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HotelChatter - Tag: hotel hype http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-23T13:23:51Z HotelChatter HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/hotel%20hype Chicago: Hotel Palomar Chicago Won't Open Until May But You Can Make a Rezzie Now http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/17/182523/06 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/hotelpalomarchicago.jpg" class="top">UPDATE: The hotel's reps tell us that it will actually open a few weeks before May 1. So Spring 2010 is the preferred opening time frame. Rezzies are still being accepted for May 1 and beyond. Just as you start to hunker down for the winter in Chicago, we'd like to give you something to look forward to when the ice thaws--the upcoming <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Palomar+Chicago/local/1609">Hotel Palomar Chicago</a> has just announced that it will be opening in May 2010. Located in Chi-town's River North neighborhood the 261-room hotel will be as Kimpton as you expect it to be (stylish decor, eco-friendly practices, free wine hours etc.) but it will also have a heated indoor pool and sundeck and a juliana 2009-11-18T10:08:38-05:00 Starwood To Cram in More Westin Hotels Before 2010 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/18/3819/0053 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/westinbona_room.jpg" class="top"> More Westin Heavenly Beds for Everyone!If you're into <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/westin hotels">Westin Hotels</a> and white tea scents then you'll be happy to know that <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/starwood hotels">Starwood Hotels</a> plans on opening six Westin Hotels before the year is out. <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20091117-715495.html">The WSJ</a> reports: <blockquote>The company, based in White Plains, N.Y., will cut the ribbon on two new Westins--one near the Washington Dulles Airport and the other in Orlando--on Thursday. The rest, built from the ground up, will open in China and India by the end of the year.</blockquote>Mickey Mouse and Westin? That sounds so dirty. And so good. But there's already a Westin in Orlando near Disney World called <a href="http://www.starwoodhotels.com/westin/property/overview/index.html?propertyID=1767">The Westin Imagine Orlando</a>. The newest Orlando hotel juliana 2009-11-18T08:29:29-05:00 Will You Want Marriott's Autograph (Hotels?) http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/12/10958/001 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/autographbook.jpg" class="top"> The news is official: <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/marriott hotels">Marriott Hotels</a> has unveiled a new brand, The Autograph Collection. As we mentioned the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/10/84421/502/hotels/Could_You_Soon_Be_Sleeping_in_a_Marriott_Hotel_And_Not_Know_It_">other day</a>, this new collection will consist of independent hotels that will retain their individuality but have access to the Marriott reservations systems and guests can use and earn Marriott rewards points here. Here's the official statement from Marriott's VP of brand management, Don Semmler. <blockquote> "The Autograph Collection will take the innovative approach of grouping these iconic hotels according to the unique experience that guests are seeking whether it's a resort, historic hotel, boutique arts, or urban edge hotel in a dynamic gateway city. Each hotel will be highly unique and distinct with its juliana 2009-11-12T12:16:48-05:00 London: Intercontinental's Next London Hotel: Way Better Than We Thought http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/6/9219/92505 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/21888/IC_westminster.jpg" class="top">When it was announced this weekend that <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/intercontinental%20hotels">Intercontinental</a> were opening up a second hotel in <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/london%20hotels">London</a>, we werent too excited. For one, were not the biggest fans of the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Hyde+Park+Intercontinental+Hotel/local/1075">Park Lane</a> branch - totally lacking in fizz, if you ask us. For another, the location theyve chosen - Queen Annes Chambers in Westminster is a place we used to pass most days on our way to work, and it always seemed like more of a commuter ratrun than somewhere youd actually want to stay. Also, its next door to police HQ New Scotland Yard, and that made us feel a bit queasy too. But to give it a fair hearing, we popped over to see juliab 2009-11-06T09:27:52-05:00 Cincinnati: A New 21C Museum Hotel Will Open in Cincinnati http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/5/02842/5577 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/21cmuseumlobby.jpg" class="top"> The 21C Museum Hotel in Louisville.A reader in Ohio tipped us off last night about this excellent news for downtown Cincinnati--<a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/21C+Museum+Hotel/local/347">The 21C Museum Hotel</a> in Louisville, Kentucky will open its second hotel in the old Metropole Hotel next year. And in living up to the museum part of its name, the new hotel will play a huge role in the city's burgeoning contemporary art scene. Here are some detes from the <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS196100+04-Nov-2009+PRN20091104">press release</a>:<blockquote>The new 21c Museum Hotel in Cincinnati will be located adjacent to the Contemporary Arts Center and across the street from the Aronoff Center for the Arts. 21c Museum Hotels is working with the Cincinnati Center City Development Corporation on the restoration, juliana 2009-11-05T08:44:22-05:00 Search HotelChatter Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/