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.
· Canada Day: Apologies to our neighbors to the North for not noticing it was Canada Day until just now. In case you need a room, the Pan Pacific Hotel in Vancouver has a deal for $141 a night. It's good until July 6.
· James Bond Hotel: A bank that was used as the setting for the James Bond movie, Goldfinger, will be turned into London's first six-star hotel. It will be largely unaffordable to everyone but please please please make it a James Bond theme hotel. [UK Press]
· Killer Pool at the Best Western: And we don't mean killer as is awesome. The pool at this Best Western in Whitehall, MI had too many guests using pool, causing a computer to overcompensate and add too much chlorine. 120 guests had to seek treatment from the strong chlorine fumes. [WZZM13]
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.
· Hotel Sick: 30 British tourists fell ill, and one died while staying at the Grand Hotel Gardone near Lake Garda in Italy. Everyone ate from the hotel's restaurant and a salmonella contamination is suspected. [Canadian Press]
· More Bad News for Beijing Hotels: The hotel industry in Beijing is not going to do as well as predicted. Some put the blame on strict visa policies. [NY Times]
· Booking Sites in Trouble Again: A small New Jersey town joins others in suing popular online hotel booking agencies, claiming they don't pay the full hotel tax demanded by the city. [Newsday]
· No New Hotel for the Javits Center: The Javits Center plan for an expansion which included a 1,200-room hotel along 11th Avenue at 35th Street can now be filed in the Lost Hotel Files. [NY Observer]
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.
· Hillary's Hotel Dilemma: TMZ is reporting that Hillary staffers are trying to unload all the hotel rooms they booked in Denver, in hopes their boss was going to be the Democratic presidential nominee.
· Ed Scheetz Still Making Money: Ex-CEO of Morgans Hotel Group, Ed Scheetz may have resigned from his post after a girl was found dead of a drug OD in his Vegas apartment but he's still making money. He just sold his Greenwich Village apartment for $8.7 million, reports The Real Deal. He bought it in 2006 for $6.7 million.
· Cosmo Hotel Did Rip-Off the Magazine?: Jenna discovered a link which positioned the upcoming Cosmo Hotel as the perfect place for Cosmo readers. Hearst lawsuit starting to make some sense. But not much.
· Layover Nation Contest: Y'all must be crazy not to enter this contest. There's no purchase required. All you have to do is submit a layover suggestion for Michael Kinsley when he takes his world trip in September. It's so easy to do we're gonna stop talking now. ENTER HERE.
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.
· New Boutique Hotel for Philly: The City of Brotherly Love continues its hotel boom with the opening of the Independent Hotel on June 20th. Interestingly, the hotel only has 24 rooms, making it like a mini-boutique hotel.
· DeNiro's "Labor of Love": Robert DeNiro is defending the illegal penthouse at his Greenwich Hotel today in front of the city's Landmarks Preservation Commission. The commission may order him to tear it down and start over.
· Sushi by the Sea: The Delano Hotel in Miami Beach has just announced its "Sushi by the Sea" dinners. Sushi is served by the pool Thursday through Saturday from 8pm to 1am.
· The Summer of Hotel Animals: It's officially the Summer of Hotel Animals. This time a raccoon is hanging out in the garage of the Park Inn in Berlin. The staff has nicknamed him Alex. Alex doesn't like the hotel food. He likes the trash bins outside the Burger King next door. Hah!
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.
· Another Bear Sighting: A cinnamon baby bear was spotted swimming in a pool with guests at the Best Western Peaks Motel in Ouray, Colorado. Apparently the little guy "just jumped in for a little bit, and then crawled his way out." Much like his counterpart in Orlando.
· Deer is Hilton's First Guest: A deer crashed through a window at the Hilton Garden Inn in Sioux City, which is in final stages of construction. The deer "galloped a round a room and destroyed a designer chair." The Garden Inn will still open on schedule in July.
· A Hotel for Zohan: Men.Style.com has a hotel suggestion for Zohan-wannabes in Tel Aviv--the 12-room Hotel Montefiore.
The meticulously renovated 1920s mansion has been updated with more contemporary indulgences, like a haute Southeast Asian eatery on the ground floor. Upstairs, rooms have private balconies and original period furnishings--think chairs, tables, and sofas by German designers Thonet--and art by the city's contemporary up-and-comers.
· $4 Rooms (kinda) at the St. Regis New York: NewYorkology reports that the St. Regis in New York is offering rooms for $4 for a night as a way to celebrate its history but there is a catch. You have to book two nights in a suite and the first night will cost ya at least $2,100.
· Presidio Hotel?: The Presidio in San Francisco, a historic military base, might be getting a 125-room hotel along with a museum and an entertainment center.
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.
Robert DeNiro must be a pretty confident guy. After just opening a hotel which shall not be named last month, he's going to do it again in NYC's financial district. The NY Post reports:
The "Raging Bull" star - who already owns several restaurants and hotels - will open a Japanese-themed condo-hotel complex in Financial District. His Nobu Hotel will offer condos as well as hotel rooms, a spa - and, not surprisingly, a Nobu restaurant.
The hotel on 50 Broad St. will have 140 units, half of which are condos. The hotel minibars will hold green tea and sake will be available from room service. And we assume, we're still blacklisted from this place too.
· Gloria Estefan joins DeNiro in that silly crowd of celebrities turned hoteliers. The Miami Sound Machine frontwoman will be opening the oceanside Coste d'Este Resort in Vero Beach, FL this June.
· The Borgata in Atlantic City has officially gone smoke-free. Tri-state area lungs rejoice! · Hilton Hotels has partnered with French luxury cosmetics and toiletries company L'Occitane to redesign the hotel company’s full service spas, menu of services and spa product offerings. · NYLO Hotels have broken ground on their third hotel. Located in Irving, Texas it will be called NYLO Las Colinas. NYLO Warwick in Rhode Island is set to open this July.
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.
· Peter Greenberg showed up on Conan this week and rehashed that old story about how TV remotes are the filthiest thing in hotel rooms. Even better, he shared the story of an unnamed hotel in Washington, DC that tried to woo him with a fruit plate. Trouble was, a sticker on the plate said "Not for food use... May poison the food." Not good, anonymous hotel!
· Buddha Bar is getting into the hotel game with a new bar, hotel and spa in Panama City. The rather breathless press release reports that tourists and residents have been gagging for some fusion food. And, yep, hotel rooms will be decorated in sorta Asian style.
· The threesome who brought New York's i-bankers the ritzy drinking spot GoldBar are taking their business to the Hamptons this summer. They've snatched up a 30-room property called Surf Lodge in Montauk, complete with restaurant, bar and huge outdoor deck. [NYP]
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.
· The Waldorf-Astoria Collection: As expected, the Waldorf-Astoria Collection keeps on growing. Hilton's luxury chain, anchored by the flagship Waldorf-Astoria in New York, has announced plans for the Palace Jerusalem which will be a 220-room hotel with 30 residences on site. The building for the hotel was actually built in 1929 but will undergo a complete restoration and renovation before opening in 2010.
· Kimpton Hotels: Kimpton is already planning a Hotel Palomar for the City of Brotherly Love but they are also working on adding another hotel in the Robert Morris building on 17th and Arch Streets. Both hotels should open sometime in 2009.
· RockResorts: The Inn at Beaver Creek will now be known as The Osprey at Beaver Creek and has been snapped up by RockResorts. The 41-room hotel will get a $7 million renovation this summer and re-open just in time for the 2008/2009 winter ski season.
· The Opus Montreal: The Opus has opened a new dining scene called Koko Restaurant & Bar, a 9000-square feet serving modern Asian cuisine. The name Koko was inspired by the glamorous Coco Chanel and actually Koko means "here" in Japan.
· The Lanesborough: The posh London hotel has also added a new restaurant, Apsleys. The fine dining establishment will feature modern Italian cuisine from chef Nick Bell. Apsleys will open in what was formerly The Conservatory Restaurant.
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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.
