http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T11:09:55Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Penguin%20Gate http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/7/13/123752/388 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/penguins_ritz.jpg"><p>We never would have thought that Hallmark Channel, the creator of all things warm and fuzzy and starring Kellie Martin, would be responsible for breathing new life into Penguin Gate.<p>The first Penguin Gate happened back in 2005 when P.Diddy and the folks at <a href="http://www.hotelvictorsouthbeach.com"><b>Hotel Victor</b></a> in South Beach decided having a couple of scared-looking penguins stand in the middle of a hotel party would be cool, much to the dismay of PETA.<p>This time, Hallmark Channel brought some penguins from either Sea World or the San Diego Zoo to hang around their pool party at the <a href="http://www.ritzcarlton.com/hotels/huntington/"><b>Ritz Carlton Huntington Hotel &amp; Spa</b></a> in Pasadena, as part of the <a href="http://www.tvcritics.org">Television Critics Association</a> Press Tour.<p>A TV critic for the juliana 2006-07-13T12:56:36-05:00 34.122411 -118.13383 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2005/2/25/162452/601 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/pdiddy_vic.jpg" align="right"> <p>The plot thickens...</p> <p>According to the New York Post, while six scared penguins were snout taped for display purposes at the <b>Hotel Victor</b> opening party, <b>P.Diddy</b> was busy cashing in. Appears the hotel shelled out nearly $100G for Diddy to host the party and crash at their new pad last weekend. However, despite a deal with the Victor not to go to any other hotels that weekend, Diddy broke the exclusivity clause when he dined with <b>Demi Moore Kutcher</b> at the <b>Delano</b>. Yup, that's right, the topless hotel pool touting Delano. Can't nobody hold him down, oh no.</p> <p>Oh, and it appears Diddy ranks ahead of at least one sorry party girl. Mz. <b>Tara Reid</b> was invited juliana 2005-02-25T16:50:28-05:00 25.782546 -80.130474 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2005/2/25/11435/6571 <![CDATA[<img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/hotel_victor_penguins.jpg"> <p> This Hotel Victor opening just keeps getting better. </p> <p> According to the <a href="http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/10975802.htm">Miami Herald,</a> last weekends Hotel Victor opening party, which we <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2005/2/17/1898/05510/Title/Miami_Hotel_Scene_The_Vic_Off_And_Running">earlier told you</a> included Victoria Prado and a circus-style motorcycle wheel of death, also included a six pack of scared, cowering penguins. </p> <p> Loud music, strobe lights, rings of fire with motorcycles jumping through them--hmm--this doesn't sound like the kind of environment we see penguins in on the National Geographic Channel. </p> <p>PETA must have "snout tapped penguins" queued up as a Google news alert, because they are already all over this one.</p> <p> <a href="http://www.pagesix.com">Page Six</a> is reporting that P.Diddy, the parties host is now in the midst of markj 2005-02-25T11:49:54-05:00 25.782546 -80.130474 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/