http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-23T20:47:15Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Viceroy%20Hotels http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/17/105832/05 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/illyviceroy.jpg" class="top"><p> We are continuing to geek out over <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/In-Room%20Coffee%20Makers">in-room coffee makers</a>. Yesterday, we showed you how the folks <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/16/152252/38/hotels/The_Richardson_Hotel_s_Nespresso_Machine_Helps_The_Down_Under_Jet_Lag_">Down Under</a> do it and today we're including an in-room coffee maker that we forgot to include in our <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-photos/full/25/The+Best+of+In-Room+Coffee+Makers">original round-up</a>--The Illy Espresso machine at <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Viceroy+Miami/local/1403"><b>Viceroy Miami</b></a>.<p>The Francis Francis X8 espresso machines from Illy are found in all rooms at the hotel and there is no grinding of beans or scooping of ground espresso to deal with here. Just plop in a pod into "Frank" (we can call it that, right?) and steaming hot espresso is yours in a matter of seconds. There is milk and as you can see, oranges to accompany your drink as juliana 2009-11-17T12:04:42-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/10/22/163830/80 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/nice_design_but_looking.jpg" class="top"><p> The other day we took a look at <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/10/19/13218/673/hotels/What_s_On_The_Block_at_the_Viceroy_Santa_Monica_#4">What's on The Block</a> at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Viceroy+Santa+Monica/local/583"><b>Viceroy Santa Monica</b></a>, a happening hotel near the beach that is always giving us good enough excuses to get drunk on a random weekday.<p>But could it be that the guests are also partying too hard? <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/10/19/13218/673/hotels/What_s_On_The_Block_at_the_Viceroy_Santa_Monica_#1">A commenter</a> on our story pointed us to his TripAdvisor review which showed an Empire Suite (about $640 a night) in seriously worn down condition. Cigarette burns in the carpet, wrecked furniture and low shower head pressure were some of the complaints. <p> Needless to say our commenter was pretty unhappy about having paid so much for just a so-so room. We were sort of juliana 2009-10-22T16:51:27-05:00 34.0079460 -118.49076 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/10/5/93833/3066 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/viceroysymbolmiami.jpg" class="top"><p><i>The Viceroy symbol as seen in the elevator at <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Viceroy+Miami/local/1403">Viceroy Miami</a>.</i><p>More <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/hotel rebranding">Hotel Rebranding</a> news! <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/kor hotels"><b>The Kor Hotel Group</b></a> has announced this morning that they have officially changed their name to <b>The Viceroy Hotel Group</b>. The change follows the 2008 partnership that Kor Hotels entered with Abu Dhabi&#146;s Mubadala Development Company, who is now funding the Viceroy Hotels expansions.<p>But while the name changes, the game remains the same. From the press release: <blockquote><p> Viceroy Hotel Group will continue to seek premier hotel and resort opportunities around the world, based upon uncompromising standards for location and guest appeal. Viceroy Hotel Group will function as an umbrella company for the sister hotel brands that formerly fell juliana 2009-10-05T09:54:36-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/10/1/203052/959 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/viceroysnowmassrooom.jpg" class="top"><p> While the spoiled ski bunnies will have to wait another year for the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/9/30/20248/8691/hotels/Spoiled_Ski_Bunnies_Will_Have_to_Wait_Until_2010_for_Montage_Deer_Valley">Montage Deer Valley</a> to open, in the meantime, they can have their personal assistants switch their itineraries to <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Viceroy+Snowmass/local/1567"><b>The Viceroy Snowmass</b></a> in Colorado which still expects</a> to open on <b>November 25</b>. <p>Also still in effect through December 23rd, is a special deal that gets guests who book one night there, any additional nights at <i>50 percent off.</i> But wait, it gets even better still. <p>The opening rate on November 25 is only <b>$150</b> a night for a studio residence with mountain views which includes a king-size bed, fireplace, a small kitchen, 42-inch flat screens and WiFi. The room sizes start at 375-square-feet juliana 2009-10-02T10:30:22-05:00 39.2054146 -106.94911 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/8/13/10466/5662 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/15thfloor2.jpg" class="top"><p>As we&#146;ve noted before, the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Viceroy+Miami/local/1403"><b>Viceroy Miami</b></a> is pretty damn good looking. So we were psyched about our recent visit, and were especially looking forward to swimming in the hotel&#146;s (and Icon Brickell&#146;s) much-hyped pools. True, they are spectacular. But also? Deserted. As in, cue the spooky music quiet.</p><p>We arrived around 6.30 p.m. on a Friday evening, so perhaps all the hotel guests were taking disco naps before a night on the town, because they were nowhere to be seen. There were two or three Icon residents lounging in the thermal hot tub (which is actually the size of many South Beach hotel pools) but otherwise, the 15th-floor pool terrace was all ours.<p> Swimming the length of MsRebecca 2009-08-13T12:06:12-05:00 25.7686939 -80.189963 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/