HotelChatter - Tag: Snapshots http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-24T22:44:07Z HotelChatter HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Snapshots Düsseldorf: New and Neat Melia Hotel Düsseldorf Open Now http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/5/75519/6122 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Melia_Hotel_Dusseldorf.jpg" class="top"><p> <p>Popped into our Hotelchatter Flickr Pool recently (thanks, <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14167012@N03/">jochenb</a>) were some pics of a new hotel in the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Sol%20Melia%20Hotels">Sol Melia Hotel</a> group: the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Melia+Duesseldorf/ian/328554"><b>Melia Hotel Düsseldorf</b></a>, Germany. It's just opened up last month and is certainly lookin' neat and tidy, if the photos are anything to go by.<p>More info about the new Melia: it's right in the center of Düsseldorf, and it's opposite the Hofgarten, famous for being the oldest public park in the whole of Germany. And it's close to shopping and sightseeing districts, and most conveniently, just a ten-minute drive from the airport.<p>The Düsseldorf Melia has some opening offer rates starting with their basic double room at &#128;99 ($145) or &#128;139 ($205) amandak 2009-11-05T14:19:22-05:00 Marriott Hotels May Have a Thing for Fugly Carpeting http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/8/26/174651/523 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/marriotthuntvalleyfug.jpg" class="top"><p> We know, we know. You don't need to tell us again that hotels pick dizzying carpet patterns for their guest rooms, hallways and meeting rooms to hide stains and the signs of wear and tear they undergo but seriously, there are better ways to go about it. Marriott, we're talking to you. <p>A <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/comments/2009/7/28/155939/925/3">commenter</a> on our post over the fugly carpeting going inside the eagerly awaited <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/7/28/155939/925/hotels/Is_There_Time_for_JW_Marriott_at_L_A_Live_To_Reconsider_Their_Carpeting_"><b> JW Marriott at LA Live</b></a> pointed us in the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mhaithaca/1393539301/">direction</a> of another Marriott offender--<a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Baltimore+Marriott+Hunt+Valley+Inn/ian/106387"><b>The Marriott Hunt Valley</b></a> near Baltimore. Good lord, we just got the spins. Is this really necessary?<p>In other noteworthy comments: <br>&#183; <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/comments/hotel-ian-136116/1"><b>A bad stay at the Miramonte Resort & Spa</b></a><br>&#183; <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/comments/2009/8/25/162436/903/1"><b>Spa juliana 2009-08-27T17:45:11-05:00 New York: Snapshot: A Look at The Plaza's Renovated $755 and Up Rooms http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/3/5/171016/3468

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.]]> juliana 2008-03-05T17:13:55-05:00 40.764275 -73.973006 Lexington: Snapshot: Aloft and Element in Lexington Might Make Actual Opening Date http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/2/19/11127/3736 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/aloft_one.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> 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"><b>Aloft Lexington</b></a> in Massachusetts, which is scheduled to be the very first Aloft hotel to open later this summer. <p>And since the sister brand <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/element%20hotels"><b>Element Hotel</b></a> is going up next to Aloft, we were able to get a report on that as well.<p>Freezing tipster writes:<blockquote><p>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 juliana 2008-02-19T11:18:00-05:00 Snapshot: 'Crazy Hotel Workers' Is Now A Brand http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/2/13/55432/4811 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/chwkeychain.png" class="imgborder"><p> <p>We haven't checked in with our favorite <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Crazy%20Hotel%20Workers"><b>Crazy Hotel Workers</b></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.</p><p>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 amandak 2008-02-13T13:00:01-05:00 Search HotelChatter Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/