Operation blips and woes aside, the Gramercy Park Hotel has a lot going for it.

The plush, dark rooms feel more like your rich, moody uncle's place than your typical hotel room and they are full of lovely little details, including the Allure magazine-editor-curated toiletries--a mix of best-of-the-best products rather than all items from the one brand.

And now, you can take a whole lot of the hotel home with you. For a price. You see, the rooms at GPH are designed for you to shop til you drop. Everything in the collage above—from the pretty tassels right down to the tray that the bathroom toiletries are sitting on—is for sale.

]]> MsRebecca 2012-01-19T09:44:30-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2012/1/10/13516/2420 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/30451/StephanieJohnson_FMayakoba.jpg" class="top"><p>Usually, when fashion designers get inspired by fancy hotels and resorts, it's <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/11/15/82548/531/hotels/The_Hotel_Bikini_Trend_Continues_Now_Starring_Trina_Turk">bikinis</a> they churn out. But in the case of designer <a href="http://blog.stephaniejohnson.com/">Stephanie Johnson</a>, what we get is a new range of travel accessories. And the hotel that took Johnson's fancy? <a href='http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel/local/4143'><strong>The Fairmont Mayakoba</strong></a>, on Mexico's Riviera Maya.<p> We haven't stayed at this property but we've stayed at <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Rosewood+Mayakoba/local/902">one next door</a> that's on the same Mayakoba development of lush jungle rolling down to the ocean. Can't say we blame Johnson for getting inspired--it is indeed <i>very</i> pretty!<p> So is the new line of bags, <b>which includes an iPad case and a few small cosmetics bags</b> that double as cute clutches for a night out MsRebecca 2012-01-11T09:15:01-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/12/22/92826/843 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/MuranoTacoma.jpg" class="top"><p>Dropping off portfolios, sitting down to meetings, providing references&#151;<i>sooo</i> old-fashioned. These days, all it takes to get your foot in the door is quick glance at your prospective employer's Facebook wall. <p>Yesterday afternoon, the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Murano+Tacoma/local/1684"><b>Hotel Murano Tacoma</b></a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/HotelMuranoTacoma">posted</a> that their lobby retail space is currently available for lease, and that interested parties should get in touch with the GM, Stan. Of course, a more traditional interviewing process would likely follow, but <b>we're still fascinated by the way social media has managed to <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/10/20/13107/728/hotels/How_Do_You_Use_Twitter_or_Facebook_During_Your_Hotel_Stay_">tap into</a> every single aspect of hotel life.</b> And why shouldn't it? If you want a late check-out, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/6/30/103147/876/hotels/Radisson+Edwardian+Hotels+are+Offering+Late+Check-Outs+on+Foursquare+and+Facebook">check <i>in</i></a> on Foursquare. If you've accidentally locked yourself in the hotel bathroom, <a ASchechter 2011-12-22T12:35:01-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/12/16/9310/9408 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/KeycardKardashian.jpg" class="top"><p>No surprise here: professional egomaniac <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Kim%20Kardashian"><b>Kim Kardashian</b></a>, who recently expressed a desire to <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/10/14/112231/78/hotels/Kim+Kardashian+Wants+to+Open+a+Hotel+for+Gorgeous+People">open her own</a> hotel in Dubai (and was swiftly shot down by the <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20111013-707493.html"><i>WSJ</i></a>), is absolutely smitten with a particular keycard in Vegas. Why? Because it has her face on it. <p>Back in August, when <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Mirage/local/104"><b>The Mirage</b></a> announced the opening of <a href="http://www.vegaschatter.com/story/2011/8/30/135048/439/vegas-travel/The_Mirage_Experiences_Kardashian_Khaos">Kardashian Khaos</a>, some gave it the thumbs up, and just as many outright disowned the hotel. Kinda like when that petition was circulated to cancel all Kardashian programming on the E! network. But unlike TV, which can always be shut off, a hotel takeover is slightly more cataclysmic. And <b>when it gets to the point that you can't even ASchechter 2011-12-16T10:30:01-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/12/14/161230/55

You know the scene: wandering down the Champs Elysées looking aimlessly for some Christmas presents. Will it be some macarons from Ladurée? Some sparkle from Cartier? A €3 saucisson from the Christmas market? And as you’re mulling them over, you walk past the Hotel de Crillon and spy the perfect present for your hotel-loving friend.

Ladies and gents, may we present, Crillon keyrings. They come in eight charming shades, are shaped like the Eiffel Tower, and have the hotel’s C logo stamped into their supple leather bods. ]]> juliab 2011-12-15T14:30:01-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/