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The Le Meridien San Francisco's Pretty But Pricey View
We are suckers for a room with a killer view. We find that we are even more likely to forgive some minor hotel inconveniences if we can stare out the window at something pretty--yeah we are that shallow. Let's help out our fellow hotel mavens by uploading rooms with killer views to the HotelChatter/Flickr photo pool, or by sending the photo along to us. We will feature our favorites in this space from time to time. Remember to tell us the name of the hotel and the room number of the hot view.
A dedicated HotelChatter tipster sent us this drop-dead gorgeous view from a room at the Le Meridien San Francisco on one of the hotel's top floors. He writes:
Attached a picture from Le Meridien San Francisco, one of the top floors (formerly the Park Hyatt), lovely bay view (okay, the office tower in the middle isn't pretty, but still). The Transamerica Pyramid is just out of the picture to the left, the Bay Bridge could be seen when turning to the right. Very enjoyable stay, and excellent value for money.
And may we add that's the Coit Tower in the very back of the photo too. Rooms at the Le Meridien, located on Battery Street in the Embarcadero, don't have a pink color scheme but they do have a modern look with bright red ergonomic desk chairs and swiveling flat-screen TVs. Even better, the hotel is entirely smoke-free. Rooms start next weekend at $349 a night.
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Shower Power at Le Meridien Vienna
HotelChatter's Eric Rosen recently spent some time in Austria and Germany. All this week, he'll be rounding up his hotel observations. Any tips, suggestions, questions? Let us know.
If you’re anything like us, the first thing you want to do after a transatlantic flight is to wash all the grit and grime of airports and planes off your fatigued body. That’s why, for the first installment in our Austria-Germany Field Trip guide, we’ve decided to tell you all about the fabulous showers at Le Meridien Vienna, the first stop on our trip.
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Le Meridien Philadelphia Pushed Back Until November 1
We were all excited the other month when we heard that the Le Meridien Philadelphia would be opening just before Labor Day Weekend on September 3rd but today when we went back in to check on the hotel's website, it gave us this message:
Accepting Reservations for Arrival on or After Nov 1, 2009
When we tried to make a reservation online for that date, the site said there were no rooms available for the date requested. Ditto for when we plugged in dates for the following week.
Looking around the rest of the site, we didn't find much news except that the restaurant will be called Amuse and the bar will be called Le Amuse. Also, no pets will be allowed. For shame! On the bright side, the hotel just nearly makes the cut-off for the new SPG Bonus Starpoints promotion which ends November 6.
[Photo via The Illadelph]
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Sneak Peek at Le Meridien Philadelphia
A couple weeks ago, we took a hot tour of Le Meridien Dallas to check out the new look of the Le Meridien brand — modernized, reinvigorated, sleek and (in Dallas' case) pink.
And we got word from The Illadelph (ha, awesome name) that there's a new Le Meridien on its way to Philly, set to open September 3rd. The Illadelph also posted a couple of renderings of the room design and the lobby lounge space; can't say we're too nuts about the room color scheme with the red, white and gray. Kinda reminds us of an airline or something.
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HotelChatter Checks Out the New Le Meridien 'Brand Experience'
Last week, we hit up the just-opened Le Meridien Dallas North to get an idea of the fly new look that the whole LM chain's going to be getting. Yesterday, we gave you a look at the lobby; today, a full tour.
To remind you: for the last couple of years, Starwood has been hard at work to develop a powerful, more modern and solid identity to roll out across its Le Meridien chain. The first "prototype" property to be outfitted with the new, uniquely Le Meridien designs and goodies was the Le Meridien Dallas North, with a guest experience that's supposed to stimulate all the senses. That means sounds ("sounds specifically created for Le Meridien by Sony/BMG"), smells (you're supposed to encounter a scent called LM01 created by perfume designer Le Labo), and tastes (a breakfast program designed by chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten) that are uniquely LM.
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Le Meridien Dallas North's Lobby is a Bit Pink. Whatchya Think?
Last week, we paid a visit to Le Meridien Dallas, which recently opened after the property (which had not been a Le Meridien until the this year) underwent a massive renovation. This hotel, as we've mentioned, is actually the prototype for the newly-revamped Le Meridien brand — the new look will roll out across the entire chain soon — and the design at this property was under the direction of Graham Downes (who was also the mastermind behind the Hard Rock San Diego).
The whole place has a whole lot of pink (well, fuschia) accents throughout, but a lil' pink never hurt anyone, right? Well, except this guy. The colors (we thought) made the lobby and rooms look contemporary and chic without being too cold.
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Le Méridien Etoile Is 'An Excellent Value' (Unless You Need WiFi)
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.
Reader M. hit up the massive Le Méridien Etoile in Paris for a two-night stay last week — here's his take.
Le Méridien Etoile is one of those rare anomalies in a city of quaint, intimate boutique-style hotels: a giant (1,025 room), 4-star commercial property just steps away from the Palais de Congres, Paris' main convention centre. The hotel itself is over 30 years old, but has recently undergone an extensive interior make-over which is still in progress (but out of view). All of the public areas, meeting space, lobby and restaurants have been completely redone, and about 40% of the guestroom renovations are now complete.
Location
Literally 10 steps across a side street from the Palais de Congres, the street is a wide boulevard (with separate, paved bike lanes!) which never seems very crowded or even noisy. The location is at the centre of Port Maillot, smack in the middle of the 17th arrondisement, with lots of fairly large restaurants very close by. The Air France bus from the airport (€15) stops directly across the street from the hotel, making airport access super convenient.
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Le Meridien Bora Bora Adds More-a More-a Villas
Killer View fetishists, get excited: Le Meridien Bora Bora is getting itself a makeover. We've gushed about Bora Bora views before — Intercontinental Bora Bora took home the title of the Best Killer View of 2008 and over at the Le Meridien, you can glimpse the Otemanu Mountain in the distance. Now the Le Meridien folks want to make sure that the view of the inside can stand up to the view from the inside.
The renos have been underway since the beginning of the year, and all 99 of the resort's accommodations have already been equipped with new flat-screen TVs, video on demand, and WiFi. A second infinity pool is being added, a new fitness center is on the way — and so is a new glass-bottom chapel (perched atop the interior lagoon) for couples to participate in a traditional Polynesian ceremony. Unfortunately (or fortunately, maybe), weddings here will have no legal value in the States — but the whole getting-married-in-a-glass-bottomed-chapel thing will still be a cool way to "renew" vows or faux-elope.
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When In Tahiti, Do As the Le Méridien Does
It's sad, but it's true: if you're in the midst of a dream vacation week on Tahiti, there is a point at which you will get antsy to do something other than slather yourself in tanning oil and kick back with John Grisham. This is exactly what the Le Méridien Tahiti discovered last year after it launched L’Atelier du Chef, a series of intimate cooking classes with hands-on instruction from Executive Chef Sebastien Philizot. The program ended up being so popular as an addition to the all-inclusive escape that Le Méridien is back in 2009 with an entire series of "culture offerings" at L'Atelier, the resort's artist space.
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Visual Water Therapy at Le Meridien Ra Beach
We are suckers for a room with a killer view. We find that we are even more likely to forgive some minor hotel inconveniences if we can stare out the window at something pretty--yeah we are that shallow. Let's help out our fellow hotel mavens by uploading rooms with killer views to the HotelChatter/Flickr photo pool, or by sending the photo along to us. We will feature our favorites in this space from time to time. Remember to tell us the name of the hotel and the room number of the hot view.
Ooooh! It looks like the sea is right up in your hotel room! Almost like a cruise ship, except not scary and sinkable. And almost like your window is right on the water, except not scary during high tide.
This is a view from Le Meridien Ra Beach Hotel & Spa near Barcelona (via nora/sskizo), and it is a view out onto the hotel's "pool" — which is beautifully positioned to look, from your window and your hotel room's terrace, like you're right up against the sea on Sant Salvador Beach. The hotel is just steps from the beach itself if you want to take a dip — or you can swim in the hotel's outdoor pool, which is not this water right up against your hotel room window, thank goodness.
The resort is also home to Ra Wellness Thalasso Spa, one of the most well-known thalassotherapy centers in Europe. The spa uses purified Mediterranean seawater in its treatments: think seaweed therapy, Vichy showers, mud-therapy, and hydro-massage baths.
Rooms start around 180 Euros... but if you can't afford to go there, the hotel has a nice live cam that you can look at from your desk right now.
[Photo: nora/skkizo]
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Senegal Wants to Cash In On Their Le Meridien
International banks aren't the only ones having issues with making good on their loans; the entire government of Senegal, on Africa's northwest coast, is so seriously in debt to local businesses that they are having to sell off their prized possession: the Le Meridien Dakar. While this may be great news for aspiring hoteliers who value a bargain, it is nonetheless devastating for the Le Meridien chain and the state of hotels in Senegal.
Even if we had a bankful of money to throw around right now, buying a money-hungry property in an unstable country wouldn't exactly be at the top of our list. Still, a Le Meridien for (a billionaire's) chump change is pretty tempting.
According to Reuters, the announcement of the decision to sell was made thus: "A public tender published in Senegalese newspapers on Wednesday invited bids from local or international investors for the hotel complex, which has a 35-hectare site including a 9-hole golf course, but gave no price guidance." Oh, how we wish we knew the starting bid on this place, because certainly there is no greater motivation for reasonable pricing than having an entire country's economy resting on it.
[Le Meridian photo via Le Meridan Hotels; For Sale image via wikipedia]
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Le Meridien's New Look Starts With Dallas
What do you know about the Le Meridien brand? Think about it: we know Aloft is all about budget-chic. We know the Starwood Luxury Collection properties are way upscale; we all know what to expect from a Sheraton and we certainly know that W stands for trendy luxury. But when it comes to Le Meridien, hasn't the brand been a little bit less... clear?
For the last couple of years, Starwood has been hard at work to develop a powerful, more modern and solid identity to roll out across its Le Meridien chain. The first "prototype" property to be outfitted with the new, uniquely Le Meridien designs and goodies will be Le Meridien Dallas North, set to make its debut on May 15, 2009.
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