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.

· Hotel Shangri-La in Santa Monica Delayed: We've spent a lot of time today talking about hotel openings and delays here so it's fitting we end the day with another. The Hotel Shangri-La was to re-open tomorrow after a long renovations process. However, the reservations line says the hotel will open at the end of October. Meanwhile, the website is only taking bookings for after November 12th. Either way, it ain't opening tomorrow.

More news briefs are after the jump. ]]> juliana 2008-10-09T17:00:42-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/10/9/105614/042

We always enjoy, and well, it drives us crazy at times too, watching hotel opening dates slowly but surely get pushed back. Some hotel operators are infamous for it, and some manage to keep it on the DL.

Starwood Hotels & Resorts is one of the companies that try to keep it on the DL but since some of their locations have such high visibility, it's impossible to not notice. After the jump, we run down some of the good and the bad in the Starwood portfolio as it pertains to hotel openings and delays. ]]> AndrewC 2008-10-09T11:54:30-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/9/10/174740/486 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/denveraloftyeahright.png" class="imgborder"><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 -- today, we're focusing on <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/aloft%20hotels"><b>Aloft</b></a> because we've been slacking on our exhaustive, feverish coverage.</i><p>&#183; <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/9/4/13427/32354/hotels/Aloft_To_Get_Rocky_Mountain_High_on_October_2nd"><b>Aloft Denver Doesn't Look So Ready</b></a>: Supposedly,<b> Aloft Denver</b> is going to be opening on October 2nd. An HC operative sent in these snapshots of the property -- and, uh, raise your hand if you think they're gonna make it on time? [HC]<p>&#183; <a href="http://www.starwoodhotels.com/alofthotels/property/overview/index.html?propertyID=3007"><b>Aloft Charlotte Delayed or Just Cautious?</b></a>: Reader K. wrote in with a bit of a conundrum: he checked on availability Jenna 2008-09-10T17:51:13-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/8/19/121433/055 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/echelondead.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>As we told you earlier this month, <b>The Echelon Project</b> which was to include a Hotel Shangri-La as well as a Mondrian and a Delano has been put on hold until the credit markets get better. That means construction that has already started on the site has been stopped indefinitely. Here's what it looks like now. <p>While new projects have been delayed or crapped out completely in Las Vegas, we aren't noticing much of a downtown in Sin City just yet. According to the <a href="http://lvcva.com/press/statistics-facts/index.jsp">Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority</a>, visitor numbers and occupancy rates are down just a touch. But it's not hugely noticeable. The crowd at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/8/18/125411/337/hotels/Cher_Stumbles_But_Soldiers_On_Fabulously_at_the_Colosseum_at_Caesars">Cher concert</a> was nearly sold-out on Sunday, juliana 2008-08-19T12:18:41-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/