Category: style
Hilton & Starwood Hotels Finally Settle Denizen Debacle
Hilton & Starwood Hotels has finally settled their lawsuit which has been going on for almost 2 and a half years. Here is Hilton’s Statement In the lawsuit, originally filed in mid-2008, Starwood accused Hilton of stealing thousands of confidential documents and material which had information on how to create, brand and operate a boutique/lifestyle [...]
Cosmopolitan Las Vegas – Finally Open!
The Cosmopolitan Las Vegas’s opening today is being written about, and broadcast on almost every major and minor news/blogging outlet in the world today (along the Bellagio’s robbery) – I’ll save my readers from the fluff of how great the property is and how many restaurants it has and the like, if you’re looking for [...]
Ian Schrager’s Looking to Create Not 1, but 2 Hotel Brands (and Edition doesn’t count)
A few weeks back, USAToday’s Barbara De Lollis mentioned on her Twitter account @barbdelollis that she would be sitting down with Ian Schrager and seeing what he’s up too.. I asked her if she was going to get some details on his new brands that he was supposedly creating – not including his joint venture [...]
Marriott Creates “The Autograph Collection”
Marriott has announced a new “brand” called the Autograph Collection which will be made up of individual hotels keeping their own unique identity – but having the power of the Marriott affiliation behind them.
First Look Inside Bungalow Hotel in Pier Village
Bungalow Hotel in Pier Village will be opening in May. Earlier this week I had the opportunity to get a tour of the property to see how it was developing and ask questions about the finished hotel project
Holiday Inn Brands Delaying Re-Branding
Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn Express are in the middle of going through a chain wide relaunch, including new logos, signs and amenities in each hotel. After alot of franchise complaints it looks like InterContinental is moving the date that all hotels need to be compliant by a full year.
Plans For FontaineBleau To Open In Atlantic City?
In the FontaineBleau’s video for their Las Vegas location a fly-over shot of Atlantic City was included – is this a hint of things to come, or was it a video editing error? I think its more likely an editing error – but it’s fun to think of a FontaineBleau location in Atlantic City!
Hilton’s “Hilton Prestige Portfolio”
Hilton’s luxury brands – Waldorf Astoria, Waldorf Astoria Collection, Conrad and Project Global 21 (Hilton’s new ‘Lifestyle Brand’) are going to be part of the Hilton Prestige Porfolio.
The Chelsea Atlantic City Renderings
Earlier this week I wrote an article on Hotel Chatter about the renderings for The Chelsea in Atlantic City but I wanted to elaborate on them in a little more space than HotelChatter’s articles allow me too. As I’ve written about numerous times on this blog – The Chelsea located in the former Holiday Inn [...]
The New York City Waterfalls
When I first started this blog one of the things I wanted to write about was design – I just realized that I really have not written too much about design except to comment on design and architecture within a hotel project. For me personally, I am extremely interested in design – something that looks [...]
A Busy Week for Starwood’s LeMeridien Brand
I’m a few days late with this article – but things have been hectic and I haven’t exactly had the time to sit down and sort through the articles and put together my thoughts so a decent story can come out of it. This has been a pretty busy week for the LeMeridien brand from [...]
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