HotelChatter - Tag: Swissotels

Singapore: Swissotel Gets Guests To Take The Stairs

amandak — 2009-09-08T09:11:44-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Swissotel_Vertical_Marathon_Winners_2008.jpg" class="top"> Some people go on vacation to shop or relax by the pool. Some people go on vacation to run insanely up the stairs of their 73-storey hotel. And if you're staying at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Swissotel+The+Stamford%2C+Singapore/ian/105303">Swissotel Stamford</a> in Singapore in late November, you're likely to encounter some of the second type.On Sunday November 22, at the much-too-early time of 7.00am, a bunch of people will begin the <a href="http://www.swissotelverticalmarathon.com/">Swissotel Vertical Marathon 2009</a>. This involves getting up to the top of the hotel the fastest, except taking the elevator doesn't count. The Men's Open and Women's Open champions will both win trips to New York but not just to sightsee, they'll then compete in the similarly crazy Empire

London: London's Swissôtel Will Write Down Your Love Story

juliab — 2009-01-23T11:37:46-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/swisslove.jpg" class="top"> We were wondering when a Valentines offer to trump <a href=http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/1/15/11934/1111/hotels/The_Curtis_Hotel_s_Got_You_Looking_So_Crazy_In_Love_> playing Twister</a> or <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/1/22/7441/10667/hotels/Affinia_Hotels_Want_You_To_Play_Out_Your_Friskiest_Fantasies_">strip poker</a> with your inamorato would come up, and here it is--Londons <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Swissotel+The+Howard%2C+London/ian/114592">Swissôtel The Howard</a> is employing a professional storyteller to commit to print the story of how you met your beloved. Youll also get a six-course dinner of aphrodisiacs including scallops, chocolate fondue and, um, cucumber. Then youll retire to your river-view suite, overlooking the London Eye and the Houses of Parliament, and sink champagne and strawberries with your story. Lets just hope that, whatever a professional storyteller is, it means he/she can turn He bought me five shots at Happy Hour into something beautiful. Especially when the package rolls

Chicago: Halloween Hotels :: Very Important Kids at Swissôtel Chicago

travelingmcmahans — 2008-10-13T09:00:43-05:00

Many of you must remember the various scares over the years when it came to Halloween. It's hard to imagine that at one time kids would just traipse blithely from stranger's house to stranger's house, accepting and eating candy without protective individual wrappers -- even homemade treats!

Kids today have it a bit safer, and posher. Lucky little monsters in Chicago can spend Halloween this year at the Swissôtel Chicago. VIKs (Very Important Kids) will be entertained by a costumed T-Rex character from the Field Museum, make creepy-crawlies and long-legged beasties at the arts and crafts table and create their very own Egyptian funerary masks.

Chicago: Weekend Hotel Happening: Iguanas and Fish-Shaped Cookies at Chicago's Swissotel

juliana — 2008-01-18T16:29:36-05:00

Hotel: Swissotel Chicago

When: Saturday, Jan. 19th. 10am to 1pm.

Where: The hotel's lobby lounge.

What: Consider it the ultimate family-friendly hotel weekend happening event. Iguanas and other reptiles will be on show for kiddies (and adult guests) during the "Animal Encounters" event put on by the Shedd Aquarium.

The hotel's pastry chef Mary Terisi will also help kids decorate fish-shaped cookies, but after the petting of reptiles is done we presume.

[Photo: HectorMesa]