http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T11:53:40Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Jose%20Andres http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/11/2/141459/539 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/slssobeguestroom.jpg" class="top"><p> It's finally official--the long awaited <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+SLS+Hotel+at+South+Beach/local/4744"><b>SLS South Beach</b></a> will open in <b>April 2012! </b> This will mark the second SLS Hotel to open after the flagship one in <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+SLS+at+Beverly+Hills/local/1098">Los Angeles</a> and hotelier <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/sam nazarian">Sam Nazarian</a> is pulling out all the stops, combining pretty much all of his restaurant and nightclub hotspots under one roof.<p>First off, the hotel will feature room designs from SLS hotel designer <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Philippe Starck"><b>Philippe Starck</b></a>. While we only have that above rendering to go on, the rooms still retain the airy and effervescent quality of the SLS in LA but this looks a little, how do we say this?--cozier?<p> There are no "floating" glass beds and cramped low ceilings, although juliana 2011-11-02T14:46:16-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/10/15/11563/689 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/teatimeatSLS.JPG" class="top"><p> One of the things we were always torn about with the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+SLS+at+Beverly+Hills/local/1098"><b>SLS Hotel</b></a> in Los Angeles is that only guests were allowed inside the lobby area. All other visitors were directed through to a separate entrance--where the award-winning <b>Bazaar Restaurant</b> from <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/jose andres">José Andrés</a> is located. <p>While we liked that the SLS offered guests privacy in the lobby area, we were also a bit hurt because the lobby is not just a check-in spot with a couple of couches and tables but a place where guests could dine and drink amongst the interior design of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/philippe starck">Philippe Starck.</a> It looks and feels unlike most hotel lobbies, more like a swank private club than a juliana 2010-10-15T14:47:58-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/3/4/04635/69699 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/rojasSLShotel.jpg" class="top"><p> <i>The L.A. Times'</i> recent review of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/11/4/11018/4010/hotels/Inside_The_Bazaar_at_SLS_Hotel_">José Andrés&#146;s Bazaar</a> at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+SLS+at+Beverly+Hills/local/1098"><b>SLS Hotel Beverly Hills</b></a> gave it a rare four-star rating which has had the LA foodie community buzzing since last week.<p>The Times&#146;s chief restaurant critic, <b>S. Irene Virbila</b>, is known to be hard to please, and she subjects each restaurant she reviews to a thorough vetting process--at Bazaar alone she clocked up four dinners! But it looks like she might have a little food crush on Andrés, who trained with the famous Ferran Adrià of El Bulli, exulting in his ability to transform &#147;small plates into delicious theater.&#148;<p> She goes on to gush that dining at the Bazaar is &#147;Fellini-esque, a gastronomical circus, a EricRosen 2009-03-05T16:31:16-05:00 34.0699461 -118.37640 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/11/4/11018/4010 <![CDATA[<p><p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/slsentrance.jpg" class="top"><p><i>This is the second part of a three-part series on the SLS Hotel.</i><p>Now that we've <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/11/4/9590/26254/hotels/Inside_the_SLS_Hotel_at_Beverly_Hills">taken you through</a> the lobby and check-in and up to your room, it's time to explore <a href="http://www.starwoodhotels.com/luxury/property/dining/index.html?propertyID=3171"><b>The Bazaar</b></a> at <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+SLS+at+Beverly+Hills/local/1098"><b>SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills</b></a> and helmed by chef Jose Andres.<p>Much like the guest rooms inside the hotel, The Bazaar changes all your preconceived notions about a hotel restaurant. For starters, it's actually three restaurants. There's Bar Centro, Pâtisserie, and Rojo y Blanco. In addition, there is a Moss custom-curated retail area where guests can purchase eclectic pieces which are all on display in free-standing glass vitrines.<p>Walking through the Bazaar is no easy feat. Not because you can't make your way juliana 2008-11-04T12:44:05-05:00 34.0699461 -118.37640 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/12/4/0407/99804 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/joseandres_SLS.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>The former Le Meridien Beverly Hills hotel shuttered down a few months ago to make way for a new hotel chain from nightclub king Sam Nazarian and his SBE group, called <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/SLS%20Hotels"><b>SLS Hotels</b></a>. (Alphabet soup much?)<p>We still aren't sure what to expect from this new hotel except <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/4/5/111042/3624/hotels/Philippe_Starck_Now_Belongs_to_Sam_Nazarian">Philippe Starck's soul</a> and possibly some <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/10/18/103036/51/hotels/Skinny_Monkeys_With_Goblets_New_Paradigm_In_Luxury">drunken goblet-holding monkeys</a>. However, as with all new hotels a fancy schmancy hotel restaurant is a must. <p><a href="http://la.eater.com/archives/2007/11/28/sbe_future_foxtail_jose_andres_more_katsuyas.php#more">Eater LA</a> reports:<blockquote><p> SBE tapped Jose Andres to run all the food and bev for their first LA hotel (the former Le Meredien), including a restaurant, lounge and catering. Andres worked with Ferran Adria in Spain, and his ThinkFoodGroup operates Jaleo, Oyamel, Zaytinya and juliana 2007-12-04T10:35:01-05:00 33.916155 -117.92380 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/