HotelChatter - Tag: Oprah Winfrey

Australia's Gone Mad for Oprah, Now How Long Before Hotel Rates Follow?

MsRebecca — 2010-12-15T08:45:54-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/30451/Oprah_InterCon.jpg" class="top">Oprah on the balcony of the InterContinental Sydney.Thanks to Hugh Jackman <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3m4gz94Gyw&feature=player_embedded">banging his face up</a> while zip-lining onto Oprah's Sydney Opera House stage, people of all nations--not just the O-mad Aussies--know that Ms. Winfrey is in the house. But which hotels has Oprah been shacking up in while down under--and what does this mean for their futures? We already suspected she would head to <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Qualia/local/742">Qualia</a> on Hamilton Island, but even we're impressed with the number of high-end hotels and resorts Oprah and her team have managed to hit up in less than a week. After Qualia, there was <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Longitude+131/local/250">Longitude 131</a> in the Northern Territory and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/CROWN+TOWERS/local/1778">Crown Towers</a> in Melbourne. Meanwhile, her 300-strong entourage that

Hamilton Island: Is Oprah About To Get Her Qualia On Down Under?

MsRebecca — 2010-12-01T09:20:46-05:00

This could be Oprah.

No, that headline is not a euphemism. Did you catch that episode of Oprah where she told her audience of screaming middle-aged women that they were all going to Australia? (If not, here it is.) Well, the big trip is finally taking place next week but as the Sydney Morning Herald reports, O's visit is cloaked in secrecy. Except for the rumors that she has made a rezzie at Hamilton Island resort Qualia, that is.

This is still unconfirmed, like almost everything else about the three episodes of The Oprah Winfrey Show being filmed down under--not even guest Hugh Jackman has been told what's going on!

Maui: Oprah Wants to Run a B&B in Hawaii But We Doubt You Could Get In

juliana — 2010-10-14T08:20:03-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/oprahwinfrey_b_bhawaii.jpg" class="top"> When we think of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/oprah winfrey">Oprah Winfrey</a> and hotels, our memory takes us back to 2007 when she threw down some pretty <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/5/18/02743/1483/hotels/_Oprah_Is_a_Terrible_Hotel_Guest">outrageous demands</a> for a one-night stay at a hotel in Anaheim including room-temperature bottled water, restrictions on hotel employees entering her room and that her breakfast be made within 10 minutes.Yet Oprah does have extensive hotel experience around the world and we guess she's going to draw on those experiences when she opens her own B&B in Hawaii.<a href="http://www.nationalenquirer.com">The National Enquirer</a> is reporting that O is renovating a 12-bedroom inn on the island of Maui. The place is the former site of the Silver Cloud Guest Ranch which Oprah purchased seven years ago.

Chicago: The Hard Rock Chicago Offering Special 'Oprah' Rates of $149 a Night

juliana — 2009-09-04T15:19:28-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/hardrockoprah.jpg" class="top"> It's not just the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/9/2/222313/9977/hotels/Keep_Oprah_s_Season_Kickoff_Party_Going_At_The_Affinia_Chicago">Affinia Chicago</a> that's celebrating Oprah's 24th season <a href="http://www.oprah.com/article/oprahshow/20090908-tows-chicago-kickoff-party">kickoff extravaganza</a> with special rates. The <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hard+Rock+Hotel+Chicago/ian/216967">Hard Rock Chicago</a> is also getting in on the fun. Room rates for September 6 through September 9 are now $149 (as opposed to $199). The rate also includes free WiFi (so you can Facebook your status and Twitpic your party pics).Interestingly, the rate is only available online at preferredhotelrate.com/oprah. We hopped on that site to see if those rates were good and indeed they were. Plus the rate comes with 10 percent off coupon at the hotel's China Grill. Wanna splurge for city views? Those rooms start at $179. If budget is your concern, the Affinia

Chicago: Keep Oprah's Season Kickoff Party Going At The Affinia Chicago

Jennifer Kester — 2009-09-03T08:49:45-05:00

Oprah tickets are harder to score than this season's new Chanel handbag, but the daytime diva is shutting down Michigan Avenue to throw a huge, free block party on Sept. 8 to celebrate the start of her TV show's 24th season.

If you don't want to have to fight crazy book club members to get into the televised event, the Affinia Chicago offers you a strategy: stay at its nearby hotel to be close to the action and you'll get a room for $109 per night.