http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T11:49:44Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Hoyt%20Harper http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/9/14/10336/3583 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/revivalguestroom.jpg" class="top"><p> <i>Sheraton's new Revival guestrooms.</i><p>While <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/sheraton hotels"><b>Sheraton Hotels</b></a> may have been our family's hotel brand of choice back in the 80s, in our adult years we've tended to avoid the sad Sheratons in favor of trendier, smaller boutique hotels. But as of late, Sheraton has been actively pursuing a newer hipper look, probably to change the perceptions of people like us.<p> Last fall, we checked out an example of the brand's <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/10/1/8352/05632/hotels/Sheraton_s_Rebranding_Begins_Now_">rebranding</a> in Boston and while there was an influx of new, there were still a few old things banging about (like an old telephone with a cord.) In short, we we weren't quite chomping at the bit to book a Sheraton. But that could now juliana 2010-09-14T11:24:48-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/10/6/101917/645 <![CDATA[<p><embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f8/1321361467" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashVars="videoId=43787989001&playerId=1321361467&viewerSecureGatewayURL=https://console.brightcove.com/services/amfgateway&servicesURL=http://services.brightcove.com/services&cdnURL=http://admin.brightcove.com&domain=embed&autoStart=false&" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="486" height="412" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" swLiveConnect="true" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed><p>In a rare second helping of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/pitch your hotel"><b>Pitch Your Hotel</b></a> this week, we introduce <b>Hoyt Harper</b>, Senior VP of brand management for <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/sheraton hotels"><b>Sheraton Hotels</b></a>, who met with us at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Sheraton+New+York+Hotel+And+Towers/ian/105816">Sheraton New York</a> to fill us in on the new changes happening with his hotels.<p>The brand has poured $4 billion into their North American hotels in an attempt to transform Sheraton's image from that of a dowdy, outdated hotel collection (with <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/7/28/13221/8469/hotels/Our_Thoughts_Your_Thoughts_on_the_Hotel_Guest_Satisfaction_Survey">so-so guest satisfaction reviews</a>) into a vibrant, modern, "social traveler hotel"--a place where folks on business or leisure can get comfortable in the Sheraton Sweet Sleeper beds and stay connected using the juliana 2009-10-06T12:59:25-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/