurants. Looking good BS! It doesn't look like the recession has aged you one bit. As you can see, Molly Sims was there to celebrate the opening but she was also celebrate her

New York: Sean MacPherson Moves On From 'Gossip Girl'; Tries Modeling Instead

juliana — 2009-10-22T17:36:37-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/seanmacjcrew.jpg" class="top"> "Sometimes...when I get <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Katherine_Gallagher#Catchphrases">real nervous</a>..."It looks like a cameo on Gossip Girl wasn't enough for <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/sean macpherson">Sean MacPherson</a>. <a href="http://twitter.com/boweryhotelnyc/statuses/5079434724">The Bowery Hotel's Twitter</a> tipped us off to the spread that Sean Mac did for the J. Crew Catalog. J. Crew, people. Clothes you can buy off the rack! How bourgeois! The feature is available <a href="http://www.jcrew.com/AST/Navigation/realguyartist.jsp">online here</a> and it features Sean looking tough in a leather jacket and answering questions about his life. We learn how he likes his martinis (extra dry with three olives) and that he always carries his passport and a credit card wherever he goes. (Let's hope he has better passport-handling skills than <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/story/2009/10/20/9278/9589/travel/%27Twilight%27s%27+Kristen+Stewart+Demonstrates+How+Not+To+Handle+A+Passport">Kristen Stewart.</a>) We also learn this

New York: Chuck Bass Takes On Sean MacPherson on 'Gossip Girl'

juliana — 2009-09-29T09:03:31-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/seanmacgossipgirl.jpg" class="top">We know that <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/sean macpherson">Sean Macpherson</a> was traveling in Bhuktan last week but we sincerely hope he made it back stateside to watch himself on the last night's episode of "Gossip Girl."In the episode, Sean played himself--a New York City hotelier--who Chuck Bass approaches with his nightclub plans (and tries to retrieve a Patrick McMullan photo of Sean.) Interestingly, Sean's hotel on the show was <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Empire+Hotel/ian/125729">The Empire Hotel</a> but we all know that he's the man behind <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Bowery+Hotel/local/220">The Bowery</a>, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Maritime+Hotel/local/13">The Maritime</a>, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Lafayette+House+NYC/local/399">The Lafayette House</a> and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Jane+Hotel/local/923">The Jane Hotel</a> as well as the restaurant, the Waverly Inn. In the end, Chuck Bass thought, why own a nightclub in a hotel when you could

Tune Hotels Co-Founder Tony Fernandes Says They're Coming To America

JetSetCD — 2009-09-22T08:48:57-05:00

On Sunday, we were lucky enough to get mogul Tony Fernandes on the phone to discuss a few things surrounding the arrival of his Air Asia X airline on US soil. He also happens to be the man behind the Kuala Lumpur-based chain of budget Tune Hotels.

While we were discussing the likelihood of the US seeing cheap flights to Southeast Asia on Air Asia X, we didn't forget to slip in a few questions regarding if Tune Hotels would come along for the ride.

And here's what Tony said...

New York: The Surrey Hotel Promises 'Considered Moments' For Its Guests

juliana — 2009-09-21T10:27:18-05:00

<![CDATA[ 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. <embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f8/1321361467" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashVars="videoId=41178452001&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>Last week, we attended an event for the soon-to-open <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Surrey/ian/119681">Surrey Hotel</a> on New York's Upper East Side. But this was a little different than most "Getting to Know You" parties. For starters, the event was held in Beverly Hills so that West Coast folk