HotelChatter - Tag: Sneak Peek

New York: Rooms at The Distrikt Not As Funky as the Hotel's Name Suggests

MsRebecca — 2009-11-20T10:44:30-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/30451/Distriktbed.jpg" class="top"> One of our favorite milestones when tracking a new hotel opening is the release of photos. Not renderings, not collages, but full color pictures of the guestrooms were so eager to check into. Today <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Distrikt+Hotel/local/1548">The Distrikt Hotel</a> reaches that milestone by posting photos on its <a href="http://www.facebook.com/DistriktHotelNYC">Facebook page</a>. Weve been dying for a glimpse inside the hotel since the funky collages on the <a href="http://www.distrikthotel.com/press-gallery.php">website</a>--while arty and cool--left us without a clue as to room design. Now The Distrikt delivers and were both relieved and disappointed. Relieved that the neighborhood theme is not an OTT mish-mash as it could have been, but a little sad that the décor plays it so safe. For all its savvy

Cartagena: Sneak Peek at The Cartagena de Indias Boutique Hotel

CourtScott — 2009-10-08T11:18:56-05:00

<![CDATA[<embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f8/1321361467" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashVars="videoId=44034153001&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="486" height="412" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" swLiveConnect="true" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed> Jaunted correspondent, <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/user/courtscott">Courtney Scott</a>, was one of the very first guests to stay the night at <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/city/cartagena">Cartagena</a>s newest luxury boutique hotel, the <a href="http://www.hotelcartagenadeindias.com/">Cartagena de Indias</a>. Watch the video above as she takes you on a guided tour. The six floors and 32 rooms of the Cartagena de Indias are sitting on prime real estate -- centered on a quiet street between Cartagenas three bustling plazas and a five minute walk to some of the sexiest restaurants in the old city, including Oh La La, Don Juan and La Perla. Although typical hotel amenities will not be fully operational until the November 11th grand opening

New York: A Sneak Peek at The Surrey Hotel

juliana — 2009-10-07T11:09:54-05:00

<![CDATA[<embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f8/1321361467" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashVars="videoId=43877604001&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="486" height="412" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" swLiveConnect="true" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed>While the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/10/6/102735/715/hotels/Inside_The_Crosby_Street_Hotel">Crosby Street Hotel</a> wowed us in downtown Manhattan, a sneak peek at <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Surrey/ian/119681">The Surrey Hotel</a> left us breathless uptown. If you love <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Carlyle+New+York/local/627">The Carlyle</a>, then you will love The Surrey which has the same elegance as The Carlyle, except it's now newer. (And it's just a block away.)The hotel won't soft-open until October 15 but we took a tour with the hotel's designer <a href="http://www.rottetstudio.com/LaurenRottet.html">Lauren Rottet</a> the other week and got a sneak peek at this model room on the 12th floor. This is a <a href="http://www.thesurrey.com/Salons-Suites.aspx?type=Grand-Deluxe-Salon">Grand Deluxe Salon</a> which averages about 330-sq.ft. and features a little sitting area off to the side of

Barcelona: Thanks to Facebook, We Get a Sneak Peek at the W Barcelona

juliab — 2009-09-25T10:15:00-05:00

There are still six days to go till it opens, but the folk at W Barcelona have stuck up some sneak peek photos on their Facebook page. The teases!

Up top is the the sundeck at the Altitude Terrace. Then there’s the WET Deck (loving the water all over the place)

Las Vegas: The Killer View of CityCenter from Hotel32

juliana — 2009-08-11T17:09:42-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/viewfromhotel32.jpg" class="top"> So we weren't in love with our experience at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/8/11/112843/626/hotels/Inside_The_Hard_Rock_s_New_Paradise_Tower">Paradise Tower at The Hard Rock</a> but we were might impressed by the new rooms at <a href="http://www.vegaschatter.com/story/2009/8/11/16235/6887/vegas-travel/Hotel32_The_New_Must_Book_Rooms_in_Vegas">Hotel32</a>, the new boutique floor atop the Monte Carlot Hotel and Casino.Here's a snapshot from the Hotel32 lounge which offers up killer views of CityCenter. What you're looking at right here is the <a href="http://www.vegaschatter.com/tag/aria">Aria Hotel and Casino</a>. In the corner, you can see the tip of the new Cirque du Soleil building which will house the Elvis show. Yes, an <a href="http://www.vegaschatter.com/story/2009/7/14/19312/0900/vegas-travel/Cirque_Du_Soleil_Releases_Glimpse_of_Its_Upcoming_Elvis_Show">Elvis Cirque du Soleil</a> show!After some pretty dark times this year, CityCenter is now moving forward with plans to open Aria, Vdara Resort and <a href="http://www.vegaschatter.com/story/2009/8/11/12437/7655/vegas-travel/Louis_Vuitton_Stamps_Its_Logo_on_The_Crystals_at_CityCenter">The Crystals</a>