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Newest Fashion Hotel On The Block: Tcherassi In Colombia

It's official: 2009 is the year of fashion designer hotels. Missoni just debuted their first in Scotland, Palazzo Versace continue to proliferate, Diesel's creative director opened a Brazil retreat in spring, and Armani will have his first in Dubai on December 2. We can't just look at the biggest names as the only creators of boutique properties, however, as Colombian designer Silvia Tcherassi steps up to open her own tropical resort in fall.

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Free Breakfast, Free Parking and a Low Rate at the Luxe Hotel

Where: 11461 Sunset Blvd. [map], Los Angeles, CA, United States, 90049

The four-star Luxe Hotel in Bel Air is looking to give guests a little summer loving in the form of a $179 per night room rate on Travelzoo. The special includes free breakfast, valet parking and a free room upgrade based on availability.

Rooms at the hotel usually start at $250, so that’s a pretty big discount to start. The other perks add up to about $90, so it’s sort of like paying half-price. Or, at least that’s what the hotel tells us. However, we applaud any place that takes care of the notoriously pricey hotel parking.

And if you think you will not need a car, think again. This is Los Angeles and this hotel is right next to the freeway (although tastefully hidden.) Unless you want to have a chauffeur take you around, a rental car is necessary.

There are, of course, a few conditions. You have to book your room by May 29, though the offer is good for travel any day of the week through the end of September. Blackout dates are: May 29-30, June 3-5, 13-14, 19-27.

Call (800) 468-3541 to make your reservation, and be sure to mention the promo code TZ0309.

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Hotel News Briefs :: Taj Hotels Get Geeky Teleconference Suites

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.

· Cisco Hooks Up Taj Hotel Rooms With Teleconferencing Skills: Select Taj Hotels in three locations will sport a room outfitted by Cisco with the latest in videoconferencing gear. These Cisco TelePresence rooms will be available to the public at $400 an hour. No nookie allowed! [ComputerWorld]

· Luxe Hotels Unveils New Website: Ooooo. New glossy website. [Luxe Hotels]

· Hard Rock Hotel Set for Abu Dhabi: Add this to the list of stuff opening in Abu Dhabi. We want to know what isn't opening in Abu Dhabi? A Whole Foods? Nah. That will probably open there too. [Hard Rock Hotels]

· A New Jersey Element: And it has nothing to do with the Parkway, the Sopranos or bad accents. An Element Hotel is opening in Ewing, NJ which is like near Trenton or something. [NJ.com]

[Photo: Cisco]

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Hotel Formerly Known As Loft Hotel Tribeca Drama Continues

Where: 130 Duane St. [map], New York City, ny, United States, 10013

The Loft Hotel Tribeca, which was scheduled to open back in April 2006, and is now scheduled to open in December 2006 as the Duane Street Hotel, according to what seems to be the official hotel website (and verified by a pre-recorded message at the pre-sales office) could be opening soon. At the very least we see the original renderings back on the official website.  We did some further investigation after our original tipster, who we quoted earlier this week when we received an email where the header read LOFT HOTEL TRIBECA asked us to correct the tip.

Please correct your header - the information that was sent to you (below underlined) is regarding another hotel by Sam Chang at 6 York Street, 1 block south of Canal St, on 6th Avenue-This is not about the Loft Hotel - This is entirely another project.

So what is going on here? Well, we do see that the Duane web site still claims "a unique refuge of timeless comfort and intimacy" is coming to Tribeca, so maybe all this was just a name/ownership change. Did Chang bail on the Loft Hotel Tribeca for this new York Street project?  Who knows, but we have also received a couple of tips this week questioning Mr. Chang's development tactics.  We aren't going to publish those emails, or try to sort all this out right now.  If someone from Luxe wants to weigh in on what is up with Loft Hotel Tribeca Duane Street Hotel, or if those of you emailing us about Sam Chang want to get your opinions out there--go for it in the comments section below.

Between Chang and DeNiro this whole Tribeca hotel scene is a mess--hey Pomeranc, get in here and don't take 5 years to do so--capiche?

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