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Hugh Grant and SJP Get a Sneak Peek of The Mark Hotel

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.

· Movie Stars Get First Look at the Mark Hotel: The Mark Hotel has undergone some extensive renovations and while us hotel guests have to wait it out to see what's inside, Hugh Grant and SJP are filming a movie there. [Page Six]

· Detroit's Hotel Slump: Despite the upcoming Final Four tournament, Detroit's hotel scene is having major issues. [Portfolio]

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· Starwood Building Rebranding Think Tank: Expert more changes from your favorite Starwood brands as they try to keep up with the changing hospitality industry. [Real Estate Channel]

[Photo: Daily Mail]

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Movie Set Hotel :: The Luton Hoo in "Four Weddings and a Funeral"

Where: Luton Hoo Park, Luton, United Kingdom, LU1 3TQ

The Luton Hoo Hotel in England doesn't have this name just to inspire bad "Luton Who?" jokes. Apparently "hoo" means "hill" in old Saxon so really it's the plain old Luton Hill Hotel. But it's got a great selling point that it was one of the reception venues in Hugh Grant's Four Weddings and a Funeral--we definitely want to tread in Hugh's footsteps.

The UK Independent reviewed the Luton Hoo recently and had mostly positive feedback to give. It's only been a hotel for a short time, after being a neglected private house for many years, so most of it's newly renovated--although 1980s touches like peach-colored paint, weird stripes and gold taps remain, which we're not too keen on.

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