http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-15T10:49:31Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Soho%20Grand%20Hotel%20Reviews http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/10/31/02227/804 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/reese_ryan.jpg"><p>Of course, a marriage like that of Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillipe doesn't simply end overnight. These types of breakups tend to be the result of years of festering anger at the other spouse's behavior (he likes to party too much and was wasted at the Oscar awards earlier this year; she is apparently a Type-A anal type) that finally burst open, unleashing all sorts of ugliness.<p>But Roger Friedman of <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,226297,00.html">Fox News gossip</a> thinks he may have witnessed the final moments of the couple's marriage while at an after-premiere party for Ryan's new movie, "Flags of Our Fathers" at Manhattan's <a href="http://www.sohogrand.com"><b>Soho Grand.</b></a><blockquote><p>The couple went out on the roof terrace and had a knock-down, drag-out fight. It looked juliana 2006-10-31T09:20:01-05:00 40.721951 -74.004111 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/10/26/12123/261 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/soho_grand_view.jpg"><p> The above photo was taken from room 633 at New York's <a href="http://www.sohogrand.com"><b>Soho Grand Hotel,</b></a> where we stayed earlier this week.<p> Last year, after our brief visit to the Soho Grand, we gave the hotel <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2005/11/1/152848/612/hotels/Stay+Classy%2C+Soho+Grand+Hotel">a list of unsolicited suggestions</a>. Soho Grand was cool enough to <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2005/12/16/85947/560/hotels/Soho+Grand+Responds+To+HotelChatter">reply to us</a>, and a year later, we decide to visit the Soho Grand to see if she did indeed stay classy.<p> What did we find? Well, last year we had to pay $400 for our mid-week one night stay, and this year? Over $500. The price came as no real shock, as $500 hotel stays in downtown New York are run-of-the-mill this fall--yeah, depressing we know.<p> Rates aside, what markj 2006-10-26T12:30:39-05:00 40.721951 -74.004111 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/9/27/17527/1306 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/sohogrand_story.jpg"> <p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/maps/Downtown-New-York-City-Hotel-Scene-Map"><b>Click Here to Go Straight to the Downtown NYC Map</b></a><p><a href="http://www.sohogrand.com"><b>The Soho Grand</b></a> opened up way back in 1996 around the time dowtown NYC was starting to become cool again, making it the old maid on our downtown map. However, despite age and celebrity guests the hotel manages to stay atop of the game.<p> <b>Room Rules</b><br>There's 363 rooms in this hotel for you to choose from, all sporting "natural materials" of wood, clay, canvas, and leather. But despite the earthy decore the rooms are full of hi-tech amenities like flat-screen TVs, digital cable, iPods, and Bose Sound Docks along with luxury toiletries from Malin+Goetz, Frette linens, a gourmet mini-bar and a pet goldfish upon request. And after juliana 2006-10-03T11:48:10-05:00 40.721951 -74.004111 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/