OK, you can start hyperventilating! Park Hyatt Hotels has just announced that its two newest properties opening in China this year, The Park Hyatt Beijing and The Park Hyatt Shanghai, will each claim a record for "Highest" something-or-other.

Scheduled to debut yet this month, Beijing's Park Hyatt has rocketed up inside the city's highest building, playing host to a bevy of other record-breakers: "the city's highest spa, Pian Spa (59-60th floors), and the city's highest restaurant, China Grill (63-66th floors)." This means the moneyed Olympics-goers will have a perch to enjoy a 360-degree view of the city, above the smog.]]> JetSetCD 2008-07-17T15:45:58-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/5/22/12455/2442

We didn't know this but there's another Park Hyatt in Australia--The Park Hyatt Melbourne.

Lonely Planet describes Melbourne as an "avant-garde haven" where residents are "equally passionate about football and ballet, fashion and restaurants." It sounds like a perfect location for the uppity and expensive Park Hyatt brand.

The hotel is located on the banks of the city's Yarra River. It has 240 rooms, all of which look enormous although we're a little disappointed with the decor which really just looks like high-end manufactured Hyatt room furniture. There are no personal touches here but we bet you will like the deep-sunken tubs in each bathroom complete with TVs. ]]> juliana 2008-05-22T12:43:53-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/5/14/92532/7615 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Tarraleah_Bath_Tub_Tasmania.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <p>On a day when every hotel you're looking at booking starts to sound the same, a bit of out-there technology can help you make your mind up. <i>Travel + Leisure Australia</i> recently put together a list of their favorite hotel gadgets and gizmos, and there are a few hotels on their list that we would book just to check out their new technology. </p><p>They've got the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Peninsula+Tokyo/ian/255753"><b>Peninsula Tokyo</b></a> on their list, not just for the nail dryer and ultra-portable phone but also for the three mood lighting settings; speaking of lighting, the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Lodge+At+Tarraleah/ian/254372"><b>Tarraleah Lodge</b></a> in Tasmania has "chromatherapy" lighting in the bathtub so the water will glow the color of your mood.</p><p>There's more than just amandak 2008-05-14T09:54:39-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/4/23/21254/4756 <![CDATA[<p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/hillaryPA.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>The LA Time political blog, <a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2008/04/hillary-clin-12.html">Top of the Ticket</a> was kinda horrified to see that Hillary Clinton celebrated her Pennsylvania primary win at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Park+Hyatt+Philadelphia/ian/122660"><b>Park Hyatt Philadelphia</b></a>.<p>Why's that? Because the hotel used to be the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel:<blockquote><p>[T]he hostelry was the notorious scene of a mysterious illness in 1976 during an American Legion convention, later dubbed Legionnaires' disease. Thirty-four deaths were eventually traced to the Legionella pneumophila bacteria.</blockquote></p><p>Yikes, couldn't Hillary have picked a happier place than that? One suggestion: <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Loews+Hotel+Philadelphia/local/446"><b>The Loews Philadelphia</b></a> which just completed a $9 million renovation. <p>Fortunately, in the future Philly is going to be getting <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/3/19/121211/968/hotels/Philadelphia_to_Get_Probably_the_Coolest_Looking_Hotel_Building_Ever">all sorts of cool hotels</a> so the next presidential candidate will have plenty of options. juliana 2008-04-23T09:00:02-05:00 39.948751 -75.164580 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/1/30/6395/81786 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/ParkHyattMendozaOutdoors.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <p>Are you a big fan of Argentinean cooking or of good food and wine in general? Then you should mark February 12 to 17 in your diary and head on down to either the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Park+Hyatt+Buenos+Aires/local/232"><b>Park Hyatt Buenos Aires</b></a> or the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Park+Hyatt+Mendoza/ian/195942"><b>Park Hyatt Mendoza</b></a> (pictured) in Argentina. These two Hyatt hotels are holding the <b>Masters of Food &amp; Wine South America</b> event over that week and there will be plenty of input and inspiration for your taste buds and stomach.</p><p>The food and wine five-day fest will see the kitchens and vineyards of these two hotels setting out a series of special gourmet lunches and dinners, including tastings of local wines and cooking demonstrations by both Argentinean amandak 2008-01-30T13:00:01-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/