We always like it when new hotels start interacting with their guests way before their doors have even opened. And at Brooklyn's music-inspired Hotel BPM, which doesn't open until April, there has been quite a bit of community involvement going on, practically since day one. Like posting shots of the finished bathrooms on Instagram. Or asking Facebook and Twitter fans to give the hotel's 76 custom-made mattresses a snappy name.

Last week, the "What's That Bed Called?" contest yielded a winner: "The Sound Sleeper." Which kind of makes us think there should be some kind of speaker system installed directly into the mattress—wouldn't that be cool! But maybe not so practical...]]> ASchechter 2012-01-09T09:00:39-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/12/27/104919/40 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/BudLightHotelPic.jpg" class="top"><p>With the Super Bowl just around the corner, Bud Light is gearing up for their annual hotel takeover. Now in its <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/1/18/105454/331/hotels/Aloft_Dallas_to_Turn_into_The_Bud_Light_Hotel_for_Super_Bowl_XLV">third year</a>, the four-day-long, beer-fueled fiesta will be taking place at <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hampton+Inn+Indianapolis-Dwtn+Circle+Centre/ian/123395"><b>Hampton Inn Indianapolis Downtown Circle Center</b></a>, and <b>yes, the Playboy Party will still be happening</b>. <p>Unlike the previous two years, Bud Light wants to hire an official <b>Hotel Correspondent</b> to keep track of social media for this year's event&#151;plus conduct red carpet interviews, star in YouTube videos and liaise between the hotel partiers and those following the debauchery online from other parts of the country. <p>The perks of this so-called "job" (yes, this is an actual salaried position) include <b>a free hotel stay and ASchechter 2011-12-27T11:15:37-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/12/22/92826/843 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/MuranoTacoma.jpg" class="top"><p>Dropping off portfolios, sitting down to meetings, providing references&#151;<i>sooo</i> old-fashioned. These days, all it takes to get your foot in the door is quick glance at your prospective employer's Facebook wall. <p>Yesterday afternoon, the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Murano+Tacoma/local/1684"><b>Hotel Murano Tacoma</b></a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/HotelMuranoTacoma">posted</a> that their lobby retail space is currently available for lease, and that interested parties should get in touch with the GM, Stan. Of course, a more traditional interviewing process would likely follow, but <b>we're still fascinated by the way social media has managed to <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/10/20/13107/728/hotels/How_Do_You_Use_Twitter_or_Facebook_During_Your_Hotel_Stay_">tap into</a> every single aspect of hotel life.</b> And why shouldn't it? If you want a late check-out, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/6/30/103147/876/hotels/Radisson+Edwardian+Hotels+are+Offering+Late+Check-Outs+on+Foursquare+and+Facebook">check <i>in</i></a> on Foursquare. If you've accidentally locked yourself in the hotel bathroom, <a ASchechter 2011-12-22T12:35:01-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/12/16/84648/340 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/PinkTaxi_2.jpg" class="top"><p>Though we don't know what exactly goes into converting a British car to fit fit US driving standards, we're grateful the work's already been done by <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Langham+Boston/local/1624"><b>Langham Boston</b></a>. Eager to show off their imported London-style taxi, the hotel has started a promotion which will award a plane ticket to London, plus a three-night stay at sister hotel the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Langham+Hotel+London/local/229"><b>Langham London</b></a>, to anyone who spots the taxi on the streets of Boston and posts a photo onto the Langham's Facebook page. <p>Sound easy? Well it's about to get easier. <b>As you can tell from the above photo, the taxi has been painted a bright, though still rather elegant, shade of pink</b>, in honor of the hotel's signature ASchechter 2011-12-16T09:30:02-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/