With the opening of The SLS Hotel at South Beach coming up in April, we're officially in stalking mode.

Don't worry, we're not creeping around the construction site, a bunch of roses and unrequited love notes in hand. But we are checking out the hotel's website and Facebook page religiously, anxiously awaiting any new crumb of a detail or sneak peek of what's to come in one of the most anticipated hotels of the year.

This week, our devotion was rewarded: look at the pretty-in-pink renderings of the guest bathrooms that were just posted!

]]> MsRebecca 2012-02-02T11:00:01-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/11/3/101619/248 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/saharalasvegas_sls600.jpg" class="top"><p> It looks like things are moving forward now at a rapid pace with <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/sls hotels"><b>SLS Hotels</b></a>. After yesterday's surprise announcement that the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/11/2/141459/539/hotels/_Something_Lovely_s_Starting_SLS_South_Beach_Will_Finally_Open_in_April_2012"><b>SLS South Beach</b></a> will open in April of next year, we now learn that <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Sahara+Las+Vegas+Hotel+and+Casino/local/1631"><b>SLS Las Vegas</b></a> aka The Sahara has just gotten its massive casino-renovations approved by Clark County. <a href="http://www.lvrj.com/news/sahara-hotel-casino-renovation-approved-133123433.html">Las Vegas Review-Journal</a> reports: <blockquote><p>According to the plan, the existing room towers, the Tunis, Tangiers and Alexandria, will be renovated. The roller coaster will be dismantled and a 2,830-square-foot beer garden will be constructed. The number of hotel rooms will be decreased from 1,700 to 1,622. <p> Retail, tenant and restaurant spaces will be added, and the casino floor will be juliana 2011-11-03T10:36:23-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/11/2/141459/539 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/slssobeguestroom.jpg" class="top"><p> It's finally official--the long awaited <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+SLS+Hotel+at+South+Beach/local/4744"><b>SLS South Beach</b></a> will open in <b>April 2012! </b> This will mark the second SLS Hotel to open after the flagship one in <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+SLS+at+Beverly+Hills/local/1098">Los Angeles</a> and hotelier <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/sam nazarian">Sam Nazarian</a> is pulling out all the stops, combining pretty much all of his restaurant and nightclub hotspots under one roof.<p>First off, the hotel will feature room designs from SLS hotel designer <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Philippe Starck"><b>Philippe Starck</b></a>. While we only have that above rendering to go on, the rooms still retain the airy and effervescent quality of the SLS in LA but this looks a little, how do we say this?--cozier?<p> There are no "floating" glass beds and cramped low ceilings, although juliana 2011-11-02T14:46:16-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/10/26/143548/85

If you love the staying the night at the SLS Hotel or The Redbury and dining on sushi at Katsuya and are totally going to the Hyde Lounge when it opens at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, then you should probably sign up for the brand-new sbe loyalty program called, sbePREFFERED FRIENDS.

Being a preferred friend will not only help you earn rewards for your sbe dedication across hotels, restaurants, nightclubs and even spas but it will also get you access to the Global Concierge, which offers "lifestyle experiences worldwide."

Here's a bit on how it works:]]> juliana 2011-10-27T12:29:39-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/8/10/22210/8058 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/30451/Sally_Hershberger_blow_out_bar.jpeg" class="top"><p><b>UPDATE: Despite getting our news from a solid source a little while back, it appears that the plans were not finalized or have changed. After we published this story, we heard from the publicity team repping SLS, who said that our info was inaccurate and Hershberger won't be moving into SLS at South Beach, after all. Insert sad face here.</b><p>Ladies, this may be almost as exciting as the news that Lenny Kravitz would be working his hotel sex magic on <a href='http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel/local/4744'>The SLS Hotel at South Beach</a>. <i>Almost.</i> <p> Along with those big-name chefs from the SBE Group--Jose Andres, Master Sushi Chef Katsuya Uechi blah blah blah--one more big name will be joining this hotel when it finally MsRebecca 2011-08-11T10:30:02-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/