HotelChatter - GEM0330

Chicago: Trump Chicago Unveils Spa Guestrooms

Jenna — 2008-08-28T14:07:25-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/trumpspachicago.png" class="imgborder"> On September 1st, the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Trump+International+Hotel+%26+Tower+Chicago/local/892">Trump Hotel and Tower Chicago</a> will unveil 53 new spa guestrooms connected to the Spa at Trump to pamper guests in true over-the-top Trumplike fashion. The rooms feature in-room treatments, a healthy minibar (does that mean no booze?), yoga kits, a whole menu of Bath Packages, and spa amenities and toiletries that evolve with the seasons. <blockquote>As guests are led to the spa guest room by their Spa Attaché, who will customize the guest experience from start to finish, they will be enveloped by a custom spa scent in the corridor and soft music playing overhead. Upon entering their room, they will find inspiring city and riverfront views, gentle earth tones, light

Denver: Wooden Electronic Key Cards at DNC Hotels Still Getting Mixed Reviews

juliana — 2008-08-28T13:28:17-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/DNC_keycard2.jpg" class="imgborder"><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Wooden%20Key%20Cards">Wooden Electronic Key Cards</a>--do they work or do they not work? That is the question going on around hotels in Denver during the Democratic National Convention. As you might know already, the NY Sun said the key cards were a bust and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/8/25/14735/5321/hotels/So_About_Those_Sustainable_Wooden_Key_Cards_at_the_DNC_">we wrote about that</a>. Then a PR rep for the key cards said that wasn't true and the general manager of the Sheraton (where the cards were reported to be abandoned) backed up that claim, saying the key cards were working just fine after an initial "user error." The Sun then issued an <a href="http://www.nysun.com/blogs/latest-politics/2008/08/update-hotel-says-green-key-card-problem.html">update.</a>Yesterday, we got word that the key cards were working just fine at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/8/27/152112/590/hotels/DNC_Wooden_Key_Cards_Update_Not_So_Bad_at_All">Hotel Gold Crown</a> near the

New York: Fashion Week Hotels: Cole Haan Will Upgrade You, Buy Drinks

JetSetCD — 2008-08-28T12:49:24-05:00

"Lucky You," Manhattanites. During September 5-10 you may just find your cab fare paid if your taxi has these words emblazoned on the side.

Cole Haan, an American brand known for their quality leather shoes and bags, celebrates their 80th Anniversary on September 5, coinciding with Fashion Week in New York.

Since this also marks a period where tastemakers and the fashion elite rely on car services and hotel rooms as headquarters, Cole Haan has a strategy to influence by sending subliminal messages through random bump-ups.

Seoul: Thompson Hotels Looking to Get Some Seoul

juliana — 2008-08-28T12:11:23-05:00

That's right. Thompson Hotels, having finished with their monopoly on New York, is expanding overseas to Seoul, Korea.

We have to say, this destination is shocking. We thought for sure a London property was in the works. Yet today a press release was making the rounds of the interweb that Jason Pomeranc and co. are heading off to Seoul.

Vancouver: Coming Soon :: Poetic Skylines Courtesy of the Fairmont Pacific Rim Vancouver

Jenna — 2008-08-28T11:02:51-05:00

We love coming across creative use of words in unexpected places -- pretty sentiments carved into cement or deep thoughts scrawled on bathroom walls -- so it made us smile to see that the new Fairmont Pacific Rim in Vancouver is almost literally building their hotel with poetry.

The text of an original poem by Liam Gillick (a British artist) will wrap around the exteriors of the building all the way up to the 23rd floor.