HotelChatter - Tag: James Bond Hotels

Nassau: The James Bond Hotel in Nassau Is Now Under Renovation

Jenna — 2009-01-27T12:34:55-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/hiltonassau.jpg" class="top"> The <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/British+Colonial+Hilton+-+Nassau/ian/170300">British Colonial Hilton</a> in Nassau, where fun fact! <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/james%20bond%20hotels">James Bond</a> movies Thunderball (1965) and Never Say Never Again (1983) were filmed, is in the process of undergoing a major makeover, ostensibly to spruce up in case a new Bond needs to roll through. The makeover kicked off at the end of '08 and is supposed to be finished by June of this year, and the hotel is dropping a hot $15 million on the upgrades. All guestrooms will be given a contemporary new design with new bedding, HD LCD televisions, marble floors, "softer" furnishings and new lighting. Up in executive floor rooms and suites, bigger TV's than in the standard rooms

Oracabessa: Bonding, James Bonding, with The Goldeneye Resort

KatieK — 2009-01-07T10:23:01-05:00

<![CDATA[ Cubicle Dreamin' is a feature in which we ask the hotel mavens to take some time out of their busy work day, surf the Internet, and tell us what hotel they wish they could beam themselves to right that very second--all on the slave driving companies dime, of course. Oh, like these people aren't surfing aimlessly anyway--at least now their purposeless clicking will be cobbled together into useful hotel stories--we hope. Have a destination hotel you are just dying to leave your cube for? <a href="tips@hotelchatter.com">Send the story our way</a>. In this episode, Hotel Maven <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/user/katiek/stories">KatieK</a> seeks Ian Fleming's ultimate writing hideout...in her mind. Enjoy.<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/17697/goldeneye.jpg" class="top"> Even if youre not particularly into James Bond movies or books,

Boston: Nine Zero Hotel Zeros in on Bond Mania

KatieK — 2008-11-17T11:49:26-05:00

Boston’s Nine Zero hotel may well have conquered the unthinkable--rolling every James Bond clich� we’ve ever heard into one hotel package. That said, this is Bond, James Bond we’re talking, so we’re gonna go ahead and swoon anyways. (Sorry, we’re simply pawns in his plan!)

On the heels of the U.S. release of the new Bond flick, “Quantum of Solace,” the Kimpton hotel wants you to “Strengthen Your ‘Bond’” while enjoying a “quantum of solace” in the hotel’s plush lodgings.

London: London Hotels Shaking (Not Stirring) It Up With James Bond Packages

Jenna — 2008-10-27T15:57:46-05:00

While the hype here in the States hasn't been as serious as what we imagine to be happening across the pond (yet), the new James Bond flick, Quantum of Solace, is set to debut in the UK on Friday and here in American theaters on November 14th -- the same year as the 100th anniversary of Bond author Ian Fleming's birth.

The International Herald Tribune rounded up a few hotels in London that are going all out with Bond-themed deals to celebrate both his creator and the release of the 22nd film about the suave, sexy British Bond (some of them lavish enough for JB himself).

London: Live It Up 007-Style at the Dukes Hotel Penthouse

amandak — 2008-04-16T09:15:02-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Dukes_Hotel_London.jpg" class="imgborder"> On our last stop at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Dukes+Hotel/ian/175867">Dukes Hotel</a> in London, we were most interested in the masterful <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/8/15/32836/3422/hotels/London_Martinis_Calling">martinis</a> getting mixed there, but now we're ready to take a look at the hotel as a whole. So was the Irish <a href="http://www.independent.ie/travel/travel-destinations/weekend-away-dukes-hotel-london-1345838.html">Independent</a> who gave it a pretty favorable review over the weekend.They recommend booking the penthouse room if you can. It's 700 square feet of luxury with a 7 foot bed and a view over the park from a private balcony. With a rack rate of £1,100 (it's almost too scary to convert that, but it works out at almost US$2,200), the penthouse isn't for everyone, but it's always nice to dream.Dukes is getting press right