HotelChatter - Tag: Snapshots

New York: Snapshot: A Look at The Plaza's Renovated $755 and Up Rooms

juliana — 2008-03-05T17:13:55-05:00

Yesterday, we got a little heated when discussing the audacity of The Plaza to charge $755 and up for its rooms and to tack on a $14.95 WiFi charge.

We've cooled down a bit today but not much.

Here's a snapshot that Ryan Charles added to the HotelChatter Flickr Pool of a double bed room. It's a lovely shot but we still don't think it's we can cough up the money for it.

See more of Ryan Charles snaps from The Plaza.

Lexington: Snapshot: Aloft and Element in Lexington Might Make Actual Opening Date

juliana — 2008-02-19T11:18:00-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/aloft_one.jpg" class="imgborder"> Thanks to a tipster in the Northeast we were able to see some construction shots of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/aloft%20hotels">Aloft Lexington</a> in Massachusetts, which is scheduled to be the very first Aloft hotel to open later this summer. And since the sister brand <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/element%20hotels">Element Hotel</a> is going up next to Aloft, we were able to get a report on that as well.Freezing tipster writes:<blockquote>Went by aloft / element in Lexington MA recently. tons of workers -- the two properties are right next to each other right off 128 South (think Sand Hill Road in Silicon Valley if you are west coast based). nice to see the construction site was very active and crowded -- should be able to

Snapshot: 'Crazy Hotel Workers' Is Now A Brand

amandak — 2008-02-13T13:00:01-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/chwkeychain.png" class="imgborder"> We haven't checked in with our favorite <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Crazy%20Hotel%20Workers">Crazy Hotel Workers</a> for a while, but now along with their blog they've got a website and a bunch of merchandise. But it's still the blog we love the best: recent entries feature guests like the Blonde Marlboro-Scented Wannabe Stripper Girl, those who demand the manager special or pretend to be AAA members when they're not, and a guest nicknamed the Dog Whistler who, yep, whistles to get the attention of the hotel staff.If you know your own crazy hotel worker, then check their merchandise page for some cool stuff. Our favorite is the Crazy Hotel Workers key chain, which comes with your choice of "room number" between 1

PM Linkage: Refurbished Rooms at Mondrian Hotel Los Angeles

AndrewC — 2008-02-11T17:05:01-05:00

<![CDATA[ <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/Mondrian_Sample_Room.jpg" class="imgborder">This is a snapshot that HotelChatter reader Michael, yes he goes by only one name, grabbed for us from the Morgans Hotel Group website featuring a refurbished room at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Mondrian+West+Hollywood/local/288">Mondrian Hotel Los Angeles</a> which as we all know, had a <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/12/4/15113/7313/hotels/Rapper_Pimp_C_Found_Dead_at_the_Mondrian_Hotel_on_Sunset">very bad year</a> last year.But these new rooms have have a touch of fantastical. Check out that crazy mirror and the orange "holder." And you can't beat new furniture not covered in Britney Spears' vomit.Yet while we knew the hotel would be getting some <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/7/20/12528/8795/hotels/Mondrian_West_Hollywood_to_Get_Hotel_Equivalent_of_Botox_and_Restylane">botox</a>, when we clicked the visual tour on the website, we didn't see any pics of these new rooms. Nor do they mention the refurbishment anywhere on the website.

London: Waldorf Hilton Rooms are 'Small But Nicely Done'

juliana — 2008-02-07T17:25:13-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/waldorfhilton.jpg" class="imgborder"> <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/stefanier/730410796/in/pool-hotelchatter">Mrs. Limestone</a> dropped this photo of a room at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Waldorf+Hilton/ian/114519">Waldorf Hilton</a> in London into the HotelChatter Flickr Pool describing it as "small but nicely done." Indeedy that looks pretty cramped but we are liking the interesting light fixture. Still you don't get much room for your money. Rates start at around $465.In other news: · One blogger videos the ballroom at the Alexandria Hotel in Downtown LA which is in desperate need of a renovation. We concur![<a href="http://mydowntownlosangeles.blogspot.com/2008/02/ballroom-on-second-floor-of-alexandria.html">MY Downtown Los Angeles</a>] · Sunday School, not the kind you went to when you were a kid, is happening at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Marseilles+Hotel/ian/130033">Marseilles Hotel</a> in SoBe [<a href="http://www.cooljunkie.com/forum/parties-events-flyers/124782-sunday-school-marseilles-hotel.html">Cool Junkie</a>] · Paris Hilton sluts up the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Liberty+Hotel/local/794">Libery Hotel</a> in