Nearly two years ago, we we asked for a Harry Potter Hotel and we got our hopes up this morning that our dreams may have come true.

PropertyWeek.com reports that Warner Brothers is investing £100 million redevelopment of Leavesden Studios, located just outside of London, where the Harry Potter movies have been filmed. The redevelopment plans include a walk-through Harry Potter-themed tour where visitors can walk onto sets used in the movie such as the Hogwarts Great Hall and Professor Dumbledore's office. It will also include a 120-room hotel.

But does that mean the hotel will be a Harry Potter-themed hotel? ]]> juliana 2011-03-21T13:12:13-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/11/3/114854/613

Seattle is going Hogwarts-wild. To celebrate the Pacific Science Center's new "Harry Potter The Exhibition" display, which makes its last stop here, the Hotel Monaco Seattle will have its own Harry Potter Package, and muggles are welcome.

As part of the Potter package, you'll get discounted tickets to the Pacific Science Center to see the exhibit; discounted round-trip passes to ride the Monorail, which is decked out to look like the train to Hogwarts; and free valet parking at the hotel.]]> Jennifer Kester 2010-11-03T12:55:13-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/6/22/1135/09911

If you’ve been following our sister site Jaunted's coverage of the newly opened Wizarding World of Harry Potter , you’ve already gotten the inside scoop on the theme park and are probably in line to ride Harry Potter and The Forbidden Journey. Be sure you don’t throw away that Universal Studios ticket. Nearby Vero Beach Hotel & Spa will give you a free room upgrade if you flash your Wizarding World ticket stub.

When your feet—and wallet—tire of perusing wands in the Wizarding World Shops, kick up your tootsies at this oceanfront hotel, which is an hour and a half southeast of Orlando.]]> Jennifer Kester 2010-06-22T09:13:07-05:00 27.6558080 -80.356662 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/6/18/03559/2776 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/PortofinoBay1.jpg" class="top"> <p>Are we in Italy right now? Nope, but this hotel is pretty convincing in its Italian-ness, if only it could decide exactly what part of Italy it wants to be. We're talking about the <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Loews+Portofino+Bay+Hotel/local/1200">Loews Portofino Bay Resort at Universal Studios Orlando</a></b>, aka our base camp during the opening days of the new <I><b>Wizarding World of Harry Potter</b></i> theme park at Universal's Islands of Adventure. <P>Although Steven Spielberg initially conceived of making this hotel in the spirit of the Italian Riviera town of Portofino after spending his honeymoon there, a wander around the grounds reveals that it's smushed a bit of Venice, a dash of Tuscany, a dollop of Sicily and a pinch of Naples together JetSetCD 2010-06-18T08:55:54-05:00 28.4807945 -81.460276 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/2/19/152529/827

Update 3.25.10: The Wizarding World of Harry Potter will open June 18!

Happy Friday! It's a very happy Friday indeed for fans of Harry Potter and Universal Studios actually, since the first vacation and hotel package was just announced for the getting-ready-to-open "Wizarding World of Harry Potter" theme park at Universal Studios' Islands of Adventure.

The park, which will recreate Hogwarts, Ollivander's wand shop, as well as other locations from the famous books and movies, is due to open this spring but an actual set date hasn't yet been released.

But here's what the Wizarding World package including hotel stays, is offering to celebrate it: ]]> JetSetCD 2010-02-19T16:01:04-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/