NY Fashion Week is fast approaching. And you know what that means. Private parties, lobbies littered with models, and The James' signature NYFW meal.

And those are just for the humans. Fashion-forward dogs, on the other hand, will be strutting their stuff at the New Yorker. On February 10, specifically, when a New Yorkie pet apparel fashion show descends on the hotel, complete with a celebrity appearance by none other than Schmitty the Weather Dog, possibly our favorite hotel-hopping pooch ever. ]]> ASchechter 2012-01-26T09:15:02-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/12/19/12202/193

Rather than drummers drumming, pipers piping, and golden rings, a group of Chinese visitors to Cologne, Germany had a more unseemly batch of presents for their hotel: police confiscated "100 snakes, 70 tortoises and 20 neon-colored frogs" from the three tourists, reports English-language news source The Local. And, no, a partridge in a pear tree was not included in their arc of travel companions.]]> Heidi Atwal 2011-12-19T16:49:58-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/12/11/213351/70

When we first learned that The Mirage was offering yoga classes inside their underwater dolphin viewing area, we wondered just how productive those classes would actually be. Isn't yoga supposed to be about focus and self-discipline? Last time we visited an aquarium, we were so excited we literally ran from tank to tank.

The unconventional yoga space has multiple windows looking into the "habitat," so students will be more likely to be spying on the dolphin families than fine-tuning their poses. As for the dolphins? They see people every day—whether sitting in rows on the bleachers, or twisted into a pretzel on the floor, an audience is an audience. This is nothing new for them. ]]> ASchechter 2011-12-12T09:00:01-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/11/17/8382/8229 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/Reindeer2.jpg" class="top"><p> <i>Like it or not, the <b>holiday season</b> has officially begun. So while you're drawing up your Christmas wish lists or plotting out the best strategy for door-busting on Black Friday, don't forget to plan out your hotel stay. From now through New Year's Eve, we'll be pulling out the holiday hotel news, deals and events we think are the best (or the worst.) Got a question about booking a hotel over the holidays or what to do when staying in a hotel over the holidays? Let us know!</i><p>While the gingerbread mice are busy readying the gigantic gingerbread castle at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/11/16/101453/56/hotels/In_Chicago_The_Gingerbread_Mice_Are_Working_Overtime">Chicago Marriott</a> in Downtown, Santa's other helpers will be back on display at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Trump+International+Hotel+%26+Tower+Chicago/local/892"><b>Trump juliana 2011-11-17T10:35:02-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/8/11/184925/154

In case you haven't been keeping up with the royal kitty lineage over at The Algonquin, here's a refresher.

In November, Matilda II stepped down as the hotel's 13-year cat-in-residence. A replacement, going by the name of Matilda III (at The Algonquin, all females are named Matilda, and all males Hamlet), was acquired from the North Shore Animal League (we spied Matilda III posing on a luggage cart here). On Wednesday, Matilda III was officially welcomed into the fold with a Debutante Ball & Meow Wear Fashion Show. Unexpectedly, R&B singer Mya also made an appearance. What?]]> ASchechter 2011-08-12T09:05:01-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/