HotelChatter - Tag: Hotel Trends

New York: Cooper Square Hotel Jumps on the Hotel Graffiti Bandwagon

juliana — 2009-11-02T09:07:55-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/hotelerwingraffiti.jpg" class="top"> Graffiti wall in progress at the Hotel Erwin in Venice, Calif. <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Cooper+Square+Hotel/local/247">The Cooper Square Hotel</a>, a giant modern glass building that popped up in the Bowery of NYC, is now trying to fit in with the gritty feel of neighborhood by hiring graffiti artists to paint the wall of an adjacent building. But their "We're cool, we promise" plan has been met with some resistance from the neighbors, who have expressed their <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/6/25/903/72653/hotels/The_Cooper_Square_War_Rages_On_Now_With_D_Bags">displeasure</a> with the hotel before. <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/hip_hotel_the_place_to_spray_y33b4fBPby7wnv3gW8r3xJ">The NY Post reports</a>: <blockquote> In a wacky attempt at earning street cred, the swanky Cooper Square Hotel has commissioned four graffiti "artists" to tag the Fifth Street wall of an adjacent building it recently bought.

New York: The Gansevoort Park Ave South Joins The Pink Hotel Craze

juliana — 2009-08-31T12:52:38-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/GvoortParkAvePink2.jpg" class="top"> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/6/17/114021/865/hotels/Gansevoort_Park_Ave_South_Will_Open_Next_Summer_with_Free_WiFi">The Gansevoort Park Avenue South</a> is still expected to open next summer (with free WiFi for guests!) and construction is finally underway but the finished product may look more Club Kid than Upscale Business Traveler with a Penchant for Parties and a Pastime for Modelizing. The reason why? The introduction of a bright pink into the building's columns. <a href="http://curbed.com/archives/2009/08/28/facade_facelift_gansevoort_park_shows_a_dark_side.php">Curbed</a> writes: <blockquote>Gone are the beachy tones, replaced with blacks and browns and a column of glowing pink. That should certainly make a statement in straight-laced Murray Hill, no? Meanwhile, the facade has started to go up at 420 Park Avenue South, and it seems there are more changes being put into effect. </blockquote>Lately, a bunch have

Sandtastic Sandcastles at a Hotel Near You

juliana — 2008-12-18T10:15:32-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/Starwood_sandtastic.jpg" class="top">Remember when the Sagamore Hotel created a <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/12/3/204344/600/hotels/Sagamore_s_Sandtastic_Sand_Castle_is_Complete">massive artistic sand sculpture</a> on the beach in front of their hotel for Art Basel this year? Well, it turns out the team that actually did the sand-building (artist Olef Bruening just conceptualized the project) has gone to hotels around the world crafting sand creations.Mark Mason of Team Sandtastic gave us some more pics from their hotel trips including a stint near the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Burj+Al+Arab/local/14">Burj Al-Arab</a> in Dubai and the Starwood Logo creation in front of the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Westin+Diplomat+Resort+and+Spa/local/10">Westin Diplomat</a> in Hollywood, Fla. (Pictured above.) But this service isn't just for beachfront hotels.If a hotel wants a sand sculpture but doesn't have sand, Sandtastic will bring the sand. The company

Santa Fe: Inn On The Alameda Turns 23 wth a $23 Room Rate

abigailmschilling — 2008-11-19T09:24:05-05:00

To celebrate the oft-forgotten, but nonetheless significant 23rd birthday, the Inn On The Alameda is giving away the third consecutive night for only $23. (Birthday rates are a trend. We're calling it.)

We found a room with two queens and a patio for only $140 in January which comes out to a nice $303 (plus taxes and fees, probs) for a long getaway weekend in the dead of winter. Not bad. Especially considering these amenities:

Lavish continental breakfast
Afternoon wine and cheese reception
Free wi-fi access
Parking at no charge
Lobby Library with books and games

Are Bookshelves the Latest Hotel Craze?

juliana — 2008-11-12T10:49:01-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/ninesgame.jpg" class="top"> As we've been poking around new hotels that have opened recently, we are noticing a trend--Bookshelves. Hotels are trying to not only appeal to your nightowl tastes with their fancy celeb chef restaurants and their dark mysterious lounges but also to your inner bookworm.Some examples of bookshelves in new hotels? · <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/11/4/121318/753/hotels/What_s_Wrong_With_These_Pictures_of_the_Cooper_Square_Lobby_">Cooper Square</a>: We've been eagerly anticipating this NYC hotel and while the 70s-inspired decor got panned, no one seemed to mind the bookshelves. That's a good thing because there are some bookshelves in the guestrooms as well. · <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/inside%20sls">SLS Hotel</a>: In a city more likely to tote around screenplays rather than books, the SLS Hotel in Los Angeles has peppered its public spaces with books