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HotelChatter - Tag: Hotels with iMacs http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-24T00:23:00Z HotelChatter HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Hotels%20with%20iMacs London: Order a Pillow Fight Via Room Service at the Bermondsey Square http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/4/9/85246/67004 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/bermondseyfront.jpg" class="top"> While the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Ace+Hotel+New+York/local/1313">Ace</a> is struggling with the whole <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/4/1/12510/79969/hotels/Surprise_Surprise_Ace_Hotel_NYC_Did_Not_Open_Today">opening on time thing</a>, across the pond, the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Bermondsey+Square+Hotel/local/1467">Bermondsey Square Hotel</a> is about to open its doors right on schedule. The first boutique bed-down in southeast London's trendy Bermondsey hood, the hotel is causing quite a stir among the media. But not because of the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/hotels with imacs">in-room iMacs</a>, wet rooms or the rooftop suites complete with hot tubs peeking out at the Gherkin on the other side of the river. Oh no. What's getting the Brits hot under the collar is the room service menu. <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/hotel sex">Sex toys?</a> No. Importable guests? Certainly not. No, for a mere £10, you can order a pillow juliab 2009-04-09T12:04:02-05:00 Paris: A New-Style Hotel in the Old Latin Quarter http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/2/18/215840/880 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/hotelimacsorbonne.jpg" class="top">Finding a decent hotel in <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/city">Paris</a> without shelling out a mint of euros has gotten harder and harder, even in the economic downturn. Thats why its so exciting to come across a new entry like the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Sorbonne/local/1462">Hotel Sorbonne</a> right in the shadow of the Pantheon in Pariss fifth arrondisement.The hotels façade is still undergoing a bit of renovation, so rooms in the front can be a little noisy, but this is Paris, what are you doing sitting around in your hotel room anyway? Besides, the cleaning should be done any day now, so go ahead and book it. And if you need a further incentive, um...look at what's on the desk in the hotel rooms. Yeah, EricRosen 2009-02-19T10:27:31-05:00 Boston: Live It Up Like a Bostonian at The Inn at St. Botolph http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/1/19/16742/1353 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/bostonbotolph.jpg" class="top"> Ah, Boston. Home of the Red Sox, delish clam chowder, heavy accents and... not you. Ever wondered what it would feel like to live like a Bostonian? An ultra-pampered Bostonian, even? Check out <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Inn+at+St.+Botolph/local/1434">The Inn at St. Botolph</a>, where you can live like a local, in a kickass brownstone and everything and you can bake your own Boston Cream Pie in your own suite if that makes you happy. The "little sister" to the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Fifteen+Beacon/ian/153529">XV Beacon</a>, the Inn has 16 suites with kitchenettes and no major distractions to take your focus away from your semi-authentic temporary run as a Bostonian: no restaurants, no minibar, no traditional front desk, and keyless entry to your room. Jenna 2009-01-19T16:24:00-05:00 42.3450100 -71.080826 Paris: Mama Shelter is the Mother of All Geek Hotels http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/11/7/114948/794 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/mamashelterroom3.jpg" class="top"> Paris' newest <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Philippe%20Starck">Philippe Starck</a>-designed hotel, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Mama+Shelter/ian/272309">Mama Shelter</a>, may just be the mother of all geek hotels (get it? Mama? Mother? Har har). No, but really: the new hotel, located in the Saint Blaise quartier (which is the 20th arrondissement and on the edge of Paris), has 174 "digital" guest rooms that sort of give us of a trippy <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/NYLO%20Hotels">NYLO</a>-meets-geek-chic vibe with a techie twist. French company DirectStreams has outfitted every guest room with an iMac which, in itself, is nothing particularly groundbreaking given the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/7/8/171616/6329/hotels/Where_To_Find_Hotels_with_iMacs">number of hotels</a> that are throwing iMacs into guestrooms nowadays but Mama Shelter's actually act as comprehensive multimedia centers: a single terminal that offers every in-room Jenna 2008-11-07T11:54:34-05:00 Los Angeles: What's Inside The Rest of the SLS Hotel http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/11/5/13218/4215 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/slspool.jpg" class="top"> This is part three of a three-part series.Today we are rounding up everything else left in the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+SLS+at+Beverly+Hills/local/1098">SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills</a> for you to check-out. Altitude: Continuing the guests-only service is the rooftop pool area called Altitude on the 6th floor. This was specially created for the hotel as the old Le Meridien pool was located at ground level. The roofdeck area is a seriously serene oasis for guests. There's a reflection pool only about six inches deep as well as a regular-depth, infinity pool. Cabanas surround both pools and the entire roofdeck gives you great views of the city.Starck-inspired design is here too. Most striking is the giant frames and mirrors that line the juliana 2008-11-05T15:05:02-05:00 34.0699461 -118.37640 Search HotelChatter Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/