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15 Amazing Lego Art Designs at California's New Legoland Hotel
One of the perks of staying at the just-opened Legoland Hotel in Carlsbad, Calif., (aside from the kid-friendlieness, the early access to the park and the Lego pit), is that there are Lego works of art at nearly every turn.
These sculptures were done by Lego's own Master Builders and each one requires THOUSANDS of Legos to build.
Seven of the hotel's large Lego models are animated and four of them are part of the Lego dragon family (there's one at the entrance, in the lobby, out back and another in the lobby playground.) The rest are just fun to look at. We especially loved the toy monkey in our room, the play concierge near the concierge desk and the giant Lego pasta maker in the Bricks restaurant.
These are just 15 of the sculptures we spotted or loved and/or had the time to take a picture of. There are actually a total of 3,500 Lego models throughout the property. In total, more than three million Lego bricks were used to create these masterpieces. Hmmm...We bet Legoland didn't have to pick up the stray pieces from their living room floor though.
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We Dig The Hotel Palomar Phoenix's Funky Patterns and Perks
We already told you a little about Hotel Palomar Phoenix, but, perhaps predictably, we started off talking about the food. The Blue Hound Kitchen restaurant ticked all of the right boxes—but what about the rooms?
We're happy to report that our stay here was one of the most comfortable city stays we've had in some time. The room was spacious, the bed comfy for both sleeping and working on an iPad while half-watching TV, and the bathroom was also roomy and had a distinct, clean and new feel about it.
We also loved the quirky decor that raises Kimptons from the same-old, same-old pack of city hotels. When traveling for business, a designer pattern here or funky piece of art there always makes us feel slightly cooler than our reason for travel that night might suggest.
Click through our gallery for more shots inside a Deluxe room, facing downtown Phoenix, across from all the sports stadiums.
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A Trip Inside the Aloft Phoenix Airport
Yeah, we know: airport hotels are little more than a necessary evil.
Whether it's a delayed flight, a layover, a late arrival or a god-awful early departure the next day, our reasons for staying in one rarely involve the word fun. Or even "nice."
Imagine our relief then, when we arrived at the Aloft Phoenix Airport recently—after midnight, tired and cranky—and were rewarded with something closer to a city boutique hotel experience.
Check-in was fast and simple, and the front-desk guy made sure to tell us about the free WiFi. Bless.
Click through our gallery to check out our room and you'll understand why we wish we were staying longer than eight hours.
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Inside A Room At The Revere (Wooden Horse Statues Sold Separately)
After teasing you with a mystery snapshot from the meeting room, followed by a tour around the circular lobby, it's finally time to take a look inside a room at Boston's The Revere. Because, yes, there's more to this hotel than just models abseiling down the side of the building in the face of death.
Take a look at our photo gallery below!
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Try Not To Walk In Circles At Boston's The Revere
Well, we were sad to see no one made an attempt to identify the mystery wooden horse photo that we posted on Friday. But we admit, it was a tough round of Guess The Hotel to start with. However, New England hotel geeks, we expected more from you!
The hotel in question was none other than Boston's 356-room, Radisson-converted Revere Hotel, which opened in April with a string of death-defying models walking down the side of the building along a vertical catwalk. Remember now?
Well, in addition to a great sense of adventure, the hotel also has some pretty nifty art in the public spaces. Here's a look inside the circular lobby...
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HotelChatter Originals: Satisfying Your Suite Cravings
Thanks to our far-flung, adventurous and nonstop jetsetting contributors who never enter a hotel room without photographing the place from top to bottom, we've been able to get a peek into hotel rooms around the world by flipping through our numerous Photo Galleries.
We have so many good shots from so many great hotels, it's getting hard to keep track of all of them. So from now on, we'll be rounding up our favorite photo galleries once a week. Some will be pulled together by hotel brand others will be done by city, design, style, amenities or just plain old hotel lust.
For most of us, staying a massive hotel suite is a dream that will only come true if the upgrade Gods oblige (or if we find ourselves a generous Sugar Daddy.) Yet there's a way to satisfy your suite cravings, thanks to these photo galleries from suites around the world. Most of these suites we only managed to peek into for the sake of photographing but there are a few that we got to actually spend the night in.
Our honest opinion of staying in a phat suite? It's heavenly at fist, then a little lonely. All that space is kind of wasted if there's not two or more people to share it with!
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HotelChatter Originals: Gone to The Beach
Thanks to our far-flung, adventurous and nonstop jetsetting contributors who never enter a hotel room without photographing the place from top to bottom, we've been able to get a peek into hotel rooms around the world by flipping through our numerous Photo Galleries.
We have so many good shots from so many great hotels, it's getting hard to keep track of all of them. So from now on, we'll be rounding up our favorite photo galleries once a week. Some will be pulled together by hotel brand others will be done by city, design, style, amenities or just plain old hotel lust.
It's finally Friday and to propel you into the lazy summer weekend mode, we've rounded up our favorite photo galleries of beachfront hotels. From Bali to Cali, we've gone inside some amazing properties and photographed them all for you! Seriously! Now, it's got to be five o'clock somewhere so pour yourself a margarita and enjoy.
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The Grand Hotel Minneapolis is Great for a Girls' Getaway
When we saw how dog-friendly the Grand Hotel Minneapolis is, we were sad we didn't bring our pup with us to the Midwest. But we were traveling with our girlfriends en route to a wedding and what we did discover is that this Kimpton property downtown makes the perfect pad for a good, old-fashioned girly catch-up.
Our Queen Queen Deluxe was super spacious, and had lots of cute and comfy touches, from the chaise lounge to the signature zebra-print Kimpton robes and full-size dispensers of C.O. Bigelow toiletries in the shower.
Check out our room video and photo gallery and you'll see just how well this spread can accommodate three chicks keen on doing very little but lounging about, drinking some wine, snacking on Twizzlers and talking until the wee hours of the night.
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Inside a Jewel Suite at The Darling in Sydney
Now we've shown you how our room woke us up at The Darling in Sydney, let's take a closer look at the rest of our digs.
We were lucky enough to stay in a Jewel Suite with Spa (Aussies call Jacuzzis 'spa baths'), which is a huge residential-style spread with lots of special touches.
Sydney has been in desperate need of some exciting new hotels for some time, and The Darling certainly answers that call. Its technology and luxury reminded us of new and recently redone hotels in New York City--or even Vegas, given that it's connected to a casino, The Star.
Take a spin through our room video and photo gallery and then we'll get into the highlights of our stay...
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Besides Killer Views, What is the Four Seasons Sydney All About?
If you listen to anything we say, you already know that the Four Seasons Sydney has killer, killer views. But what else do we know about the hotel that was once upon a time the Regent?
We spent the night in a Grand Premier Full Harbour-View Room recently, and while it was overcast, the views still dazzled us, and the service at the hotel was as seamless as you'd expect from a Four Seasons.
As for the rooms, they were huuuuge -- with a desk to match, we can see why this is so popular with our high-flying business friends who jet in from NYC and only stay at this hotel.
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Inside And All Around Madison Avenue's Newest Darling, The Roger
Well, what do you all think? After a mysterious closing down of the lobby in late March, and some smart alec signs in the windows that had us all wondering what the hotel was up to, The Roger (formerly The Roger Williams) has now officially joined the ranks of other mononymous hotels (The James, The Gansevoort) and has a whole new identity to boot.
We poked around the new white-brick-walled lobby, sat in the blue suede sofas, and even got to check out a few of the guest rooms. The new look is the brainchild of Steven Kamali, who wanted to find a way to "balance the historical nature of the property" while keeping things "relaxed," "chic," and "new." And that, of course, involved a lot of bow-ties.
Go on, take a look through our photo galleries and decide for yourself if Roger is a hottie or a nottie!
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Take a Peek at Where Lady Gaga Slept at the Park Hyatt Sydney
Now that Lady Gaga has gone and upstaged the most famous hotel in all of Australia, the Park Hyatt Sydney, let's take a look at the super-swank Sydney Suite which she called home during her visit down under.
The suite was occupied--by someone other than Gaga--during our recent tour of the property, but we can show you these PR shots from the hotel. And if you click through our gallery, you'll also see our snaps of the Park Hyatt's Harbour Suite, not so shabby itself, and going for AU$5,500 a night this weekend.
We can tell you that Gaga's digs, the Sydney Suite, usually rents at $16,000 a night. Or, if you decide to rent it along with the two Rooftop Suites on the same level, to create a super A-list compound for yourself, the whole floor will set you back $50,000 a night.
