HotelChatter - Tag: Hotel Noise

Next Time You're Looking For Peace and Quiet, Try Not To Check Into the Same Hotel As Woody Allen

ASchechter — 2011-12-28T09:00:01-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/WoodyAllenclarinet.jpg" class="top">If being woken up at midnight by a screeching clarinet isn't your cup of tea, then you might want to avoid staying in the same hotel as Woody Allen. The famous directorand part-time jazz musicianopened up to the <a href="http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/music/la-et-woody-allen-jazz-20111227,0,6350127.story?page=2">LA Times</a> in a recent interview about his unconventional clarinet practice routines. When Woody isn't commandeering whole churches in Europe, or having his driver find a secluded street where he can then lock the doors and play undisturbed, he often relies on midnight practice sessions right in his hotel room. And when you're Woody Allen flying all over the world to shoot movies and attend premieres, finding time (and space) to practice can be difficult. Interestingly, Woody's never really

New York: The Bellmen at The Muse Hotel Have Been Silenced

juliana — 2011-05-20T09:02:20-05:00

It may take a little longer to get a cab at the Muse Hotel in Manhattan but your wait might be more peaceful.

The bellmen at the hotel have agreed to hand over their whistles, which have been a scourge on the neighborhood's ears for quite some time, even prompting the NY Times to write a story about the ear-shattering trills.

Now the paper is reporting that the hotel has given into the demands of the neighborhood and bellmen will instead flag down taxis the old-fashioned way--by waving their index finger in the air. Not surprisingly, the bellmen are unhappy about this.

Los Angeles: And This is the Problem With Hotel Helipads...

juliana — 2011-04-04T12:31:52-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/sofitellosangeles_helipad.jpg" class="top"> Usually, we get pissed at the noise in hotels that's made by other hotel guests but never have we encountered a situation where the noise was coming from a hotel helipad, at least two times a day.Hollywood <s>douche</s> honcho, Ryan Kavanaugh, the movie producer who heads Relativity Media had been commuting from his home in Malibu to his office in LA by helicopter (because he's far too important to commute with the plebes on the 10 we guess.) That helicopter of his was landing at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Sofitel+Los+Angeles/local/46">Sofitel Los Angeles</a> in West Hollywood, pissing off neighbors with the incessant noise (and we imagine it pissed off some hotel guests too.) The neighbors eventually discovered that the hotel's

New York: If a Hotel Bellman Whistles for a Taxi, Does Everyone Hear It?

ASchechter — 2011-03-08T16:41:38-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/Musewhistle.jpg" class="top"> Gothamist <a href="http://gothamist.com/2011/03/05/new_york_city_loud_complain_theater.php">complained</a> about it. The New York Times <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/05/nyregion/05whistle.html?pagewanted=2&partner=rss&emc=rss">ran a story</a> about it. But just how bad is the bellman whistling over at Kimpton's <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Muse+-+A+Kimpton+Hotel/local/167">Muse Hotel</a>? To be honest, not that bad. Sure, we'd love to buy into the hype and propagate rumors of a blood-curdling racket on West 46th St capable of driving insane any man within a ten-block radius. But it wouldn't be right! On a whim, we stopped by last night to set the record straight. As we stood talking to an otherwise friendly Muse Hotel doorman (on the pretext of looking for cheap sushi in the area), we heard one of the whistles go off. "Did you hear that?" we

New York: The Jane Hotel Ballroom Could Open Again Very Soon (But Will You Be Invited?)

juliana — 2010-04-29T10:53:51-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/janeballroomnoise.jpg" class="top"> The infamous party ballroom at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Jane+Hotel/local/923">Jane Hotel</a> has been closed since last October when neighbors used social media (along with traditional complaint methods) to draw attention to the debauchery going on inside (loud music, smoking, too many taxis waiting on the street.) And while there have been reports <a href="">before</a> saying that the ballroom was ready to reopen, <a href="http://gothamist.com/2010/04/28/jane_2.php">Gothamist</a> says this time could be for reals. <blockquote>he NY Times is reporting that after the Mayors Office of Special Enforcement shuttered the joint last fall, the Department of Buildings and mayoral officials have confirmed that the hotel has been granted a temporary certificate of occupancy which went into effect this week. Their place of assembly