Recent months have seen a few ugly celebrity scenes at Claridge's Hotel in London, with Courtney Love's careless cigarette behavior causing an expensive fire in her room (she's not allowed to go back), and friends visiting Kate Moss and Pete Doherty during their stay there needing to be ejected over some boisterous parties.
This week at Claridge's they've got Nicole Kidman and hubby Keith Urban as guests while they're in town for the premiere of Nicole's new movie The Golden Compass. That's the movie based on Philip Pullman's book Northern Lights, and it's interesting to know that Nicole only agreed to do the role--of a villain--after receiving a personal letter from Pullman.
Anyway, so far so good, no news that either Nicole or Keith have done any damage at Claridge's. Perhaps that'll restore their faith in celebrity guests.
Celebrities are just like us! They get blacklisted at hotels.
The latest blacklist happened to rocker trainwreck Courtney Love who reportedly wants to stay at the Claridge's Hotel on her next trip to London but they won't have her.
Love reportedly started a fire in her $3,000-a-night suite after smoking a cigarette during her last stay and the room had to be completely redecorated.
A source tells British newspaper the Daily Mirror, "She's desperate to stay at Claridges again, but when her people tried to get her a suite it was a no go. Even the best known fixers in the business can't get her in there."
Not that we blame Claridges. We wouldn't even let Love use our telephone.
Somehow someway the world's biggest living druggie, Pete Doherty, is not in jail or rehab. And somehow someway the once-beautiful Kate Moss thinks he's attractive.
Most recently, the mismatched duo have been staying in a 1,500 pound-a-night suite at the Claridge's Hotel in London for a few days reconciling and probably doing some other stuff. This is London writes:
Doherty, 28, was last night pictured returning to the hotel after walking free from court on a technicality following a police blunder.
He had faced jail for breaching bail conditions. But because officers didn't bring him to court within 24 hours of his arrest, magistrates were forced to let him go.
There was no sign of Miss Moss coming or going from the hotel yesterday but sources said the pair had been meticulous about leaving and arriving separately.
They've also been having some boisterous room parties as hotel security ejected some of their friends once the room occupancy was exceeded.
God we feel sorry for the Claridge's housekeeping staff.
The English are very picky about their tea time (a British friend almost fainted when we once microwaved hot water for a cuppa'.) But when they stay at the Claridge's Hotel in Mayfair neighborhood of London, the tea will always be just right.
The hotel won first place in the UK's Tea Council awards because their tea was:
bright and golden, and a comprehensive selection ensured there was something to suit everyone's tastes."
The staff also got shout-outs for their "attentive manner." It's about time too. The hotel's been serving tea for 100 years.
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by amandak
The English are very picky about their tea time (a British friend almost fainted when we once microwaved hot water for a cuppa'.) But when they stay at the 
