If donuts are the new cupcakes, then cookies are the new turndown mint. It's no secret that we at HotelChatter love cookies. If you didn't, well then see our reaction when someone mentioned taking away our cookies.

Thanks to our sweet tooth, we were delightfully surprised to see that the hip Establishment Hotel in Sydney's Central Business District offers cookies at turndown.

And it might be really strange to hear us say this but it's almost as if Doubletree Hotels knew all along the power of the cookie long before the rest of the hospitality world caught on. Imagine that: Doubletree, the hotel cookie pioneer.]]> juliana 2009-03-11T17:07:00-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/1/22/162833/543 <![CDATA[<p><p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/sadcookie.jpg" class="top"><p><i>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.</i><p><p>&#183 <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123258843988104803.html"><b>Hotels Are Cutting Back Severely On the Complimentary Stuff</b></a>: Amenities, bath towels, free coffee, spa times, hand lotion and breakfast fruits are all being cut back as hotels look to save some money. And btw, hat quote above came from a Courtyard by Marriott manager. [WSJ]<p>&#183; <a href="http://nymag.com/daily/food/2009/01/thompson_less_members-only_roo.html"><b>Above Allen</b></a>: <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Thompson+LES/local/31">Thompson LES's</a> Above Allen rooftop bar will open this Friday. Yes, it's freezing in NYC but this place is covered. In the summer, the retractable roof will roll back to juliana 2009-01-22T16:50:53-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/