http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-25T07:45:55Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Hotel%20Delays http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/23/94021/654 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/21888/mandarin_barcelona.jpg" class="top"> <p>Well here&#146;s a nice surprise to start the week. Despite our fears, the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Mandarin+Oriental+Barcelona/ian/333047"><b>Mandarin Oriental</b></a> Barcelona is going to open on schedule this Thursday. <p>When we say schedule, of course, we mean delayed schedule. The hotel was originally down to open 29 October, but when the date came and went, it was pushed back to 26 November. Although we weren&#146;t so sure it was a goer, given that the website <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/10/29/122752/97/hotels/Mandarin_Oriental_Barcelona_Will_Now_Open_on_November_26th">wasn&#146;t taking rezzies</a> until 15 December. <p>But hallelujah! We just called the hotel and spoke to a delightful man who told us that it is indeed opening Thursday, although plebs like us would not be welcome &#150; it&#146;s a private inauguration and opening do. Guests juliab 2009-11-23T10:19:26-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/13/2242/6874 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/whollywoodext.jpg" class="top"><p> On our way back home from Los Feliz last night, we were cruising down Hollywood Boulevard and noticed a giant gleaming W sign in the distance. It could only mean one thing--<a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/W+Hollywood/local/1551"><b>W Hollywood Hotel and Residences</b></a> is getting close to opening. <p>The official opening date is not until <a href="http://www.starwoodhotels.com/whotels/property/overview/index.html?propertyID=1789">January 15, 2010</a> (pushed back from December 3 and reservations don't start until January 28) but the hotel is nearing completion, at least on the exterior.<p>We took some late-night shots for you which you can peruse in our gallery <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-photos/full/31/W+Hollywood+Getting+Close#1">here.</a> The place is going to be massive, especially since there are residences attached to the building and a Red Line metro stop that runs through the juliana 2009-11-13T11:27:46-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/2/7184/86841 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/21888/overview.jpg" class="top"><p> Here&#146;s some skewed logic to start your week off. You&#146;re a soon-to-be-open hotel, you&#146;re not sure exactly how long it&#146;s going to take for your paint to dry and your air con to get whirring, and you&#146;re watching other new hotels around the globe getting <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/10/29/122752/97/hotels/Mandarin_Oriental_Barcelona_Will_Now_Open_on_November_26th">called out</a> for opening late. What&#146;s the solution? <p>Well, if you&#146;re <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Shangri-La%20Hotels"><b>Shangri-La</b></a>, your solution is to hedge your bets. The bizarrely named <b>Shangri-La China World Summit Wing</b> in <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotels/city/cn/Beijing"><b>Beijing</b></a> was originally slated to open <a href="http://asia.businesstraveller.com/news/shangri-la-to-open-hotel-in-beijings-china-worl">"at the end of the year"</a>. And even now, despite Shangri-La just having appointed a GM, they&#146;re not quite sure when it&#146;ll be ready for us to bed down, announcing this weekend that it&#146;ll juliab 2009-11-02T09:59:20-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/10/29/122752/97 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/21888/mand_o.jpg" class="top"><p> Oh <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Barcelona%20Hotels"><b>Barcelona</b></a>, you&#146;re pretty n all, but we could do without your <i>mañana mañana</i> attitude spoiling our hotel plans. First the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/W+Barcelona/local/1420"><b>W</b></a> pushed back its opening date no less than <a rhef="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/1/5/13293/82431/hotels/The_Giant_Windsail_in_Barcelona_Will_Become_a_W_Hotel">three times</a>, and now it&#146;s the turn of the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/mandarin%20oriental%20hotels"><b>Mandarin Oriental</b></a>. <p><a href="http://www.sceneadvisor.com/hotels/barcelona/mandarin-oriental-barcelona-1793">Last time</a> we checked, the hotel was due to open on <b>October 29</b>. But when we hadn't heard any fanfare today, and checked out the hotel&#146;s website to find the calendar showing &#147;no availability&#148;, we smelt a rat. <p>So we just called Mandarin Oriental&#146;s PR people, and they told us the hotel is scheduled to open on <b>26 November</b>. So that&#146;s delay number one. But we&#146;re expecting a delay number two, juliab 2009-10-29T12:42:51-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/10/23/1471/4842 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/Royal_Mansour.jpg" class="top"><p> It's the first time we think this has ever happened on HotelChatter--a hotel actually emailed us to tell us they <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/hotel delays">would not be opening on time</a>. Usually, we find out through the online reservations system but the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/6/10/85514/8846/hotels/The_King_Invites_the_Rich_to_Royal_Mansour_Marrakech"><b>Royal Mansour Marrakech</b></a> decided to tell folks up front. Here's a statement from their PR rep:<blockquote><p> We wanted to let you know that the opening of Royal Mansour Marrakech has been <b>delayed until the second quarter 2010.</b> We are sorry for any inconvenience this has caused you, and realize that this uncertain opening date may mean forgoing coverage. The decision was taken to not open until everything was tip top perfect &#150; we are certain this project juliana 2009-10-23T15:14:21-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/