http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T14:47:02Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/shangri-la%20hotels http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2012/2/7/1246/69517 <![CDATA[<P><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/sllobbiessin.jpg" class="top"><br><i>Reception at the Tower Wing (left) and reception at the Valley Wing (right)</i> <P>It's really a tale of two lobbies, the <b><a href="http://www.shangri-la.com/en/property/singapore/shangrila">Shangri-La Singapore</a></b>. There's the original, red and gold grand lobby of the Tower Wing, opened in the early 1970s. Then, there's the white marble and gold of the modern Valley Wing next door. While the Valley Wing has its exclusivity and free champagne and fancy breakfast in the Summit Room, the Tower Wing has that classic appeal plus many mega chandeliers and the many decades of afternoon tea enjoyed on the Rose Veranda. <P>Yes, you already know what major hotel geeks we are&#151;heck, you <i>are</i> reading this on HotelChatter.com, but please let us stress the appeal JetSetCD 2012-02-07T17:18:47-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2012/2/6/144029/5449 <![CDATA[<P><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/ShangDel2.jpg" class="top"> <P>Did you know...that the <b><a href="http://www.shangri-la.com/en/property/singapore/shangrila">Shangri-La Singapore</a></b> is the <i>original</i> of the Shangri-La chain of properties? Did you also know that it is a hotel with three distinct wings, each with a different feel and luxury level? Serious hotel geeks will have answered yes to both, but it's no matter because right now, we're taking you inside the a <b>Deluxe Suite in the Valley Wing</b>, a one-bedroom abode with butler service, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2012/1/19/11446/5860/hotels/The_Shangri_La_Singapore_Has_Its_Very_Own_Orchid">signature Shangri-La orchids</a> all over the place, and&#151;joy of joys&#151;free champagne and decadent nibbles. <P>You can't get much fancier than this at the Shangri-La Singapore; there's only two room categories higher than the Deluxe (a 2-bedroom and the Shangri-La Suite), and its location in the JetSetCD 2012-02-06T17:35:12-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2012/1/27/1235/26402 <![CDATA[<P><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/jognecklace.jpg" class="top"> <P>It's official; hotels have finally figured out that maybe&#151;just maybe&#151;guests will want to venture beyond the fitness center and into the wild streets of a strange city in order to get that runner's high. Thus, increasingly we're opening up hotel desk drawers to spy more than just the requisite stationery and Gideon's Bible; there's also little jogging maps of the area. <P>Granted, you've got to be staying in a hotel that goes above and beyond in other ways than just a jogging map; you won't find extras like this in a Holiday Inn or Best Western. For example, we recently spotted a jogging map lanyard in the rooms at the <b><a href="http://www.shangri-la.com/en/property/singapore/shangrila">Shangri-La Singapore</a></b>, and a jogging map JetSetCD 2012-01-27T14:00:02-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2012/1/19/11446/5860 <![CDATA[<P><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/DendrobiumShang.jpg" class="top"> <P><b>"Dendrobium by <a href="http://www.shangri-la.com/en/property/singapore/shangrila">Shangri-La Singapore</a>."</b> It sounds like a perfume, right? Close, as that is the full name of a variety of orchid that graces several vases in each room at the Shangri-La Singapore hotel. Yes, this hotel has its very own flower and, though you'll spot larger, white orchids around the property as well, these sweet little greenish yellow blooms with their faint violet shading are the ones to watch for. <P>And if you thought we were joking with that official name of the flower, here's the full details (for you gardeners and flower geeks): <blockquote><P>A long-lasting specialty orchid named after the golden sunsets of the Palolo Valley in Oahu, Hawaii. Dendrobium by Palolo Sunshine is JetSetCD 2012-01-19T16:34:45-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/11/23/102131/42 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/Yule_Cake_2.JPG" class="top"><p> <i>Like it or not, the <b>holiday season</b> has officially begun. And no one enjoys the holiday season more than hotels. From now through New Year's Eve, we'll be featuring all the holiday hotel news, deals, events and over the top decorations, we think are the best (or the worst.) Got a question about booking a hotel over the holidays or what to do when staying in a hotel over the holidays? <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">Let us know!</a></i><p>The holidays make hotels do crazy things. Like erecting Christmas trees <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/12/16/32432/652/hotels/The_Emirates_Palace_Celebrates_Christmas_The_Only_Way_It_Knows_How_With_Money">adorned with money</a> or oversized <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/12/23/10393/250/hotels/How_Long_Before_a_Hotel_Decorates_Their_Gingerbread_House_with_Diamonds_and_Rubies_">gingerbread houses</a> or life-sized <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/12/9/10193/0766/hotels/You_Can_Look_But_You_Can_t_Sit_on_the_Lap_of_This_Life_Sized_Chocolate_Santa_">chocolate Santas</a> (nom, nom.) So it comes as little surprise that the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Pudong+Shangri-La+Shanghai/local/4107"><b>Shangri-La Pudong Hotel</b></a> in Shanghai, China attempted juliana 2011-12-02T13:40:01-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/