http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-13T06:33:28Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Penthouse%20Suites http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/10/10/75050/598 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/738px_Ernest_Bai_Koroma__ABr_1637VC0012.jpg" class="top"><p><i>President Ernest Bai Koroma, center</i> <p>When we learned the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/9/28/22856/5659/hotels/Taxi_Drivers_Can_t_Stand_The_UNGA_But_Hotels_Kinda_Like_Em">particular</a> hotel used by the President of Sierra Leone during the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/UN%20Hotels"><b>United Nations General Assembly</b></a> in NYC, of course, we figured it was worth sharing. And even more so when we found out that the four-year official had supposedly taken up three floors of the hotel. <p>But in fact, as we learned from a rather petulant email we received at the beginning of the weekend (from the Sierra Leone embassy, no less), the President and his entourage <b>only took up two floors of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hyatt+48Lex/local/4814"><b>Hyatt 48Lex</b></a>&#151;the penthouse floor and the one below</b>. Phew. Well, that really clears things up. Between <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/9/26/82340/5597/hotels/The_Hilton_Muffin_Drama_Gently_Winds_Down">$16 muffins</a> and this, we were ASchechter 2011-10-10T09:12:17-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/2/21/85636/5438 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/4912/trumpsohopenthouseview.jpg" class="top"></p> <p>The <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Trump+Soho/local/274">Trump Soho</a></b> sends word that their full collection of 11 penthouse suites is finally open for booking, after the hotel's April debut, meaning you can now spend the night with panoramic views of New Jersey and Manhattan&#151;if you can afford the price of admission.</p> <p>We had a chance recently to scope a couple of the suites and the views are indeed magnificent, including the cityscapes from bathtubs and a direct view up Sixth Avenue to the skyscrapers of Midtown. (The view was even better from the 400-square-foot outdoor terrace attached to one of the suites.) On the west side of the hotel, guests can spy <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Standard+NYC/local/795">The Standard</a></b>, which looks remarkably tiny from the 44th pbb 2011-02-21T12:01:25-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/2/5/182119/1440 <![CDATA[<p><embed src="http://services.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f8/1321361467" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashVars="videoId=11867863001&playerId=1321361467&viewerSecureGatewayURL=https://console.brightcove.com/services/amfgateway&servicesURL=http://services.brightcove.com/services&cdnURL=http://admin.brightcove.com&domain=embed&autoStart=false&" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="400" height="300" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" swLiveConnect="true" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed><p><p>We're not exactly sure how you go about fully getting your money's worth when paying $20K a night for <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Plaza/ian/105314"><b>The Plaza's</b></a> recently renovated penthouse-level Royal Terrace Suite. We suggest not leaving for more than fifteen minutes because the room runs you roughly $833 an hour. <p>We were able to tour the Royal Terrace Suite, the largest (2,000 square feet) and priciest of the six glorious Manhattan penthouse suites. Alas, after careful consideration, we have come to the decision that we definitely do want to live in one, and we'll even settle for the $10,000 a night Edwardian Suite. How we'll make that happen? We aren't quite sure yet. shiralevine 2009-02-12T15:36:03-05:00 40.7642950 -73.972997 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/11/6/10025/7202 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/downtownSD.jpg" class="top"><p>The <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Setai+San+Diego/ian/271487"><b>Setai San Diego</b></a> (remember, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/10/10/103836/07/hotels/Setai_San_Diego_Not_Related_to_The_Setai_in_Miami_Beach">no relation</a> to the Miami Beach property) will be opening next month in the city's downtown area and this isn't just some hack property that grabbed the Setai name. The Setai will probably end up being THE luxury hotel in San Diego and by luxury hotel we don't mean the kind that our parents and grandparents like. No, we mean the kind that we like.<p> The standouts at this hotel seem to be its suite offerings. There are 37 suites--17 of those are one-bedroom suites and 20 are luxe suites which come with full Italian kitchens, Miele and Sub Zero appliances, full living rooms, balconies, private bedrooms and baths. South-facing suites juliana 2008-11-06T10:11:17-05:00 32.7163133 -117.16014 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/9/9/53854/09376 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Mansfield_Renwick_Penthouse_NY.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <p>New York City's <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Mansfield+Hotel/ian/117801"><b>Mansfield Hotel</b></a> is already swanky enough, but for those with even a bit more cash they've just opened their renovated penthouse suite, the <b>Renwick Duplex Penthouse</b>.<p>The Renwick penthouse covers 1,400 square feet over two floors plus a loft, and it's bright and airy with floor-to-ceiling windows--but it's also full of technology like electronic blackout shades so you can control just how much light gets in.<p>And there's more technology: three huge LCD TVs in all the right places (living room, Jacuzzi room and bedroom--the last one retracts into a cabinet at the foot of your bed), plus free WiFi and an iPod docking station.<p>If you're feeling social you can also turn the penthouse into amandak 2008-09-09T11:06:57-05:00 40.7550100 -73.981095 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/