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Hotel News Briefs :: Olympic Hotels Dropping Their Prices

July 22, 2008 at 5:03 PM | by juliana | 1 Comment

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 Guest Spotted in Beijing: The Fuhao hotel accepts some guests! Turns out Beijing hotels are dropping their prices as the Olympics near because expected demand has fallen short. [ESPN]

· Justice for Elie Wiesel: The Holocaust survivor/author/Nobel laureaut Elie Wiesel was attacked by a young man in an elevator at San Fran's Argent Hotel back in 2007. Today a jury found the man guilty of a felony hate crime charge. [SF Chronicle]

· Link@Sheraton is For Real: Sheraton's new techy lounge with free WiFi and more geeky stuff is now open at the Sheraton in North Houston, Texas. [MarketWatch]

· Super Vintage at Gehry's Hotel: The Hotel Marqués de Riscal in Spain, designed by Frank Gehry, is offering a Super Vintage weekend package which includes loads of food, wine-tastings and lectures and a gala complete with a Christie's Live Auction. Up for bid is the largest vertical wine collection ever released by a winery. The whole shebang is $3,800 per person. [Forbes]

· Naomi Campbell Refuses to Pay Hotel Bill?: A new report says the supermodel has refused to pay a £200 hotel bill at the Ritz-Carlton Moscow after allegedly burning holes in the silk sheets of her bed. Sounds right to us! [Mr. Paparazzi]

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The Emperor Beijing is Like a Posh easyHotel With an Awesome Bar

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 33 Qihelou Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing, China, 100006
July 7, 2008 at 1:19 PM | by Jenna | 0 Comments

Headed to Beijing for the summer Olympics? If you love cool interior design as much as you enjoy ogling athletes' chiseled bodies, check out the funky Design Hotel The Emperor.

With interiors designed by Graft Labs (recently in the news for partnering with Brad Pitt on the design of a Dubai hotel), the 55-room property is located in the heart of Beijing, adjacent to the Imperial Palace.

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Beijing Hotels :: Hotel G is a Glitzy and Glamorous Choice for the Games

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 7 Worker's Stadium West Road, Chao Yang District, Beijing, China
June 30, 2008 at 3:15 PM | by Jenna | 0 Comments

Thinking of braving Beijing for the Olympics this summer? Enjoy words that start with G? Upset that the only G-words associated with the Olympics are, like, "games" and "giant muscles" and also "Germany"?

Perhaps you should check out the soon-to-be-opened Hotel G -- where the "G" is for "Glitzy, Gracious and Glamour." And also, "Gosh, we are not very creative today."

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W Hotel Hong Kong Set to Soft-Open in August

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 1 Austin Road West, Kowloon Station, Hong Kong, China
June 9, 2008 at 10:19 AM | by juliana | 0 Comments

While its spawn Aloft is procreating all over North America this summer, W Hotels will continue to open their exotic locations abroad. And the W Hotel Hong Kong will open a "selection of rooms" in August, just one week before the Olympic Games begin in Beijing.

Despite the annoying cutesy descriptions on the W Hong Kong's home page like this one--"In this eastern Manhattan, energy streams like hot tea at dim sum where W Hong Kong sits among modern splendour, oriental markets and colonial cool"---we're actually rather impressed by this hotel.

It could be the exotic location in Hong Kong but it could also be the presence of a swimming pool at 700 feet above street level. This time, we really agree with the W's overusage of "Wow."

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