http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-23T21:14:38Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Hotel%20News%20Briefs http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/2/13458/3757 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/hoteltoiletries2.jpg" class="top"><p> Yes, we know that most of you who shack up at <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/w hotels"><b>W Hotels</b></a> do it for the <b>Bliss Toiletries</b> that are placed in the bathrooms. Just admit it! But although Starwood announced today <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703932904574511491742967618.html?mod=googlenews_wsj">its plans to sell its Bliss</a> unit, you can rest assured that the toiletries will remain in the W Hotel bathrooms. Also, Bliss spas and Remede spas in the St. Regis Hotels will still be open and functioning. It's just a business transaction, it won't harm your complexion.<p>We haven't done this for a while but here are some other news worth checking out today: <br>&#183; <a href="http://content.usatoday.com/communities/hotelcheckin/post/2009/11/620000814/1"><b>Why Martha Stewart Got Married to Sandals Resorts</b></a> [Hotel Check-In] <br>&#183; <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS140416+02-Nov-2009+PRN20091102"><b>Luxe Hotels Expands juliana 2009-11-02T16:55:27-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/8/31/174334/922 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/spacehotelformice.jpg" class="top"><p> There's always been a lot of talk about <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/space hotels"><b>Space Hotels</b></a> opening in the near future but it looks like <b>mice</b>--yes, mice--have beaten us humans to the Final Frontier. <p> <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32629706/ns/technology_and_science-space/">MSNBC</a> reports that six mice are shacking up in a little "hotel" inside an international space station: <blockquote><p> The small rodents are part of an Italian study investigating the effects of bone loss in space, and researchers have set the mice up in orbital style. "Basically, it's a little hotel," said Joe Delai, Discovery's payload manager, of the cages holding the space mice. "They have a room and a place to eat and sleep." </blockquote></p><p>The mice will stay in their space hotel for three months. juliana 2009-08-31T17:44:36-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/6/16/155856/842 <![CDATA[<p><p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/palinletterm.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>&#183; <a href="http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=107972"><b>Embassy Suites Pulls Ads from Letterman Show</b></a>: The Hilton brand pulled its ads after Dave Letterman made jokes on his show about Sarah Palin and her daughters. Embassy Suites said they received letters and emails from concerned guests that convinced them to pull the ads. [Media Post]<p>&#183; <a href="http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/index.php/disneyland-hotel-4646/"><b>The Disneyland Hotel Will Get New Look</b></a>: The hotel's much-anticipated renovation will begin this August but sadly, it won't be finished until 2012. We'll be too old for Disney then! :)<p>&#183; <a juliana 2009-06-16T18:18:39-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/6/8/162159/2891 <![CDATA[<p><p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/acapulcoshootout.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://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/09/world/americas/09mexico.html?ref=global-home"><b>Acapulco Resort Area Under Fire</b></a>: Mexico has had a bad enough tourism year with the recession and the swine flu but the deadly drug war shootout in Acapulco is absolutely frightening. [NY Times]<p>&#183; <a href="http://curbed.com/archives/2009/06/08/whats_in_a_name_at_new_mulberry_street_hotel_not_much.php"><b>Mulberry Street Hotel Tentatively Called Hotel</b></a>: There's a new hotel about to open on NYC's Mulberry Street. The name? According to this snapshot, "hotel." [Curbed]<p>&#183; <a href="http://twitter.com/mad46/status/2080536572"><b>It's Mojito Monday</b></a>: At the Mad46 Rooftop Space on top of the Roosevelt Hotel in NYC. The mojitos are $10 juliana 2009-06-08T17:01:11-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/6/2/104115/8878 <![CDATA[<p><p><p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/drakechicago_potty.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> &#183; <a href="http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/thestew/2009/06/drake-hotels-loo-up-for-best-restroom-.html"><b>The Drake Hotel is Up for Best Restroom Award</b></a>: Find yourself in need of a um...relief...in Chicago? Hit up the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Drake+Hotel/ian/113158">Drake Hotel</a>'s Powder Room in the Palm Court which is currently in the running for America's Best Restroom Award.<p>&#183; <a href="http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/stories/2009/06/01/daily9.html"><b>No One Was Staying in Hotels in April</b></a>: The hotel industry took a huge hit in April. Smith Travel Research reports that hotels had double-digit percentage decreases in occupancy and revenue per available room in April, compared with juliana 2009-06-02T17:26:43-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/