HotelChatter - Tag: ME Hotels

HotelChatter - Tag: ME Hotels http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T08:15:47Z HotelChatter HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/ME%20Hotels London: Despite a Fire, ME by Melia London is Rising http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/8/22/10254/0345 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/Me_by_Melia_sign.jpg" class="top"> It's been a while since we checked in on the construction of some of London's newest hotels set to open just before the Summer Olympics but thanks to a London tipster we've got some recent construction shots of the ME by Melia Hotel opening sometime in 2012. We first heard about this hotel back in <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/10/4/83559/4245/hotels/In_2012_London_Will_Be_All_About_ME">October</a> which will have 173 rooms over 10 floors, two restaurants and bars, along with a lounge promising "astonishing urban views". However, our tipster noticed some signs about apartments being above the hotel so it could possibly be a mixed-used residential project.Our tipster also says there was a <a href="http://212.100.239.146/news/fire-damages-me-london-property">"pretty massive" fire</a> in part of the construction back in June which juliana 2011-08-22T10:48:42-05:00 London: In 2012, London Will Be All About ME http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/10/4/83559/4245 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/21888/meliawhitehouse.jpg" class="top"> The current Melia offering for London: the White House Hotel in Regents park When we think luxury we dont normally think of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/sol%20melia%20hotels">Sol Melia</a> (and London doesnt really come to mind either), but thats set to change with the new ME London thats arriving in <a href="http://www.travelio.net/sol-melia-to-open-a-me-by-melia-hotel-designed-by-norman-foster-in-london.html">Holborn in 2012</a>. ME is the lux arm of the Sol Melia brand (there are other hotels in Spain and Mexico with one another planned for Vienna) and to make sure the London branch is glam enough, theyve recruited Sir Norman Foster to design the hotel, and are dropping 180 million on the project. Whats more, its going to be a green one - it will have Biosphere Hotel certification juliab 2010-10-04T11:20:55-05:00 Madrid: American Passports Earn Discounts at the ME Madrid Hotel http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/1/5/201058/8496 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/11725/madridme.jpg" class="top">You know how in Europe various attractions and monuments give discounts to holders of European passports? Kind of annoying, isnt it? Well finally, flashing your U.S. passport will get you something other than a dirty look. <a href="http://www.time.com/time/travel/article/0,31542,1868899,00.html"Time</a>s got the scoop on the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Me+Hotel+Madrid/ian/117893">ME Madrid Reina Victoria</a>, where an American passport gets you 20 percent off room rates when you book at least three nights, plus a bottle of cava and strawberries en suite, free breakfast, and 50 percent off dinner for two at the hotels Midnight Rose restaurant. Rates start at about $240, and the offer is good through March, which might not be warm enough to take advantage of The Penthouse, the hotels Rande-and-Scott-Gerber-helmed jennm 2009-01-07T09:05:44-05:00 Barcelona: Barcelona Hotel Scene :: The ME Hotel Celebrates Opening with Fall Out Boy http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/10/20/113519/96 <![CDATA[This week we're taking a look at what's going on in Barcelona. We actually spent some time there a few weeks ago so we'll be dropping our own hotel reviews as well as news on the Barcelona Hotel Scene in general. Any questions? <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">Send it our way.</a><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/mebarcelona.png" class="imgborder">ME Hotels which has a few popular properties in Cabo, Mexico and Madrid has opened their fourth hotel, this time in Barcelona. The <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/ME+Hotel+Barcelona/local/1369">ME Barcelona</a> hotel hosted a grand-opening party on October 9th which featured a performance by Fall Out Boy whose guitarist Pete Wentz opened an outpost of his Angels & Kings bar on the hotel's sixth floor.The hotel is located on Diagonal Alley in the city's modern juliana 2008-10-20T12:40:51-05:00 Cancun: It's All About the Shower at the ME Cancun http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/10/29/14135/731 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/MECancun.jpg" class="imgborder">The New York Times ran an all-Caribbean section this week, but the paper singled out a hotel in Mexico for some serious scrutiny. The <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Me+By+Melia+Cancun/ian/121196">ME by Melia Cancun</a>, complete with its Rande Gerber bar and Maxim Pool Bar, ends up sounding pretty good, if Cancun is your thing. The hotel is a renovated property, says writer Michelle Higgins, but the conversion into trendy, Miami Beach-style hotel is complete. All the standard in-room electronics are in place, the three pools are "inviting" and the two restaurants do well both in the dining room and through room service. The reason to stay, though, is in the bathroom:<blockquote>The highlight was the spacious shower, with a seat and two showerheads -- pbb 2007-10-29T16:34:40-05:00 Search HotelChatter Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/