HotelChatter - Tag: Hotel Closings

Atlantic City: No More Weekdays at The Water Club (Again)

MsRebecca — 2009-10-28T14:23:47-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/WaterClubRoom.jpg" class="top"> Just in case you werent convinced that the cool weather is here to stay in the Northeast, heres a big hint by way of Atlantic City: <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Water+Club+at+the+Borgata+/local/1203">The Water Club at the Borgata</a> is closing up shop on weeknights. And if you think youve heard this song before, youre not going crazy: the Water Club also closed rooms midweek <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/3/13/13543/6506/hotels/The_Water_Club_at_The_Borgata_Will_Be_Closed_Some_Weekdays">back in March</a>, when business was slow, re-opening for the summer party season in May. Guests wishing to stay at the property Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays can be accommodated at big brother, the Borgata, and it doesnt look like all weekdays will be blackouts. When we checked out the online reservation system, we noticed that the week

Paget: The Elbow Beach Hotel in Bermuda Gets Moved to Friday Nights

juliana — 2009-10-22T09:47:54-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/elbowbeachclosing.jpg" class="top"> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Elbow+Beach/ian/141496">The Elbow Beach Hotel</a> in Bermuda, a Mandarin Oriental hotel, has decided to close down its 100-year-old main building at the end of November because it was pretty much just for show and besides, the hotel is building a newer, better, bigger resort behind it. As if! But remember those days when hotels could do that sort of stuff on a whim? No, the Elbow Beach Hotel is closing down the old building because of--you guessed it--the economy. And even worse, the hotel is going to lay off about 160 workers between now and November. <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Travel/wireStory?id=8888952">ABC News</a> reports that 131 rooms will be closed, leaving essentially only the 98 luxury suites and cottages open to

Los Angeles: The Overhaul of the Hotel Bel-Air Begins Today

Jennifer Kester — 2009-09-30T08:43:51-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/34094/hotel_belair.jpg" class="top"> The iconic 63-year-old <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Bel+Air/ian/112168">Hotel Bel-Air</a> closes today for a massive multimillion-dollar renovation that'll take two years to complete. Burrowed among the canyons in L.A., the hotel's hosted a slew of stars, from Grace Kelly, Jackie Gleason, Cary Grant, Elizabeth Taylor and Marilyn Monroe to Oprah, Robin Williams, Hillary Swank and Nicole Kidman. Despite its star-packed clientele, the hotel was in <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/4/11/12414/0174/hotels/Hotel_Bel_Air_Might_Need_a_Makeover">desperate need of an Extreme Makeover: Hotel Edition</a>. To keep its luxury cred, the hotel will renovate its 91 rooms and suites, Champagne Bar, restaurant and private dining rooms. The Hotel Bel-Air also will add 12 villas on it 12-acre grounds and a new spa with seven treatment rooms and three junior spa suites. General

Carmel: The Quail Lodge in Carmel Closing Down in November

juliana — 2009-09-17T17:02:35-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/quaillodge.jpg" class="top"> Some sad news outta Carmel. <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Quail+Lodge+Resort/ian/105441">The Quail Lodge</a> in Carmel Valley will close its hotel operations on November 16.Last week, owner Neil Galloway <a href="http://www.quaillodge.com/media/docs/091009_announcement.mp3">announced</a> the closure of the hotel side of the golf resort, citing that even though the company heavily invested in the hotel and "we've worked hard" the Quail Lodge has had a net loss every single year for the past eight years. Even in 2007, a record year for the hospitality industry, the Quail Lodge still lost money. For that reason, hotel operations will be shut down and the closure is expected to be permanent. Since the hotel is part of a golf resort and club, Galloway says that side will still

The Maui Prince To Remain Open; Hilton Portland to Close for a Few Selected Weeks

juliana — 2009-09-04T09:31:47-05:00

The water will not run dry at the Maui Prince.

Some good news for Hawaii: The Maui Prince Hotel will actually not be closing next month as was first reported earlier this week. Instead, the hotel will remain open under new management.

There was always a possibility that the hotel would not close if it could get a new management company to come in and run the place. But interestingly, Wells Fargo--the bank that's now in charge of the hotel, thanks to its owners defaulting on the mortgage--would not say which company is managing the hotel. Any of you know which company it is? Spill it.