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HotelChatter - Tag: ian schrager http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-13T00:44:21Z HotelChatter HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/ian%20schrager To Secure The Future of 'Edition' Hotels, Marriott's Putting Its Money Where Its Mouth Is http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2012/1/19/84439/2159 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/ClockTowerMadison.jpg" class="top">Though we felt some faint ripples in the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Edition%20Hotels">Edition</a> pond back in October, it looks like things are moving along at a pretty steady clip. The <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203735304577169271440489502.html">WSJ</a> is reporting that <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/marriott%20hotels">Marriott</a> has invested $800 million of its own money into three of the five new Edition hotels it hopes to open over the next three years (Hmm, haven't we <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/12/30/102111/17/hotels/Worst_Hotel_Hype_Edition_Hotels">heard this one</a> before?). Those three properties include: the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/11/8/20245/8657/hotels/Edition_Heads_to_the_Hottest_Hotel_Scene_in_the_World_London">Berners hotel</a> in London; the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/10/24/04745/899/hotels/Finally%2C+Work+is+Beginning+on+The+Edition+Miami+Beach+%28Or+Is+It%3F%29">Seville Beach Resort</a> in Miami; Abu Dhabi; Bangkok, and, of course, New York's <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/10/26/114711/54/hotels/Edition_Hotels_is_Finally_Coming_to_New_York_Maybe_">Clock Tower</a> (above). Consider <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/8/29/0367/08804/hotels/Marriott_s_Edition_Hotels_is_Locked_Out_in_Waikiki">Waikiki</a> and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/2/28/123520/399/hotels/Staying_At_the_Edition_Istanbul_Will_Be_a_Little_Like_Sleeping_Inside_a_Sauna">Istanbul</a> the "test drives" of the Edition brand. Now, it kind of comes down to a do-or-die ASchechter 2012-01-19T09:08:07-05:00 Chicago: Hold the Phone: The Public Chicago Will Be Offering Rooms for Just a $1 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2012/1/9/205733/5016 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/publichotelonedollarsale.jpg" class="top"> We never once thought the rooms at the hot new <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/12/29/92456/539/hotels/Best_Hotel_Opening_of_2011_Public_Chicago">award-winning</a> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Public+Chicago/local/1704">Public Hotel</a> in Chicago were too pricey (we stayed there on opening night for $135 and have recently seen specials for $100 a night) but it looks like hotelier <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/ian schrager">Ian Schrager</a> is staying true to his promise to make Public available to the public--because he's just announced the hotel's first ever ONE DOLLAR SALE. For a 90-day period starting on a secret date, Public will offer three special guest rooms per night, each with a rate of just $1. Not $10, not $5, ONE DOLLAR.Once the sale goes live, prospective guests have 48 hours to book a room for $1 within the juliana 2012-01-10T08:45:01-05:00 Hotelier of The Year: The Public Antics of Ian Schrager http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/12/29/94649/594 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/454/Ian_Crop.jpg" class="top"><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/454/hc_2011.jpg">It's what you've been waiting all year for--<a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/hotelchatter 2011 awards">The 2011 HotelChatter Awards</a>! We'll be bringing you the best and worst of the year all day today and part of tomorrow. Agree or disagree with our picks? Air your thoughts in <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/12/29/94649/594/hotels/Hotelier_of_The_Year_The_Public_Antics_of_Ian_Schrager_#comment-block">comments below</a>.Incredibly, in the history of HotelChatter Awards*, we have never given the Hotelier of the Year Award to <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/ian schrager">Ian Schrager</a>. But he's finally earned the honor in 2011 and that's all thanks to his well-executed vision for <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/public hotels">Public Hotels</a>.Sure, this year wasn't entirely perfect for Ian, thanks to a pesky lawsuit from the owners of the Waikiki Edition, now the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Modern+Honolulu/local/1703">Modern Honolulu</a>, who claimed that Schrager has HotelChatter 2011-12-30T14:30:01-05:00 New York: Public New York Will Go Public in Three Years http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/11/14/95946/537 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/publicnewyork_mock.jpg" class="top"> Good news for people who love the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Public+Chicago/local/1704">Public Chicago</a> hotel. <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/ian schrager">Ian Schrager</a> is officially bringing his new <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/public hotels">Public Hotels</a> brand to the Big Apple. <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203503204577036020174229622.html">The WSJ</a> reports that Schrager has teamed up with developer Douglas Durst to put in a 250-room Public Hotel in the lower 16 floors of a 56-story residential building in Manhattan's hottest new hotel nabe, Herald Square.Much of what we found (and loved) at the Public Chicago--simple but stylish rooms, the Public Express room service, a happening restaurant and bar scene (over 10,000-sq.ft)--will be at the Public New York but along with a nightclub, a health club, pool and an outdoor garden. And for what it's worth, juliana 2011-11-14T10:29:33-05:00 Chicago: All You Need To Know About The Public Chicago http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/10/11/16828/355 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/publicchiagoknowledge.jpg" class="top"><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/ian schrager">Ian Schrager</a> is hosting the official grand opening for his new <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Public+Chicago/local/1704">Public Chicago</a> today and as much as we'd like to be there (yes, we were actually invited) we've got other hotel business to attend to. That said, since we visited Public Chicago last month and practically made out with it, allow us to show you all around the property...virtually. After you're done reading through our online diary and want to book a room, rates are currently hovering at $195 a night this weekend for a standard king. If you're not in Chicago or don't have plans to go to Chicago, don't fret. Schrager is serious about his Public expansion plans as <a href="http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-10-10/schrager-agrees-to-buy-new-york-land-as-hotel-opens-in-chicago.html">Business Week</a> juliana 2011-10-11T16:15:17-05:00 Search HotelChatter Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/