HotelChatter - Tag: Mondrian Hotels

Mondrian is Now Adding Istanbul to The Notches on Their Bedpost

juliana — 2011-12-22T09:20:01-05:00

<![CDATA[ <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/MondrianSoBeGirlRoom.jpg" class="top"> The Mondrian's gal will be getting around soon.Gosh, it's not even 2012 yet and we're already thinking ahead to 2014. That's because in addition to opening a hotel in London, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/mondrian hotels">Mondrian Hotels</a> is planning on opening another hotel abroad--in <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/istanbul hotels">Istanbul</a>.The press release put out yesterday by parent company <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/morgans hotel group">Morgans Hotel Group</a> says that Mondrian, the whimsical and fanciful design brand, will open a 128-room room in Istanbul's Old City area. And the hotel group's new partners, <a href="http://www.vegaschatter.com/story/2011/11/17/17309/601/vegas-travel/Group_On_Group_Off_Morgans_Hotel_Group_to_Take_Over_the_Light_Group">The Light Group</a> will create original food and beverage options for the hotel. There will also be a spa, renovated from an existing historic Turkish bath. Can't wait until 2014 to test

London: 3 Reasons To Get Excited About The Mondrian Coming To London

ASchechter — 2011-12-02T09:11:05-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/seacontainers_mondrianlondon.jpg" class="top"><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/8/23/121320/610/hotels/Morgans_Hotel_Group_To_Install_The_Mondrian_Brand_in_London">Back in August</a>, we had all the deets on one of London's juiciest hotel announcements in a while: that Morgans Hotel Group would be installing their fourth <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Mondrian%20Hotels">Mondrian</a> on the South Bank of London's Thames River in 2014. Counting Morgans' two other un-opened Mondrian hotels in the Bahamas and in Qatar, this would actually be their sixth. But hey, we'll count 'em when we see 'em. In the meantime! Here's a little pep rally for what is sure to be a fab addition to London's growing arsenal of noteworthy places to stay: #1: It will be bigger than their last one in <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Mondrian+Soho/local/1557">New York</a>. By about 100 rooms. This new property will have all the

London: Morgans Hotel Group To Install The Mondrian Brand in London

juliana — 2011-08-23T12:25:25-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/seacontainers_mondrianlondon.jpg" class="top"> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/morgans hotel group">Morgans Hotel Group</a> has already had an established presence in London with their <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Sanderson/local/926">Sanderson</a> and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/St+Martins+Lane/local/3218">St. Martins Lane</a> hotels but now it looks like they are taking their <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/mondrian hotels">Mondrian Hotels</a> brand across the pond as well. <a href="http://therealdeal.com/newyork/articles/west-42nd-street-to-be-transformed-by-new-hotel-retail">Property Week</a> reports that Morgans will turn the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_Containers_House">Sea Containers House</a> along the Thames into a 358-room hotel. Interestingly enough, when the Sea Containers was first built in the 1970s it was intended to be a hotel but that plan was scratched at the last-minute and office space was built instead. Now, the property's developer is itching to turn the place back into a mixed-use project which will include not just the

Miami Beach: Who's That Chick on the Wall at the Mondrian South Beach?

MsRebecca — 2011-08-15T17:10:23-05:00

Hotel art. It can be beautiful, weird and—sometimes—stolen. But nothing we've seen has quite topped the computer-generated lady heads that currently greet guests at the Mondrian South Beach.

We first encountered these bug-eyed chicks when we stayed at the hotel two years ago. We loved everything about the Alice-in-white-Wonderland decor. Except maybe these blown-up doll heads. The more we stared at the one in our room (above), the creepier she seemed, and the more the question bumped around in the back of our brains: Who is she and why is she staring at us all the time?

New York: What's The Best Room to Book at the Mondrian Soho?

juliana — 2011-01-20T09:31:11-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/mondriansohoview.jpg" class="top"> Like we get with so many new hotels, we're extremely antsy about the new <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Mondrian+Soho/local/1557">Mondrian Soho Hotel</a>. We know we can sleep there as soon as February 22nd (for just <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/1/10/15423/2752/hotels/The_Mondrian_Soho_Will_Open_on_February_22nd_at_229_a_Night">$229 a night</a>) and we know that the hotel's restaurant, Imperial No. 9 from chef <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/sam talbott">Sam Talbott</a> will open on March 1. But we wanted to know more.So we chatted up the hotel's general manager, Gary Thomas, and asked him point-blank, "What are the best rooms to book?"His answer? Rooms 2004 or 2003 which are deluxe queen corner rooms facing uptown. There's floor-to-ceiling windows on both sides of the room and Thomas said the views are simply "phenomenal." He also told us that