Tag: Airport Hotels
View All TagsAirport Hotels / Hotels for Plane Spotting / Photo Gallery / Hilton Hotels / Frankfurt Hotels / Hilton Garden Inns / → All Tags
Hotels for Plane Spotting: The Hilton Garden Inn at Frankfurt International
Airport hotels get a pretty bad rap. Sure, there are the greasy, grimy ones, but we like to think that for every one of those, there's a perfectly clean business-friendly one—or, even better, an airport hotel with the luxury of an airport view. All this week we'll be taking a look at a few of our favorite hotels for plane spotting.
Today: The Hilton Garden Inn at Frankfurt International Airport.
Not only is this hotel brand-spanking-new, but it has something others don't at FRA: affordable rooms with a view of the runways. You see, the Hilton Garden Inn sits within a shiny new building called THE SQUAIRE, full of offices, shops and even an international railway station. There's also a Hilton in the same complex, dead next to the Garden Inn, but having been to both we say go with the Garden Inn.
Anyway, let's get to the plane spotting.
Airport Hotels / Hotels for Plane Spotting / Renaissance Hotels / Paris Hotels / → All Tags
Hotels for Plane Spotting: The Renaissance at London-Heathrow
Airport hotels get a pretty bad rap. Sure, there are the greasy, grimy ones, but we like to think that for every one of those, there's a perfectly clean business-friendly one—or, even better, an airport hotel with the luxury of an airport view. All this week we'll be taking a look at a few of our favorite hotels for plane spotting.
Today: Renaissanceat London-Heathrow Airport.
Full disclosure: Though we haven't yet stayed at the Renaissance, our usual choice of the Sofitel has just been switched thanks to an ad in Airliner World magazine, where the Renaissance advertised a Plane Spotter Package. That's right; they know exactly who'll pay good money to hang out at the airport and not be traveling anywhere. This is why they absolutely deserve a nod in our plane spotting series.
Airport Hotels / Hotels for Plane Spotting / Detroit Hotels / Westin Hotels / Starwood / → All Tags
Hotels for Plane Spotting: The Westin at Detroit-Metro Airport
Airport hotels get a pretty bad rap. Sure, there are the greasy, grimy ones, but we like to think that for every one of those, there's a perfectly clean business-friendly one—or, even better, an airport hotel with the luxury of an airport view. All this week we'll be taking a look at a few of our favorite hotels for plane spotting.
Today: The Westin at Detroit-Metro Airport.
Detroit-Metro Airport (DTW) consists of two terminals; this is important to know because they're far apart, with separate freeway exits and everything. For plane spotting, you'll want to hit up the larger, newer of the two: McNamara. At the center of its 70+ gates is the Westin, with easy access to the in-terminal tram and its own TSA security lane and everything. It's pretty nifty.
Airport Hotels / Hotels for Plane Spotting / Paris Hotels / Hilton Hotels / Ibis Hotels / → All Tags
Hotels for Plane Spotting: The Hilton and Ibis at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport
Airport hotels get a pretty bad rap. Sure, there are the greasy, grimy ones, but we like to think that for every one of those, there's a perfectly clean business-friendly one—or, even better, an airport hotel with the luxury of an airport view. All this week we'll be taking a look at a few of our favorite hotels for plane spotting.
Today: The Hilton and the Ibis at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport.
Kicking off this week is a double-header at Paris' massive main airport. At the high end, there's the Hilton with its Concorde views—don't believe us, see here. For the budget-conscious, there's also the Ibis, with its view of everything else (see here) and direct connection to Terminals 1 & 2.
Hotel Openings / Aloft Hotels / San Francisco Hotels / Airport Hotels / → All Tags
Aloft SFO Opening Set for September 13
Just a smidge behind the initially proposed opening date of August 30th, today it was announced that the Aloft San Francisco Airport will fling-open its doors on September 13th.
The former Clarion Hotel, which dates back to the 1960s, was added into the Starwood fam. They company gave the aging hotel a makeover, proposed future greatness, and now the 263-room property has a sparkly Aloft name-ring on it.
Like other airport hotels in the chain, this one is close to transportation—less than three miles from SFO (a free shuttle runs back and forth every 15 minutes) and a short walk from the Millbrae BART station which will get you to downtown San Francisco in 20 minutes. We say double win, and one to consider when thinking about your favorite San Francisco hotel.
Hotel Openings / Hotel News / Airport Hotels / San Francisco Hotels / Asheville Hotels / Aloft Hotels / Starwood Hotels / Hotel Art / → All Tags
Aloft Asheville And Aloft SFO Both Get Ready For Takeoff
Ready or not, Aloft is slowly infiltrating every corner of the world—India, China, and the US are all in line for multiple openings this year. And it was announced last week that South Korea is even set to get its first Aloft by 2014.
But in the more immediate future, we're looking at two US openings this month: Aloft Asheville on Aug 23 and Aloft SFO on Aug 30. One will be a place to retreat from (or invite back to your hotel room) all the ukulele-strumming Blue Ridge Mountain hippies. The other will be a place to lament your delayed flight. Both will spoil you with free WiFi.
Anti-View / Marriott Hotels / Airport Hotels / Chicago Hotels / → All Tags
An Anti-View is a Chance You Take with an Airport Hotel
Typically, one doesn't expect much by way of views from an airport hotel, but we had heard good things about the upper floors of the Marriott Chicago Midway. Unfortunately for us, our evening check-in came after all the good rooms were taken—the place was hosting what seemed like three rollicking wedding receptions as well as a kids soccer convention—and we landed on the second floor. With this view. Of the HVAC system.
Higher floors (we're talking like one or two higher) enjoyed watching departing aircraft with a sunset backdrop, aka our fantasy. At least we can admit that this was our fault, and we've learned a valuable lesson when it comes to airport hotels touting airport views: check in early, before the conventioneers do.
[Photo: HotelChatter]
ALT Hotels / Toronto Hotels / Quebec Hotels / Airport Hotels / Canada Hotels / Hotel Openings / Hotel News / → All Tags
The First ALT Hotel Outside of Québec Opens Its Doors in Toronto
ALT Hotels, the ALTernative brand from Groupe Germain Hospitalité, has recently opened up their first hotel outside of Québec at Toronto Pearson International Airport.
As we first mentioned in April, ALT Hotels are aiming for, maybe not world domination, but certainly Canadian domination, as they actively expand their ALT hotels across Canada. Current locations include Québec City, Montréal’s Quartier Dix30 and now Toronto. Plans to open ten ALT Hotels across Canada by the end of 2016 are underway, with three new properties already in development at Halifax’s Stanfield International Airport, in Montréal’s District Griffin and in Winnipeg’s Sports, Hospitality and Entertainment District (SHED).
A no-frills-but-still-oh-so-chic group of properties, ALT Hotels are pared down versions of Groupe Germain’s Le Germain boutique hotels, which are found in Québec City, Montréal, Calgary and two in Toronto. And while Le Germain hotels are the full-meal deal, ALT hotels have cut down on some the high-end perks of a hotel stay.
Hotel Openings / Atlanta Hotels / Airport Hotels / Hotel Indigo Hotels / Hotel News / → All Tags
The Hotel Indigo at Atlanta Airport Will Finally Open on July 12
We could have spent hours playing with the Interactive Media Board at the newest Atlanta-area Hotel Indigo. We could make weird faces and take goofy pictures of ourselves standing in the hotel’s lobby. A few taps on the touchscreen gave us restaurant locations and attraction info, and stuff to do in College Park.
Set to open on July 12th, this five-story 142-room property, the third Hotel Indigo in Georgia, is owned and managed by College Park Hotels LLC under a license agreement with a company in the InterContinental Hotels Group.
Construction for the Indigo actually began back in 2008, but the project stalled when the economy tanked. But in a sign of (somewhat) changing times, now the hotel's opening date is just two months after the opening of the airport's new billion dollar international terminal. Isn’t that convenient?
Eco-Friendly Hotels / AIrport Hotels / Queens Hotels / Hotel News / Hotel Openings / → All Tags
Flying Into LaGuardia In August? Consider A Stay At New York's New Solar-Powered Hotel
We recently gave you our top picks for affordable hotels in Flushing, Queens. And it looks like travelers are beginning to catch onto this area as a viable, cheaper, certainly culturally interesting alternative to midtown Manhattan.
So we read with excitement about Hotel de Point, a new boutique hotel opening inside the Shops de Point, a retail complex located about two miles from the Flushing's main strip. No, it's not the most centrally-located hotel in the city, but then again, for an airport hotel, its list of attractions is pretty impressive (an indoor pool, restaurants and karaoke room are just a few on the list).
Oh, and each of the 114 rooms is individually solar-powered. Interested yet?
Hotel Club Lounges / Hilton Hotels / Airport Hotels / Frankfurt Hotels / Hilton HHonors / Germany Hotels / → All Tags
Inside the Club Lounge at the New Hilton Frankfurt Airport
Over on Jaunted, you can get our inside looks at some of the world’s best airline lounges, so we thought we’d do something similar here and start talking about some of the hotel lounges we’ve frequented lately for our series on Hotel Club Lounges. Today, we're having a look inside the Executive Lounge at the very new Hilton within The Squaire complex at Frankfurt International Airport.
When you're an executive lounge at an airport hotel, it's probably a good idea to mirror the upscale airline lounges found next door, right? Right. So when the Hilton Frankfurt Airport finally opened last December, they kept that jet set appeal all the way up through the executive lounge.
We popped into the lounge only a few days ago, thanks to one of our buddies at Australian Business Traveller and his Hilton status. Upstairs in the shiny, zeppelin-like SQUAIRE complex, the Hilton's lounge overlooks the atrium lobby and—if you're lucky—the glass roof will give you brief glimpses of airplanes taking off right overhead.
Four Points by Sheraton Hotels / Sheraton Hotels / Hotel Happy Hours / Hotel Beers / Hotel Wines / Los Angeles Hotels / Airport Hotels / → All Tags
While Sheraton Partners Up with Wine Spectator, Four Points Remains the Place for BestBrews
If you're staying at a Sheraton Hotel this summer, expect to find a new sort of happy hour in their lobbies.
USA Today reports that Sheraton has partnered up with Wine Spectator magazine to create a Social Hour where guests can sample premium wines with high grades from Wine Spectator. Beyond wine-tasting (sorry, no full free glasses will be poured), Sheraton will also unveil a new menu, Sheraton Selects, that pairs food with certain wines.
The Social Hour program is set to go worldwide with Sheraton Hotels in Phoenix, Boston, Los Angeles and Chicago kicking it off next week. The rest of Sheratons should follow suit by June 1.
Wine is fine but if you're more into the brewskies then you should try out Sheraton's fun younger sibling, Four Points By Sheraton, the brand that infamously hired a CBO--Chief Beer Officer to oversee their BestBrews program which serves up locally brewed beer at participating Four Points hotels.
