http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2008-11-22T03:38:47Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Jeffrey%20Chodorow http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/9/10/135316/683 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/glennoriginalbtique.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>In our next profile of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/original%20boutique%20hotels">Original Boutique Hotels</a>, we head on down to Hotlanta to a sensual boutique experience from <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/desires%20hotels"><b>Desires Hotels</b></a>--the company behind Hotel Mela in New York, the Sagamore in Miami Beach and the upcoming Iron Horse Hotel in Milwaukee.<p> The <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Glenn+Hotel/ian/235256"><b>Glenn Hotel</b></a> was the first boutique hotel in Atlanta and its historic address--a renovated 1923 office building--gives plenty of Manhattan attitude to this 110-room urban retreat. And inside the guest rooms it gets even better. <p>The Jezebel Suite exudes a certain come-fuck-me feel best illustrated by the room's deep soaking tub (for two!) and the clear, glass walls that separate it from the actual bedroom. Remember, this is the hotel that was ChristineM 2008-09-11T14:30:25-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/5/20/2215/79643 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/empirepool.jpg" class="imgborder"><p><i>[<b>UPDATE:</b> The Chodorow restaurant, CenterCut, will not be on the rooftop here.]</i><p>Hotel Maven <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/user/AdvilJunie">AdvilJunkie</a> pointed us to the way of the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Empire+Hotel/ian/125729"><b>Empire Hotel</b></a> in Manhattan and the hotel's <a href="http://www.empirehotelnyc.com/pooldeck.html">rooftop pool deck and bar.</a><p>The pool and bar is split into two levels. The top level holds the pool with plenty of lounge chairs for relaxing. Hopefully, there's no fighting for pool chairs going on here. Then again, this is midtown Manhattan. <p>The second level is where the cabana rentals, the Jeffrey Chodorow restaurant (to come, and to be called CenterCut) and bar are located. What's inside these cabanas? Lookie here: <blockquote><p>We also offer private cabana rentals featuring flat screen TV's, mini refrigerators, iPod docking stations with juliana 2008-05-21T16:39:36-05:00 40.771248 -73.981832 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/4/2/235254/5083 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/maxim_social.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>Whether or not the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Maxim+Bungalows/local/598"><b>Maxim Bungalows</b></a> are really a <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/3/31/64746/5614/hotels/Maxim_Bungalows_Sound_Too_Good_To_Be_True">good place to vacation</a>, the resort will be getting a hip dining scene.<p> Prolific restaurateur Jeffrey Chodorow will open the <b>Social Dominican Republic</b> restaurant at the Cofresi Beach location of the resort on April 15th.<blockquote><p>Chef Angel Mejia will oversee Social Dominican Republic along with general manager Sean Mohammed, both formerly at Social Miami at Sagamore in sizzling South Beach. Designer Carlos Oroza of architecture firm Prada Kulich created an intimate setting for Social Dominican Republic, seating 70 guests inside and 40 outside. </blockquote></p><p>The restaurant will serve a daily specialty breakfast buffet as well as a full dinner menu. Some selections served at night include the Basil Cured juliana 2008-04-03T09:15:02-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/