Had your flu shot yet? You never can tell who’s laden with germs. That’s why Wyndham Hotels is now handing out complimentary bottles of hand sanitizer to guests arriving at 10 of their airport hotels. But don’t worry, they won’t be spraying you with the stuff as you check in, just giving you a pocket-sized sanitizer from the Bath & Body Works PocketBac Deep Cleansing Hand Gel range.

In the words of Wyndham Hotels and Resorts president Jeff Wagoner:

"This is just one more way that Wyndham hotels care for guests as part of our ‘Be Well’ philosophy."

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Often with hotels, location is everything. And in New York, the hottest areas for hotels right now are SoHo—The Crosby Street Hotel just opened there, and a Trump and Mondrian will open next year—and Midtown West, which has The Distrikt and The Strand opening soon. A little further south of those Midtown hotels is Fashion 26: A Wyndham Hotel, which promises to open this winter. Like most hotels, Fashion 26 lists nearby attractions on its website: the Museum of Sex, Madison Square Park, and Macy’s Herald Square. It also takes a big cue from its neighbor, the Fashion Institute of Technology.

We've heard the adjectives "isolated," "peaceful," and "remote" thrown around one too many times to trust the descriptions some supposedly out-of-the-way hotels offer. You may have been met with the unfortunate scenario of looking forward to a getaway, only to arrive and find a resort in a spot heavily populated by tourists with the same idea in mind.

The Jade Resort Residences & Beach Club (branded under Wyndham) in Costa Rica sounds like it might be the real deal, though. What makes Jade different, at least from the sneak peek details we're privy to, is the fact that it's one of the first major developments in a quiet, relatively untouched region known as Manuel Antonio. ]]> Heidi Atwal 2009-09-04T16:07:16-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/9/2/14292/02894

A taste of the views around the Wyndham Sugar Bay Resort and Spa

Kayaking and sailing and snorkeling, oh my. These are but a handful of the standard "idyllic island getaway" activities being used to draw visitors to the Wyndham Sugar Bay Resort and Spa, located in St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The promise of blue lagoons, a secluded beach, diving expeditions, and passport-free travel also belong to this tourist tempting feed, in addition to the ballyhoo of a recently announced Fall Super Sale.]]> Heidi Atwal 2009-09-02T17:17:18-05:00 18.3385533 -64.887619 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/8/25/132826/410 <![CDATA[<b><i>Update: Fashion26 may or may not be the correct name, we will let you know if that name is in, or out as soon as we hear.</i></b> <p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/fashion26_bar.jpg" class="top"><p> <i>"One day you're in; the next, you're out."</i> <p>The wise words of Heidi Klum do not only apply to the suffering contestants on <i>Project Runway</i> but also to the world of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/fashion hotels"><b>Fashion Hotels</b></a>. It seems there's always a sexy, sleek new fashion hotel just waiting for their time to strut down the hospitality runway. Ok, ok, we'll stop with the metaphors and get right to the point.<p> There's a new fashion hotel opening in Manhattan this fall. No, it's not called "The September Issue," although we really wish juliana 2009-08-25T13:54:55-05:00 40.7455179 -73.993724 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/