http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-13T06:12:12Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Hotel%20Blog%20Watch http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/10/6/115029/549 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/standardcultureblog.jpg" class="top"><p> Uh-oh. It looks like <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/7/1/11316/33156/hotels/Morgans_Hotel_Group_Will_Tumblr_For_You">Morgans Hotel Group</a> isn't the only boutique hotel chain in town with a flashy new blog.<p>Last week, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/standard hotels"><b>Standard Hotels</b></a> unveiled their new Tumblr blog called <a href="http://standardculture.com/">Standard Culture</a>, a fantastical, image-heavy blog that chronicles all that is going on socially and culturally at Standard Hotels in the U.S. But please note--if you're looking for info on the rooms at these hotels, you're better off sticking to the regular Standard Hotels website.<p>In some ways Standard Culture is an extension of the already amusing <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/standarde">Stan D'Arde</a> Twitter feed which goes way beyond talking about Standard Hotels, although they do get some heavy play (Stan also contributes frequent blog posts to Standard juliana 2010-10-12T16:08:19-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/9/20/2339/89366 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/lifeissuite_blog.jpg" class="top"><p> We've been under the spell of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/hotel magazines">hotel magazines</a> for a while but <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/kimpton hotels"><b>Kimpton Hotels</b></a> has brought us back to the future with the launch of their new blog, <a href="http://www.lifeissuite.com"><b>Life is Suite</b></a>. <p>Life is Suite as its tagline suggests--"Celebrating Kimpton Travel, Food & Lifestyle"--focuses on Kimpton Hotels and only Kimpton Hotels, from their suites (called "Suite Spot") to their farmer's markets, hotel style (where to buy Kimpton swag) and even their own version of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/what's on the block">What's on the Block</a>, called "Hot Blocks."<p>The blog is currently manned by freelance writer Kelly Aiglon but it will be peppered with posts from Kimpton's president and COO <b>Niki Leondakis</b> as well as Ave Bradley, juliana 2010-09-22T08:54:53-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/7/1/11316/33156 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/morganstumblr.jpg" class="top"><p> You Facebook, Twitter and Foursquare but do you <a href="http://www.tumblr.com"><b>Tumblr?</b></a> Well, if you want to keep up with the latest news from <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/morgans hotel group"><b>Morgans Hotel Group</b></a>, you may wanna start Tumblring. The hotel group has launched its very own Tumblr page, <a href="http://morgans-hotels.tumblr.com/">Morgans/Back of House.</a><p> For the briefest of lessons on Tumblr--it's a blogging platform, a really cool one. We love its clean layouts, easy HTML buttons and the capability to "follow" other blogs and have their posts pop up into your home page feed, otherwise known as a "dashboard." <p> Although most Tumblrs are personal blogs, lately Tumblr is being used as blogging platform for professional websites and companies, i.e. <a href="http://nytimes.tumblr.com/">NY Times</a> (although, juliana 2010-07-01T12:30:33-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/6/23/8518/22883 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/30451/GramPark_blog.jpg" class="top"><p> You know how you can't get into the <b>Rose Sessions</b> at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Gramercy+Park+Hotel/local/4"><b>Gramercy Park Hotel</b></a>'s <b>Rose Bar</b>? And how miserable it is to read about who was there and how much famous fun they had in <i>The New York Post</i> a few days later? Well, now Mr. Schrager has decided to let you in for a sneak peek at his famous guests and the other cool creative types who are welcome at such shindigs. Virtually, anyway.<p> Yes, the GPH is the latest hotel to jump on the hotel blog bandwagon but of course with a star-studded clientele, it actually has fodder to share beyond cheesy contests and news about room discounts. (We're pretty sure we'll never MsRebecca 2010-06-23T09:24:23-05:00 40.7385460 -73.985772 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/2/25/02041/1020 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/amandajetcelebrates.jpg" class="top"><p><i>Amanda Jet with her younger brother, her uncle Johnny and the hotel's director of PR, Christine DiRocco. </i><p><i><b>UPDATE 3.10.10</b>: Looks like the Petite Blogger has been "put on hold for a little while." The hotel promised to let us know as soon as they are able to move forward with Miss Jet.</i><p> Last week, we were obsessed with <a href="http://ny.racked.com/archives/2010/02/18/child_blogger_katie_wraps_up_fashion_week_vogue_staffers_speak_at_barnes_noble.php">Racked's</a> child fashion blogger, Katie, who was really just a tongue-in-cheek commentary on the preteen and teen fashion bloggers that have captivated the fashion world. (See: <a href="http://tavi-thenewgirlintown.blogspot.com/">Tavi.</a>)<p>But kiddie bloggers can do more than pontificate on short hemlines and Rodarte for Target. They can write about kids programs at hotels! Thus <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Ritz-Carlton%2C+Palm+Beach/ian/126053"><b>The Ritz-Carlton Palm Beach</b></a> has appointed their juliana 2010-02-25T08:55:22-05:00 26.5829820 -80.038247 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/