HotelChatter - Tag: Hotel Opening Dates

Milan: A November Opening Means It's Crunch Time at the Armani Hotel Milan

JetSetCD — 2011-10-24T16:13:34-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/ArmaniHMcon.jpg" class="top"> In just over two weeks, the world will have a second <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/armani%20hotels">Armani Hotel</a> to drool over. At least, that's the hope. After delaying and missing the hubbub of Milan Fashion Week earlier this season, the Armani Hotel Milan has posted an official opening date to their website: November 10. Okay, so actually we've <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/9/12/15230/5704/hotels/The+Armani+Hotel+Won%27t+Make+It+in+Time+for+Milan+Fashion+Week">known this</a> for a little bit, but the magic of it is that the hotel seems to be sticking to the day. When we <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/6/24/155529/873/hotels/So%2C+How%27s+The+Construction+of+the+Armani+Hotel+Milan+Coming+Along%3F">snooped</a> around the property earlier this year, we noted that the place looked very much finished from the outside, but that filling out the 96 roomsboasting the largest hotel room sizes in the whole cityis likely the

Milan: The Armani Hotel Won't Make It in Time for Milan Fashion Week

JetSetCD — 2011-09-12T15:40:01-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/ArmaniHMcon.jpg" class="top"> Have you ever heard the famous Italian <strike>phrase</strike> mantra "Fare una bella figura?" It translates to something like "to make a fine figure," but the gist is to always put forward a physical appearance that makes you look good. Usually this involves dressing well and behaving appropriately, but for this moment we're going to apply it to the under-construction <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/armani%20hotels">Armani Hotel Milan</a>. We <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/6/24/155529/873/hotels/So_How_s_The_Construction_of_the_Armani_Hotel_Milan_Coming_Along_">checked in on</a> the construction ourselves pretty recently, but it seems as though work is progressing nicely as the hotel has set down an official opening date of November 10, 2011. So it will make it yet this year! So how is the Armani Milan putting its best foot forward? By waiting

New York: Now The Nolitan Won't Be Opening Until March

pbb — 2011-02-01T09:53:17-05:00

What fresh Nolitan hell is this? After getting pumped for a February opening of The Nolitan, it seems the opening has been pushed back to March 1, in a classic case of Manhattan hotel-opening delays.

What's worse than the two-week delay, just two weeks before the opening? A little bait-and-rate-switch on The Nolitan's website, where prices are promised "from $289." Sounds good, seeing as the last times we checked, the best deals we could find were $314 and $337.50, respectively.

Kuwait City: The Missoni Hotel Kuwait (and Its Maserati Limos) Will Debut on March 1

JetSetCD — 2011-01-17T16:31:09-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/MissoniKuwView.jpg" class="top"> Weeeee! The Hotel Missoni Kuwait finally has an official, locked-down opening date andyesreservations are open and working. The second-ever Missoni Hotel is due to debut with views over the Arabian Gulf on March 1, and although rooms starts $450, there's a 20% off Advance Booking rate still in effect that brings it down to $361 per night. So why is this hotel so important? Well, we actually made a detour on a trip to London up to Scotland for the specific purpose of personally checking out the first of the Missoni Hotelsthe <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Missoni+Edinburgh/local/1514">Missoni Hotel Edinburgh</a>and we <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/1/25/82450/8682/hotels/Inside+The+First+%28And+Only%29+Hotel+Missoni%2C+In+Edinburgh">loved</a> it, even naming the video tour of the room our <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/12/30/232519/50/hotels/Best+Hotel+Video+Tour%3A+Hotel+Missoni+in+Edinburgh">Best Hotel Video Tour of 2010</a>. What's

Taipei: The W Taipei Has a Date: Opening December 28

JetSetCD — 2010-08-12T16:46:21-05:00

The theme this week seems to be the expansion in Asia, and Starwood continues the charge with the first W Hotel in Taiwan, opening in Taipei on December 28, 2010.

If you don't already recognize the skyscraper looming in the background of the rendering above, that's Taipei 101, once the world's tallest building and still the most recognizable in the country. The W won't be next door exactly, but they're hoping the sleek glass facade will make it an attraction all its own in the energetic Xinyi district. It also helps that the W Taipei will boast two scenester restaurants, a W retail store and a rooftop WET pool and bar.