HotelChatter - Tag: hotel news

Corbett: Attend Edward and Bella's Prom at The View Point Inn

abigailmschilling — 2008-11-21T15:04:57-05:00

Yesterday we told you about hotels where Twilight the book was set and how they're smartly stealing the money from crazed fans.

Today we bring to you news about the where the Twilight movie was filmed. We know all you crazed fans already saw the movie at midnight last night, which is why tonight you should go to Edward & Bella's Prom at The View Point Inn. That's right, instead of seeing the movie again (you can do that tomorrow), you can live the movie by attending the prom where the prom scene was filmed. We can't believe it either.

Atlantic City: Another AC Hotel-Casino Put On Hold

AndrewC — 2008-11-21T14:57:10-05:00

<![CDATA[ <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/8580/ChelseaRoofTopwithCurtis.jpg" class="top"> Another hotel-casino development in <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/AC%20Hotels">Atlantic City</a> bites the dust. The $1 billion "boutique" casino, hotel and resort due to be built on the Southern tip of the AC Boardwalk by <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Curtis%20Bashaw">Curtis Bashaw</a> was supposed to bring style and class back to Atlantic City, much like Bashaw's other AC property <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Chelsea+Atlantic+City/local/1166">The Chelsea</a>. Unlike The Chelsea, this project was supposed to be huuuge. It was rumored to have two hotel towers with a total of 2,000 hotel rooms, a 6-story condo tower, extensive banquet facilities, retail, a theater and of course, a casino floor which the Chelsea does not have. Unfortunately, it joins the other huge developments in Atlantic City by MGM

Vancouver: St. Regis Vancouver Re-Opens Dec. 1st at $103 a Night

juliana — 2008-11-21T14:24:23-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/stregisvancouver.jpg" class="top">This week we saw one of the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/11/18/135914/41/hotels/Ritz_Carlton_New_Orleans_for_100_a_Night">cheapest Ritz-Carlton rates</a> in New Orleans for $100 a night and now we are witnessing one of the lowest St. Regis Hotel rates at $134CAD a night which is roughly $103USD. However, there is a catch--this isn't actually a Starwood-branded St. Regis Hotel. Nevertheless, a newly renovated hotel in this Canadian city is still a pretty good deal for a $100 is a deal.<a href="">The St. Regis Vancouver</a> has just completed an $11 million renovation which has brought all of its 65 rooms and suite into the 21st century.<blockquote> Led by Vancouver design icon Elaine Thorsell, the visionary behind masterpieces like Toronto's Ki and Vancouver's Gotham and Shore Club, the

New York: Robert Pattinson Among Gucci Gawkers at the Plaza

Jenna — 2008-11-21T11:56:27-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/pattinsonleavingplaza.jpg" class="top"> That Gucci event <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/11/21/9465/5587/hotels/Madonna_and_Sean_Penn_Catch_Up_at_the_Greenwich">Madonna hit up</a> Wednesday night? Turns out lots of big-name celebs were there and (control yourselves, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/11/20/164750/85/hotels/Twilight_Freaks_Are_Good_Business_for_Washington_Hotels">Twilight nerds</a>) Robert Pattinson was there too. On Wednesday night, Gucci celebrated the launch of their new Tattoo Heart collection with a super swanky celebratory dinner at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Plaza/ian/105314">Plaza Hotel's</a> Oak Room. According to <a href="http://www.wwd.com/lifestyle-news/eye/guccis-open-heart-1867806?gnewsid=d584958bcb8e08b4b7624bfe7d2ac617">Women's Wear Daily</a>, it was like, a fun party that played Rihanna and was attended by "Gossip Girl" cast instead of string-quartet-stuffy soiree. Man, Robert Pattinson is seriously loving life right now, isn't he? One minute he's just an awkward Cedric Diggory and now he's a megastar going to Gucci parties with Madonna and stuff. However, we don't think

W Hotels Like the UK So Much, They Put a Ring On It

AndrewC — 2008-11-21T11:35:30-05:00

<![CDATA[ <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/w_hotel_london_rendering.png" class="top">The forthcoming W London-Leicester Square Even though North America may not be the best place to open up a hotel nowadays, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Starwood%20Hotels">Starwood Hotels and Resort's</a> Global Head of Development, Simon Turner thinks that the United Kingdom is the next place for <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/w%20hotels">W Hotels</a> to be--London specifically. Turner was quoted in a recent <a href="http://www.propertyweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=297&storycode=3127782&c=1">PropertyWeek</a> article stating that W is aiming to open 10 hotels by 2019 in the United Kingdom, with 3 to 5 of those hotels in London.Recently, W finally <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/9/3/104527/7554/hotels/At_Long_Last_W_Announces_Plans_to_Conquer_England">announced</a> its first UK outpost in Manchester, followed within hours by the announcement of its first London area hotel in Leicester Square. This news calmed all those raving-mad W followers who