Our sis site HotelChatter sent assistant editor Jenna Bromberg down to Aruba this week, and she was checking out the pool hotel scene top-to-bottom.
But the Caribbean trip didn't distract from other hospitality news, including a guide to hidden hotel burger joints and strangely-interesting-yet-possibly-creepy social networking sites. And it wouldn't be HC without some zany Park Hyatt news from China!
Our sis site HotelChatter must've had a killer Fourth of July weekend, 'cause she was in a great mood this week, with all sorts of news about awesome hotels the world over.
From rooms with killer views to Vegas' Christian Louboutin boutique at the Palazzo, it seemed like nothing but happy hotels this week. Until we saw LA's fugliest, that is.
Is it the holiday weekend yet? No? Argh. Thankfully HotelChatter has been keeping us company this week with lots of stories about summer vacations.
From a cool new hotel in Atlantic City to great room deals in Miami Beach to a sighting of Jerry Seinfeld out in Montauk, New York, HC gave us something to do while we count down the minutes to our own long weekend.
We're still daydreaming about the NYC Waterfalls, and HotelChatter is right there with us--with a heap of New York-centric hotel stories this week.
There are killer deals on some great properties (book soon!), some great places to catch the July 4th fireworks and even a look inside one of the coolest new hotels we've seen in a long time. HC got a "Darjeeling Limited" vibe from it... Will you?
There was a lot of depressing hotel news this week, and ever the trooper, our sis site HotelChatter reported it all, fighting back tears.
From Anne Hathaway's break-up to Hillary's post-concession hotel woes, there seemed to be bad news all around. At least we weren't left holding the bill--like The Westin that Phil Spector stiffed for $100,000.
It may seem like the travel industry apocalypse is dawning with all these extra fees, gas woes and "staycations" instead of vacations. But our sis site HotelChatter has lots of happy news this week to cheer us up.
From a look at the best hotel in Texas to a loyalty program that gives you the perfect excuse for shopping, lately HC has been brightening our days.
Our sis site HotelChatter had just-about-too-much hotel news for us this week, and we're gonna have to clear out our travel calendars to stay at all the new places HC has an eye on. Not that we have a problem with that!
From a still-under-construction spot in NYC to some new hotel brands to try--Aloft finally opened a place!--HotelChatter has news from all over the globe, including the rumored launch of a new Virgin Hotel. Could that be the mysterious news we got back in May?
We didn't notice a cute, succinct theme over at sis site HotelChatter this week, so we're just gonna have to round up what we thought were the coolest tidbits from the hospitality world.
From yet another bear-watching venue to an obligatory SATC package, HC had all sorts of hotel-focused fun for us this week.