http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2008-08-22T00:09:23Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Hotel%20Concerts http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/6/23/02449/3948 <![CDATA[<p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/recordingstudios.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>Imagine you are a jet-setting rock star and your label is being really pushy about getting you to lay down some new tracks for your album. But all you really want to do is be big pimpin' all over the world. Is there a way to do both? Actually there is. <p>A few hotels offer recording studios inside their properties, making it possible for rock stars and pop stars to take a working vacation.<p>Of course, you don't need to be a big time rock and pop star to book these hotel studios, you just need plenty of cash. <p> That means any monied up schmo can throw down a hack version of Chocolate Rain, upload it somewhere, juliana 2008-06-26T10:54:07-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/6/13/102956/610 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/idolsnikko.jpg" class="imgborder"> <p>Sigh. The saddest hotel in all of San Francisco -- no, make that California -- must be the <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Nikko+San+Francisco/ian/116987">Hotel Nikko</a></b>. The place is set to reek of crushed hopes and dreams and probably also failure. <p>Get this: this summer, the Hotel Nikko's Rrazz room will be the first stop for Idols in Concert, the "traveling cabaret" of former American Idol contestants who placed mostly between fifth and eighth in the first six seasons of the show. This is not to be confused with the American Idols Live! tour; this is the Idol B-Team. <p>In a very, very depressing article, the <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/06/12/DD3E117M6E.DTL">SF Chronicle</a> writes: <blockquote><p> Beginning in July, 17 castoffs from the first six seasons of Jenna 2008-06-13T11:16:18-05:00 37.785679 -122.40925 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/5/22/13209/8924 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/maryjbligedolder.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>Was the re-opening of the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Dolder+Grand+Hotel/ian/252888"><b>Dolder Grand Hotel</b></a> like the biggest thing ever to happen in Zurich? First, people <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/4/2/182555/4332/hotels/Snapshot_The_Dolder_Grand_Hotel_Re_Opens_and_Thousands_Show_Up_To_See">lined up by the hundreds</a> to see the hotel's new renovations. Now the hotel capped off the re-opening celebration with a party hosted by owner Urs Schwarzenbach for 240 people (all his closest friends, no doubt) which featured a private concert by Mary J. Blige.<p>The hotel's rep writes us:<blockquote><p>The $450 million transformation of the hotel took four years so naturally the opening events would be just as extravagant. Mary J Blige performed a private concert at the reception, held in the hotel's grand ballroom (which has a gold cupola). </blockquote></p><p>We're guessing as a way to say thank juliana 2008-05-22T13:53:26-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/5/18/2063/81910 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Natasha_Bedingfield_for_W_Gig.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/W%20Hotels">W Hotels</a> are kicking off something new today with the first of their Wonderlust W All Access gigs at <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/W+New+York+Union+Square/local/177"><b>W New York Union Square</b></a>. Natasha Bedingfield is the first Sony/BMG artist to perform a private concert at the W and rumor has it that other Sony-signed singers will be next--maybe at other W Hotels across the country, but we'll have to wait and see.</p><p>The deal for the Natasha Bedingfield concert isn't bad: you get the private concert, two cocktails, late (3pm) check-out and your room, for $989. No cancellations allowed--you lose all your cash--because they don't want the exclusive concert to be any more exclusive than necessary.</p><p>The deal requires 24 hour advance reservation so you're amandak 2008-05-19T09:20:02-05:00 40.736482 -73.988245 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/5/6/174454/6538 <![CDATA[<p<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/bretmichaels.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>Poison frontman and <i>Rock of Love</i> star Bret Michaels is performing at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hard+Rock+Hotel+Orlando/local/1201"><b>Hard Rock Hotel</b></a> in Orlando on May 29th for the hotel's Velvet Sessions. The cost of a chance to dance near the extension-wearing aging rocker? $50 and that includes specialty drinks from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The concert starts in the hotel lobby at 8:30pm. [<a href="http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/features_orlando/2008/05/bret-michaels-s.html">Orlando Sentinel</a>]<p>&#183; Speaking of Orlando, About.com just released a Disney World Resort Map. Prepare to do a lot of reading. [<a href="http://hotels.about.com/b/2008/05/01/disney-world-resort-map.htm">About.com</a>]<br>&#183; Intercontinental Hotels might be lagging in the WiFi department but they are determined to stay green in the future. The hotel brand just unveiled its Innovation Hotel website which showcases sustainability of hotels. [<a href="http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/?p=1825">LAT juliana 2008-05-06T17:49:39-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/