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It's Double Decker Transport for the Bieb in London
After being trapped inside a Liverpool hotel Beatles-style earlier this year, you'd think that the Bieb would make an effort to travel a little more incognito. Not the case. The pop star and sometimes rapper hopped onboard a private hire double-decker bus to arrive at the Royal Garden Hotel in London's posh Kensington neighborhood this weekend.
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Super Bowl XLV Hotels Set to Party All Weekend
The game may not start until Sunday night, but Dallas-Ft. Worth-area hotels have already started their Super Bowl XLV parties, with the Bud Light Hotel (aka Aloft Dallas Downtown) leading the charge. Last night, The Fray and Lifehouse played the hotel's heated party tent. Tonight, it's the Playboy party with Snoop Dogg, Warren G and Flo Rida. Saturday's show features the unlikely combination of Ke$ha and Nelly.
Elsewhere, the "Leather & Laces" party will take over the Hotel ZaZa, with next door girls Holly Madison and Bridget Marquardt hosting on Saturday night. And the Embassy Suites DFW Airport North is hosting a charity event Saturday night with Carmen Electra, Bill and Giuliana Rancic and Aubrey O'Day that they're ambitiously calling "The Best Party in Texas." Seems unlikely!
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Trade WeHo for Downtown L.A. Hotels on Grammy Weekend
Views of Downtown L.A. from the rooftop of The Standard
Awards season has hit its stride in Los Angeles, ushering an even greater influx of A-list celebs, parties, and traffic jams that are already all-too-common in the entertainment capital of the world. It's also an immensely popular time to travel to the city, meaning hotels, especially those luxurious playgrounds for young and rich US Weekly regulars are more packed than usual.
This weekend's Grammy awards are taking place at the gargantuan Staples Center, and there's still time to book it to La-La Land in hopes of seeing Taylor or GaGa or Beyonce (cue heart palpitations and OMG-ing). Rather than try to find rooms at Chateau Marmont, the Roosevelt, or other West Hollywood/Hollywood hotspots, we opted to do some research into what's going on Downtown, where the awards are being held.
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The Five Best Hotel Bars in Los Angeles
Butterflies on the ceiling of Bar Marmont
Cocktail culture is a different breed in Los Angeles. This is a town known for "doing lunch," after all. Aspiring screenwriters and actors usually work during the day and hit clubs late at night, and slick producers hustle deals both during afternoon meetings and after hours. Happy Hour just isn't as popular here as it is in other cities you might visit.
And what makes choosing a bar even more difficult in LA is the rate of trend turnaround; one week some place is the place to be, the next you wouldn't find a Twilight cast member caught dead there.
Recently, the erstwhile travel reporter Jen Leo tweeted @HotelChatter asking us what hotels in Los Angeles would be great for a happy hour. This inspired us to revisit some of the city's most well-known hotel bars to do libation reconnaissance. Below you'll find the results of our liquored social experiment. More after the jump...
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Lady Gaga Peforms at Marc Jacobs After-Party at Maritime's Hiro Ballroom
Fashion Week is in full force in NYC and while our Top Three Hotels for Fashion Week are seeing some consistent action, the Maritime Hotel was the scene of FW's most coveted affair, the Marc Jacobs show's after-party which took place inside the Hiro Ballroom. Hosted by V Magazine and sponsored by Belvedere Vodka, the party featured a performance from Lady Gaga who was fresh off her Best New Artist VMA and continuing the "blood look" with a blood red lace outfit.
Celebs in attendance ran the gamut from serious fashion designers like Alexander Wang to respected photographers like Mario Testino, new and old divas like Estelle, Ciara, Toni Braxton and Janet Jackson to total flame-outs like Lindsay Lohan and Courtney Love.
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Poker Player Hides Out in Angelina Jolie's Sex Hotel
Jamie Gold made headlines last month for several reasons. The first being that he won the World Series of Poker championship in Vegas. The second being that he may have padded his resume as a Hollywood talent agent and the third being that he allegedly promised to split his winnings with another man, who promptly filed suit when Gold didn't pony up.
So where's a man with all this drama supposed to seek solace? Angelina Jolie's favorite sexcapade getaway, the Raffles L'Ermitage in Beverly Hills.
Gold recently told the NY Times that his home in Malibu is not safe due to shady characters lurking outside so he hotel hops around town and the Raffles is just one of his many haunts.
However, Gold is now visiting his parents in Paramus. While there's nothing of the Raffles caliber there, may we recommend the Crowne Plaza?
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· Crowne Plaza Paramus reviews [TripAdvisor]
· Raffles L'ermitage coverage [HotelChatter]
· After the winning hand [NYTimes]
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Toronto Film Festival Report :: Brad Pitt Makes Knees Week; Wyclef Jean Mops The Floors
The Toronto Film Festival has caused Hollywood's hottest celebs to head to the North and rile up the paparazzi from Maple Leaf Land.
Photographers had to hold back heart attacks during Brad Pitt's conference at the Sutton Place Hotel. His star quality pushed those Northerner's to a new level of frenzy as Canada's National Post reported:
This is a real movie star we're talking about here. Rat-a-tat-a-tatta go the camera shutters every time the maler half of Brangelina makes the slightest move. It gets to the point where Henri Behar, the Toronto International Film Festival's stalwart press conference moderator, tells the photographers to "please calm down."
Penelope Cruz was at the Intercontinental Hotel while Matt Damon talked at the Fairmont Royal Park Hotel. But it was the Drake Hotel that had the Hollywood stars putting their moves on as Wyclef started out a hot concert that turned into potentially the most glamorous housekeeping act in hotel history.
Spotting a janitor with a Haitian bandana mopping up the floors, Wyclef began to converse with the man in Creole. He then -- in what I believe was done out of true sincerity as there were no cameras around -- traded his mic for the man's broom and began to help clean up.
The Haitian man took the microphone and began to shout out about Haiti, with pride beaming through his voice. The janitor seemed deeply touched by the act as Wyclef, who recently performed in front of millions at the VMA's, cleaned up before a meager crowd of shocked revelers.
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· Wyclef rocks out with Sam Jackson, Lance Bass [CTV.ca]
· Making a Pitt Stop [Canada.com]
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Swag Bags: Can't Nobody (Even the IRS) Hold Them Down
The IRS might be cracking down on the infamous Swag Bags handed out at such events like the upcoming Emmy Awards but product promoters are still determined to hand off their freebies to celebs.
Starting today at the Sofitel Los Angeles Hotel, a band of swaggers, GBK productions, will be opening up their "swag suite" which will give selected celebs free stuff like Lasik eye surgery and a $22,000 Caribbean cruise. But of course, they will be abiding by the new IRS rules demanding taxed be paid on all the free goods:
Tax forms will be available at the Emmy "swag suites" too. "We'll be giving them the necessary paperwork for what it's valued at," said Gavin Keilly of GBK Productions.
Despite a positive reaction at the recent Kids' Choice Awards swag parties, it still remains to be seen whether celebs will want to pick up all the goods now that they have to pay taxes. As the LA Times pointed out, an A-list actor in the top tax bracket will have to pay $40,000 on a $100,000 worth of swag. An A-list actor might be able to manage that fee but a reality TV star or Tara Reid might have trouble making that payment. Is the $22,000 cruise really worth it?
Related Stories:
· Hollywood Gets Freebie Jeebies [LA Times]
· Sofitel Los Angeles reviews [TripAdvisor]
· Swag coverage [HotelChatter]
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Hotel Employees Talk: Leonard DiCaprio is a DIY Type of Guy
There's a lot of hard-working men and women in the hotel industry who bust their backs for demanding guests every day. Lately, we've been curious as to what's actually going on behind-the-hotel-scenes. From crazy guest requests to itchy hotel uniforms to a sweet paycheck, we've invited some present and former hotel staffers to share their work experiences with us and of course, with you. Just remember, these experiences are straight from the emails of hotel employees to you, and are in no way the opinion of the hotel itself. That said, enjoy the stories and if you've got a hotel work experience and think the world must know--send it along.
Today's story comes from a hotel employee who has seen his fair share of celebrity hotel guests. While we expect demanding behavior from some "Don't You Know Who I Am" actors and other types of high-profile people, our informant tells us sometimes that's not always the case.
I will tell you this, the worst hotel guest is a B-list celeb or a celeb who has no actual career but is profitable for others. Example, Lindsay Lohan is actually very nice (I saw her daily for about 3-4months during that extreme weight loss, which was not as it seemed if you ask me), but it's a pain to deal with the circus that keeps her name in people's mouth even when no one should care.
Endless assistants, PR agents, managers and friends are the actual annoyance. Most hotel employees I have met prefer to deal with super celebs such as one of my favorite hotel guests Leonardo Dicaprio. He has an assistant that sometimes travels with him but he is very down to earth,likes to carry his own bags, and check himself in.
This bit of news should please the staff at the Kona-Kailua hotels where Leo, friend Tobey Maguire and entourage recently took a trip.
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· Hotel Employees Talk: Club Med Doesn't Have a Hook-Up Policy [HotelChatter]
· Lindsay Lohan's Hotel Behavior [HotelChatter]
· Leonard Di Caprio takes a respectable vacation in Hawaii [Jaunted]
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Brangelina Baby Birthplace Up for Sale
The beautiful Burning Shore Hotel will most likely be auctioned off. At first we thought perhaps the wax museum wanted to snatch it up to properly house the wax figures of Brad, Angelina, and baby but, turns out it will be in an open market in South Africa. The highest bidder will take the place home, or as a home, for good.
KwaZulu-Natal described the annoucenment as was seen in the South African paper:
The advertisements describe the Burning Shore lodge, situated halfway between Namibia's Walvis Bay and Swakopmund, as "the most celebrated boutique hotel in the world recently vacated by Hollywood couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie"
This place may be a little out of the way but it is full out luxury. A buyer won't just be purchasing twelve luxurious rooms and beachside views but also the birthplace of Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt. With an auction it could really end up in anyone's hands but we really would not be surprised if it did become a wax museum extension. With 12 rooms, Brad and Angelina better have a lot more kids than to fill up the museum hotel's wax displays.
Related Stories:
· Brangelina Hotel may be auctioned [KwaZulu-Natal Tonight]
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Brett Hull's Jock Wedding at The Esperanza Resort
The Esperanza Auberge Resort is a hot place temp-wise to get married, especially this time of year. But that didn't stop NHL star Brett Hull from tying the knot there. According to many past guests, the hotel is pricey but well worth it and is one of the best places to take the plunge.
The wedding brought the hotel all sorts of jock stars like feisty John McEnroe, LA Kings player Sean Avery and more. Now although we didn't find "extra large (jock-approved) beds" listed in the amenities, we assume these guys were kickin' it in the luxury suites which is to say, they were far from roughing it. If you're ready to slam down a few Gs, the hotel website promises only the best:
The 3,000 square foot three-bedroom and 2,200 square foot two-bedroom suites offer sweeping ocean views plus a spacious living and dining area, fireplace, plasma TV, large bedrooms with individual baths, a private pool and whirlpool spa, 24-hour butler service, and more than 1,000 square feet of outdoor space for relaxing or entertaining.
So if you want to pretend you're the subject of MTV's next Cribs show, you can book one of these luxury suites and indulge to no end. You can also go the more humble route however, with the standard, but still oceanfront "casita". This isn't exactly the low-life though so don't feel bad. You'll still get a glamorous room and your WiFi too.
Related Stories:
· Alan Peppard: Stars on Water [Dallas Morning News]
· Esperanza Reviews [TripAdvisor]
· Le Meridien Gets Jock Itch in Tempe [HotelChatter]
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You Tell Us: Where Was Screech Mugged?
If you hadn't heard, Dustin Diamond aka Screech from "Saved by the Bell" was mugged the other day in a west Omaha hotel.
Diamond said the woman grabbed some video games, and he held her against the hotel room door until police arrived.
Deeming it a case of "He Said, She Said", Omaha police no charges have been filed. Blah, blah, blah. What we really care about is where do former child stars with trouble making their mortgage payments stay when they are on the road touring with an 18-and-older standup comedy show?
Even though Dustin detailed the incident on a Tampa radio show, he didn't say where he was staying. Nor did any other news reports we came across. (They would only say a hotel in west Omaha.)
Perhaps Dustin was staying in a low-budget motel? When we looked at TripAdvisor for some west Omaha hotels, all we found were a Holiday Inn, a Hilton Garden Inn, a Comfort Suites, a Clarion and a couple of Super 8s.
So if you are a Dustin Diamond fan and have been following him on his "tour", let us know where he stayed. Otherwise, comment below on which type of motel you think would Screech prefer.
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· Dustin Diamond, aka Screech on 'Saved by the Bell,' gets into a fight [USA Today]
· West Omaha hotels [TripAdvisor]
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