HotelChatter - Tag: Super Secret Hotel Mavens

Moscow: Russian Hotels for Ballers: Spying on The Ritz-Carlton Moscow

HotelChatter — 2008-04-24T10:39:50-05:00

<![CDATA[Our Super Secret Hotel Maven network extends far and wide and thanks to another SSHM, we have a mini-guide to Russia's luxe hotels--perfect for ballers, high-rollers and Russian mobsters. It's a mini-guide because it's really only a few hotels in St. Petersburg and Moscow. Our last hotel in the series: <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Ritz-Carlton+Moscow/ian/238222">Ritz-Carlton Moscow.</a> Enjoy.<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/rhb_ritzmoscow.jpg" class="imgborder">After a little sleepy time in Moscow, I woke up at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/4/17/14176/1980/hotels/Russian_Hotels_for_Ballers_Ararat_Park_Hyatt_Moscow">Ararat Park Hyatt</a> and pulled the blinds open. Snow was falling on Red Square, and it looked pretty, and pretty cold as well. Though I was fearful that my day which began quite pleasantly would be tarnished by the blistery cold weather, I decided to brave the streets. When else would I

St. Petersburg: Russian Hotels for Ballers: The Grand Hotel Europe

HotelChatter — 2008-04-15T15:42:52-05:00

<![CDATA[Our Super Secret Hotel Maven network extends far and wide and thanks to another SSHM, we have a mini-guide to Russia's luxe hotels--perfect for ballers, high-rollers and Russian mobsters. It's a mini-guide because it's really only a few hotels in St. Petersburg and Moscow. Up next: <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Grand+Hotel+Europe/ian/127219">The Grand Hotel Europe.</a> Enjoy.<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/grandeuropepburg.jpg" class="imgborder">Now on to my favorite hotel in St. Petersburg, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Grand+Hotel+Europe/ian/127219">Grand Hotel Europe. </a> I actually didn't want to like this place, because well, it's an Orient Express property. And frankly, when I think of Orient Express, I think of Ben-Gay stank old ladies. The hotel is thankfully in a bustling part of St. Petersburg. Before I made my way over to this area, known as Nevsky

St. Petersburg: Russian Hotels for Ballers: St. Petersburg Continued

HotelChatter — 2008-04-14T14:43:53-05:00

<![CDATA[Our Super Secret Hotel Maven network extends far and wide and thanks to another SSHM, we have a mini-guide to Russia's luxe hotels--perfect for ballers, high-rollers and Russian mobsters. It's a mini-guide because it's really only a few hotels in St. Petersburg and Moscow. Up next: <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Eliseev+Palace+Hotel/ian/221153">The Eliseev Palace</a> and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Angleterre+Hotel/ian/189682">Hotel Angleterre</a>. Enjoy.<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/eliseeveroom.jpg" class="imgborder">Eliseev Palace<a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotels/city/ru/St.%20Petersburg">St. Petersburg</a> is a lovely city, I guess. The architecture is delightfully institutional. The snow, I mean slush, is a wonderful hue of mocha. And nothing says warm and fuzzy like Russia, right? When it comes to the sites, St. Petersburg is all history--lots of palaces and museums and pretty things. Pretty things get boring, though, so this hotel freak decided to

West Hollywood: The London West Hollywood Gets Its First Review

juliana — 2008-04-09T13:03:52-05:00

Thanks to a super secret Hotel Maven we have the very first review of the just-opened London West Hollywood.

Ether spent the night there on opening night and has some pretty nice things to say about the hotel, given the fact that there is still a bunch of construction that needs to be done.

The full review is after the jump.

St. Petersburg: Russian Hotels for Ballers: Rocco Forte Hotel Astoria

HotelChatter — 2008-04-07T17:18:52-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/astoria_room.jpg" class="imgborder">Our Super Secret Hotel Maven network extends far and wide and thanks to another SSHM, we have a mini-guide to Russia's luxe hotels--perfect for ballers, high-rollers and Russian mobsters. It's a mini-guide because it's really only a few hotels in St. Petersburg and Moscow. Up first: <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Rocco+Forte+Hotel+Astoria/ian/240457">The Hotel Astoria</a>. Enjoy.It's not easy to travel to Russia if you're a picky Angeleno with the sniffles. Recently, though, I did the difficult and braved the subzero temperatures. I saw the two main cities, St. Petersburg and Moscow, and explored the cultural treasures of each. More importantly, though, I made stops at each of the city's key hotels for tours of the facilities and rooms, and have smuggled my reports