http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-25T12:23:29Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Hotel%20Advertecture http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/1/13/104551/741 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/rooseveltad.jpg" class="top"> <p>On the East Coast, New Yorkers are not happy with <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Thompson%20Hotels">Thompson Hotels</a> due to their failure to open <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Smyth+Tribeca/local/870">Smyth Tribeca</a></b> in a timely fashion &#151; or <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/1/12/15638/1130/hotels/Smyth_Tribeca_Delayed_Yet_Again">open it at all</a>, really. We're not sure if they're adding finishing touches or what. Meanwhile, over on the West Coast, some people are unhappy with Thompson because they've been making <i>too many</i>, er, "finishing touches" to the <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hollywood+Roosevelt+Hotel/local/11">Hollywood Roosevelt</a></b> building. And by "finishing touches," we mean plastering the architectural landmark building with ads for a Swedish clothing company. Whoops! <p>From <a href="http://www.citywatchla.com/content/view/1915/75/">LA's CityWatch blog</a>: <blockquote><p>The Hollywood Roosevelt first sported huge supergraphic ads in 2006. The company that installed these 6,000 sq. ft. plus ads, In Plain Jenna 2009-01-13T11:14:58-05:00 34.1006770 -118.34242 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/8/8/142615/6535 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/maritime_projection.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>Look up there! It's a bird...it's a plane...it's <b>graffiti on the side of a hotel</b>!<p> Properties graced with chic, minimalist facades often rely on their recognizable modern architecture as a selling point. But recently, three hotels have taken the innovative step of making their concrete slabs interactive. <p> The nautically funky <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Maritime%20Hotel%20Reviews"><b>Maritime Hotel</b></a> in New York was the first to get the virtual treatment several years back, when street art group <b>Graffiti Research Lab</b> brought their "Projection Bombing" to 9th Avenue. Using homemade projection technology, they converted the Maritime's be-portholed structure into a <a href=" http://graffitiresearchlab.com/?page_id=32#video">gigantic canvas</a> for connect-the-dots and ambient imagery. <p> This stunt eventually got Graffiti Research Lab on the Museum of Modern Art's radar, JetSetCD 2008-08-08T16:00:06-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/4/23/145425/781 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/4912/Hotel_Le_Grand_Theft_Auto.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>It's admittedly kinda trendy to beat up on Brooklyn hotels. (At least the ones not charging by the hour, that is.) But when they make it so easy, it's hard to let 'em slide.<p>The other week we thought the <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Le+Jolie/ian/263437">Hotel Le Jolie</a></b> might be kind of a <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/4/10/162322/616/hotels/Luxury_at_Great_Brooklyn_Price_We_re_Kvelting">cool place to stay.</a><p> But now we're not so sure after seeing this giant banner ad for Grand Theft Auto IV on the side of the hotel. Needless to say, it's taking the class level down a few notches. And Curbed can't decide which is better: the video game ad or the abandoned gas station next to the property. <p>We'll say neither after looking over Le Jolie's newly functional pbb 2008-04-23T15:11:52-05:00 40.716264 -73.950820 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/11/26/1608/9822 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/paris_producers.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>Maybe Broadway shows in Las Vegas aren't doing as well as we thought. <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Paris+Las+Vegas/local/111"><b>Paris Las Vegas</b></a> just announced that they will be shutting down the production of "The Producers" on February 9th. <p>David Hasselhoff had first starred in the show when it opened last August as cross-dressing director, Roger Debris. Then Tony Danza brought his fading star wattage to the production as Max Bialystock. Aside from Baywatch and Who's the Boss? fans, the show struggled. Not even the extreme form of advertecture (seen above) probably could pull in big ticket sales.<p>Other failed Broadway productions on the strip include "Hairspray" at the Luxor which only lasted four months, and "Avenue Q" at Wynn which lasted nine months.<p>There's hope juliana 2007-11-26T16:07:09-05:00 36.112132 -115.16942 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/9/25/155240/646 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/luxor_ad.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>Upon landing in Las Vegas on Saturday we couldn't help but wonder if the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Luxor+Las+Vegas/local/56"><b>Luxor Hotel</b></a> was hurting for money. Why? Because the whole building has been covered in black and features a huge advertisement on one side for Absolut Vodka.<p>Things get a little more down-market over the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Rio+All-Suite+Hotel+and+Casino/local/425"><b>Rio</b></a> which sports an ad for Jim Beam liquor on a side of its hotel. <p>The <a href="http://www.lvbusinesspress.com/articles/2007/09/21/news/iq_16753390.txt">Las Vegas Business Press</a> noted, as did we, that while wrapping the buildings is not new, the advertisements for products with little to no association with the hotel are.<p>Case in point: last May we noticed the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/5/25/125330/710/hotels/Snapshot_Toni_Braxton_at_the_Flamingo">Flamingo wrapped in an ad for Toni Braxton.</a> Similarly the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Venetian/local/38">Venetian</a> has plastered juliana 2007-09-25T15:59:33-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/