HotelChatter - Tag: Hotel Amenities

Vancouver: What Does a Non-Starwood St. Regis Have To Offer?

MsRebecca — 2012-02-08T09:50:01-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/StRegisVancouver.jpg" class="top">A St. Regis for around $200* a night? Yes, it's possiblein Canada! Of course, that room rate should be the first thing to tip you off that the <a href='http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel/local/2751'>St. Regis Vancouver</a> is not actually a <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/St.%20Regis%20Hotels">St. Regis</a> of the Starwood variety. As we found on a recent trip north, the St. Regis Vancouver is a charming boutique hotel with historic bones, a fantastic downtown location perfect for business travelers and tourists alike--and a ton of added extras that we bet you won't find at your local posh version of a St. Regis. If you're wondering what a Non-St.Regis St. Regis looks like, just click through our gallery for a peek at what the Vancouver indie has

Which Hotels Are Doing Good For Heart Disease Awareness Month?

ASchechter — 2012-02-03T10:50:08-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/RedHotelPalomarBed.jpg" class="top">It's National Wear Red Day, and across the country, the American Heart Association is urging everyone to raise awareness about women's heart disease by wearing the color red. And since we've already done our work pointing out the best <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Valentine%27s%20Day%20Hotels">Valentine's Day</a> hotels (for both <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2012/1/27/132639/459/hotels/Hotels_Are_Getting_Sexy_Er_Ready_for_Valentine_s_Day_in_NYC">NYC</a> and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2012/1/24/163816/865/hotels/Get_Steamy_in_Miami_With_These_Valentine_s_Day_Hotel_Deals">Miami</a>), here's a look at some heart-conscious hotel efforts happening this month. First stop: Kimpton's <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Palomar+-+a+Kimpton+Hotel/local/3133">Hotel Palomar</a>, which is offering a new gluten-free minibar to provide guests with healthy snacks when they get back to their rooms. Our favorite item? The KIND fruit and nut bars, which we always make a point of slipping into our carry-on whenever we travel. So fruity and chewy and delicious! The minibar

Singapore: Pack Your Trainers and Don't Forget to Grab the Hotel Jogging Map

JetSetCD — 2012-01-27T14:00:02-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/jognecklace.jpg" class="top"> It's official; hotels have finally figured out that maybejust maybeguests will want to venture beyond the fitness center and into the wild streets of a strange city in order to get that runner's high. Thus, increasingly we're opening up hotel desk drawers to spy more than just the requisite stationery and Gideon's Bible; there's also little jogging maps of the area. Granted, you've got to be staying in a hotel that goes above and beyond in other ways than just a jogging map; you won't find extras like this in a Holiday Inn or Best Western. For example, we recently spotted a jogging map lanyard in the rooms at the <a href="http://www.shangri-la.com/en/property/singapore/shangrila">Shangri-La Singapore</a>, and a jogging map

Singapore: The Shangri-La Singapore Has Its Very Own Orchid

JetSetCD — 2012-01-19T16:34:45-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/DendrobiumShang.jpg" class="top"> "Dendrobium by <a href="http://www.shangri-la.com/en/property/singapore/shangrila">Shangri-La Singapore</a>." It sounds like a perfume, right? Close, as that is the full name of a variety of orchid that graces several vases in each room at the Shangri-La Singapore hotel. Yes, this hotel has its very own flower and, though you'll spot larger, white orchids around the property as well, these sweet little greenish yellow blooms with their faint violet shading are the ones to watch for. And if you thought we were joking with that official name of the flower, here's the full details (for you gardeners and flower geeks): <blockquote>A long-lasting specialty orchid named after the golden sunsets of the Palolo Valley in Oahu, Hawaii. Dendrobium by Palolo Sunshine is

New York: Everything's For Sale at The Gramercy Park Hotel

MsRebecca — 2012-01-19T09:44:30-05:00

Operation blips and woes aside, the Gramercy Park Hotel has a lot going for it.

The plush, dark rooms feel more like your rich, moody uncle's place than your typical hotel room and they are full of lovely little details, including the Allure magazine-editor-curated toiletries--a mix of best-of-the-best products rather than all items from the one brand.

And now, you can take a whole lot of the hotel home with you. For a price. You see, the rooms at GPH are designed for you to shop til you drop. Everything in the collage above—from the pretty tassels right down to the tray that the bathroom toiletries are sitting on—is for sale.