http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T04:11:43Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/yotels http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2012/1/24/04918/6135 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/ChineseFortuneCookie.jpg" class="top"><p>2012 is Year of the Dragon, and In case you didn't know, the dragon is a pretty big deal on the Chinese zodiac. So, to match the excitement of the new year, New York's <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Cassa+Hotel+and+Residences/local/1663#login"><b>Cassa Hotel & Residences</b></a> is running a pretty nifty Chinese New Year promotion. <p>Guests who "like" Cassa on Facebook (and prove it by showing their computer or smartphone to the Front Desk) will be given a fortune cookie. Which at first sounds like not such a great trade-off. But<b> hidden inside one of the fortunes is a voucher that will let you book your next stay for only $47.10/night</b>&#151;roughly 80% off the normal rate. All those <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/9/9/152917/3064/hotels/Checking_Out_The_Room_Design_At_Cassa_Hotel_and_Residences">limestone tubs</a> and minimalist rooms just ASchechter 2012-01-24T09:00:02-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/11/3/74841/1316 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/umbra_fish_hotel.jpg" class="top"><p>OK, so Christmas is still a long way off (we don't usually get in the spirit until <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/holiday%20cocktails">these</a> start popping up in hotel bars), but in case you wanted to get a head start on your shopping, this one's a winner. You know those times when you look at your fish tank and just think, 'I can do <i>better</i>'? Well, now's your opportunity to make things right: Umbra has designed a <b>modern-looking, compact fish "hotel"</b> and it's selling on Amazon for <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0033FGDRS/uncrate-20">$27</a>. <p>Customer reviews&#151;unlike those for certain human hotels <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/10/28/91211/986/hotels/TripAdvisor_Names_The_Top_Ten_Dirtiest_Hotels_Hotel_Owner_Gets_Mad">we've heard about</a> recently&#151;seem pretty positive, with most people approving the cool mod design and relatively low maintenance. It's practical. It's minimalist. It's easy to clean. ASchechter 2011-11-03T09:00:02-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/10/13/20568/293 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/YoBaby.jpg" class="top"><p>Last time we checked in on <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Yotel+Times+Square/local/4852"><b>Yotel Times Square</b></a>&#151;aka the $10 hotel for <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/6/26/11417/8229/hotels/_10_Buys_You_a_Yotel_NYC_Room_If_You_re_Really_Really_Small">ants</a>&#151;the lobby bathroom was suffering from some major <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/6/20/194457/581/hotels/Bad_News_About_Yotel_s_Bathroom_Doors_They_Don_t_Lock">door malfunctioning</a>. They appear to have addressed the problem, and have since added a rather interesting <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/7/13/20398/1201/hotels/What_Is_Up_With_The_Yotel_s_Moose_">moose</a> to the lobby decor. But we were left wondering to ourselves: what is actually <i>going on</i> over there? <p>After opening to such fanfare with a mammoth performance piece that literally spanned <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/6/15/94611/3452/hotels/A_Look_at_The_100_Performances_Last_Night_Inside_The_Yotel_Times_Square">100 rooms</a>, we haven't exactly heard much from them since. Oh, except for this bizarre Sunday brunch invitation that showed up in our inboxes yesterday. A baby, gnawing on a plate, with the caption: <i>"Eat Yo! Brunch"</i>. Well, it's not a <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/10/12/20514/490/hotels/Which_Hotel_Chef_Is_Making_Jelly_Doughnut_Pancakes_">jelly doughnut</a> ASchechter 2011-10-14T09:30:02-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/8/12/155542/965 <![CDATA[<P><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/1YoAMS_1.jpg" class="top"> <P>All it seems we talked about in spring was <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/5/18/22371/6965/hotels/Inside+the+Yotel+New+York%2C+Two+Weeks+Before+It+Opens+for+Good">Yotel NYC</a> this and Yotel NYC that. Well, there are other Yotels out there, you know&#151;more budget-friendly ones. The thing is, yu have to go to Europe and the UK to lay your head upon their pillows. <P>Unlike the NYC Yotel which sits just west of Times Square, you'll find the three other Yotels exclusively at airports: London-Heathrow, London-Gatwick and Amsterdam-Schiphol. Wanna see inside? No problem&#151;we've already done a <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/4/7/16838/72495/hotels/Inside+a+Standard+Room+at+the+Yotel+in+Terminal+4%2C+London-Heathrow+Airport">full video tour</a>, photo gallery and review of one of the smallest "cabins" at the Heathrow Yotel, but last week we spotted the elusive Amsterdam Yotel! <P>Why elusive? Well, this Yotel sits in Schiphol Airport <i>after security</i>, JetSetCD 2011-08-12T17:57:46-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/7/13/20398/1201 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/Moose1.jpg" class="top"> <p><em>The moose from in front...</em> <p>Just what does a hotel whose atrium contains a luggage-storing robotic arm have to gain by <strong>the unexplained addition of two very weird moose statues</strong> into the lobby area? Everything, apparently. We first noticed this slightly off-putting creature when we first visited <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Yotel+Times+Square/local/4852"><b>Yotel</b></a>'s opening festival, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/6/15/94611/3452/hotels/A_Look_at_The_100_Performances_Last_Night_Inside_The_Yotel_Times_Square">100 Under 2</a>. We scratched our heads then, and we're scratching them now. <p>What is this? Stationed in the middle of the lobby, directly in front of the elevators (when you step out, that smile hits you like a slap in the face), the moose creature feels out of place and arbitrary. But that must be why Yotel likes it. Because, after speaking to both ASchechter 2011-07-14T08:55:02-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/