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Strike Two Against the Andaz West Hollywood
The perils of booking a room on Priceline are many, from the strategic "name your own price" tango to begrudgingly having to settle on whichever hotel you're offered. In the past, we've lucked out, having landed a great value on Paris' Le Meridien Etoile, and likewise for what ended up being a nice stay at The Intercontinental in Century City. Sadly, the tale we're about to tell you doesn't have the happiest of endings.
A trusted HotelChatter source and frequent traveler to Los Angeles has long been using Priceline to book her accommodations in the city, West Hollywood being her neighborhood of choice for convenience's sake. Not long ago, both she and her husband related an upsetting service-related story about their stay at the Andaz West Hollywood, where an attempt to order room service ended in telephone bickering with a curt phone concierge.
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What’s On The Block at the Sunset Tower Hotel?
We continue our What's On The Block: Los Angeles Edition with The Sunset Tower Hotel. This is a view from the hotel looking east.
A couple weeks ago, we told you about all the power-plays and deal-making going on at the Sunset Tower Hotel. But this week, we're going to tell you about What's On The Block for you to do after you're done putting together your next movie deal.
Before we begin, we want to preface our little guide by saying that it holds good for all the hotels on this tony strip of Sunset, including The Standard, the Mondrian, and the Andaz West Hollywood. And yes, despite the Los Angeles stereotypes, you can physically walk to all of these spots mentioned below.
So start your jaunt by crossing Sunset and taking a peek around the casual lobby at The Andaz before having a cocktail in the glassed-in bar overlooking the Strip, or a full-on regional French dinner with California twists at the hotel's restaurant, RH. Cross back across Sunset, past the House of Blues to Asia de Cuba inside the Mondrian which is another great spot for a view, but that one is of the whole city spreading out below you while you eat poolside.
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Don't Try Any Funny Business at the Sunset Tower Hotel (Hollywood Business is Ok)
According to a recent article in the New York Times, the Sunset Tower Hotel has become not only the latest haunt of entertainment industry heavyweights and deal-brokers, but has also changed the rules and raised the standard about how such a venue should operate.
The illustrative anecdote provided by the Times was about the recent firing of a room-service waiter for leaking a story to US Weekly about Renée Zellwegger champagne-ing it up in a suite with a man. Not only did hotel-owner Jeff Klein hire a private detective to find out who had leaked the story, but he has made it an ironclad directive that any staff member who does something comparable will be fired on the spot.
Beyond that, the hotel is apparently turning away clientele it deems undesirable—cases in point: Britney Spears and Sean Combs. Though given Spears’ problems with paparazzi, being blacklisted at Los Angeles hotels is not a new experience for the pop star.
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Mondrian Shakes It Up with a 'Goodbye Summer' Cocktail
We've kicked off our Summer Cocktails series where we profile fun new summer drinks that hotels are making. Got one we should know about? Send us the recipe with a photo of the drink. Otherwise, enjoy and @reply us when you're wasted!
The Mondrian Hotel West Hollywood has a plan for how you can say goodbye to the summer: drink a Goodnight Kiss cocktail at their Skybar. The Mondrian's really been getting into the summer cocktail theme this season and the Goodnight Kiss is its third special creation.
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The Chateau Marmont and Teen Vampires Belong Together
Twilight stars, Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson can't seem to shake those rumors that they are dating in real life. But if you really weren't dating each other (as they insist), then why would you meet up at the Chateau Marmont in West Hollywood, a place where everyone knows you go for "trouble?"
The duo were there on Thursday night and paps caught them exiting the hotel. Since K-Stew is only 19, they couldn't have possibly been at Bar Marmont, could they have? Perhaps they just ate dinner in the courtyard and went over some scenes for the next Twilight installment? And then Rob told Kristen how awesome being out of college is and while he's living at home with his folks right now, he's got a good job lined up in the city and just needs one more roommate to split the rent with on an awesome two-bed apartment on the Upper West Side.
Wait, this is EDWARD AND BELLA we're talking about here.
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Structure And Style On Display For West Hollywood Hotel Tour
Want to see where all the celebrities stay and party in Los Angeles, but don’t have the cash to actually get in? Spring for the $75 tickets, and take the "West Hollywood Structures & Style: Hotels on the Cutting Edge of Design" tour instead on Saturday, May 30 from 11:00 am – 3:00 pm.
You’ll get to see six of our favorite Hollywood hotels…or at least ones we talk about a lot. The visit includes time at the Andaz West Hollywood, The London West Hollywood, the Palihouse Holloway (pictured), Mondrian, Sunset Marquis Hotels and Villas, and The Sunset Tower Hotel.
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Free Poolside Yoga at the London West Hollywood
Dennis Rodman may not be welcome at the London West Hollywood any more but yoga enthusiasts certainly are. Figuring guests might need to detox after a late night on the Sunset Strip, the hotel is now offering sunrise yoga and tai chi classes at the rooftop pool…because, um the downward-facing dog is exactly what you want to do when you’re hungover?
The classes are only offered on Saturday and Sunday mornings, and are free for guests, new age and otherwise. Just cough up your $199 per night room rate, slip on your juicy sweat pants, and grab your mat on the way to the roof to see which other guests had a naughty night out…or are limbering up for another one.
At the very least, you’ll get to enjoy the spectacular view of the city from the pool area between ayurvedic poses and chanting your mantras. And best of all, it's free. No $18 fees here.
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Andaz WeHo Now $169 a Night on Hotwire
When the old Riot Hyatt reopened as the Andaz West Hollywood (with a spiffy new interior and nightlife scene), the rates were holding steady around $295 a night. But thanks to this new deal on Hotwire, you can stay here for $169 a night during the week and $189 for a weekend. Not bad!
The restrictions are that you must book by March 31 and there are blackout dates from April 28-30 and from May 1-3. You also have to complete your stay by May 31. Use code TT083 to book.
Just out of curiosity, we checked two other famous hotels on the strip for the same night--The Mondrian and The Jennifer Aniston Hotel Sunset Tower Hotel. For the weekend of April 10-11, the Hotwire deal gave us $189 at the Andaz. The Mondrian had a standard room for $295 a night and Sunset Tower's superior queen guestroom was available for $325. So if saving money is a top priority, you know which one to book.
For a closer look at the rooms inside Andaz, check out our video here.
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Gordon Ramsay at the London LA In Name Only
This bit of news sucks for celeb chef Gordon Ramsay and for all the foodies left in LA. The Gordon Ramsay restaurant at the London West Hollywood has been sold.
Eater LA says the sale happened because Gordon Ramsay has some serious money woes. Apparently, "Kitchen Nightmares" and "Hell's Kitchen" can't pay the restaurant bills. And Eater says the hotel's restaurant was failing to gain some traction.
a source said that crowds have been sparse, and that diners expected to see the celebrity chef: "People would come in and ask for him and it was embarrassing to have to tell them he wasn’t here." In fact, other sources say that things have gotten so slow at the restaurant that staff often outnumbered customers.
The hotel will however keep the Gordon Ramsay name and Ramsay will reportedly have creative control and will have input on the new menu selection. But when you're eating there, definitely do not expect ole Gordo himself to serve you. It's such a shame really as we loved that dining space quite a bit.
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The London West Hollywood for Amex Cardholders
Amex Cardholders Special Offer at London WeHo
$500 for two nights
American Express is offering its cardholders some "once-in-a-lifetime" deals with their new My WishList promotion running from Dec. 1-18. In the travel section, Amex is offering up the London West Hollywood Travel Package which goes on sale on December 9th and is $500 for two nights in a London Suite:
Upgrade to next room category based upon availability; Formal afternoon tea for two in Gordon Ramsay at the London West Hollywood restaurant (one time); Overnight complimentary valet parking for 1 vehicle for both nights; All taxes included.
All taxes included is definitely a nice perk. The offer is valid from January 1 to April 30, 2009 but has some black out dates of January 11 & 12, January 18 & 19, February 4 & 5; and February 18, 2009.
American Express has some more crazy packages including a trip to the London NYC with a dinner hosted and prepared by Gordon Ramsay himself and a shopping spree with Nina Garcia. Eeek. The whole shebang begins on December 1st.
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Sunset Marquis Unveils New and Improved Villas
The Sunset Marquis -- the West Hollywood hotel with one of our favorite taglines ("if we were any more Hollywood, our pool would be shallow at both ends") -- has just reopened with a fresh new look after its $20 million expansion.
The hotel's reps just emailed us a bunch of pics of the new villas and it looks like the place is indeed even more Hollywood now.
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Larry Birkhead Should Take Dannielynn to Chateau Marmont
Today, the Bahamanian courts announced what we all knew was coming...Larry Birkhead is the biological father of Anna Nicole's daughter, Dannielynn.
Now that Larry's a single dad who's been through some major hell these past few months (although it's probably not completely over) we think he should be at least entitled to a father-daughter bonding getaway.
One option is the Beaches Boscobel Resort from Aug. 18-25 in Jamaica where the Singe Parent Travel group is hosting seven-nights for other single parent families to meet one another.
But Larry's a young guy and besides the Caribbean might bring back bad memories of DNA testing in the Bahamas.
So we think he should hit up the Chateau Marmont. Why? For starters, Dannielynn has been trapped in the Bahamas since well before she was born. This girl needs to do some living. And where better to start than Hollywood. Second, if she's ever going to live up to her mama's legacy she better start early. Third, the Chateau, surprisingly, has a babysitting service so Larry won't have to go it alone. Also, Dannielynn can lay her head down on Frette baby linens in a crib rental at $30 a day.
Lastly, you know what they say about the Chateua Marmont--it's where everyone gets into trouble. So if Dannielynn throws up a bit, no one will care. After Lindsay Lohan, this staff can handle anything.
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