http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T10:48:21Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Hotel%20Clocks http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/6/21/213330/507 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/UnionSq.JPG" class="top"> <p><em>Don't worry, nobody else knows what the numbers mean either</em> <p>Ever noticed that giant weird screen of numbers above the Best Buy store in Union Square? It's a clock. Yeah, we were a little surprised too. And for the past year, any <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/W+New+York+Union+Square/local/177"><b>W Union Square</b></a> room with a park-facing view has been confronted with lies, lies, lies, because the clock, which has notoriously confused passersby for years, was consistently telling the wrong time. <p>Check out this picture we took from room 2112, a south-facing "Mega" room (Mega ranks third in a total of six categories) which looks directly at the rapidly-flashing numbers. Not that any hotel guest would ever complain (it's not the W's job to ASchechter 2011-06-22T09:30:02-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/9/2/135745/4823 <![CDATA[<p><embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f8/1321361467" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashVars="videoId=36707759001&playerId=1321361467&viewerSecureGatewayURL=https://console.brightcove.com/services/amfgateway&servicesURL=http://services.brightcove.com/services&cdnURL=http://admin.brightcove.com&domain=embed&autoStart=false&" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="486" height="412" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" swLiveConnect="true" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed><p><i>This video also has some narration to it so adjust accordingly if you're at work!</i><p>First, you might be asking yourself, &#147;what exactly <i>is</i> a glockenspiel, actually?&#148; We&#146;re glad you asked. A glockenspiel is a set of bells or metal bars that you can use to play a tune. It&#146;s sort of like a xylophone, only kookier, and a lot more fun. <p> While on a recent trip to Germany&#146;s winemaking Rheingau region, we got the chance to stay at the <b><a href="http://www.ruedesheimer-schloss.com">Breuer&#146;s Ruedesheimer Schloss Hotel</a></b> in the picturesque riverside town of Ruedesheim am Rhein. The hotel has a real-life clock tower glockenspiel that peals out four German drinking tunes EricRosen 2009-09-02T16:18:37-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/