HotelChatter - Tag: West Hollywood Hotels

West Hollywood: We Do Lunch at Gordon Ramsay's Boxwood Cafe at the London WeHo

EricRosen — 2009-11-23T15:07:25-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/Boxwood_sign.JPG" class="top">Though famously cantankerous chef <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/3/9/154122/3852/hotels/Gordon_Ramsay_at_the_London_LA_In_Name_Only">Gordon Ramsay</a> hasnt been seen around the kitchen at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+London+West+Hollywood/local/1151">The London West Hollywood</a> lately, the restaurant there still bears his name. Its also still pretty empty. Maybe all that will change with the recent opening of Ramsays new Boxwood Café in the front section of the restaurant space. The new Boxwood is much more casual than Ramsays main restaurant, and is the second installment of this franchise for Ramsay. The first opened at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Berkeley/ian/172845">Berkeley Hotel</a> in London in 2003. No white tablecloths and hushed teams of waiters clearing every stray crumb here. Instead, the service is friendly but not overbearing, and you can get every meal of the day

West Hollywood: Strike Two Against the Andaz West Hollywood

Heidi Atwal — 2009-10-30T11:23:27-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/32083/andazweho1.jpg" class="top"> The perils of booking a room on Priceline are many, from the strategic "name your own price" tango to begrudgingly having to settle on whichever hotel you're offered. In the past, we've lucked out, having landed a great value on Paris' <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Le+Meridien+Etoile/ian/114226">Le Meridien Etoile</a>, and likewise for what ended up being a nice stay at <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Intercontinental+Century+City/local/1303">The Intercontinental</a> in Century City. Sadly, the tale we're about to tell you doesn't have the happiest of endings. A trusted HotelChatter source and frequent traveler to Los Angeles has long been using Priceline to book her accommodations in the city, West Hollywood being her neighborhood of choice for convenience's sake. Not long ago, both she and her husband related

West Hollywood: Whats On The Block at the Sunset Tower Hotel?

EricRosen — 2009-10-20T09:18:40-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/wtobsunsettower.jpg" class="top"><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/maps/Whats-on-the-Block-Map"><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/wtobmap.jpg"></a> We continue our <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/what's on the block">What's On The Block: Los Angeles Edition</a> with The Sunset Tower Hotel. This is a view from the hotel looking east.A couple weeks ago, we told you about all the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/10/5/142826/804/hotels/Don_t_Try_Any_Funny_Business_at_the_Sunset_Tower_Hotel_Hollywood_Business_is_Ok_">power-plays and deal-making</a> going on at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Sunset+Tower+Hotel/local/76">Sunset Tower Hotel</a>. But this week, we're going to tell you about <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/What%27s%20On%20The%20Block">What's On The Block</a> for you to do after you're done putting together your next movie deal.Before we begin, we want to preface our little guide by saying that it holds good for all the hotels on this tony strip of Sunset, including <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/standard%20hotels">The Standard</a>, the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Mondrian+West+Hollywood/local/288">Mondrian</a>, and the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Andaz+West+Hollywood/local/1415">Andaz West Hollywood</a>.

West Hollywood: Don't Try Any Funny Business at the Sunset Tower Hotel (Hollywood Business is Ok)

EricRosen — 2009-10-05T15:06:10-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/sunsettowerroom_above.jpg" class="top"> According to a recent article in the <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/04/business/04hotel.html?_r=1&8dpc">New York Times</a>, the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Sunset+Tower+Hotel/local/76">Sunset Tower Hotel</a> has become not only the latest haunt of entertainment industry heavyweights and deal-brokers, but has also changed the rules and raised the standard about how such a venue should operate.The illustrative anecdote provided by the Times was about the recent firing of a room-service waiter for leaking a story to US Weekly about Renée Zellwegger champagne-ing it up in a suite with a man. Not only did hotel-owner <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/jeff klein">Jeff Klein</a> hire a private detective to find out who had leaked the story, but he has made it an ironclad directive that any staff member who does something comparable will

West Hollywood: Mondrian Shakes It Up with a 'Goodbye Summer' Cocktail

amandak — 2009-09-11T10:13:50-05:00

We've kicked off our Summer Cocktails series where we profile fun new summer drinks that hotels are making. Got one we should know about? Send us the recipe with a photo of the drink. Otherwise, enjoy and @reply us when you're wasted!