HotelChatter - Tag: Space Hotels

Five Essentials To Pack For A Week At The Space Hotel

ASchechter — 2011-08-19T12:37:15-05:00

In other space news this week, a Russian company is opening the world's first space hotel, located 217 miles above ground. Which will certainly make for great travel photography—but maybe not so great for, you know, 'exploring the neighborhood.'

CNN reports on the float-el, which is scheduled to open in 2016 under the name Commercial Space Station. Gee, how romantic. If you're game—and the �100,000 hasn't spooked you yet (not to mention the �500,000 cost just to get there)—here are some tips on what you'll need to bring with you.

New York: Elmo. NASA. The Eventi Hotel. What's Not To Like?

ASchechter — 2011-08-17T08:58:43-05:00

Apparently, the prospect of meeting real, live members of the Atlantis Space Shuttle crew, while bouncing around on an inflatable Mars space rover wasn't enticing enough. So now, the Eventi Hotel is throwing Elmo into the mix.

Apparently, the fuzzy red guy made an appearance last month at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where NASA's final space shuttle mission took off. So his presence totally makes sense. Right? Honestly, the whole NASA-Eventi-Sesame Street triumvirate strikes us as a little random. But getting to play with space toys and a Sesame Street character? At a hotel? That's too hard to pass up.

Mark Your Diaries For Take Off In 2016 If The Latest Space Hotel Rumor Can Be Believed

pbb — 2011-03-01T14:01:34-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/4912/BigelowSpaceHotel.jpg" class="top"> True, there are only <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/story/2011/2/28/03942/8131/travel/There+Are+Only+Two+More+Chances+to+Watch+the+Space+Shuttle+Launch%2C+Ever">two more Space Shuttle launches to go</a>, but geek idol and hotelier Robert Bigelow says that ain't no thing. The Budget Suites of America founder is planning a space hotel that could be in orbit as early as 2016. Yay, for <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/5/10142/9937/hotels/Listen_The_Space_Hotel_is_Not_Going_to_Open_in_2012">even</a> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/9/30/121840/749/hotels/How_Many_More_Times_Do_We_Have_to_Hear_About_a_Planned_Space_Hotel_">more</a> space hotel rumors! What makes us actually, kinda sorta believe this one? For one thing, Bigelow has already launched two prototypes, through his holding company Bigelow Aerospace, so he's already much farther along than your average space hotel developer. (<a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Richard%20Branson">Ahem</a>.) He's also got a plan to make some money, <a href="http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/space/os-nasa-commercial-future-20110227,0,1522468,full.story">reports the Orlando Sentinel</a>:<blockquote>Bigelow officials said they plan to target space-faring countries looking to expand their

How Many More Times Do We Have to Hear About a 'Planned' Space Hotel?

juliana — 2010-09-30T12:35:42-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/spacehotels_meteor.jpg" class="top"> Space Hotels might just be another flash in the sky.Here's yet another <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/space hotels">Space Hotel</a> making the rounds on the interwebs today. A Russian firm, Energia, has teamed up with Orbital Technologies to create a hotel that no one except wealthy billionaires will be able to afford. Their space hotel will essentially be a private space station that can fit up to seven people. <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=11765508">ABC News</a> reports:<blockquote>The hotel will provide facilities for scientific research, media projects and entertainment and will be able to dock with Russia's Soyuz manned spacecraft and Progress transport craft, Orbital said in a statement. Private investors have pledged to commit between $100 million and $1 billion, said [Alexander Derechin, the

Listen, The Space Hotel is Not Going to Open in 2012

juliana — 2009-11-05T10:23:42-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/galacticsuites.jpg" class="top"> We linked to the news that the very first Space Hotel would open in 2012 in our <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/2/13458/3757/hotels/Don_t_Worry_Your_Bliss_Toiletries_Are_Still_Safe">hotel news briefs</a> on Monday. That's because we didn't think something so far-fetched really merited an entire post but today we thought we'd put our thoughts out there on the <a href="http://www.galacticsuite.com/">Galactic Suite Space Resort</a>. For starters, it's not going to open in 2012. Does anyone not remember Lance Bass' dream to go to outer space? Look how well that turned out. And most ambitious hotel plans never make their opening date so we're gonna go ahead and say that outer space probably has some unique factors that could contribute to a <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/hotel delays">delay.</a>Second, let's talk about price.