HotelChatter - Tag: Vikram Chatwal

New York: The NY Times Liked The Curtains At Romera, But the Food, Not So Much

ASchechter — 2012-01-24T09:20:01-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/RomeraDreamDowntown.jpg" class="top">Romera is located in the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Dream+Downtown/local/4718">Dream Downtown</a>'s basement, and its chef Miguel Sanchez Romera, is a former neurologist who decided to show the world how he thought molecular gastronomy should be done. But judging from Pete Wells' recent review for the <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/18/dining/reviews/romera-new-york-nyc-review.html?pagewanted=2">New York Times</a>, the various tasting menus, (6-course, $125 ; 9-course, $185; 12-course, $245) sound more like a tutorial in how to make very pretty food art. Disappointingand kind of ironicfor the Dream Downtown, which until now had proven to be an <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/12/23/02741/951/hotels/">exceptionally pretty</a> addition to the NYC hotel scene. A "Romerian mosaic" (the pattern of brightly colored spices and powdered vegetables seen above, and on many of the dishes) would be great to

40 Nights and 12 Dreams Planned For India

ASchechter — 2012-01-20T10:50:19-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/DreamDowntownGuestroom.jpg" class="top"><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Dream%20Hotels">Dream</a> and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Night%20Hotels">Night</a> hoteliers Sant Chatwal and his son Vikram Chatwal are in the process of bringing their lifestyle hotel brands to India. In a biiig way. <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/1/20/165018/155/hotels/The_Night_Now_Belongs_to_Wyndham_as_Does_The_Dream">Last we heard</a>, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Hampshire%20Hotels">Hampshire Hotels & Resorts</a>, which manages all the Chatwal properties, was being taken over by <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/wyndham%20hotels">Wyndham</a> (yeah, it all gets a little confusing after a while, doesn't it?), which was going to help take the brands "to the next level." The way we see it, Chatwal was so pleased with the success of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Dream+Downtown/local/4718">Dream Downtown</a>, he just couldn't wait to bring a little (or a lot) of that same sexiness to Indian hotel guests. Aiming to pump out 52 new hotels over

New York: Well, At Least Lindsay Lohan Can Always Get a Free Room at a Dream Hotel

juliana — 2011-09-21T10:38:39-05:00

Ladies, dating the club promoter for the hottest club in town is sooo last decade. The new dating up trend is now hoteliers, or so Lindsay Lohan thinks.

We've long suspected that Lohan has been ~~using~~ dating the Dream Downtown's hotelier, Vikram Chatwal, but now it looks like The Superficial has the proof.

The gossip site posted a series of photos of Lohan and Vik inside Vik's apartment in Soho doing whatever it is two people like Lohan and Vik do. Apparently, these shots were taken before Lohan's disastrous attempt to get into some Fashion Week parties at the Dream Hotel.

When Will We Get To See A Chatwal In India?

ASchechter — 2011-09-07T17:00:42-05:00

A lot of talk is flying around these days about a potential expansion into India (as well as London) by big-time hotelier Sant Singh Chatwal, who is Indian himself. Citing the "maximum potential" and "7%-9% growth rate" of India's current economy in this article, Chatwal makes it clear he has his brand-oriented mind set on expanding his luxury hotels onto Indian turf.

But until we get shots of a construction site, we have to scratch our heads and wonder: when will this Dream become a reality?

New York: The Chatwal Can't Wait For Mad Men To Premiere In March

ASchechter — 2011-08-08T09:30:01-05:00

Folks at The Chatwal (now a Luxury Collection hotel) are so excited about the season five premier of Mad Men, they've gone ahead and launched a brand spankin' new Mad Men luxury package for guests—despite the fact that episodes won't even hit the airwaves until mid-March 2012.

Controversy surrounding the new season has been circulating for a while now, and it was only two weeks ago that the official production schedule get released. So filming starts today. But in as little as three weeks, future Chatwal guests will start enjoying Old-Fashions and 90-minute massages as part of the package.