Everyone from Oprah to Hudson Valley farmers is getting on board with hotel shops, those eclectic mini malls conveniently located right inside the lobby.

This week, we take a look at a new indie jewelry collection that has recently popped up inside the W Leicester Square. PDB Jewelry (it stands for 'Pure Dead Brilliant') is a Bali-based company whose cuffs, earrings, rings and necklaces tend to have cute, weird little sayings emblazoned straight into the metal. Which, somehow, makes them a perfect fit for the often-blunt hotel idioms of W.]]> ASchechter 2011-08-03T08:55:09-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/7/28/23123/0154

It was during a routine Twitter browsing session that we came across an excited fan's 88-character message about spotting the big "O" at none other than the Montage Beverly Hills. Now, this hotel has been known as a haven for celebrities for some time now—Mariah and Nick threw their baby shower there, for crissakes. The swanky hotel also accommodated a newly-homeless Maria Shriver when she needed a place to stay.

It was yesterday afternoon when @ttcrebekah's Oprah sighting took place—in the gift store, no less. We'd imagine, after the crazy giveaways her old show was known for, she's probably got the extra cash to pick up a few "nice things" for the house. ]]> ASchechter 2011-07-29T08:45:02-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/6/6/12107/11003 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/21888/andazsignfd.jpg" class="top"> <p>There are two places we never expected to see an artsy fartsy, eco-er than thou farmers market: 1) In the heart of the concrete jungle and 2) in a hotel back yard. But seeing as <a href="http://hotelchatter.com/tag/andaz%20hotels"><b>Andaz</b></a> always likes to do things a little differently (and usually in a way we like), when we were in New York last week, we timed our trip Downtown to coincide with the market at <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Andaz+Wall+Street/local/1566"><b>Andaz Wall Street</b></a>. <p>The market is the brainchild of the lush Maximo Lopez May, chef at Wall & Water (the hotel&#146;s restaurant), and Joel Patraker, food sourcer for the hotel who just so handily happens to have a background in farmers markets. It takes place juliab 2011-06-06T17:18:37-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/3/10/181449/989 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/30451/Therapy_WSoBe.jpg" class="top"><p>One of our favorite trends in hotel land over recent years has been the introduction of the well-curated hotel shop. No, not the dinky little gift shop where you can buy the newspaper and a $17 tube of sunblock--and not W The Store, either. Although this new little slice of retail therapy <i>does</i> reside at a W, in fact: the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/W+South+Beach/local/126"><b>W South Beach</b></a>.<p> <b>Therapy</b>, an exclusive collaboration with Warren-Tricomi, opened its doors in late January and already has the fashion pack in Miami excited with its super-feminine decor and "come and play/stay awhile!" mentality. <p> The store-and-salon-in-one is not about wham-bam-thank-you-ma'am shopping, you see. It's designed to lure you in with its gleaming white marble and flowing MsRebecca 2011-03-17T11:59:51-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/