HotelChatter - Tag: Kanye West

New York: Florence Welch Set Fire to Her Room at The Bowery Hotel After Drinking with Kanye West

juliana — 2012-01-31T18:38:16-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/Florence_and_The_Machine.jpg" class="top"> That might be one of the oddest headlines we've ever written but it's all true. Flame-haired (heh) singer Florence Welch, the frontleader of Florence and the Machine known for her powerhouse voice and <a href="http://omg.yahoo.com/news/florence-welch-wears-retro-bikini-red-swimming-cap-234544430.html">questionably retro bathing suits</a>, nearly burned down the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Bowery+Hotel/local/220">Bowery Hotel</a> in Manhattan. The rocker recently told Britain' Q Magazine that she accidentally left a cinnamon tea light burning: <blockquote>I came back to the hotel, passed out in my ripped dress no phone, chipped tooth came round and there was black stuff all over the wall, my book had melted on the bedside table and there was a bucket of water on the floor. Actually the last scene you want

San Diego: Best Celeb Performance of 2011: Ashton Kutcher Wrecks His Marriage at the Hard Rock

HotelChatter — 2011-12-30T09:07:27-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/article_2063098_0ED8E3AD00000578_583_634x935.jpg" class="top">It's what you've been waiting all year for--<a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/hotelchatter 2011 awards">The 2011 HotelChatter Awards</a>! We'll be bringing you the best and worst of the year all day today and part of tomorrow. Agree or disagree with our picks? <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/12/29/945/67447/hotels/Best_Celebrity_Performance_Ashton_Kutcher_Destroying_His_Marriage_At_The_Hard_Rock_San_Diego#postform">Air your thoughts in the comments below</a>.In a way, it was over before it even began. Celebrity power couple <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Ashton%20Kutcher">Ashton Kutcher</a> and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Demi%20Moore">Demi Moore</a> were suddenly thrown into the center of a media whirlwind when it was discovered that Ashton had shacked up with a girl at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hard+Rock+San+Diego/local/705">Hard Rock San Diego</a>and what's worse, her "friend" was actually wiling to corroborate the entire story. Ruh roh. After the story was leaked by <a href="http://thedirty.com/">this</a> gossip blog,

New York: Kanye West Treats The Staff at the Mercer Hotel with Tickets to His Concert

juliana — 2011-11-09T09:00:02-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/kanyewest_mercerhotel.jpg" class="top">Back in June, we learned that rapper <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/kanye west">Kanye West</a> had moved into one of our fave NYC hotels, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Mercer+/local/163">The Mercer Hotel</a> in Soho while his apartment was getting renovated. The Mercer already holds a special place in Kanye's heart because last February, he rented a floor at the hotel and turned it into a recording studio where him and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/jay-z">Jay-Z</a> recorded their new album, Watch The Throne. But lest you think that Kanye West is an a-hole, celebrity guest, partying all night and demanding free rooms for himself and his entourage, a staffer from the hotel emailed HotelChatter detailing Kanye's recent random act of hotel kindness: <blockquote>I work at the Mercer Hotel in Soho.

New York: Kanye Moves into New York's Mercer Hotel

Jennifer Kester — 2011-06-13T09:23:38-05:00

Everyone is gossiping about Kanye West sucking face with Mary-Kate Olsen during his birthday party at the Mercer Hotel's SubMercer club. We agree the ego-filled hip-hop star and one-half of Michelle Tanner is a bizarre pairing, but we're more interested in the fact that West has moved into the hotel.

According to the New York Post, West is staying at the Mercer while his Soho apartment is getting a renovation.

Courchevel 1850: Did You Know? Kanye West Designed the Bronzed Teddy Bears at Cheval Blanc

Heidi Atwal — 2010-01-15T15:05:01-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/kanyebronzeteddy.jpg" class="top"> Bernard Arnault may have <a href="http://www.forbes.com/lists/2009/10/billionaires-2009-richest-people_Bernard-Arnault_QD7M.html">lost a whopping $9 billion</a> in earnings last year, but the LVMH chairman and France's richest man remains firmly footed on his luxury mountaintop. You don't control brands like Louis Vuitton and Christian Dior without knowing a thing or two about excess, from gaudily-labeled handbags to fine spirits and certainly high end hotels. Arnault is the force behind <a href="http://chevalblanc.com/">Cheval Blanc</a> (named for the pricey wine and also, a white horse), a ski resort located in France's Courchevel 1850. This is also where otorious luxury lover <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Kanye%20West">Kanye West</a> (who once shaved the Fendi logo into the side of his head) has lent his passion for flashin' by designing bronze teddy bears