Where to stay when you leave.
4/23/2008 at 9:00 AM
Tags: Hillary Clinton, Hotel News, Park Hyatt Hotels, Philadelphia Hotels, Political Hotels, Election 2008 Hotels
The LA Time political blog, Top of the Ticket was kinda horrified to see that Hillary Clinton celebrated her Pennsylvania primary win at the Park Hyatt Philadelphia.
Why's that? Because the hotel used to be the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel:
[T]he hostelry was the notorious scene of a mysterious illness in 1976 during an American Legion convention, later dubbed Legionnaires' disease. Thirty-four deaths were eventually traced to the Legionella pneumophila bacteria.
Yikes, couldn't Hillary have picked a happier place than that? One suggestion: The Loews Philadelphia which just completed a $9 million renovation.
Fortunately, in the future Philly is going to be getting all sorts of cool hotels so the next presidential candidate will have plenty of options.
[Photo: NY Daily News]
by juliana
9/20/2007 at 11:59 AM
Tags: Celebrity Scoop, Ritz-Carlton Hotels, Hotel Sex, Jock Jam Hotels
We're not really that into Oscar De La Hoya and we're not really that interested in which hotels he stays at. But when you dress up in what looks like a fishnet bodysuit and heels with a wig, and a fedora, posing like an extra in a Britney Spears video, well yeah, we wanna know what the frick you were doing.
It turns out Oscar posed for these wacky photos at the Ritz-Carlton in Philadelphia and an erotic dancer snapped them, according to Ny Daily News.
The photos are being peddled by a Scores West dancer, according to R. Couri Hay, the Gotham magazine columnist who scored the first interview with the twentysomething woman.
"She says she took the photos at the Ritz-Carlton in Philadelphia on May 17," Hay tells us. "I fully believe she is telling the truth. She had been reluctant to talk. But now that she's being called a liar, she's ready to sell her story. And, believe me, she has a lot of details."
Meanwhile, Oscar's reps are claiming the shots are totally photoshopped. Suuurree. One thing is for certain, these definitely took place in the Ritz. There's a shot in the bathtub and all the Ritz towels are lined up nicely along the side. Who needs sex toys in the minibar when you got Oscar?
[Photo: Towleroad]
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by juliana
8/24/2006 at 1:26 PM
Tags: Philadelphia Hotel Reviews, Ritz-Carlton Hotels, Flickr
Sometimes, it's worth it to get up at 7am while on vacation as Ckseid discovered while staying at the Ritz-Carlton Philadelphia recently.
Having breakfast alone at the Ritz! I was the first one there at 7am! Tea, juice, newspaper...ah! Perfect!
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