http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-13T12:17:47Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/New%20Year%27s%20Eve%20Hotels http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2012/1/3/92045/28750 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/GPHlockout.jpg" class="top"><p>Woah, we thought one New Year's Eve hotel lockout was bad enough, but this second one is making us super glad we stayed home on Saturday night. And really, the timing couldn't be worse for <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Gramercy+Park+Hotel/local/4"><b>Gramercy Park Hotel</b></a>, who narrowly avoided a complete catastrophe in October with the whole <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/10/31/84016/953/hotels/">plummeting elevator</a> business. Just as they were starting to win back our confidence, their key card system goes and crashes. <b>At midnight.</b> <b>Leaving guests stranded in the hallways for seven hours</b>. <p>The <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/hotel_midnight_glitch_oJINwsR4xcEy2iQnq16qlL"><i>NY Post</i></a> reports that 200 guests were shut out on New Year's Eve right after midnight when all of their key cards stopped working. And though the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2012/1/2/8196/44884"><b>Marriott Denver Tech Center</b></a> managed to ASchechter 2012-01-03T09:24:23-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2012/1/3/8119/42726 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/article_1325321974876_0F4D5A1200000578_844403_636x523.jpg" class="top"><p>Celebrating New Year's Eve as a newly single man, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Russell%20Brand"><b>Russell Brand</b></a> wasn't exactly his usual cheery self as he struggled to come to terms with his divorce, alone in London. The <i>Forgetting Sarah Marshall</i> star attempted to get as far away as possible from ex-wife <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/katy%20perry"><b>Katy Perry</b></a>&#151;over 5,000 miles, to be exact&#151;who meanwhile was partying it up at Soho House in West Hollywood. <p>According to <a href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2012/01/03/katy-perry-parties-while-russell-brand-lays-low-over-new-year-115875-23675496/"><i>The Mirror</i></a>, Russell moped around <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Savoy+London/local/1782"><b>The Savoy</b></a>, ordering room service (meal for one), offsetting it with some time at the gym, and generally spreading his misery around the place like a bad smell. When one guest went up to him to wish him a happy New Year, Brand responded: ASchechter 2012-01-03T08:56:07-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2012/1/2/8196/44884 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/MarriottTechDenv.jpg" class="top"><p>Of all the New Year's Eve parties that took place in hotels on Saturday night, this might be the most action-packed one we've heard about so far. Spread out across two neighboring hotels, the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hyatt+Place+Denver+Tech+Center/ian/136639"><b>Hyatt Denver Tech Center</b></a>'s "White Rose Gala" and the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Denver+Marriott+Tech+Center/ian/118351"><b>Marriott Denver Tech Center</b></a>'s "Champagne Hotel" attracted thousands of midnight revelers. And for a while, it was smooth, champagne-fueled sailing. <p>Until midnight struck, and <b>over 3,000 inebriated Marriott guests tried heading back to their rooms&#151;only to discover they were all locked out!</b> According to <a href="http://overheadbin.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/01/9878326-chaos-as-guests-locked-out-of-rooms-at-denver-hotel">MSNBC</a>, a computer error apparently crashed the hotel's entire key card database, and though pretty much everyone was drunk as a bicycle, and ready to collapse into their ASchechter 2012-01-02T09:05:01-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/12/28/171237/48 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/Vegas_NYE.jpg" class="top"><p> <p> <i>Finding a hotel is often only one part of your trip. The other half is getting there. And our bro <a href="http://www.jaunted.com"><b>Jaunted</b></a> does a bang-up job of covering the latest news and trends in the travel world. Out in Vegas, <a href="http://www.vegaschatter.com"><b>VegasChatter</b></a> is keeping us informed on what's going down in Sin City. </i><p> <p><b>Jaunted</b><br> &#183; <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/story/2011/12/27/171931/33/travel/17+Travel+Resolutions+We%27re+Making+for+2012"><b>Jaunted makes its own New Year's travel resolutions</b></a><br> &#183; <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/story/2011/12/26/222218/89/travel/Australia+on+New+Year%27s+Eve%3A+How+Aussies+Will+Boogie+Down%2C+Down+Under"><b>How <i>do</i> Australians celebrate New Year's, anyway?</i></b></a><br> &#183; <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/story/2011/12/21/131522/45/travel/TSA+Critics+Ring+in+the+Holidays+with+Their+Own+Christmas+Music+Video"><b>TSA makes a music video, and it's kinda good</b></a><br> &#183; <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/story/2011/12/28/6282/6826/travel/Tuk-Tuk+Taxis+Have+Arrived+in+Paris+%28and+They%27re+Free%29"><b>Tuk-Tuk Taxis in Paris!</b></a><br> <p><b>VegasChatter</b><br> &#183; <a href="http://www.vegaschatter.com/story/2011/12/27/15113/688/vegas-travel/New_Year_s_Eve_for_the_Vegas_Virgin"><b>Never spent a New Year's Eve in Vegas? This guide shows you how</b></a><br> &#183; <a href="http://www.vegaschatter.com/story/2011/12/28/11111/631/vegas-travel/A_Night_at_the_Roxbury_Err_Marquee"><b>VegasChatter braves the nightclub scene at Cosmopolitan</b></a><br> ASchechter 2011-12-28T17:12:37-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/12/27/124624/32 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/30451/Shelborne_room.jpg" class="top"><p>Hotel makeovers: fun when they're finished but hell in the meantime? That may have been the case for the <a href='http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel/local/2624'><strong>Shelborne South Beach</strong></a>, but the hotel has almost finished its massive overhaul, with 50 of its guest rooms now renovated to look like this. <p> As <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/10/28/11423/893/hotels/Sneak_a_Peek_at_the_Shelborne_s_Vesper_Cafe_Brasserie_#1">one commenter</a> pointed out last time we got an update, the hotel's <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g34439-d85050-Reviews-Shelborne_South_Beach-Miami_Beach_Florida.html">TripAdvisor reviews</a> have not been kind during the construction phase. Not having stayed at the hotel, we can't speak for the service, but we can say that if the photos of the new rooms and the poolside cabanas are true to life, then the new Shelborne is nothing if not pretty. If you want to book a room MsRebecca 2011-12-28T09:55:01-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/