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PM Linkage: Drop Your Hotel Smoking Ban Tips Here

Today's WSJ has an article about guests' frustrations with the recent hotel smoking bans implemented by big box chain hotels like Marriott and most recently, Sheraton.

This of course, is not news to us as our Open Thread: Marriott Smoking Ban as been steadily added to for a year and a half. Indeed the story from at least one guest featured in the WSJ's article, came straight from a HotelChatter member. The reporter Sarah Nassauer even contacted us directly about speaking to our Hotel Mavens and thus we set her up with some sources. (Sadly, there's no mention of this in her article.)

Anyways, thanks to all of you who keep contributing to the OpenThread--you're really giving fellow hotel guests some useful info so please don't stop. If you want to contribute your own experiences, you can do so here for Marriott's ban or here for Sheraton's ban.

In other news:
· The Eden Roc Hotel in Miami Beach has started its $170 million makeover. Plans include a new guest tower, pools and cabanas, and a rooftop garden with sky bar. [Hospitality Design]
· Luxury Hotel Scene in Sonoma, Calif.? [Bloomberg]
· Two good reasons to avoid the Chateau Marmont: Nicky and Paris Hilton. [PageSix]
· Desperate to watch Oscar-nominated movies before the Oscars? You could always rent a cheap hotel room with LodgeNet offerings. Or do what we did last year, fly Qantas to Australia and back and make use of seat-back TV screens. [Little Blog on the Prairie]

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