HotelChatter - Tag: Hotel Lounges

New York : Even If You're a Hotel Guest, The Standard's Boom Boom Room Kicks You Out at 9

JetSetCD — 2009-11-11T09:33:34-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/BoomMenu.jpg" class="top"> Who wants to hear some ridiculous Manhattan hotel news? <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Standard+NYC/local/795">The Standard</a>'s top-floor lounge/club Boom Boom Room (or whatever they're calling it), only allows hotel guests up between the hours of 4-9pm. What happens at 9pm, you ask? Well, a very PYT HotelChatter operative reported back from a boozy evening in the Boom Boom Room that everyone is kicked out at the stroke of nine. This way, the place can be reopened for private and celeb-filled parties at 10pm. This means no late night socializing and snacking and no nightcaps in the Boom Boom's plush environs, even though you are a paying guest of the hotel. Still, our operative managed to capture a few undercover pictures before

San Diego: The US Grant Tries to Stay Young with Lounge Renovation

Jennifer Kester — 2009-10-22T09:03:41-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/34094/GrantGrill.jpg" class="top"> San Diego's historic <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Us+Grant+-+A+Luxury+Collection+Hotel/ian/112213">US Grant Hotel</a> recently gave its lounge in the <a href="http://www.grantgrill.com/">Grant Grill</a>, which opened in 1951 and was a men's-only joint for a while, a renovation and new menu to keep up with the times. To give it a more urban feel, Esteban Lopez and James Niebling of Esteban Interiors added metal bar tables with a silver-sparkle finish topped with quartz slabs of stone and metal aggregate. Another modern touch is the walnut-topped custom dining tables with solid inlay edges and corners, metal bases, and wood balustrade pedestal. The faux-leather bar stools and banquettes in muted ivory and tan shades with a metallic gray spray finish soften up the room a bit. Panels

Boston: Boston Globe Promises the Liberty Hotel's 'Yappy Hour' Isn't So Bad

Jenna — 2009-06-17T16:58:36-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/yappyhour1.jpg" class="top"> Um, are you somewhat wary of the sorts of people who you would assume might attend such functions as a "Yappy Hour"? You know, a happy hour that people attend with doggies in tow? Would you assume they might be a pack of "those" types of pet owners? And would you want to keep your distance from them? Yeah, us too, probably. But! <a href="http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/fashion/articles/2009/06/18/canine_couture_is_a_doggie_dont/">The Boston Globe </a>had the same sorts of fears as we did when they made the decision to attend the <A href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Liberty+Hotel/local/794">Liberty Hotel's</a> "Yappy Hour," and, fortunately, they're reporting that the event isn't so ridiculous at all: <blockquote>This was the hotels first installment of a new weekly party called Yappy Hour where the

Milwaukee: The Iron Horse's Outdoor Lounge Might Test That Iron Liver Of Yours

Jenna — 2009-06-15T09:43:25-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/ironhorseoutdoor.jpg" class="top"> Got a liver of steel? Or, shall we say...iron? Hope so 'cause the <A href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Iron+Horse+Hotel/local/969">Iron Horse Hotel </a>just opened up their new outdoor lounge and it looks like a place we'll be hittin' up the red hot second the next time we find ourselves in the Midwest. And you'd better hurry up and chug your drinks, because Milwaukee is only warm for, like, three months. The new outdoor lounge, The Yard, is open for the season from 4:00 to 11:00 every day. It has a totally full bar outside and is located on the sunny west side of the property, with views out onto the Menomonee River and downtown. The decor is a must-see before you

Colorado Springs: Kick It With Mr. Piano Man at The Broadmoor's Golden Bee

globetrotting gourmet — 2009-06-12T17:17:49-05:00

We’re staying at The Broadmoor this weekend to attend BBQ University with grill guru Steven Raichlen. The reasons why we love The Broadmoor are too plentiful to list, but beyond spa-ing and shopping (we hear there are 75%-off sales at several of the boutiques), we love to make the on-property eating and drinking rounds.

The super fancy (yet charmingly old-school) Five-Diamond Penrose School is fabulous for special occasions. We swoon for the cocktails at the super hip Adam Tihany-designed Summit Lounge. But our guilty pleasure is cozying up to the piano at the Golden Bee with an ice cold, locally brewed beer.