http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-23T21:45:10Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Party%20Dispatch http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/6/4/162436/9031 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/cornellgalabill.jpg" class="top"> <p>As we mentioned <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/6/3/163335/0016/hotels/Bill_Marriott_Awarded_Icon_of_the_Industry_Honor">yesterday</a>, we hit up the <b>Cornell Icon of the Industry Awards Dinner</b> on Tuesday night to witness perennial HotelChatter crush object <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/bill marriott">Bill Marriott</a></b> accept the first-ever "Icon of the Industry" award from the <b>Cornell University School of Hotel Administration</b> (and, full disclosure, this editor's alma mater). Held at Billy's massive <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/New+York+Marriott+Marquis+Times+Square/ian/115902"><b>Marriott Marquis Hotel </b></a>in Times Square, the gala was a star-studded event: we rubbed elbows with hospitality industry bigwigs ranging from David Marriott to Nobu restaurateur Drew Nieporent. <p>Honored for his personal and professional achievements over his tremendous 50-plus-year career, the school gave this award to Mr. Marriott for his commitment to service he demonstrated from his humble beginnings working Jenna 2009-06-04T16:41:01-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/6/3/163335/0016 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/marriottcornell1.jpg" class="top"><p>Last night the Cornell School of Hotel Administration awarded <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/bill%20marriott"><b>Bill Marriott</b></a> with its first ever <b>Icon of the Industry</b> award at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/New+York+Marriott+Marquis+Times+Square/ian/115902">Marriott Marquis Hotel</a> in Times Square. And guess what? HotelChatter was there to watch! And we were like, legally allowed guests. No party crashing here!<p>If you were watching our <a href="http://www.twitter.com/hotelchatter">Twitter</a> feed, then you already know a bit of how the event went down. But while Bill managed to sneak away before we could meet him (or even just brush up against his arm real quick), he made a sweet impression on us and the rest of the hotel industry folk who attended. <p>His speech was pitch-perfect with the right amount of self-deprecation, a juliana 2009-06-03T17:02:16-05:00 40.7582130 -73.985624 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/4/28/16527/2938 <![CDATA[<P><object id="flashObj" width="486" height="412" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0"><param name="movie" value="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9/4862856001?isVid=1&publisherID=1321358962" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="flashVars" value="@videoPlayer=21385518001&playerID=4862856001&domain=embed&" /><param name="base" value="http://admin.brightcove.com" /><param name="seamlesstabbing" value="false" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="swLiveConnect" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9/4862856001?isVid=1&publisherID=1321358962" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashVars="@videoPlayer=21385518001&playerID=4862856001&domain=embed&" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="486" height="412" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" swLiveConnect="true" allowScriptAccess="always" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed></object><br><i>The first chef up in the Star Chefs rotation talks about his fave dishes (Andres Jimenez, Executive Chef of the <b><A href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Ritz+Carlton+Denver/ian/261391">Ritz-Carlton Denver</a></b>).</i> <p>Last night, we hit up the appropriately-swanky launch soiree of the <b><A href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/ritz-carlton hotels">Ritz-Carlton Hotels</a></b><b>/Lufthansa Airlines partnership</b>, the newly-formed <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/4/24/121834/950/hotels/Ritz_Carlton_Food_Will_Fly_the_Freundlich_Skies">"Star Chefs"</a></b> program we told you about earlier this week. Starting May 1st, selected chefs from Ritz-Carlton properties around the United States will be sending their fine food up into the friendly skies for the Jenna 2009-04-28T16:57:09-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/4/24/15255/8681 <![CDATA[<p><object id="flashObj" width="486" height="412" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0"><param name="movie" value="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9/4862856001?isVid=1&publisherID=1321358962" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="flashVars" value="@videoPlayer=20972766001&playerID=4862856001&domain=embed&" /><param name="base" value="http://admin.brightcove.com" /><param name="seamlesstabbing" value="false" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="swLiveConnect" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9/4862856001?isVid=1&publisherID=1321358962" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashVars="@videoPlayer=20972766001&playerID=4862856001&domain=embed&" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="486" height="412" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" swLiveConnect="true" allowScriptAccess="always" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed></object> <p>As we mentioned <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/4/24/93251/8815/hotels/Only_at_a_W_Hotel_And_Only_in_New_Jersey">this morning</a>, we hit up last night's grand opening bash of the <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/W+Hoboken/ian/308971">W Hoboken</a></b>, the newest property (and, fun fact, the smallest-city location) from hip Starwood chain W Hotels. And, like, yeah: it was Hoboken. What we want to know is this: how the F (or how the W, teehee) did they get so many people to come? The place was absolutely packed. <p>Oh yeah, it was a big night for Jerz: Jenna 2009-04-24T15:42:10-05:00 40.7392888 -74.028141 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/10/20/13742/177 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/andazreaderinresidence.jpg" class="imgborder"> <p>On Friday, we <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/10/17/10315/349/hotels/Guess_the_Hotel_This_Hotel_Staffer_s_Uniform_Looks_Comfy">posted</a> a <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Guess%20the%20Hotel">Guess the Hotel</a> that we weren't too sure you would be able to nail. We asked you which new hotel brand would require a staffer to wear PJ's for a uniform -- and the answer was not only a new brand, but it was a brand that still hasn't crossed the pond over to the US yet. <p>But, true to form, we have the most hardcore of hotel geeks among our readership -- and a couple of superstars got it right away (or maybe we blew our cover when we wrote some insidery news about the same brand on the same day): the brand is <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Andaz%20Hotels"><b>Hyatt's Andaz</b></a>, and the Jenna 2008-10-20T13:55:30-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/