HotelChatter

But Oscar Sunday is a great time for area hotels. Aside from the out-of-towners who flock to the city, celebrity suites are set up at some of the most luxurious spots in town. These suites, also called Awards Suites, are located at various hotels and offer Oscar nominees, presenters, A-list celebrities, stylists and producers gift bags filled with items such as spa and lifestyle products, jewelry, travel and luxe bags, fashions and other fashionable trendy products for today's celebrity. You know, the kind of just the kind of goody-bags that Gwenyth demanded (see item 5), after phoning it in at recent London Fashion Show.

And these suites are open for five days before the actual Oscars events. Hotels such as the Four Seasons, the Peninsula Beverly Hills and the Luxe Hotel Rodeo Drive, are participants and will surely be written about in the celebrity gossip rags--um, and definitely here as well.

So what is in these coveted gift bags? The usual Hollywood shwag. You know, botox, lipo, and laser treatment certificates, jewelry, free trips, resort stays, etc, etc. Wonder if any hotel will be silly enough to give away a Sidekick--time will tell.

Oh, and these suites are a perfect opportunity for designers and jewelers to kiss up as well. Big name fashion houses and jewelers will also be renting out hotel suites to showcase their wares so stars can do their shopping for Oscar night in an extremely private and comfortable way.