http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2008-09-05T12:49:53Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/jeff%20klein http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/1/23/154853/074 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/heath.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>We were looking forward to reading hotelier <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/jeff%20klein"><b>Jeff Klein's</b></a> blog posts at the NYT <a href="http://themoment.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/23/for-the-moment-jeff-klein-on-heath-ledger/">The Moment</a> blog. But unfortunately his third post had to be about something so tragic--yesterday's passing of actor <b>Heath Ledger</b> at age 28.<p>Klein writes that Heath, then-girlfriend (wife?) Michelle Williams and their newborn daughter Matilda spent four months living at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Sunset+Tower+Hotel/local/76"><b>Sunset Tower Hotel</b></a>. Some tidbits that Klein shares about Heath as a hotel guest.<blockquote><p>My dealings with Ledger began when his agent called me personally -- they often do -- to make a reservation. Ledger was shooting a movie and wanted to stay in the Sunset Tower for four months. It was one of my first celebrities at the hotel and juliana 2008-01-23T16:27:33-05:00 34.095050 -118.37214 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/1/21/14188/8668 <![CDATA[<p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/jeffklein_nyt.jpg" class="imgborder">Our <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/12/29/115425/56/hotels/Hotelier_of_the_Year_Jeff_Klein">2006 Hotelier of the Year</a> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/jeff%20klein"><b>Jeff Klein</b></a> has begun a guest blogging stint for the NYT mag's <a href="http://themoment.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/21/for-the-moment-jeff-klein/">"The Moment"</a> blog. As a blogger, he is going to be sharing some of his observations on the hotel world. But in his inaugural post, he dishes on why he got into the hospitality industry in the first place.<blockquote><p>Ever since I can remember I have been freakishly obsessed with hotels, much more so than the average hotel geek who concerns himself only with bathroom products, bed linen thread count and front-desk service.</blockquote></p><p>Then he recounts how this obsession got him slapped by his mother at age 15 in Rome when he preferred to check out the Hassler juliana 2008-01-21T14:27:16-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/12/10/141419/19 <![CDATA[<p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/plazalogo.png" class="imgborder">With the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Plaza/ian/105314"><b>Plaza Hotel</b></a> to re-open in January, it's getting to be crunch time for the famous Oak Room restaurant. Graydon Carter, editor of <i>Vanity Fair</i> was looking to take over the legendary bar and restaurant <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/7/1/225228/4408/hotels/Heard+Around+the+Hotel+World:+Horses,+Jogs,+Cookies+and+Graydon+Carter">last July</a> but <a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/12102007/gossip/pagesix/carter_passes_on_the_plaza_837214.htm">Page Six</a> says that he has backed out.<blockquote><p>Carter partnered up with <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/jeff%20klein">Jeff Klein</a>, of the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/City+Club+Hotel/local/147"><b>City Club Hotel</b></a> on West 44th Street and the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Sunset+Tower+Hotel/local/76"><b>Sunset Tower</b></a> in LA, and Jeremy King, owner of the Woolsey restaurant in London. But a spokesperson told us, "Graydon Carter and his partners Jeff Klein and Jeremy King withdrew their interest Thursday." Peter Glazier, owner of Michael Jordan's and the Strip House steakhouse chain, has also pulled juliana 2007-12-10T14:22:16-05:00 40.764275 -73.973006 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/8/29/153712/170 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/leona_trouble.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>If you know a wealthy hotelier, you might want to start buttering them up right now. And if you are related to a hotelier, well shoot, you better think of some way to make sure you're in their will. Leona Helmsley <a href="http://www.abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=3537475&page=1">left her fortune to her dog Trouble</a> and not to any of her grandkids or great grandkids. We knew she was mean but whoa. That dog is kinda cute though.<p>Elsewhere in the hotelier universe:<br>&#183; <a href="http://www.latimes.com/features/printedition/food/la-fo-review22aug22,1,1772106.story?coll=la-headlines-pe-food">Andre Balazs gussies up the Bar Marmont</a> [LA Times]<br>&#183; <a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/08272007/gossip/pagesix/star_boors.htm">George Lucas ruined Jeff Klein's hope for a classy dress code at Sunset Tower</a> [NY Post]<br>&#183; <a href="http://www.forbes.com/style/2007/08/28/chasing-cool-review-oped-trends07-cx_ls_0828cool.html">We learn Ian Schrager doesn't use ad agencies in the new book <i>Chasing Cool</i></a> juliana 2007-08-29T15:47:07-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/5/3/221139/0121 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/hoteluniform_storage.jpg" class="imgborder"/><p><i>The hotels below would not be caught dead wearing the uniforms above.</i><p><a href="http://www.lamag.com/"><i>Los Angeles</i></a> magazine has a quick write-up of the latest area hotels to get in on the hotel designer uniform craze.<p>Jason Pomeranc hired stylist to the stars Rachel Zoe and fashion designer Jenni Kayne to creat unis for the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Thompson%20Beverly%20Hills"><b>Thompson Beverly Hills Hotel</b></a> staff (the hotel is expected to open this summer, our sources say.) The waittresses at Teddy's in the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hollywood+Roosevelt+Hotel/local/11"><b>Hollywood Roosevelt</b></a> are already sporting Diane Von Furstenberg dresses. <p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Peninsula+Beverly+Hills/local/550"><b>The Peninsula Beverly Hills</b></a> puts the spa staff in blue and beige pants and sweater sets by luxury knits line St. John's.<p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Sofitel+Los+Angeles/local/46"><b>The Sofitel LA</b></a> employees get "gray pin-striped dresses with matching scarves" juliana 2007-05-04T12:16:00-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/