HotelChatter - Tag: Hotel Trends

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

Dear Hotels, We Wanna Know...What's In Your Box?

ChristineM — 2008-09-24T15:58:39-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/magicboxlasbrisas.jpg" class="imgborder">That's the Magic Box at Las Brisas Acapulco.Finally, a new hotel service trend that doesn't involve personal shoppers, bath butlers, dog walkers or preferential treatment for celebrities. There's isn't even any VIP access involved. No, this new service trend taking root in Mexico is quite simply a Room Service Box. At Acapulco's very plush (and recently revamped) <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Las+Brisas+Acapulco/local/918">Las Brisas</a> the room service box is called a "Magic Box" because a continental breakfast magically appears there every morning of the stay. Also, the box is pink. We love it already.Likewise, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Marquis+Los+Cabos/ian/208582">Marquis Los Cabos</a> does the same using what they've dubbed "private niches." (Is it just us or are these boxes kinda naughty-sounding?) We've also been told that

Brisbane: Are Hotel Holographs the Way of the Future?

amandak — 2008-07-11T11:32:04-05:00

New hotel technology has gotta start somewhere and down in Australia, the University of Queensland's School of Tourism has been trying to get students to have some brainwaves for the future.

When we first heard about this idea we figured that a bunch of students who've only ever stayed in youth hostels might not have many brilliant ideas for the future of hotels, but the results were better than we'd expected.

Westin Gets Hip With Its Floral Arrangements

amandak — 2008-06-27T10:29:11-05:00

<![CDATA[<img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/janepacker.jpg" class="imgborder"> Ever paid much attention to the floral arrangements at a hotel? Admittedly, we haven't, but perhaps that'll all change now that we know <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Westin%20Hotels">Westin Hotels</a> have got a partnership going with the woman some people say is the world's best florist.We didn't have any idea there was a world's best florist, but apparently Jane Packer fits the bill pretty well. She writes books about floral arrangements and counts Calvin Klein and Donna Karan on her client list. And now she's done a deal with Westin to provide designs for flower arrangements they'll use in their hotels across the world.This means Packer's created a style guide for use in all Westins. The floral designs are meant