HotelChatter - Tag: movie set hotels

Toronto: Ted Danson Will No Longer Host Dinner Parties At Sutton Place Toronto

ASchechter — 2012-02-14T11:35:02-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/TedDansonSuttonPlace.jpg" class="top">If Toronto's <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Sutton+Place+Hotel/local/2031">Sutton Place Hotel</a> ever held a special place in your heart, prepare yourself for some sad news. A new developer who's taken over the iconic <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Movie%20Set%20Hotels">movie set hotel</a> is planning to turn the 33-story building into a 42-story luxury condo high-rise, and construction is set to begin by the end of the year. <a href="http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/02/08/sutton-place-hotel-set-to-close-be-retrofitted-as-a-luxury-condo/">PostedToronto</a> reported that Lanterra Developments wants to preserve the "vibe" of the hotel (which, due to its proximity to the Toronto International Film Festival, has traditionally been a favorite of celebrities and film industry peeps), but is planning some major structural changeslike adding 20,000 square feet of retail space to the ground floor. All of which kind of puts an

New York: Luxury Collection Premiers Final Cut Inside The Producer's Suite

ASchechter — 2012-01-30T08:53:24-05:00

It's Guess the Hotel revealed!

Were you able to figure anything out from the video we posted on Friday? Two people called out The Chatwal, which was correct! We were there last week, in the Producer's Suite on the tenth floor, to watch a new promotional video by Luxury Collection called HERE.

If you're at all restless like us, you might wind up booking an impromptu trip to Vermont, Scottsdale and/or Hawaii after you watch it. The 15-minute film is set at Equinox Resort & Spa, The Phoenician and The Royal Hawaiian, Waikiki successively, and each hotel comes off looking more idyllic than the next.

Culver City: Twitpic of the Week: Dorothy Diorama in Culver City

ASchechter — 2012-01-23T09:00:01-05:00

<![CDATA[In the ever-expanding universe of Twitter, there is one particular trend <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/hotelchatter">@HotelChatter</a> happens to quite enjoy: candid hotel photos. These Twitpics range from stunning views to anti-views to celebrity tomfoolery and everything in between. And we can't get enough of 'em! Every Monday, we will feature one "Twitpic of the Week" to commemorate our favorite hotel-themed snapshot. Got a favorite of your own? Want to show off your sweet suite? <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">Send it in!</a> <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/CulverHotel.jpg" class="top">We featured this place a few years back in our <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/8/3/102219/5442/hotels/HotelChatter_Hollywood_Star_Map_Stop_15_The_Culver_Hotel">Hollywood Star Map</a> series, since this is where the Munchkins stayed during the filming of The Wizard of Oz in the 1930s. Well, it seems <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/flyleafmusic">@Flyleaf Music</a> has <a href="http://t.co/ioYr0Uip">discovered</a> this

New York: Movie About A Sex Addict Shot Multiple Scenes in (Duh) The Standard Hotel

ASchechter — 2012-01-09T10:15:03-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/standardhotelviewcorner.jpg" class="top">Michael Fassbender could have just been going along with the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Standard+NYC/local/795">Standard New York</a>'s exhibitionist trend when witnesses caught him <a href="http://ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com/56822151.html">in the act</a> inside one of the hotel's see-through rooms. But as it turns, out, Fassbender was just filming one of the scenes for Shame, a new movie directed by Steve McQueen that follows the life of a sex-crazed businessman (played by Fassbender) in NYC. And, not to condone such lurid behavior, but, man, this guy gets down. Like, everywhere. Including The Standard, which beautifully sets the scene for two climactic moments in the film. The first happens inside the Boom Boom Room, where Carey Mulligan (who plays Fassbender's sister), made up a little like Marilyn Monroe,

Next Time You're Looking For Peace and Quiet, Try Not To Check Into the Same Hotel As Woody Allen

ASchechter — 2011-12-28T09:00:01-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/WoodyAllenclarinet.jpg" class="top">If being woken up at midnight by a screeching clarinet isn't your cup of tea, then you might want to avoid staying in the same hotel as Woody Allen. The famous directorand part-time jazz musicianopened up to the <a href="http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/music/la-et-woody-allen-jazz-20111227,0,6350127.story?page=2">LA Times</a> in a recent interview about his unconventional clarinet practice routines. When Woody isn't commandeering whole churches in Europe, or having his driver find a secluded street where he can then lock the doors and play undisturbed, he often relies on midnight practice sessions right in his hotel room. And when you're Woody Allen flying all over the world to shoot movies and attend premieres, finding time (and space) to practice can be difficult. Interestingly, Woody's never really