http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T11:38:21Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/UK%20Hotels http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2012/1/3/114532/9715 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/tunehotels_openings.jpg" class="top"><p>Despite just having opened a new branch on Liverpool Street last week, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Tune%20Hotels"><b>Tune Hotels</b></a> is now aiming for <b>yet another two new hotels in London between now and the start of the Olympics</b>. And don't think they'll be taking a break after that, either. Oh no. CEO Mark Lankester told <a href="http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/1/3/business/10176868&sec="><i>The Star</i></a> that though the Olympics is good for business, "we are in [it] for the long term." <p>What this means is rapid expansion throughout the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/3/15/0044/77051/hotels/Tune_Hotels_Takes_Over_the_World_Plans_15_London_Hotels_and_More">rest of the UK</a>. And now we've gotten a few more details on the upcoming hotels, the first of which <b>Lankester confirmed would pop up in Edinburgh and Liverpool (the city, not the London street) by 2013</b>. And just ASchechter 2012-01-03T12:30:02-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/11/30/10816/382 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/legolandukhotel.jpg" class="top"><p> Great news for parents of LEGO lovers--When the The LEGOLAND UK Theme Park opens again for the season on March 16, there will be a brand-new 150-room LEGO-themed hotel opening along side it called <a href="http://www.legoland.co.uk/Book/hotel/"><b>The LEGOLAND Windsor Resort Hotel</b></a>. Even though a new Legoland recently opened in <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/story/2011/10/10/155950/94/travel/Live+From+The+LegoLand+Florida+Opening">Orlando</a>, this is actually the first official LEGOLAND <i>hotel</i> to open outside of Denmark (where the original LEGOLAND is.) <p>The UK LEGOLAND hotel will be very similar to the <a href="http://www.hotellegoland.dk/">Denmark hotel</a> in that the place will be wall-to-wall LEGOS from the entrance which will feature a fire-breathing dragon perched in a tower, to the restaurant, LEGO Skyline bar, and a LEGO pirates-themed pool. And of course, there juliana 2011-11-30T13:55:01-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/11/23/133143/26 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/21888/towie_hotel.jpg" class="top"><p> <p><i>Mick looking Grand</i> <p>Ladies and gentlemen, forget Ian Schrager and Andre Balazs and even the Donald: there&#146;s a new hotel baron in town. He&#146;s a silver fox, he has a charming twinkle of the eye, and he definitely has a way with the ladies, by the looks of the people he&#146;s pulled. His name?<strong> Mick Norcross.</strong> <p>Now, you may not have heard of him if you&#146;re in the States. You may even not know the name if you&#146;re in the UK; but you&#146;ll definitely be au fait with what&#146;s made him famous: <strong><i>The Only Way Is Essex</i></strong>. <p>For those who need to come up to speed: <strong><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Only_Way_Is_Essex">TOWIE</a> is kind of like the UK equivalent of <em>Jersey juliab 2011-11-23T13:41:19-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/11/1/23948/0277 <![CDATA[<p><i>In the ever-expanding universe of Twitter, there is one particular trend <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/hotelchatter"><b>@HotelChatter</b></a> happens to quite enjoy: candid hotel room photos. These Twitpics range from stunning views to anti-views to celebrity tomfoolery and everything in between. And we can't get enough of 'em! Every week, we will feature one "Twitpic of the Week" to commemorate our favorite hotel-themed snapshot. Got a favorite of your own? Want to show off your sweet suite? <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com"><b>Send it in!</b></a></i> <p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/Bathmat.jpg" class="top"><p>We pulled <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/helenzaltzman/status/130623712851525633/photo/1">this</a> hotel bathroom snapshot from <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/helenzaltzman">@helenzaltzman</a>, who was staying in one of the UK <a href="http://www.principal-hayley.com/about-us.aspx"><b>Principal Hayley</b></a> hotels. Whether all 24 European properties <b>contain bath mat instructions like these</b>, we cannot be sure. For their sake (and yours), ASchechter 2011-11-01T09:00:02-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/10/16/194718/08 <![CDATA[<p><i>In the ever-expanding universe of Twitter, there is one particular trend <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/hotelchatter"><b>@HotelChatter</b></a> happens to quite enjoy: candid hotel room photos. These Twitpics range from stunning views to anti-views to celebrity tomfoolery and everything in between. And we can't get enough of 'em! Every Monday, we will feature one "Twitpic of the Week" to commemorate our favorite hotel-themed snapshot. Got a favorite of your own? Want to show off your sweet suite? <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com"><b>Send it in!</b></a></i> <p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/Bubble.jpg" class="top"><p>This week, we're getting squeaky clean in the bathtub with acclaimed British vlogger <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_McDonnell">Charlie McDonnell</a>. McDonnell, who goes by <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/coollike">@coollike</a> in the Twitter-sphere, posted this photo last week with the caption: "<b>Staying in a hotel room with my brother. It ASchechter 2011-10-17T09:00:02-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/