HotelChatter - Tag: Hotel Rumors

Los Angeles: Who Will Be Marriott's Neighbor at LA Live: Schrager or Rock Stars?

juliana — 2009-09-25T16:53:35-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/ritzcarltonLALive_hye.jpg" class="top"> <a href="http://la.curbed.com/archives/2009/09/thank_britney_new_details_on_downtown_ritzmarriott.php">Curbed LA</a> has some great scoop today on the potential hotel that may open up across from the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/7/28/155939/925/hotels/Is_There_Time_for_JW_Marriott_at_L_A_Live_To_Reconsider_Their_Carpeting_">JW Marriott at LA Live</a> (and also attached, a Ritz-Carlton). <blockquote>Latest rumor about that mystery AEG-funded hotel--planned for right across the street from LA Live--comes courtesy of Karen Englund, director of sales and marketing for Marriott at LA Live: She tells us that the new hotel will likely either be a Hard Rock (as noted before) or an Ian Schrager hotel.</blockquote>Now we, like Curbed, read the words <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/ian schrager">Ian Schrager</a> and we immediately thought of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/edition hotels">Edition Hotels</a>. But we have to remember that Ian still can open up his own independent hotel a la

Is Marriott Taking Out a Hit On The Ritz-Carlton?

juliana — 2009-08-27T09:39:41-05:00

The Ritz-Carlton Marina Del Rey.

We got a tip late last night that told us things could be changing drastically at Ritz-Carlton Hotels which as you all know is a part of the Marriott Hotels. Our Hotel Deep Throat writes:

Major restructure with Marriott International underway. Most Ritz Carlton corporate roles are gone or replaced with Marriott personnel. The operational and regional structure will also be replaced by Marriott. The question will be what effect this will have on the guest experience and the famous Ritz Carlton mystique.....is this the beginning of the end for this great brand (Ritz)?

The Ace Hotel Rumor Mill: Are LA and Vancouver Up Next?

Jenna — 2009-08-04T17:10:59-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/acenewyork1.jpg" class="top"> It seems that our gentle suggestion to <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/7/29/13100/8410/hotels/There_s_A_Building_In_Chicago_Crying_Out_To_Become_An_Ace_Hotel">open up an Ace Hotel in Chicago</a> fell upon deaf ears: <a href="http://www.blackbookmag.com/article/industry-insiders-alex-calderwood-aces-wild/9768">BlackBook magazine ran</a> an interview with <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/ace hotels">Ace Hotels</a> founder Alex Calderwood today, and in it he hinted at the possible next locations for his urban-hip brand of funky hotels. And Chicago was not mentioned. Boo. LA and Vancouver were mentioned, though which is pretty exciting, if we do say so ourselves: <blockquote>L.A. and Vancouver would be great places to build, but theres nothing specific on the board that were aggressively looking to move forward with.</blockquote> Can we start the rumor mill a-churning now, or should we just go back to moping about how our

Seattle: The Four Seasons Seattle Needs Some Help in The Kitchen

globetrotting gourmet — 2009-07-30T17:13:18-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/fs_seattle.jpg" class="top"> Try as we might, we cant make heads or tails of whats going on at the (newish) <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Four+Seasons+Seattle/ian/272117">Four Seasons Hotel Seattle</a>. Rumors have run rampant for weeks of huge hotel and restaurant staff layoffs (yeah, we get that were in a recession and this isnt exactly earth-shattering hospitality industry news), but the one person who might get ole' heave-ho is the hotel's ART restaurant Executive Chef, Kerry Sear. Name the local publication and since day one, the long-time local chef has gotten seriously <a href="http://www.seattlemag.com/0p38a1304/restaurant-review-art-at-four-seasons/"> panned</a>. Youd think hed step up his game a little bit it is the Four Seasons but weve heard (and experienced) nothing that jives with what weve grown to expect

New York: Don't Count On That September Opening For The Chatwal

Jenna — 2009-07-21T09:41:04-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/chatwallong2.jpg" class="top"> Listen. We wouldn't necessarily call ourselves pessimists or cynics when it comes to the Manhattan hotel market. In fact, we like to think we're open-minded and hopeful, embracing pleasant surprises like on-time openings, cool new concepts and even a little bit of neighbor drama. But we've been doin' this for a while and we have come to lower our expectations when it comes to hotel hype and promises of opening dates in Manhattan, it is a sweet, sweet miracle from the heavens when a hotel opens on time. Which is why we're calling this now: we don't think<a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Chatwal%2C+New+York/local/1402"> The Chatwal</a> is going to open in September, as the <a href="http://www.lhw.com/property.aspx?id=936">Leading Hotels of the World site