http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-24T21:09:02Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Hotel%20Woes http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/4/0324/09795 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/sls_exterior.jpg" class="top"><p> It seems like only yesterday that a nightclub operator and hotelier practically meant the same thing but thanks to the rough economy, it's become very clear to <b>Sam Nazarian</b> that a hotelier has far bigger troubles than a nightclub owner.<p> <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703294004574513651688478542.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLTopStories">The Wall Street Journal</a> took a look behind the scenes at Nazarian's SBE Entertainment company which counts several nightclubs frequented by the brainless cast members of "The Hills," restaurants prominently featured in the background of paparazzi shots, and of course, the SLS Hotels which include <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+SLS+at+Beverly+Hills/local/1098"><b>The SLS Los Angeles</b></a>, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Sahara+Las+Vegas+Hotel+And+Casino/ian/129410"><b>The Sahara</b></a> in Las Vegas and the old <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/9/28/10440/8279/hotels/SLS_Miami_Is_Set_for_2011_So_They_Say">Ritz Plaza</a> in Miami Beach.<p> While the SLS Hotel in LA has been generally well-received, especially juliana 2009-11-04T08:59:21-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/10/28/132322/63 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/WaterClubRoom.jpg" class="top"><p> <p>Just in case you weren&#146;t convinced that the cool weather is here to stay in the Northeast, here&#146;s a big hint by way of Atlantic City: <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Water+Club+at+the+Borgata+/local/1203"><b>The Water Club at the Borgata</b></a> is closing up shop on weeknights. And if you think you&#146;ve heard this song before, you&#146;re not going crazy: the Water Club also closed rooms midweek <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/3/13/13543/6506/hotels/The_Water_Club_at_The_Borgata_Will_Be_Closed_Some_Weekdays">back in March</a>, when business was slow, re-opening for the summer party season in May.</p> <p>Guests wishing to stay at the property Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays can be accommodated at big brother, the Borgata, and it doesn&#146;t look like <i>all</i> weekdays will be blackouts. When we checked out the online reservation system, we noticed that the week MsRebecca 2009-10-28T14:23:47-05:00 39.3840110 -74.431021 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/10/22/93314/373 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/elbowbeachclosing.jpg" class="top"><p> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Elbow+Beach/ian/141496"><b>The Elbow Beach Hotel</b></a> in Bermuda, a Mandarin Oriental hotel, has decided to close down its 100-year-old main building at the end of November because it was pretty much just for show and besides, the hotel is building a newer, better, bigger resort behind it. As if! But remember those days when hotels could do that sort of stuff on a whim? <p>No, the Elbow Beach Hotel is closing down the old building because of--you guessed it--the economy. And even worse, the hotel is going to lay off about 160 workers between now and November. <p><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Travel/wireStory?id=8888952">ABC News</a> reports that 131 rooms will be closed, leaving essentially only the 98 luxury suites and cottages open to juliana 2009-10-22T09:47:54-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/10/20/235212/12 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/shoreclublobby.jpg" class="top"><p> Even though <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Shore+Club+South+Beach/ian/191991"><b>The Shore Club</b></a> in Miami Beach may cost a pretty penny to spend the night (rates in the high season once fetched $1,000 a night), it looks like the hotel's owners are not immune to the recession woes. <p>While the Shore Club is managed by <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/morgans hotel group">Morgans Hotel Group</a>, the hotel is owned by Philip Pilevsky and his son, Michael. <a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/developments/2009/10/20/hotel-foreclosure-watch-miamis-swank-shore-club-goes-delinquent/">The Wall Street Journal</a> reports that the Pilevskys have gone delinquent on their $111.5 million securitized mortgage. Earlier this month, the hotel owners even threatened to close the hotel down but later managed to get another loan to pay the payroll and other critical expenses for the hotel. Yet, that still juliana 2009-10-21T09:13:41-05:00 25.7949250 -80.128271 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/10/9/102344/553 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/janeballroomnoise.jpg" class="top"><p> The latest news in <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Jane+Hotel/local/923"><b>The Jane Hotel</b></a> v. Neighbors and <a href="http://gawker.com/5374826/10-places-you-should-encourage-your-dog-to-do-his-business-besides-the-jane-hotel">Pissy Dogs</a> is that the ballroom has been closed down, after city officials raided the bar last week. We're hearing from the hotel that the space will re-open "in a few days" after some "tweaks" are made. However, <a href="http://gothamist.com/2009/10/07/the_jane_is_now_closed.php">Gothamist</a> says the bar will be closed for several weeks. Whenever it does re-open, a maximum occupancy limit of 75 people may be enforced and only the front bar will be open, not the ballroom. <p>There may also be some tentative plans to introduce a light food service even though the real deal restaurant/cafe inside the hotel is not open. Either way, if you've booked your juliana 2009-10-12T09:58:36-05:00 40.7381850 -74.009448 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/