HotelChatter - Tag: Hotel Swag

New York: Be Cool Forever, Wear The Ace Hotel's New Varsity Jacket

ASchechter — 2012-01-31T10:15:02-05:00

Ok, we're a little worried that the Ace Hotel may just be getting a little too cool for school. Wait, what are we talking about? They've always been that way. The only difference now is that you can show off your allegiance to the hip brand by wearing one of their new "Letterman jackets".

Retailing at around $300, the jackets are (surprise!) handcrafted in Washington, by a 73-year-old family-run company, using pure Melton wool from Oregon. Got all that? Oh, and they look pretty good, too.

Singapore: The Shangri-La Singapore Has Its Very Own Orchid

JetSetCD — 2012-01-19T16:34:45-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/DendrobiumShang.jpg" class="top"> "Dendrobium by <a href="http://www.shangri-la.com/en/property/singapore/shangrila">Shangri-La Singapore</a>." It sounds like a perfume, right? Close, as that is the full name of a variety of orchid that graces several vases in each room at the Shangri-La Singapore hotel. Yes, this hotel has its very own flower and, though you'll spot larger, white orchids around the property as well, these sweet little greenish yellow blooms with their faint violet shading are the ones to watch for. And if you thought we were joking with that official name of the flower, here's the full details (for you gardeners and flower geeks): <blockquote>A long-lasting specialty orchid named after the golden sunsets of the Palolo Valley in Oahu, Hawaii. Dendrobium by Palolo Sunshine is

Paris : One Slice of This Hotel's Special Cake Will Cost 14 Euros

JetSetCD — 2011-12-14T17:03:43-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/LeMeucake.jpg" class="top"> Ringing in the new year in Paris. Lucky you. Even luckier if you happen to swing through the 5-star Dorchester Collection hotel <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel/local/1354">Le Meurice</a> to pick up a piece of their Galette des Reines and find, hidden inside the slice, a Tiffany & Co. charm. The tradition of "Queens Cake" is a long one, and though there's always the choking hazard of enjoying the winning bite, it's worth it for Tiffanys. That said, you'll be paying a pretty penny to even try for it. First off, the cake is only available from January 2-22 in the hotel's Restaurant Le Dali. Rooms at the hotel during this time are averaging 530 Euros per night, while Queen Cake

Dubai: The Case of the $7,250 Burj Al Arab Ashtray

JetSetCD — 2011-10-21T16:02:26-05:00

The Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai. It's world famous and ranked seven stars with four-digit nightly room rates, so naturally people get curious. For one, we're curious about what makes their hotel so worth that money, and what perhaps they might sell in the gift shop (cause you know they have one).

Well, the latter question has somewhat been answered for us by a weird little website called Opulent Items. Specializing in over-the-top luxury gifts, they'll sell you anything from a $7,500 inflatable "iceberg" to a $20 shower curtain, as Racked discovered yesterday. What they also dug up is this ashtray, priced at $7,250 and embedded with three diamonds.

New York: Affinia Manhattan Feeds Our Hotel Toy Frenzy

ASchechter — 2011-08-12T09:30:02-05:00

Well, that's a relief! It seems we're not the only ones who get excited about hotel toys. After waiting eagerly for some like-minded souvenir hoarder's response—photos, url links, tips, anything!—our patient geekery was rewarded yesterday when we received this photo from reader Pam.

Hotel toys can come in all forms. From Japanese miniature plastic food sets to sex toys to vending machine goodies, there truly is something for everyone out there.