HotelChatter - Tag: Hotel Hell

Sinaia: Swine Flu Hotel Closes After 40 People Become Ill

juliana — 2009-11-02T08:04:20-05:00

Earlier this year when swine flu first erupted, 280 people were quarantined at the MetroPark Hotel in Hong Kong, we lightly dubbed it a Swine Flu Hotel. But now we have a real Swine Flu Hotel.

Hotel Sinaia, a resort in the mountains of Sinaia, Romania, has been closed after 40 Romainian and foreign law students attending a conference caught the dreaded H1N1 virus.

Health state secretary Adrian Streinu-Cercel says 40 people were hospitalized Sunday in Bucharest, suffering from medium to severe forms of the flu.

Santa Monica: Viceroy Santa Monica Will Be Getting a Renovation

juliana — 2009-10-22T16:51:27-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/nice_design_but_looking.jpg" class="top"> The other day we took a look at <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/10/19/13218/673/hotels/What_s_On_The_Block_at_the_Viceroy_Santa_Monica_#4">What's on The Block</a> at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Viceroy+Santa+Monica/local/583">Viceroy Santa Monica</a>, a happening hotel near the beach that is always giving us good enough excuses to get drunk on a random weekday.But could it be that the guests are also partying too hard? <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/10/19/13218/673/hotels/What_s_On_The_Block_at_the_Viceroy_Santa_Monica_#1">A commenter</a> on our story pointed us to his TripAdvisor review which showed an Empire Suite (about $640 a night) in seriously worn down condition. Cigarette burns in the carpet, wrecked furniture and low shower head pressure were some of the complaints. Needless to say our commenter was pretty unhappy about having paid so much for just a so-so room. We were sort of

Sharm El Sheikh: Why We Won't Be Staying at the Hilton Fayrouz in Sharm El Sheikh

juliab — 2009-10-19T14:58:40-05:00

Let us preface this post by saying that we are not hotel snobs. We can take just as much pleasure in spending the night in a bamboo shack on the beach (more of that tomorrow) as we do checking out the latest fancypants hotel (although we’ll make sure we’re wearing full-cover, Damian Barr-style PJs in the shack – just to make sure of those sheets).

However, if a hotel is trading under a brand like, oh, say, Hilton, we do expect it to be a certain standard. And that standard is a little higher than a lobby that makes us want to run straight back to the airport:

Denver: Hotel Peeping Toms Not Limited to Pretty Sportscasters

juliana — 2009-10-19T08:43:40-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/wirelesscameras.jpg" class="top"> We were just starting to get over the uncomfortable idea that the creepy stalker of ESPN reporter <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/erin andrews">Erin Andrews</a> was actually helped on his perv mission <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/10/5/82010/0084/hotels/Erin_Andrews_Stalker_Asked_For_and_Received_a_Guest_Room_Next_to_Hers">by a hotel staffer</a> when we came across this news last night--a family staying at a TownPlaces Suites Hotel outside Denver were also the victims of a hidden camera placed inside their hotel room. Robert Reams and his family checked into their hotel room during a vacation in August. But while they were there, they had no idea that someone was watching them. <a href="http://www.wowt.com/news/headlines/64712382.html">WOWT TV</a> reports: <blockquote> From a hole nearly invisible to the eye, David Fugate was in the room with the family. The hole caught

Seattle: Pepper Spray Goes Off at The Hotel Andra

juliana — 2009-10-12T09:18:36-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/hotelandraroom.jpg" class="top">If you travel with pepper spray, it goes without saying that you should be careful with how you use it but we bet you never thought the hotel housekeeper would accidentally set it off. That's what happened last night at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Andra/ian/119562">Hotel Andra</a> in Seattle.According to the <a href="http://www.seattlepi.com/local/411031_hazmat11.html">KOMO-TV</a>, a housekeeper accidentally tipped over a can of pepper spray while servicing a guest room and it went off. The entire fifth floor was evacuated and five people had to be treated at the scene for their symptoms.The hotel, which belongs to the Small Luxury Hotels of the World collection, released a statement explaining the pepper spray mishap and said that once the hotel was all aired out,