http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-23T10:31:10Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/ed%20scheetz http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/9/1/22530/16932 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/scheetzhardrocklawsuit.jpg" class="top"><p> <a href="http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/sep/01/suit-alleges-hard-rock-owner-shares-blame-death-fo/">The Las Vegas Sun</a> reported yesterday that the family of <b>Michelle Hatchel</b>, who died of a drug overdose in 2007 in the Vegas condo of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/ed scheetz"><b>Ed Scheetz</b></a>, the former CEO of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/morgans hotel group">Morgans Hotel Group</a>, have not only filed a lawsuit against Scheetz but have also named <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hard+Rock+Hotel+and+Casino/local/595">The Hard Rock Hotel</a> and Morgans as defendants.<p> Hatchel had been living and partying with him at his Vegas residence in the weeks before her death--an overdose of oxycontin and cocaine--and Scheetz referred to her as his "girlfriend" in the 911 call. Scheetz has never been criminally charged for any wrongdoing in Hatchel's death. However, he has already settled a wrongful death suit with juliana 2009-09-02T08:49:44-05:00 36.1097680 -115.15445 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/6/18/12716/4196 <![CDATA[<p><p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/jimmychooplaza.jpg" class="imgborder"><p><i>There's tons of hotel news flying around this week and we don't have time to give each and every story the love and attention it may deserve, so you will have to settle for some news briefs.</i><p>&#183; <b>Hillary's Hotel Dilemma</b>: <a href="http://www.tmz.com/2008/06/17/hillarys-mass-hotel-exodus/">TMZ </a> is reporting that Hillary staffers are trying to unload all the hotel rooms they booked in Denver, in hopes their boss was going to be the Democratic presidential nominee. <p>&#183; <b>Raunchy Plaza Photo Shoot Planned</b>: The uppity <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Plaza/ian/105314"><b>Plaza Hotel</b></a> will be the scene of the <a href="http://www.wwd.com/search/article/125590?query=hotel+">newest Jimmy Choo photo shoot</a> featuring model Angela Lindvall and raunch photog/cult fave <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Richardson">Terry Richardson</a>.<p>&#183; <b>Ed Scheetz Still Making Money</b>: Ex-CEO of Morgans Hotel Group, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/ed%20scheetz"><b>Ed juliana 2008-06-18T17:18:45-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/5/14/103952/024 <![CDATA[<p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/edasw.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>Despite a <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/10/19/91754/508/hotels/Police_Report_Tells_Ed_Scheetz_s_Side_of_the_Story_Somewhat">serious scandal</a> last summer which found his 23-year-old girlfriend dead in his condo in Las Vegas and the inevitable step-down from <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/morgans%20hotel%20group"><b>Morgans Hotel Group</b></a>, life is still good for Ed Scheetz.<p>How good? He was able to buy a new apartment in Soho, a penthouse, for $10 million. The Observer reports:<blockquote><p>Old listings show that the place has a total of 6,189 square feet of indoor and outdoor space, beamed 13-foot ceilings, a wine cooler, a steam room and a Jacuzzi tub. There's also space for a large Jacuzzi tub on the roof terrace.</blockquote></p><p>So while his tastes for high design might remain, let's hope his tastes for high living has been scaled back.<p>Meanwhile, another tipster juliana 2008-05-14T10:48:25-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/3/3/113830/8420 <![CDATA[<p><i>[<b>Update</b>: The charges <a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_9120729">were dropped</a> against the hotel employee in this sexual assault case.]</i><p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/icon_small_hell.gif" align="right">We've made note of the extremely bad year that the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Morgans%20Hotel%20Group"><b>Morgans Hotel Group</b></a> had in 2007, thanks to a <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/10/11/161048/00/hotels/Death_of_Morgans_Hotels_Ex_CEO_s_Girlfriend_Raises_Suspicions">shady CEO</a>, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/12/4/15113/7313/hotels/Rapper_Pimp_C_Found_Dead_at_the_Mondrian_Hotel_on_Sunset">dead rappers</a>, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/11/27/155311/58/hotels/The_Mondrian_West_Hollywood_Also_Home_to_Everyday_Average_Puke_Not_Just_Celebrity_Vomit">celebrity vomit</a>, and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/11/18/23456/305/hotels/Royalton_Hotel_Officially_Uncool_So_Says_Denny_Lee">underwhelming renovations</a>, and we're not so sure 2008 is going to be any better.<p>A hotel worker at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Clift+Hotel/local/988"><b>Clift Hotel</b></a> in San Francisco was arrested yesterday morning on suspicion of sexually assaulting a female hotel guest. <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/03/03/BATGVCE6H.DTL">The San Francisco Chronicle</a> reports:<blockquote><p>Police arrested Christian Rojas at the lobby of the hotel on Geary Street at 5 a.m. Officials said Rojas had used a key card assigned to him to enter the room, juliana 2008-03-03T11:46:05-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/11/12/113053/81 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/royalton_room1.jpg" class="imgborder"><p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/11/fashion/11morgans.html?em&amp;ex=1194930000&amp;en=b6c7a97153000cf9&amp;ei=5087%0A">The New York Times</a> also checked out another NYC hotel in their Sunday edition yesterday, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Royalton/ian/120829"><b>The Royalton Hotel</b></a> which received a brand-new look recently.<p>Interestingly, most of the article is about the recent woes of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/morgans%20hotel%20group"><b>Morgans Hotel Group</b></a> (the Royalton's managment company) and its former CEO <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/ed%20scheetz">Ed Scheetz</a> whose "girlfriend" ODed in his Las Vegas condo.<p>The Times says the Royalton which was stripped of the original Philippe Starck interior, has lost the glamorous crowd it once attracted in its heyday of the 1990s. And it remains to be seen whether the hotel's new look will indeed be a new life for the hotel:<blockquote><p>On a recent Saturday night, the Royalton's lobby was about half full. Some juliana 2007-11-12T13:35:01-05:00 40.755647 -73.982027 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/