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W Hotels Has Got Its Mojo Back with the W Taipei's Rooftop Pool

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 10 Zhongxiao East Road Sec. 5, Taipei, Xinyi District , Taiwan, 110
March 31, 2011 at 4:59 PM | by | Comment (1)

When the W Taipei opened last month, we were relieved to see the guestrooms looked far better than the W London. And now we're heaving another sigh of relief over the hotel's pool scene.

HotelChatter Flickr member Ken Lee dropped in this shot of the rooftop pool and it looks just like what we'd expect from a W hotel. Lately, W Hotels has seem to lost some of their design libido, perhaps a side effect of over-expansion into some questionable markets. But the W Taipei pool has us ready to strip down, particularly those lounge chairs siting in a few inches of water.

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Lily Allen Got Engaged at Amankila, Which Looks Like This

December 28, 2010 at 12:32 PM | by | Comments (0)

It's the season of celebrity engagements! While most of us would be content with an intimate proposal in a sentimental location and a carat or two, celebrities go all out with their engagements, often popping the question with a monster five or six carat ring while on vacation at some to-die-for luxury resort.

After word came yesterday that Natalie Portman and LeAnn Rimes said "yes" to their lovers, we found out that pop singer Lily Allen also got engaged to her boyfriend, Sam Cooper, at the Amankila Resort in Bali from the luxe Aman Resorts.

And coincidentally, a HotelChatter Flickr Pool member, had just dropped these gorgey photos of the resort in our Flickr pool.

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Breaking News: Another Thompson Hotel in New York Gives a Guest a Quiet Night's Sleep

Where: 15 Gold Street [map], New York, NY, United States
April 2, 2010 at 1:27 PM | by | Comment (1)

Sorry, we're just not used to this. We actually can't even fathom this right now but on the heels of our Hotel Spy telling us that the Thompson LES gave her an uninterrupted night's sleep we find that in our HotelChatter Flickr Pool, a member has given us this review of Gild Hall:

I actually really liked the hotel as it was extremely quiet for NYC and the beds were great. The one downside was the room/bathroom size, which was a bit smallish.

Could it be that Thompson Hotels are growing up? When we stayed at 60 Thompson last May we were peeved by the bumping noise from the ThomBar but at the Hollywood Roosevelt the other night, we had no disturbances. Granted it was a Tuesday night and Teddy's was closed, but still, this isn't what we expect from Thompson. Not that we're complaining or anything!

What about you--have you had a shockingly quiet stay at a Thompson Hotel recently? Tell us about it.

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A Tale of Two Hotels at the Le Meridien Frankfurt

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: Wiesenhuettenplatz 28-38, Frankfurt, Germany, 60329
March 18, 2010 at 5:14 PM | by | Comment (1)

Dipping into the HotelChatter Flickr Pool today we found this shot of the Le Meridiend Parkhotel Frankfurt which we admit caught our eye because of the interesting, non-fugly carpeting. But also a bonus was this review from Flickr member Spencer D Allen who writes:

Very artsy hotel, very unique. There are 2 towers, one with very modern (almost W hotel style) decor, the other side with a much more sophistocated [sic]and almost old world luxury. this room is from the old world tower.

The location is very unique, right near the red light district.... it's not for kids. It definitely proves the stereotype of Frankfurt being boring very, very wrong.

We're intrigued already. And we have to say that room is considered part of the "old world tower" but it looks a lot newer than some new hotels we've seen lately. Of course, there could always be some clunky armoire hiding a chunky TV that we just can't see in this shot.

Considering the Le Meridien for your next trip to the exotic Frankfurt? Room rates start at 145 Euros for the hotel's historic wing. The modern design rooms are bumped up to 225 Euros. Check those rooms out here.

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Le Meridien Munich is a 'Swank Ass' Hotel

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: Bayerstrasse 41, Munich, Germany, 80335
February 11, 2010 at 9:40 AM | by | Comments (3)

We always love when people give the HotelChatter Flickr Pool some love with their hotel snapshots and this one from member SpencerDAllen is helping to make our Thursday morning bright.

This was taken at the The Le Meridien Hotel in Munich and it caught our eye because the room looks quite pretty and modern, not really what we expect from the Le Meridien brand. Yes, the brand's been trying to upgrade its look (how about all that pink at Le Meridien Dallas?) but rooms like this still take us by surprise.

Even better, this photos looks so close to what you see in the room photo on the hotel's website. We approve! Or in our Flickr's members words, this place is a "swank ass hotel."

The hotel is located right across from the city's main train station, the Hauptbahnhof and rooms are currently going for 131 Euros a night.

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New and Neat Melia Hotel Düsseldorf Open Now

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: Inselstrasse 2, Düsseldorf, Germany, 40479
November 5, 2009 at 2:19 PM | by | Comments (0)

Popped into our Hotelchatter Flickr Pool recently (thanks, jochenb) were some pics of a new hotel in the Sol Melia Hotel group: the Melia Hotel Düsseldorf, Germany. It's just opened up last month and is certainly lookin' neat and tidy, if the photos are anything to go by.

More info about the new Melia: it's right in the center of Düsseldorf, and it's opposite the Hofgarten, famous for being the oldest public park in the whole of Germany. And it's close to shopping and sightseeing districts, and most conveniently, just a ten-minute drive from the airport.

The Düsseldorf Melia has some opening offer rates starting with their basic double room at €99 ($145) or €139 ($205) with breakfast – that does sound like a lot more for a morning meal, but German breakfasts can be quite lavish affairs (we're not guaranteeing anything here though).

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Bulgari Resort in Bali Not Exactly the 'Pinnacle of Modern Luxury'

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: Jln Goa Lempeh Banjar Dinas, Bali, 80364, Indonesia
April 1, 2009 at 2:32 PM | by | Comments (2)

Every so often we feature a hotel review from one of our readers that we feel should be shared with the rest of you dear hotel guests. These reviews are highlighted because they are timely, about cool hotels in cool places and are relatively level-headed. Think you can submit one just like this? Send it in.

We fished this snapshot out of the HotelChatter Flickr Pool and, upon first glance, this photo of an Ocean Cliff Villa at the Bulgari Resort Bali looks gorgeous, no? From the looks of this photo, we'd be down for staying here.

But, um, reader who submitted the shot — hotel maven lyh1 — sheds a little bit of light on fashion house Bulgari's Bali property — and we were let in on a secret: it may not be as awesome as we think it is.

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The 'Techno-Glam Cool' Look of the New W Times Square

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 1567 Broadway At 47th St [map], New York, ny, United States, 10036
March 27, 2009 at 4:56 PM | by | Comments (0)

Thanks to Pat+, who dropped this snap into the HotelChatter Flickr Pool, we now have a visual on the new look of the just-renovated W New York Times Square. We weren't sure exactly what "techno-glam cool" meant when they described the rooms' fresh vibes in the press release earlier this week, so we're going to go ahead and assume this photo defines it for us.

Got your own hotel snapshots you want to share? Drop 'em in the HotelChatter Flickr Pool.

[Photo: Pat+]

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Inside The Grand Hyatt Shanghai

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: No. 88 Century Boulevard, Shanghai, China, 200121
March 18, 2009 at 5:13 PM | by | Comments (0)

Thanks to Flickr member YY for dropping this excellent snapshot into the HotelChatter Flickr Pool. It's of the Grand Hyatt Shanghai which occupies floors 53-87 of the Jin Mao skyscraper. We've seen other views from inside this hotel but thankfully, this one doesn't give us a nasty case of vertigo.

Got your own hotel snapshots you want to share? Drop 'em in the HotelChatter Flickr Pool

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Hotel du Cap Eden Roc: We Want to Go to There

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: Blvd. J.F. Kennedy, Antibes, France, 06600
February 13, 2009 at 4:31 PM | by | Comments (0)

It is February. It is cold. Tomorrow is Valentine's Day. Imagine the audible sighs that echoed off the walls of HC HQ when we came across this photo — hot poolboy and all — in the HotelChatter Flickr Pool, which comes to us courtesy of ChrisGoldNY.

This is a shot from Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in France, an ultra-luxe hotel in a Napoleon III style building at the Southernmost tip of the Cape of Antibes. Rates here start around $600 USD — and that's in the off-season. But we're pretty sure the hot pool boy is included.

In the words of one Liz Lemon of 30 Rock: "we want to go to there."

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Historical Pool Plus Culture at Le Vieux Castillon in Provence

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 10 rue Turion Sabatier, Castillon-du-Gard , Provence, France, 30210
February 11, 2009 at 9:21 AM | by | Comments (0)

A grateful shout out to Chris Gold who dropped this fantastic pool picture into the HotelChatter Flickr pool. It was taken at Le Vieux Castillon in the small village of Castillon-du-Gard in scenic Provence.

Apart from the pool with the gorgeous old historic wall touch, Le Vieux Castillon also has an impressive restaurant, although some might think it's a little pricey.

This place is (appropriately) into a bit of culture: they have a Traditional Musical Evening Package going which includes breakfast and dinner (plus wine), and cocktails followed by a concert--they don't give too much away about what kind of concert but politely say the "program is available on simple request". That'll set you back €501 ($650) for a double, proving that traditional French culture obviously isn't that cheap, but at least the setting looks great.

[Photo: ChrisGoldNY]

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New Photos from the HotelChatter Flickr Pool

February 4, 2009 at 5:22 PM | by | Comments (0)

And now a look at some of the latest submissions to our HotelChatter Flickr Pool. Think you got some worthy hotel snaps of your own? Sign up to Flickr and drop 'em in the pool.

· What the Giraffe Sees from His Perch at FAO Schwartz: Why, it's The Plaza. [Chris Gold NY]

· The W Washington DC is Underway: The hotel is expected to open this Summer. [SevenSumerz]

· A Very Open Kitchen: At the Andaz West Hollywood's RH restaurant. [Huliana90212]

· Disney to Get New Villas: The Contemporary Resort's villas are under construction in Orlando. [Atwater Village]

· The Imperial Tokyo's Ho-Hum Room: Also, how do you watch the TV? [Kuyo]

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