http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-25T07:23:05Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/edition%20hotels http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/9/25/16496/3638 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/ritzcarltonLALive_hye.jpg" class="top"><p> <a href="http://la.curbed.com/archives/2009/09/thank_britney_new_details_on_downtown_ritzmarriott.php">Curbed LA</a> has some great scoop today on the potential hotel that may open up across from the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/7/28/155939/925/hotels/Is_There_Time_for_JW_Marriott_at_L_A_Live_To_Reconsider_Their_Carpeting_"><b>JW Marriott at LA Live</b></a> (and also attached, a Ritz-Carlton). <blockquote><p>Latest rumor about that mystery AEG-funded hotel--planned for right across the street from LA Live--comes courtesy of Karen Englund, director of sales and marketing for Marriott at LA Live: She tells us that the new hotel will likely either be a Hard Rock (as noted before) or an Ian Schrager hotel.</blockquote></p><p>Now we, like Curbed, read the words <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/ian schrager"><b>Ian Schrager</b></a> and we immediately thought of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/edition hotels">Edition Hotels</a>. But we have to remember that Ian still can open up his own independent hotel a la juliana 2009-09-25T16:53:35-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/8/5/143316/9538 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/editionbangkok_terrace.jpg" class="top"><p><a href="http://www.hotelsmag.com/article/CA6673916.html"><b>Hotels Magazine</b></a> has also discovered the forthcoming <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/7/22/15460/7143/hotels/Edition_Bangkok_It_s_On_Baby"><b>Edition Hotel Bangkok</b></a> in all its Jenga-esque glory. But that's not all that's inside this hotel. <p>After you remove one block and place it on top of the pile, a Ritz-Carlton Residences is revealed with 200 "customized single-level and duplex condos." The 150-room Edition Hotel, spawned from Bill Marriott and Ian Schrager, will be also be a part of the 77-story tower, which will be the tallest hotel in Bangkok and include "a landscaped outdoor public plaza, 110,000-square-feet of retail space, gardens and terraces spread over several levels for restaurants, cafes, and a 24 hour marketplace." (Hotels Mag has a plethora of renderings to check out.)<p>But goshdarnit, why does juliana 2009-08-05T14:36:16-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/7/22/15460/7143 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/editionbangkok.jpg" class="top"> <p><b><A href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/edition hotels">Edition</a></b> lives! A website called <a href="http://archrecord.construction.com/news/daily/archives/090722oma_mahanakhon.asp">Architectural Record</a> has announced that the Marriott-Schrager hybrid &#151; which has yet to open a single property &#151; is going to be coming to Bangkok as a component of the forthcoming MahaNakhon tower and plaza. <p>Inside the 1.6 million-square-foot, $515 million complex will be 200 apartments and a 150-room Edition hotel, as well as "mixed-use public and commercial space." Construction on the tower won't be starting until later this year, so the expected (fairly generous, we think) completion date is going to be in late 2012. <p>Some deets about the 77-story "centerpiece" tower: <blockquote><p>A spiraling incision of &#147;architectural pixels&#148; travels up the building, interrupting the curtain wall to reveal Jenna 2009-07-22T15:51:30-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/7/14/114859/841 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/EditionHonolulu.jpg" class="top"> <p>Okay, so Hawaii's <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Ilikai+Hotel/ian/126131">Ilikai </a></b>(famous for the Hawaii Five-0 opening-sequence shots) fairly-suddenly <a href-"http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/7/8/9213/96061/hotels/Hawaii_s_Ilikai_to_Close_Will_It_Still_Become_an_Edition_Later_">closed last week</a>, citing too-extreme operating costs. But now it seems to have taken a hot time-out, has gotten itself together and will re-open again. Yeah, alright. <p>According to reports, the hotel will "reopen as soon as practically possible under a new management team and operational structure." That is, iStar, the owners, said its subsidiary had "reached an agreement with the union representing workers at the hotel." Will it re-brand or will it open as the Ilikai still? It's looking like the latter &#151; we could book a room (for $97) on July 21st. <p>The hotel is going to go back and rehire Jenna 2009-07-14T11:50:56-05:00 21.2839360 -157.83911 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/7/8/9213/96061 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/EditionHonolulu.jpg" class="top"> <p>The gigantic <b><A href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Ilikai+Hotel/ian/126131">Ilikai Hotel</a></b>, which "Hawaii Five-0" fans will recognize as the building Steve McGarrett stood on as the helicopter zoomed in on him during the show's intro, plans to cease operations in two days due to serious operating losses. According to <a href="http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2009/07/08/ap6628670.html">the AP</a>, iStar Financial said "203 hotel rooms in the nearly 1,000-unit property" will shut down on Thursday and guests with reservations will be accommodated elsewhere. <p>Per the AP article: <blockquote><p>The company bought the hotel for $51 million at a foreclosure auction in May. In a statement, iStar said it hoped its subsidiary would be able to cut costs enough to allow the hotel operations to continue after it takes possession of the Jenna 2009-07-08T09:40:40-05:00 21.2839360 -157.83911 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/