If you were a pop-star diva a la Madonna and could, ostensibly, spend nights in any hotel in the whole entire world, where would you go? The Seasons? The Ritz? We'd guess old-school, Sean-Penn-era Madge would probably hit up The Standard NYC with all its public sexytime craziness — and, oh, wait, this just in: rumor has it she's there right now.

The Stan D'Arde Twitter spread some hot goss on the Internet this morning: "Madonna is @StandardNY. Shhhhhhh." Yes, yes. We'll be quiet about it when we're skulking around the High Line this evening. ]]> Jenna 2009-06-12T10:17:04-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/5/26/85116/9377 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/mardanpalace2.jpg" class="top"> <p>When you're opening up a ridiculously expensive, lavish, opulent hotel &#151; whether the place is in Dubai or Dallas &#151; you want to bring out the biggest of the big guns when you're selecting your celeb starpower for the opening. Someone who is well-known to have the most discerning tastes; someone whose reputation for accepting nothing less than the best and finest goes unquestioned. That is: you may want to bring in a Diva. Yes, with a capital D. <p>And who screams Diva more than anyone? Um, <b><A href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Mariah%20Carey">Mariah Carey</a></b>. Duh. <p><a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/05242009/gossip/pagesix/working_holiday_170793.htm">Page Six </a>tipped us off to the news that Miss Mariah spent her Memorial Day-ish weekend with her husbie Nick Cannon in Turkey, where she Jenna 2009-05-26T08:57:00-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/4/3/143816/7839 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/mariahmandela.jpg" class="top"><p><b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/one%20and%20only%20resorts">One & Only Resort</a></b> has opened and despite the worldwide economic troubles, the luxury resort has decided to open with a serious bang--having Mariah Carey perform for Nelson Mandela at a private luncheon hosted today. Except that private luncheon including about 350 rich and famous folks. The official press release says: <blockquote><p>Sol Kerzner (One and Only owner) introduced his 350 guests including: Mariah Carey, Thandie Newton, Marisa Tomei, Morgan Freeman, Sharon Stone, Robert DeNiro, Clint Eastwood and Matt Damon to the resort&#146;s world renowned chefs, Gordon Ramsay and Nobu Matsuhisa.<p> The master ensemble of global musicians including Clint Eastwood&#146;s son Kyle Eastwood on bass, legendary Dave Koz on saxophone; Jonathan Butler on guitar; the magnificent Patti Austin juliana 2009-04-03T14:41:40-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/5/8/155636/7387 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.jaunted.com/files/admin/mariahattippys.jpg" class="imgborder"><p><i>Mariah Carey's picture is on display at <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/story/2008/1/9/153657/5659/travel/Eleuthera+Hotel+Guide:+Getting+Tipsy+at+Tippy's">Tippy's</a> which she frequents when on Eleuthera.</i><p>The destined-to-be-divorced newlyweds Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon went on record with People magazine this week about their quickie nuptials.<p>While we know the vows were spoken at Mariah's private residence on <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Eleuthera%20Hotel%20Guide"><b>Eleuthera</b></a> in the Bahamas, the love affair actually began at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Beverly+Hills+Hotel/ian/124056"><b>Beverly Hills Hotel</b></a>. Here's what Nick told People:<p> <blockquote><p>"From the first time we sat down to discuss the video at the Beverly Hills Hotel, we connected," Cannon said. "We had so much in common spiritually, and we laugh at the same things. I didn't have to put on my Mac Daddy suave mode. I was able to be myself with juliana 2008-05-08T16:04:44-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/