· How can you *not* read HC's Definitive Guide to Hotel Sex?!
· G-Spa is closing. Good riddance!
· Starwood plans to open 200 new hotels in China by 2011. Or not.
· Non-fugly hotel carpeting is inspiring comments galore.
· Plus, an HC spy files a preview of the Jane Hotel in NYC.]]>
· Wooden key cards at the DNC are getting mixed reviews.
· Thompson Hotels is expanding to Seoul!
· Go back in time with Spain's historic hotels.
· Or embrace the present with hotels that have iMacs.
· And, direct from 1997, your hacky sack skillz will get you a hotel discount in Dallas.]]>
· The James Chicago is awesome, and "the real star is the minibar."
· United is taking Heavenly Beds to the skies.
· Headed to New York Fashion Week? Here's a hot hotel deal for ya.
· A hotel in London thinks we'll pay $40 for a bottle of water.
· And Michael Phelps did a lap at a hotel pool in Beijing.]]>
· The authorities in Beijing didn't close Hotel G: It's just not open yet.
· And the InterContinental Beijing may be the hottest hangout in town.
· New York's Ace Hotel promises to be like "staying in a hip friend's apartment."
· Monica Guy checks out the Lisbon Hotel Scene.
· And the ultimate haunted hotel, pictured, will soon open in Louisville.]]>
· If you still need a room, peep these Beijing Olympics Hotels.
· Aloft Hotels may secretly be totally awesome.
· $149 Suites at The Signature at MGM Grand.
· The drama continues at Montauk's Surf Lodge.
· Bill Marriott's quasi-blogging technique revealed!]]>
· Criss Angel Suvives Hotel Implosion: Angel got out alive, sure. But was he ever really in danger???
· The Thompson LES Finally, Actually Opened!
· Melbourne Hotel Guide: While Amanda Kendle scouted Melbourne's travel scene for us, she also checked into some of the city's stays for HC.
· The W Scottsdale Delayed Yet Again: Is it secretly owned by Jason Pomeranc?
· Reader Reviews: Don't just take HC's word; readers get a say too when it comes to dishing on properties from San Diego to Shanghai.]]>
Our sis site HotelChatter got in on the Olympics hype this week with an Earth-shaking story about hotels in Beijing that are actually lowering prices. Yay, procrastinators!
HC also had a video tour of the Upper East Side grande dame that is The Carlyle and guest reviews for Starwood's new Aloft brand. Oh, and there were tons of new end-o'-summer deals, too!
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· Olympic Hotels Dropping Their Prices [HC]
· Inside The Carlyle Hotel [HC]
· After the Hype, the Aloft Reviews Come in [HC]
· HotelChatter End of Summer Reader Deals [HC]
· Bryant Park Hotel's Package for Facebook Groupies [HC]]]>