HotelChatter - Tag: Themed Hotels

Singapore: The Rooms at Santa Grand Hotel Lai Chun Yuen Take Inspiration From Chinese Opera

ASchechter — 2012-01-11T10:24:27-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/LaiChunYuenGuestroom.jpg" class="top">Of the two new hotels that boutique chain Santa Grand Hotels just opened in Singapore (bringing their total collection to eight), one of them has honed in on a rather interesting slice of Singaporean history: early 19th century Chinese opera. In fact, Santa Grand Hotel Lai Chun Yuen takes its name from the <a href="http://ivyidaong4.blogspot.com/2009/06/lai-chun-yuen-old-chinese-opera-theatre.html">original theater</a> that was built in 1887 in Singapore's Chinatown. While guests of the hotel, which opened officially this month, won't be indulging in the same vices as audience members did in the 1900s (opium smoking, private viewing cubicles, etc), the hotel's red-, white-, and black-themed rooms have been designed to conjure up the feel of being inside the theater during its heyday. Specifically,

London: West End Girls, London's Got a Hotel For You

Heidi Atwal — 2011-12-13T16:00:01-05:00

Following in the footsteps of Copenhagen's Bella Sky Comwell, who devised an all-female floor to cater to XX chromosome guests, another hotel is stepping things up for the ladies, this time in London. The Dukes Hotel has anointed some of its suites "Duchess Rooms," themed to attract women clientele.

While this kind of marketing ploy was recently ruled illegal in the Danish capital, London is willfully flaunting notions of political correctness by providing a package of clich�d feminine perks to "tempt single female travelers or groups of women," according to the NY Daily News.

Yay for Shrek 'Experiences' But What About a Shrek Suite?

juliana — 2011-04-28T08:35:44-05:00

<![CDATA[ <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/shrekgaylordhotel.jpg" class="top"> For parents with children obsessed with Shrek (or for people who love Shrek themselves), <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/gaylord hotels">Gaylord Hotels</a> have partnered up with DreamWorks Animation to offer Shrek experiences for their guests. These range from character breakfasts to Christmastime events, poolside activities, food and beverage offerings and what we predict will be most requested--private birthday parties. The experiences will also be done with characters from other DreamWorks franchises, Kung Fu Panda and Madagascar and will happen at all four Gaylord hotels in Florida, Tennessee, Maryland and Texas. Sadly, these experiences don't extend to the rooms. But the <a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2011/04/27/dreamworks-animation-gaylord-entertainment-team-for-themed-hotel-experience/">WSJ</a> reports that themed rooms could be a possibility in the future, depending on customer demand. For what it's

Liverpool: Justin Bieber is Trapped Inside the Hard Day's Night Hotel in Liverpool

juliana — 2011-03-10T13:36:10-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/justinbieber_liverpoolhotel.jpg" class="top">NOMG. <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/justin bieber">Justin Bieber</a> is currently trapped inside the Beatles-themed <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hard+Day%27s+Night+Hotel/local/1089">Hard Day's Night Hotel</a> in Liverpool, hometown of the Beatles, by screaming fans. Yes, the birthplace of Beatle mania is now under siege from Bieber Mania. <a href="http://www.tmz.com/2011/03/10/justin-bieber-riot-liverpool-screaming-girls-hotel-police-cops-situation/">TMZ</a> reports: <blockquote>Justin Bieber is currently holed up in his hotel in Liverpool, England -- with thousands of screaming girls outside ... and cops have warned Bieber that it could turn in to a "possible riot situation" and have even threatened to arrest him. Sources connected to Bieber tell us the pop star and his entourage have been warned that if Bieb or his team go anywhere near the balcony ... they will be arrested immediately for inciting a

Roxbury: The Roxbury's Amadeus' Bride Suite Tries to Rival the Palace of Versailles

Jennifer Kester — 2011-01-03T09:10:01-05:00

If you can't make it to Vegas or Versailles, an alternative is, um, Upstate New York's Catskills region. The Roxbury—no relation to that old Saturday Night Live skit, so no worries of bumping into Chris Kattan—offers a suite that meshes the Palace of Versailles' opulence with Vegas flash.

The Amadeus' Bride suite, inspired by the flick Amadeus, is done up with handmade 18k gold-leaf moldings, a wall of mirrors that tallies 27 reflective surfaces, a 200-pound Austrian crystal chandelier and ceilings of more than 20 feet tall.