http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2008-08-21T21:40:56Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Peninsula%20Hotels http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/5/21/04813/4448 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/jinmaoatrium.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <i>Warning: This picture of the Grand Hyatt Shanghai might give you vertigo. Whoa....</i><p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotels/city/cn/Shanghai"><b>Shanghai</b></a> is so hot right now. In every shop from the Bund to People's Park you are assaulted with pieces of new cultural brands: stuffed animals for the Beijing Olympics, World Expo 2010 cell phone straps, and etched crystal replicas of their tallest skyscraper, the World Financial Center.<p>Like Budapest, Shanghai is divided by its river into two sides with very different agendas: Pudong for international business and ambitious development, and Puxi for old school flavor and street life in and amongst vestiges of the city's opium-fueled past.<p>On a recent visit to Shanghai we made sure to scope out the top two hotels set to JetSetCD 2008-05-21T10:05:01-05:00 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/2007/12/3/165413/030 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/peninsulamanila.jpg" class="imgborder"><p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Peninsula+Hotel+Manila/local/1008"><b>The Peninsula Hotel Manila</b></a> has reopened after a scary <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7124819.stm">failed military seige</a> took place there last week. <blockquote><p>The Peninsula Hotel has now formally re-opened, after repairs said to cost more than $100,000. It estimates it lost $1.2m through the alleged coup attempt. </blockquote></p><p> That is almost as bad as <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/britney%20spears">Britney Spears</a> spending a night at the Peninsula Beverly Hills.<p>Some more hotel news:<br>&#183; <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+@+MIT/local/355"><b>The Hotel@MIT</b></a>, one of our favorite <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/3/14/112953/930/hotels/Best_Geek_Hotels_in_the_World">Geek Hotels</a>, is going to become a Le Meridien Hotel. The luxury brand will replace the geeky but cool @ name. [<a href="http://www.boston.com/business/globe/articles/2007/12/03/hotelmit_sold_to_be_a_meridien/">Boston Globe</a>]<br>&#183; Visit Bill Clinton's hometown by staying at the newly opened <b>Capitol Hotel</b> in Little Rock [<a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/travel/ci_7624297?nclick_check=1">Mercury News</a>]<br>&#183; <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/10/3/132633/370/hotels/Bono_s_Hotel_Plans_Strike_Pride_In_the_Name_of_Angry_Dubliners">U2's latest juliana 2007-12-03T17:10:40-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/11/30/151848/25 <![CDATA[<p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/heard_around2.png" class="imgborder"><i>We have spies all over the hotel industry who like to send various miscellaneous tips our way. Some of these are post-worthy, others are not much more than one sentence tid-bits. So here's the latest batch of whispers through the hotel grapevine.</i><p>We had a little surprise bit of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/11/28/95548/356/hotels/Heard_Around_the_Mexican_Hotel_World">Heard Around the Mexican Hotel World</a> earlier this week and now we bring you our regularly scheduled programming.<p>&#183; <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/britney%20spears">Britney Spears</a> has reportedly been blacklisted from the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Peninsula+Beverly+Hills/local/550"><b>Peninsula Hotel</b></a> in Beverly Hills after a paparazzi there got into a scuffle with a hotel security guard. Apparently, the Peninsula is not willing to sacrifice the peace and quiet of their swank hotel and their other high-profile guests for juliana 2007-11-30T16:22:38-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/10/2/102944/481 <![CDATA[<p><embed src="http://admin.brightcove.com/destination/player/player.swf" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashVars="allowFullScreen=true&initVideoId=1214038033&servicesURL=http://www.brightcove.com&viewerSecureGatewayURL=https://www.brightcove.com&cdnURL=http://admin.brightcove.com&autoStart=false" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="bcPlayer" width="400" height="339" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" swLiveConnect="true" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed> <p><br>Britney Spears sure must be happy that she doesn't have to care for her kids no more because just after a judge ordered K-Fed full custody of Sean Preston and Jayden James, the spastic celeb headed to the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Peninsula+Beverly+Hills/local/733"><b>Peninsula Hotel</b></a> in Beverly Hills.<p><a href="http://www.tmz.com/2007/10/02/brit-loses-kids-gets-new-digs/">TMZ</a> is reporting that Brit has checked in and plans to stay a while. Despite Britney being clothed in wacky attire, the hotel staff at the Peninsula gave the train wreck their full attention, with one guy running in after her to ensure she gets in ok.<p>Speaking of wacky attire, we stopped in the Peninsula the other week to check-out the spa juliana 2007-10-02T10:31:21-05:00 34.065901 -118.41114 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/