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New York: Now There's WiFi In Every Room at Mandarin Oriental NY (But You Still Gotta Pay)

ASchechter — 2012-01-23T09:26:27-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/MandarinOrientalWifi.jpg" class="top">Take a quick look at our <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/special/Best-WiFi-Hotels-2011">Annual WiFi Report: Best of 2011</a>, and you know which hotel you won't see on there? <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/MANDARIN+ORIENTAL+NEW+YORK/local/190">Mandarin Oriental New York</a>. That's because, until now, the hotel hasn't really done anything to wow us, even though more and more hotels are gradually making the switch to better, faster, free-er internet. Well, they still have some work to do on the "free" part (guests must pay a $15/day WiFi fee), but due to "a dramatic shift" in the number of customers using wireless internet, MONY has graciously implemented Ruckus WiFi wall switches in all the guest rooms. So wherever you sit, you'll always manage to find a decent connection because the router

New York: Don't Go Alone To the Tea of Togetherness At Mandarin Oriental New York

ASchechter — 2012-01-18T11:15:20-05:00

Chinese New Year rolls around on Monday, and the Mandarin Oriental is feelin' festive. The hotel's annual Tea of Togetherness is all about good fortune, well-being, and—of course—togetherness, but as major dim sum fans ourselves, we're just stoked to get our snack on.

Everyday starting at 2:30pm, dumplings, rolls, cakes, and scones will all pop up in the hotel's 35th floor Lobby Lounge, where�a more traditional Afternoon Tea is normally served during the rest of the year. But instead of Devon clotted cream and marmalade, over the next two weeks you'll find things like Jade Vegetable Dumplings, Pork and Watercress Wontons, Shrimp and Mango Rolls, Dragon Duck Wrap, Chinese tea cakes, and ginger scones.

BOSTON: More Naked, Drugged-Up Guests At Mandarin Oriental Boston

ASchechter — 2012-01-16T09:15:02-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/MandarinBostonLobby.jpg" class="top">Exposing yourself in your own room is sooo lame. Lobbies are where it's at now. We're beginning to wonder: are hotel guests getting so bored cooped up in their rooms that they feel the need to take their private, behind-closed-doors activities into more public spaces like hallways and lobbies? Because it seems like that's the way things are going. Just last week, we lost <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2012/1/6/85558/30560/hotels/Pro_Skater_Smokes_Weed_Runs_Naked_Through_The_Affinia_Shelburne">one pro skater</a> to the netherworld of drug-induced hotel streaking. And we certainly can't forget November's <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/11/10/164748/61/hotels/_Spice_King_Gets_Naked_Then_Arrested_at_Four_Seasons_NYC">Spice King</a> incident at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/FOUR+SEASONS+NEW+YORK/local/2733">Four Seasons New York</a>. Now, Boston gets a taste of the nudie action. Specifically, at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Mandarin+Oriental+Boston/local/1357">Mandarin Oriental Boston</a>, where one half-clothed guest reportedly assaulted an employee, then head-butted

Hotels in Asia Do Traditional Christmas with a Twist

Heidi Atwal — 2011-12-22T16:40:39-05:00

Christmas merriment isn't reserved for countries in the global west, though Europe and North America certainly have cornered the market on gingerbread houses and chintzy decorations.

In far reaches of the world, hotels cater to a clientele of locals, expats, and tourists alike who enjoy their fair heaping of tinsel and egg nog. Today we're focusing on three Asian hotels spreading yule tide joy in spades, some sticking to tradition, some contributing their unique cultural touch to the holiday.

Paris: Mandarin Oriental Paris Unveils Its Newest Suite Offerings

juliana — 2011-12-07T13:44:54-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/mandarinorientalparis_mandarinsuite.jpg" class="top"> Just when we thought the new <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Mandarin+Oriental+Paris/local/4721">Mandarin Oriental Paris</a> with its pretty rooms and its own <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/3/21/135931/749/hotels/Mandarin_Oriental_Paris_Will_Let_You_Eat_Cake_When_It_Opens_This_Summer">cake shop</a> in the lobby, couldn't get any suiter, the luxury hotel has just opened up 39 new suites, including seven duplex suites located on the seventh and eighth floors of the hotel. The top floor suites, combined with the Royale Oriental Suite can even be adjoined to create the largest hotel suite in Paris at 10,764-sq.ft. With so many suite options, it might be hard to decide on which one is best. Ok, who are we kidding? Probably any suite here will be amazing but if you are really particular the Broderies de Cristal suite offers a Parisian-apartment-like