http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-25T02:22:46Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/hotel%20pets http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/6/16/93526/4604 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/greenchekparrot.jpg" class="top"> <p>Yeah, we'll confess: sometimes we steal stuff from hotels. Like the little baby soaps and shampoos and things (which are ours for the taking), and one time we swiped a monogrammed washcloth and a tea packet and the binder that held the roomservice menus because we thought it looked nice. But do you know what we have never stolen from a hotel? A bird. <p>Though this is not as bad as the time some guy ripped the head off of one of the ducks in a hotel lobby (and yes, that <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/12/28/112228/63/hotels/Worst_Hotel_Hell_The_Duck_Chomping_Guest">really did happen</a>), this is still sort of sad and mean: someone stole a couple of parrots from <A href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Breakers/ian/112199"><b>The Breakers</b></a>. <p>According to <a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5igqN8ZYRiqhthEgj9vKVsSHRcEPwD98ROUE00">the Jenna 2009-06-16T09:37:58-05:00 26.7144500 -80.033865 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/6/11/101446/815 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/Dog1.JPG" class="top"> <p>Aw, a heartwarming little tale (tail, hehe) of a hotel doing good on this somewhat blah Thursday morning: the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/4/15/101820/716/hotels/Copley_Square_Hotel_Gets_Joan_Rivers_Style_Revamp">recently-renovated</a> and super-pet-friendly <b><A href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Copley+Square+Hotel/ian/114172">Copley Square Hotel </a></b>in Boston is all about the animals this summer. <p>It has pledged to support the Massachusetts SPCA, and will be setting aside a weekend where it will completely waive its $40 pet fee if you bring your doggie in &#151; and the hotel will be donating a portion of its room revenues to the MSPCA that weekend. This is all in conjunction with Take Your Dog To Work Day, which is apparently a real thing and is happening on June 26th. <p>Something we didn't know: through the end of the Jenna 2009-06-11T10:20:05-05:00 42.3484110 -71.078654 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/6/9/105353/2419 <![CDATA[<P><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/rover_belair.jpg" class="top"><p> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Bel+Air/ian/112168"><b>Hotel Bel-Air</b></a> is introducing the <a href="http://hotelbelair.com/guest_services/pet_services/">Precious Paws Program</a>, a five-star amenity program designed to cater to man's best friend. <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/dorchester%20collection"><b>The Dorchester Collection</b></a> hotel gives pups the royal treatment the moment a pet steps it's paw on-property. Pet perks include: a "chic neckerchief" given upon arrival to fancy up the collar, a private photo shoot to make your pet feel like a cover girl or boy, and a frame for your furry playmate centerfold as a check-out souvenir. <p>Rooms are doggy-ready too. They feature dog beds and read-to-go dog bowls. Doggy turn-down service includes peanut butter treats personally made by the in-house pastry chef. (The recipe is available at check-out.) And if by chance your shiralevine 2009-06-09T16:42:08-05:00 34.0864530 -118.44635 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/5/20/16138/5884 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/fairmontbees.jpg" class="top"><br><i>Bees at the Fairmont Royal York, 2008.</i> <p>Last summer, we kind of got the heebies when we learned that the <b><A href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Fairmont+Royal+York/ian/169544">Fairmont Royal York </a></b>in Toronto had purposely put <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/7/8/1460/39058/hotels/Fairmont_Royal_York_Has_40_000_Bees_Like_On_Purpose">40,000 honeybees </a>up on their rooftop to harvest their own honey in an effort to "enhance the hotel's culinary program." And now the <b><A href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Fairmont+Washington+D.C./ian/126091">Fairmont Washington D.C.</a></b> has stuck three honey beehives up on its roof with the same goal, boasting a bee population totaling about 105,000 bees. <p>Each hive has a queen and 33,000 worker bees: <blockquote><p>They travel up to three miles away from their rooftop home foraging for food, and always return to their respective hives. Nearby Rock Creek Park offers trees and plants with the Jenna 2009-05-20T16:08:03-05:00 38.9057840 -77.051676 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/4/22/101317/938 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/17697/canine_cocktails_treats.jpg" class="top"></p> <p>If we haven&#146;t made ourselves clear in the past, we love <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/hotel%20pets">pets</a>. You may have also noted our affinity for, uh, a little sociable sharing of spirits (i.e. drinking). So clearly we love when hotels combine the two, such as the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Indigo+Atlanta/local/737"><strong>Hotel Indigo Atlanta Midtown</strong></a>.</p> <p>The hotel celebrates the "dog days of summer" (yeah yeah, <em>groan</em>) with a weekly <a href="http://www.midtownatlantahotel.com/indulge/canineori.html">"Canine Cocktail"</a> happy hour on their patio &#151; held 6 to 9 p.m. &#151; for pet owners and their panting companions, with this year&#146;s season beginning <strong>Tuesday, May 26</strong>. There&#146;s a water bar as well as the &#147;Ruff Age Bar&#148; &#151; a free &#147;special vegan doggie treat bar&#148; &#151; for dogs in attendance. Or extra-special KatieK 2009-04-22T11:53:15-05:00 33.7731920 -84.384484 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/