http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-25T07:25:26Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/inside%20sls http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/11/19/14948/869 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/SLSJetVan2.jpg" class="top"><p>When we first heard about the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/11/5/13218/4215/hotels/What_s_Inside_The_Rest_of_the_SLS_Hotel_">Mercedes Jet Van</a> at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+SLS+at+Beverly+Hills/local/1098"><b>SLS Hotel</b></a>, we seriously got a little giddy. <p>This is essentially a clubbin' van that will take you to all the SBE hotspots in Los Angeles that are within a two-mile radius. That pretty much includes all the clubs except for Katsuya Hollywood and the S-Bar. It is a drop-off only service because god knows when you will want to be picked up. Also, about getting into the clubs we hear that hotel guests will have some priority depending on the club and it's availability that night.<p>We're not quite sure that it beats a custom-made Hermes Rolls Royce Phantom at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/11/6/164229/456/hotels/Four_Seasons_George_V_Hermes_and_Rolls_Royce_Team_Up_to_Create_Ultimate_Luxury_Car">Four Seasons in juliana 2008-11-19T14:20:29-05:00 34.0699461 -118.37640 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/11/5/13218/4215 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/slspool.jpg" class="top"><p><i> This is part three of a three-part series.</i><p>Today we are rounding up everything else left in the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+SLS+at+Beverly+Hills/local/1098"><b>SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills</b></a> for you to check-out. <p><b>Altitude</b>: Continuing the guests-only service is the rooftop pool area called Altitude on the 6th floor. This was specially created for the hotel as the old Le Meridien pool was located at ground level. The roofdeck area is a seriously serene oasis for guests. There's a reflection pool only about six inches deep as well as a regular-depth, infinity pool. Cabanas surround both pools and the entire roofdeck gives you great views of the city.<p>Starck-inspired design is here too. Most striking is the giant frames and mirrors that line the juliana 2008-11-05T15:05:02-05:00 34.0699461 -118.37640 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/11/4/11018/4010 <![CDATA[<p><p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/slsentrance.jpg" class="top"><p><i>This is the second part of a three-part series on the SLS Hotel.</i><p>Now that we've <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/11/4/9590/26254/hotels/Inside_the_SLS_Hotel_at_Beverly_Hills">taken you through</a> the lobby and check-in and up to your room, it's time to explore <a href="http://www.starwoodhotels.com/luxury/property/dining/index.html?propertyID=3171"><b>The Bazaar</b></a> at <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+SLS+at+Beverly+Hills/local/1098"><b>SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills</b></a> and helmed by chef Jose Andres.<p>Much like the guest rooms inside the hotel, The Bazaar changes all your preconceived notions about a hotel restaurant. For starters, it's actually three restaurants. There's Bar Centro, Pâtisserie, and Rojo y Blanco. In addition, there is a Moss custom-curated retail area where guests can purchase eclectic pieces which are all on display in free-standing glass vitrines.<p>Walking through the Bazaar is no easy feat. Not because you can't make your way juliana 2008-11-04T12:44:05-05:00 34.0699461 -118.37640 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/11/4/9590/26254 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/sls_exterior.jpg" class="top"><p>As we mentioned yesterday, we took a tour of the eagerly-anticipated <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+SLS+at+Beverly+Hills/local/1098"><b>SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills</b></a> on La Cienega Boulevard. However, we were not allowed to take any interior pics as the hotel is still putting the finishing touches on some of its spaces. (But if you have any, you know you can send 'em to us!)<p>That said we are relying on that old-timey journalistic trick of providing you color with words to tell you what you will find in SLS, peppered with a few of those renderings.<p>The hotel is absolutely not what we expected. What we gathered from the limited renderings the hotel handed out, was a large public lobby space that flowed into the José juliana 2008-11-04T10:41:09-05:00 34.0699461 -118.37640 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/