HotelChatter - Tag: Hotel Bibles

Falaknuma: India's Taj Falaknuma Palace Might Just Be a Librarian's Double Rainbow

Jennifer Kester — 2011-01-07T14:06:04-05:00

The newly opened Taj Falaknuma Palace in Hyderabad, India, has a lot of cool features, like it is one of the country's last remaining grand palaces, and it's built entirely of Italian marble and in the shape of a scorpion. But the geeks that we are, we're digging its expansive library.

The hotel carries more than 5,900 books in its Imperial Library. You'll find tomes on literature, history and religion. Though the standout is a rare collection of the holy Quran.

Most Provocative OpenThread: Should Hotels Ditch Bibles Once and For All?

HotelChatter — 2010-12-31T09:06:01-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/454/HotelBibles.JPG" class="top"> <img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/454/hc_2010.jpg">It's what you've been waiting all year for--<a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/hotelchatter 2010 awards">The 2010 HotelChatter Awards</a>! We'll be bringing you the best and worst of the year all day today and part of tomorrow. Agree or disagree with our picks? Air your thoughts in <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/12/30/144742/01/hotels/Most_Provocative_OpenThread_Should_Hotels_Ditch_Bibles_Once_and_For_All_#comment-block">comments below</a>.It's no secret that we at HotelChatter have very strong opinions about what we see in hotels but we like to think our minds can be changed (but not when it comes to <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/free WiFi">free WiFi</a>.) That's why we like to open up the conversation to our awesome readers, some of whom are traveling even more than us, not to mention working in hotels day-in and day-out. Our <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/openthread">OpenThread</a>

Should Hotels Ditch Bibles Once and For All?

MsRebecca — 2010-06-17T09:55:53-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/30451/HotelBibles.JPG" class="top"> The yin and yang of top-drawer reading material at the Shangri-La Sydney. When we first enter a hotel room, we like to poke around and open drawers, checking out every tiny detail. But we were shocked to see a bibleand The Teaching of Buddhawhen we flung open the nightstand drawer at the Shangri-La Sydney recently. We shouldn't have been, of course. Bibles have been a mainstay of hotel rooms for at least a century. But aside from this encounter, we haven't actually seen one in eons. As hotels increasingly focus on providing geeked-up rooms with fancy light settings, glossy flatscreen TVs, and (more, please) free WiFi, they seem to be leaving the good old Gideons behind. But

Hotel News Briefs :: A Look at Gwen Stefani's Uniforms for W Hotel Bars

juliana — 2008-09-17T17:57:07-05:00

<![CDATA[<img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/gwenstefaniunis2.jpg" class="imgborder">There's tons of hotel news flying around this week and we don't have time to give each and every story the love and attention it may deserve, so you will have to settle for some news briefs.· <a href="http://www.stylelist.com/blog/2008/09/17/gwen-stefani-designing-uniforms-for-w-hotel-bar/">L.A.M.B. Uniforms for W Hotels' Female Bar Staff</a>: This is what they will look like. While not as boring as we <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/9/11/114847/625/hotels/Gwen_Stefani_Designing_New_Hotel_Uniforms_for_W_Hotels">first thought</a>, those employees better have some great gams to wear such short dresses. [StyleList] · <a href="http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5hPnMCBY3gogRKGPd66PWou4CHQ4g">Dial-up a Religious Text</a>: Gone are the days of Gideon bibles in hotel nightstands. Spiritual menus are the newest religious amenity to hit hotels. [Canadian Press]· <a href="http://www.hiltontohome.com/category.aspx?pageType=1&category1=Pets&category1Name=Pets&categoryLevel=0">Hilton Sells Pet Friendly Items</a>: Not only is Hilton ok with you bringing

Bibles No More in Scandic Hotels

juliana — 2007-04-10T16:59:52-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/handheld_bible.png" class="imgborder">A tipster let us know that <a href="www.scandic-hotels.com/">Scandic Hotels</a> will no longer be carrying bibles in their guestrooms. Per the aptly-named <a href="http://scandichotelbibles.blogspot.com/">Scandic hotel bibles blog</a>:<blockquote>The whole sad process began with a complaint by a guest who had found a Bible in a drawer in his hotel room. He wrote to Mona Andersson, the head marketing executive at Scandic hotels. She wrote back [my translation]: "Thank you for your e-mail and your views. Yes, we have traditionally had the Bible/New testament available at our hotel rooms. But all religions are welcome at Scandic so as of today we encourage all our hotels to remove the Bible from their rooms. The Bible will be available at the reception as