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Fire at The Hard Rock Disrupts Rehab, Sportsbook and Naptime

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 4455 Paradise Rd [map], Las Vegas, NV, United States, 89109
September 14, 2009 at 9:09 AM | by juliana | 0 Comments

Talk about a major party foul. An electrical fire yesterday at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas sent guests scrambling from all parts of the hotel, including the sportsbook during the opening day of the NFL and from Rehab, the hotel's infamous pool party. KTNV reports:

The fire was started by an air conditioning unit overheating in a wall between the existing resort and a new building being built on site. There were no fire alarms in the area where the fire flared up, but the heavy smoke alerted security and guests.

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Even Bomb Threats Are Chic At French Riviera Hotels

Where: 37 Promenade des Anglais, Nice, France, 06000
August 19, 2009 at 10:13 AM | by JetSetCD | 0 Comments

Thanks to a bomb scare which turned out to be a false alarm, the French Riviera became everything we've imagined and more yesterday. When the posh seaside Hotel Negresco alerted its 158 guests and staff to a bomb threat, they fled the building in all states at the break of dawn.

Among them was French fashion designer Jean Paul Gaulthier, who fled the hotel clad only in a white dressing gown and joined other alarmed guests by the beach. Apparently the bomb threat was called in by a woman who said that it would detonate at 6:00 AM, and when it hadn't by 7:00 AM, the scene dispersed and the hotel returned to normal.

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SoCal's Terranea Resort Opens in a Blaze of Glory

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 6610 Palos Verdes Drive South [map], Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, United States, 90275
June 23, 2009 at 10:15 AM | by Jenna | 0 Comments

Last week, SoCal welcomed the brand new Terranea Resort, a 360-room ultra-luxe property managed by Destination Hotels and Resorts, and it debuted a pretty serious golf course, a spa and puh-lenty of green practices.

But! Someone on the property wasn't really obeying safety practices! Or, rather, someone made an oopsie: on opening weekend, the $480 million resort in Rancho Palos Verdes was evacuated "after a laundry room caught fire and smoke got into the air conditioning system," according to the San Francisco Chronicle. Yikes.

The fire happened Sunday morning around 11 and, luckily, it was contained to the laundry room and was put out in under an hour — but still, not a good way to get going. Or, like, you could call it a blaze of glory, we suppose.

We saw rates down as low as $145 for this place (June 28th), and we checked out a Sunday in July and found a $230 price tag on a resort view room. Hopefully all the bad-opening-things like laundry room fires will be outta the way by then.

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Fire at Marriott Harbor Beach in Ft. Lauderdale Forces Out 250 Guests

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 3030 Holiday Dr [map], Ft Lauderdale, FL, United States, 33136
April 14, 2009 at 11:56 AM | by Jenna | 0 Comments

Ah, imagine waking up on your semi-late Spring Break vacay in Ft. Lauderdale to fire alarms. Annoying. Except imagine there was a real fire in your hotel. Scary.

According to the Miami Herald, 250 guests were evacuated this morning after a fire broke out at the Harbor Beach Marriott Resort in Ft. Lauderdale:

Calls about the fire at 3030 Holiday Dr. came in just before 4:30 a.m., spokesman Matt Little said. The hotel's sprinkler system controlled the fire, but 250 people were evacuated from the hotel as a precaution, Little said.

Six rooms sustained damage as a result of the fire. Investigators are looking into what caused the blaze.

Thankfully, nobody was hurt. But a morning fire? What a bummer. And on top of that, unfortunately, forgetting about this morning might not be so easy for guests: the martinis there are no longer $5.

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Fairmont Hotels Giving Away Three-Night Stay on Twitter

February 26, 2009 at 5:01 PM | by juliana | 0 Comments

There's tons of hotel news flying around this week and we don't have time to give each and every story the love and attention it may deserve, so you will have to settle for some news briefs.

· TweetContest for Fairmont Hotel Stay: Our bro Jaunted.com has been all abuzz about celebs who twitter and tourism boards who twitter. And now we're kind of obsessing over Fairmont Hotels using the social media tool to give away a three-night hotel stay. Tweet it! [TweetContest]

· Best Western in the Bowery for $89 a night: We thought the $99 deal at Hotel 57 in NYC was a good deal but Travelzoo has a deal for the new Best Western Bowery Hanbee Hotel near Soho. Crazy! [Travelzoo]

· Another Tragedy for Marriott Pakistan: The hotel that was hit by terrorists in December has suffered another setback. This time a fire erupted from a short circuit in the ground floor of the hotel. The hotel is still undergoing renovations but no one was hurt. [AP]

· A Drink with a View: These hotel bars offer killer views of Manhattan's skyline. But you might have to stay in Hoboken or Long Island City to see 'em. [offManhattan]

· Bob Dylan Room Renovation Pics: Curbed has pics of the room at the Hotel Chelsea where Bob Dylan lived while writing Blonde on Blonde. Er...make that the "renovated room". [Curbed]

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Mandarin Oriental Beijing After the Fire

Where: Beijing, China
February 20, 2009 at 8:56 AM | by juliana | 0 Comments

Flickr member Sam Ose has these sad pics of the once under construction Mandarin Oriental Beijing which was destroyed by a terrible fire last week during the Chinese New Year festivities. While the building remains upright, it is burned throughout.

Arrests are still being made in the blaze, which was caused by a fireworks show that went off at the neighboring China Central Television station and which killed one city firefighter. 12 people were arrestd last week and the other day, five more were charged with transporting fireworks to the station's own construction site next to the not-yet-completed hotel.

Meanwhile, Mandarin Oriental has put out their own statement on the hotel:

It is too early at the present stage to assess the full extent of the damage. We understand that a full investigation is underway and will take time to complete. Mandarin Oriental has signed a long term contract to manage the hotel and has no ownership interest in the building. Further updates will be issued as appropriate.

It's suffice to say it's going to take a couple of years for the hotel to be rebuilt. Whether Mandarin Oriental will be the hotel brand in there, we can't really say.

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A Happy Ending for the Nora Roberts Literary Hotel

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 1 N. Main Street [map], Boonsboro, MD, United States
February 13, 2009 at 2:45 PM | by Jenna | 0 Comments

Yay! It looks like it may be a happy ending for author Nora Roberts' hotel (yes, that would be the same Nora Roberts whose books you spent all summer reading on the beach).

Last year, the author had planned to open up an inn out in her hometown Boonsboro, Maryland, converting a 200-year-old building into a cool literary-themed hotel. Sadly, during the renovations — almost a year ago this week, actually — the hotel caught fire, and the blaze spread to the buildings next to it causing an estimated $1.5 million in damages.

We weren't sure whether or not she and her husband were going to move forward with the opening, but it seems she pushed through: the 2.5-story Inn Boonsboro will open up this Tuesday, featuring (according to the Annapolis Capital) "rooms named for literary couples including Eve and Roarke from a series of novels Roberts wrote under the name J.D. Robb." Rates start around $220; reservation info can be found here.

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Mandarin Oriental Beijing Suffers Massive Fire

Where: Beijing, China
February 9, 2009 at 12:17 PM | by Jenna | 0 Comments

The 40-story Mandarin Oriental Beijing, which was originally scheduled to open just before the Summer Olympics in '08 but had been delayed until this year, was sitting unoccupied (thank goodness) but near complete when it caught fire several hours ago around 9 p.m. in Beijing (8 a.m. EST).

According to CNN:

CNN's Beijing bureau chief Jaime FlorCruz said he was on one side of the hotel, but, "It seems like virtually the whole building is burned." Fire crews are on the scene and appeared to have control of the fire.

CNN correspondent Emily Chang said the fire reached up past the 30th floor, but did not appear to be spreading to any of the nearby buildings.

There were no reports of injuries, and the cause of the fire is not yet known — but it "happened in the final hours of the Chinese lunar new year as people set off fireworks across the city," so the blaze may have been an accident related to fireworks. We'll keep you posted as reports of the damage come in.

[Photo: AP via NYTimes]

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Hotel News Briefs :: Vegas Is On Fire and Not in a Good Way

September 23, 2008 at 5:39 PM | by juliana | 0 Comments

There's tons of hotel news flying around this week and we don't have time to give each and every story the love and attention it may deserve, so you will have to settle for some news briefs.

· Vegas Hotel Fires: Just as we posted our review of the Monte Carlo which was hit by a nasty fire earlier this year, we came across this report that said The Bellagio and the Venetian both suffered fires recently. The one at the Bellagio started when a mattress caught fire. Three floors had to be evacuated. One man was burned and several others suffered from smoke inhalation. [LAT]

· Waldorf-Astoria New York Opens Guerlain Spa: The first Guerlain Spa for The Waldorf=Astoria Collection has opened in the flagship hotel. The spa will be in other WAC hotels and will include the signature Waldorf Impériale treatment developed by Guerlain for The Collection. [Official Site]

· The Epic Miami Still On Track for December: Yesterday in our Miami Hotel Mambo Map we mentioned that we were skeptical of the Epic Hotel, a Kimpton Hotel, opening in December. Yet we got word today that the date still stands. We'll be watching and waiting.

· The Ivy San Diego Turns One: This boutique hotel is celebrating its first anniversary with a weekend-long celebration this weekend filled with entertainment and celebrities. However, a portion of the proceeds will be donated to the CARE organization. [EarthTimes]

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Fire Strikes the Almost-Opened Atlantis Hotel in Dubai

Where: Palm Jumeirah, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
September 2, 2008 at 9:41 AM | by juliana | 0 Comments

The over-the-top, extravagant and still under construction Atlantis Dubai, expected to open later this month, was unexpectedly hit by a fire today. The Times UK has the detes:

The fire broke out in the lobby of the Atlantis hotel this morning, causing workers to be evacuated. There were no casualties and no guests staying at the property.

In a statement the hotel owners told Times Online: "There was limited damage to the external roof and lobby dome this morning as a result of a contained fire at Atlantis, Palm Jumeirah resort."

The hotel owners insisted that the Atlantis Dubai, the first hotel to open on the man-made Palm island, will still be on track for a September 24th opening.

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Yosemite's Ahwahnee Hotel in the Line of Fire but Still OK

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 9005 Ahwahnee Drive [map], Yosemite National Pk, CA, United States, 95389
July 28, 2008 at 9:49 AM | by juliana | 0 Comments

Guess what? There are more fires in California today. Ugh, just when we were getting over the devastating Big Sur Fire, another one has flared up.

If you're headed to Yosemite National Park shortly, you may want to rethink your trip. Or at least bring along a smoke mask. SF Chronicle reports that the Telegraph Fire has already destroyed 26,000 acres in rugged canyons 12 miles west of Yosemite, along with 12 homes and is set to get worse as the dry weather continues this week.

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The Spitz Tryst Hotel Evacuates Guests

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 1127 Connecticut Ave Nw [map], Washington, DC, United States, 20036
April 30, 2008 at 4:30 PM | by juliana | 2 Comments

Whew, the Renaissance Mayflower is having a bang-up year. First former NY governor Eliot Spitzer was revealed to have paid for a pricey session with a call girl in room 871 under the guise of Client No. 9.

Now, the hotel has suffered from a minor fire. A generator on the roof burned out early this morning causing the hotel to evacuate all guests for 30 minutes (at 4:30am, mind you) including the Irish prime minister, Bertie Ahern.

No injuries were reported and guests were allowed back in their rooms. This looks like the same thing that happened at the Gansevoort South the other week. Is 2008 the year of Hotel Fires?