HotelChatter - Tag: Rhode Island Hotels

Warwick: Hurrah! The NYLO Warwick is Reopening on Monday

juliana — 2011-08-12T16:00:01-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/nylowarwick_lifestylesuite.jpg" class="top"> It took more than a year after much of the hotel was damaged during massive floods but finally, after extensive renovations, the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/NYLO+Hotel+Warwick/local/1286">NYLO Hotel</a> in Warwick, Rhode Island will be open once again this Monday. <a href="http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9P1E7H03.htm">Business Week</a> reports: <blockquote>Susan Shaw, the new general manager, said the 163-room hotel will open with between 35 and 40 employees, down from 60 at the time of the flood. It will add employees and should reach full capacity by early next year, she said. It will look much like it did before it closed. The restaurant will offer a new menu and have what Shaw described as a more "mellow" feel.</blockquote>Heading to Warwick and want to give the NYLO

Providence: What's Up with the Providence Hotel Inside a Masonic Temple?

pbb — 2011-02-18T10:31:12-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/4912/RenaissanceProvidence.jpg" class="top"> We just got back from a quick trip to Rhode Island, and had a chance to peek at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Renaissance+Providence+Hotel/ian/252949">Renaissance Providence Downtown</a> on the recommendation of a local friend. Turns out, the building, which is across from the State House, has <a href="http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F07E2DB1131F937A15751C1A9609C8B63">a fascinating history</a>. Original construction of the Neoclassical landmark started in 1926, when the building was meant to be a Masonic temple. But after a lack of funds halted construction in 1928, the building was abandoned and left largely untouched. A local historian told the New York Times in 2006:<blockquote>When I first came to work in the 1970s, you could go in there, and you could see the hand tools that were still sitting

Newport: Wondering What the Weather is Like in Newport? Just Ask Schmitty, Hyatt's Weather Dog

juliana — 2010-08-13T14:46:21-05:00

<![CDATA[<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/QXt2MO_tho8?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/QXt2MO_tho8?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>We've got a thing for <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/hotel animals">cute hotel animals</a> here and we've long covered the animals hard at "work" in hotels such as Kimpton Hotels <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/10/30/15959/963/hotels/A_Director_of_Pet_Relations_Gets_Put_to_Work_On_Halloween">Directors of Pet Relations</a> and even The Algonquin's fashionable housecat, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/8/8/115620/2271/hotels/Snapshot_Project_Kitty_Runway_a_Success_but_Felines_Look_Nonplussed">Matilda.</a> But the dog in residence at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hyatt+Regency+Newport/ian/127221">Hyatt Regency Newport</a> in Rhode Island might be the hardest working hotel dog in the biz. That's because <a href="http://www.schmittysays.com/">Schimitty</a>, a Yorkshire Terrier, delivers the news with Meteorologist and ABC Producer Ron Trotta. Ok "delivers" might be too strong of a word has Schmitty just hangs out while Ron gives the weather report but if you watch <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXt2MO_tho8">the

Newport: New Hotel Forty 1° North Opens at Forty 1° North Latitude in Newport

MsRebecca — 2010-07-19T09:11:19-05:00

When you think of Newport, Rhode Island, what comes to mind? History, preppy New Englanders, and yachts? Jazz? The harbor town definitely has a distinct scene going on, but its newest hotel, Forty 1� North is going for a more sophisticated beachy feel. Some of its amenities you might expect—like docking for 250-foot yachts. But then there are more modern features such as the boutique design and the in-room iPads. Bonus: even the marina has free WiFi.

Forty 1� North has both regular rooms and suites, and cottages and lofts with full kitchens, wet bars and gas fireplaces.

Warwick: NYLO Warwick Still Closed After Rhode Island Flooding

MsRebecca — 2010-04-12T12:45:34-05:00

Even in a year of earthquakes and snowicanes, the recent flooding in Rhode Island and other parts of the Northeast was some of the worst weather the region has seen. And for the still-new NYLO Warick the results were very bad indeed.

Two weeks after the storm, the hotel is still closed and may stay that way for up to four months, according to Hotels magazine. Local news channels in Warwick reported that two feet of water flooded the first floor of the hotel, which was being ripped out and replaced by clean-up crews repairing the damage.