http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T08:32:13Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Hugh%20Grant http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/3/25/9823/40985 <![CDATA[<p><p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/hughgrantsjp.jpg" class="top"><p><i>There's tons of hotel news flying around this week and we don't have time to give each and every story the love and attention it may deserve, so you will have to settle for some news briefs.</i><p><p>&#183; <a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/03252009/gossip/pagesix/we_hear_161175.htm"><b>Movie Stars Get First Look at the Mark Hotel</b></a>: <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Mark%2C+New+York/ian/117020">The Mark Hotel</a> has undergone some extensive renovations and while us hotel guests have to wait it out to see what's inside, Hugh Grant and SJP are filming a movie there. [Page Six]<p>&#183; <a href="http://www.portfolio.com/business-travel/seat-2B/2009/03/24/Detroits-Hotel-Doldrums"><b>Detroit's Hotel Slump</b></a>: Despite the upcoming Final Four tournament, Detroit's hotel scene is having major issues. [Portfolio]<p>&#183; <a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/HotelChatter/24662241754?ref=ts"><b>Become Friends with Us</b></a>: We know the new Facebook redesign sucks but if you are still hanging around, juliana 2009-03-25T17:45:00-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/8/26/4247/03810 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/lutonhoo_4weddings.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <p>The <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Luton+Hoo+Hotel+Golf+And+Spa/ian/258786"><b>Luton Hoo Hotel</b></a> in England doesn't have this name just to inspire bad "Luton <i>Who</i>?" jokes. Apparently "hoo" means "hill" in old Saxon so really it's the plain old Luton Hill Hotel. But it's got a great selling point that it was one of the reception venues in Hugh Grant's <a href="http://www.movie-locations.com/movies/f/4wandf.html">Four Weddings and a Funeral</a>--we definitely want to tread in Hugh's footsteps.<p>The UK <i>Independent</i> reviewed the Luton Hoo recently and had mostly positive feedback to give. It's only been a hotel for a short time, after being a neglected private house for many years, so most of it's newly renovated--although 1980s touches like peach-colored paint, weird stripes and gold taps remain, which we're not amandak 2008-08-26T10:15:16-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/