http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-15T03:30:34Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/HotelChatter%20Discussions http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/1/17/142631/040 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/riverviewdec07.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>Whatever plans hoteliers <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Eric%20Goode">Eric Goode</a> and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Sean%20MacPherson">Sean MacPherson</a> have for the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Riverview/local/923"><b>Hotel Riverview</b></a>, it won't be an easy task to see those plans to fruition.<p>Hotel Riverview residents and its past guests are strongly against the Goode/MacPherson takeover. No surprise here, although if you didn't know it yet, G &amp; M are probably working with BD Hotels--they of the embittered <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Hotel%20Chelsea%20Takeover">Hotel Chelsea takeover</a>.<p>The comments and emails about the historic hotel's transition to a hip West Village boutique hotel are filling up our inboxes and burning up our comments feed, particularly under <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/1/10/123258/250/hotels/Hotel+Riverview+to+Start+Evicting+Tenants">this story</a> about the pending eviction of tenants.<p>This group is also protesting the notion that the hotel is full of drunks, drug addicts juliana 2008-01-17T15:03:23-05:00 40.738144 -74.009036 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/11/27/122247/78 <![CDATA[<p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/thm_logo.png" class="imgborder"><p>On Monday we published the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/11/26/141441/62/hotels/Introducing_The_Thompson_Hotels_Map"><b>Thompson Hotels Map</b></a>, to track the aggressive growth of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/thompson%20hotels"><b>Thompson Hotels</b></a>. We questioned whether or not Thompson would be able to provide the high level of customer service needed when you pay Thompson prices as they rolled out multiple hotels at the same time. <p>We all know certain Thompson hotels have had some customer service issues in the past, but when we heard from <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/stephen%20brandman">Stephen Brandman</a>, the Thompson Hotels co-owner, the other day we began to wonder, is Thompson fast tracking so many new "lifestyle" hotels in 2008 because they are aggressively and successfully addressing guest services?<p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/sbrandman2.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>Brandman, who oversees all of Thompson Hotels operations including staff juliana 2007-11-27T12:22:47-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/10/28/81740/756 <![CDATA[<p><i>Our Paris correspondent <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/monica%20guy"><b>Monica Guy</b></a> has put forth a very interesting question about changing the sheets during your hotel stay.</i><p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/change_linens_sign.jpg" class="imgborder"/><p>You know those cards that most hotels now have in the room?<p> <i>Every year blah blah millions of litres of water blah blah save our planet blah blah <strong>If you would like to re-use your towels, please hang them on the rack. If you would like them changed, please leave them on the bathroom floor.</strong> Thank you for saving the planet blah blah blah. </i><p> Those ones. Has anyone ever got that system to work?<p>I'm a bit of an eco-warrior in my spare time, when I'm not flying around in noisy polluting aeroplanes burning carbon like there's no femmefatale 2007-10-29T11:38:57-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/10/17/175146/62 <![CDATA[<p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/hc_icon2.png" class="imgborder">You may have noticed...ahem...you <i>should</i> have noticed that for the past two weeks we have been running our <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Loyalty%20Program%20Guide"><b>Loyalty Program Guide</b></a>, compiled by our own <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/user/barbarab">Barbara Benham</a>. In this guide we have done our best to detail all the member benefits and the fine print of each hotel's rewards program. Did we do our job? Did we miss something? Do you still have questions or tips to share?<p> Well hit us up on the <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com"><b>tipline</b></a> with your thoughts and questions or better yet, leave comments under each post. For instance SPG groupies should comment <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/10/1/16401/9680/hotels/HotelChatter_s_Guide_to_Loyalty_Programs_Starwood_Preferred_Guests#postform"><b>here</b></a>. General comments about our guide (nicely please) can be dropped <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/10/17/175146/62/hotel-deals/HotelChatter_s_Guide_to_Loyalty_Programs_Discussion_Time#postform"><b>here</b></a>.<p>All other rewards program here:<p><b>&#183; <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/10/15/145848/80/hotels/HotelChatter_s_Guide_to_Loyalty_Programs_Choice_Hotels_ChoicePrivileges">Choice juliana 2007-10-17T18:00:06-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/10/3/1223/38436 <![CDATA[<p> <img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/icon_small_celeb.gif"> <p> Want to get a glimpse into the mind of the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/newuser">hotel maven</a>? Below is a quick link snapshot of the most popular destinations on HotelChatter today:<p> <p> &#183; <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/browse/North%20America/us/HI">Hawaii Hotels</a></b> Tell us, what do we have to do to get you to take us with you?<p> <p> &#183; <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotels/city/cz/Prague">Prague Hotels</a></b>: There is this myth that if you go to Prague in October you will encounter fewer tourists.<p> <p> &#183; <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotels/city/mx/Cabo%20San%20Lucas">Cabo Hotels</a></b>: Just admit it, you watched Rock of Love.<br> <p> &#183; <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotels/city/jp/Tokyo">Tokyo Hotels</a></b>: You guys just keep heading to those love hotels, don't you? <p> &#183; <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/browse/Europe/bg">Bulgaria Hotels</a></b>: Ok we admit it, we have no clue. Did hotels in HotelChatter 2007-10-03T15:55:23-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/