Thus we spoke with the chief operating officers at the Gansevoort Hotel Group, Thompson Hotels and Kimpton Hotels as well as with the hotelier behind Personality Hotels.

Keep on reading to see what they have to say about the WiFi offerings in their hotels. ]]> juliana 2008-05-09T13:51:32-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/4/16/22655/0716 <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.personalityhotels.com/html/video-preview.html"><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/personalityvideo.jpg"></a><p>Why do they call them Personality Hotels? 'Cause President and CEO Yvonne Lembi-Detert has it in spades. That's how she comes up with stuff like this:<blockquote><p>The Hotel Diva is the perfect place to find your inner Diva. So many Divas have come to San Francisco and left their mark...It's not your average suite: It's Diva style...Our staff is here to tend to all your Diva needs.</blockquote></p><p>You don't say. Admittedly, <a href="http://www.personalityhotels.com/html/video-preview.html">the video</a> is more of a marketing tool than than personal interview, but it's always fun to see <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Hotel%20Video%20Tours">video tours</a> and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Interviews">hoteliers in front of the camera</a>.<br> <p><b>Related Stories:</b><br> &#183; <a href="http://www.personalityhotels.com/html/video-preview.html">Personality Hotels video</a> [Official Site]<br> &#183; <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Hotel%20Video%20Tours">Hotel Video Tours</a> [HotelChatter]<br> &#183; <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/9/18/94758/8199/hotels/Yvonne_Lembi_Detert_and_Her_Multiple_Personalities">Yvonne Lembi-Detert pbb 2007-04-17T09:39:42-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/9/18/225310/536 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/yvonne_dl.jpg" align="right"><p>Today we continue our second installment of our Hot Hotelier News featuring <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/9/18/94758/8199/hotels/Yvonne_Lembi_Detert_and_Her_Multiple_Personalities"><b>Yvonne Lembi-Detert.</b></a> Yesterday we looked at how Yvonne got started with her boutique chain, Personality Hotels, in San Francisco. Turns out, Yvonne has been blogging at <a href="http://www.personalityhotels.com/rss/diva.html">Behind Open Doors</a>.<p>Here's a sample of one of Yvonne's recent entries:<blockquote><p> Hotels open so many doors. Think about it. Not only do the guest room doors open to accommodate my very special guests who select Personality Hotels, but doors in life open up. The wedding honeymoon, the get-a-away in a new relationship, the weekend trip so desperately needed by parents taking a break from their kids, the rendezvous a.k.a. the affair....What I love most about my job &amp; juliana 2006-09-19T10:40:02-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/9/18/94758/8199 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/yvonne_dl.jpg"><p>We recently got a chance to speak with <b>Yvonne Lembi-Detert,</b> the <i>woman</i> behind <a href="http://www.personalityhotels.com"><b>Personality Hotels</b></a>--a small boutique hotel group in San Francisco that includes Hotel Union Square, Kensington Park, Hotel Diva and Hotel Metropolis. Each hotel has a distinct personality, decor and vibe, but all place customer service at the top of their priorities.<p>Since Yvonne is the first woman hotelier we've encountered and a hotelier who is very involved in the day-to-day operations, we had plenty of questions for her about her hotels and the hotel world at large.<p> <p><font color="#003399"><b>HotelChatter:</b></font><br>How did you get started in the boutique hotel business and when?<p><font color="#ff0000"><b>Yvonne Lembi-Detert:</b></font><br>My first hotel was the Hotel Union Square. We purchased it when it was the juliana 2006-09-18T10:08:34-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/