http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-24T23:23:39Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Puma%20Mongolian%20Shoe%20BBQ http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/11/27/12133/585 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/w_pumakicks.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>Just a few weeks ago <a href="Http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/w%20hotels"><b>W Hotels</b></a> launched a nifty little Mongolian Barbeque set for guests to play with in rooms but instead of cooking up meat, guests can create their own personalized Puma sneakers.<p>Here's our <a href="http://www.highsnobiety.com/home/the_daily_news/archive/2007/november/10/puma_mongolian_bbq_x_w_hotels/index.htm?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=27&amp;cHash=cef31ab15b">High Snobiety</a> describes it:<blockquote><p>Inspired by the tradition of creating personalized meals from a variety of ingredients, Puma's collection for W Hotels enables guests to become involved in the art of shoemaking; they can pick from a wide assortment of pre-cut materials to design their own individualized pair of shoes. Unique accoutrements, including special W shoelaces and insoles, add to the ultimate practical souvenir.</blockquote></p><p>It's not quite an instant purchase. Once guests have selected the type of shoe they wish to create, juliana 2007-11-27T12:13:31-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/