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One of the final finishing touches at the SLS Beverly Hills was the placement of the SLS Crest above the main entrance this week.
Crest, you ask? Yep, you see the chandelier with those little monkeys that look like they are up to no good? Yeah. That's the crest - or logo - for SLS Hotels.
So the Crest is up. Construction is finishing up. But when can you stay?
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by AndrewC
It is with great pleasure and boundless excitement that we bring you this announcement: we have a new in-the-works Manhattan hotel to stalk.
Yes, for so long the Standard NYC and the Thompson LES have captivated our attention and we wondered what's we'd do once both of them were open. But now we've been notified that we (thankfully) have another hotel to feed our obsessive, stalk-y addiction: the same folks that brought you the Iron Horse Hotel in Milwaukee now are bringing The Wolf to NYC. The property is slated to open in Spring 2009.
Details after the jump.
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by Jenna
As you can see from the screenshot above, 2009 will be a very big year for W Hotels which plans to open nine hotels in North America and one hotel in Santiago, Chile.
Up in January will be W Atlanta Downtown and W Fort Lauderdale. Followed by the W Hoboken (finally!) in February and the W South Beach and W Santiago in March. You'll have to hold on until April for the W Vieques and until June for W DC.
Rounding out the last quarter of the year will be W Boston, W Hollywood and W New York Downtown.
Noticeably missing on this list? W Philadelphia which was to open at the very end of 2009. Earlier this year, we posted renderings for the hotel but we're now wondering if this hotel will just open later in 2010 or perhaps, not at all? Got a clue what's going on? Spill it.
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by juliana
Where: United States
We at HotelChatter are utter hotel geeks. That's why we often type in domain names for new hotels and hotel brands, cross our fingers and hope that maybe just maybe, a new website will appear.
Today we hit jackpot!
Edition Hotels, the new hotel brand being created by Ian Schrager and Marriott, finally launched a teaser website. While its a little light on the content and pictures - it gives all of the proposed initial Edition Hotels locations.
You ready for this? Take a deep breath...You will need it.
When we think golf, we don't think Marrakech. Like, not even a little. But Fairmont Hotels hopes to change that with the opening of Fairmont Marrakech--though you'll have to wait until 2011 to see if Marrakech can birth the next St. Andrews.
The hotel will have 190 rooms, five eateries, a 14,000-square-foot Willow Stream Spa and 32 residential villas.
So where does the golf come in? In the course being developed adjacent to the hotel; plus, the Marrakech Royal Golf Club is not all that far off.
It may be that Fairmont is on to something... According to Budget Travel, Marrakech is home to three golf courses, with three more currently under construction. And with most rounds under $70, it might not be the next St. Andrews, but it's enough to put Marrakech on the map.
[Photo: kali.ma]
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by jennm
Remember way back to the beginning of Summer when Regent Hotels totally dropped out of their Battery Wharf Hotel in Boston before the place even opened, leaving residential owners and future hotel guests totally screwed out of the Regent experience?
Well, Fairmont Hotels has come and saved the day. Reader Kal B let us know that the Canadian chain has snapped up the Battery Wharf hotel. (See this page, under "In Development".)
We are hoping that Fairmont will keep whatever was originally planned for the hotel like the 18,000-square-foot Guerlain spa and the 80-seat Sensing restaurant from acclaimed chef Guy Martin. But all that is definitely still be worked on and we have no idea when it will actually open, other than the ambigous date of "2008."
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Though RockResorts is known best for its fun-loving properties perched on snowy peaks in Colorado, the hotel chain's "first urban venture" is scheduled to open April 15, 2009, in white-hot Miami.
Sure, that's old news. But the most recent word from RockResorts is a fancy new name for the, uh, hotel formerly known as Eleven Biscayne, now known as--wait for it--Tempo Miami, a RockResort.
We know, a new hotel name, you can hardly contain your anticipation. Presumably, the modern moniker is intended to reflect Miami's pulsing beat and legendary sexy flava. After all, the 67-floor Tempo Miami will feature seriously swanky (read: $450 a night) digs, with 56 boutique guest rooms and 305 residences, as well as a restaurant called Amuse with a self-forecasted "ultra-stylish atmosphere, chi-chi clientele, and exceptional global fusion menu."
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by KatieK
Where: Puerto Rico
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Seoul is not enough for the insatiable Thompson Hotels group. The company might be headed for Puerto Rico. Hola!
We actually heard this rumor a few months back but didn't know what to make of it. Nor would anyone verify it for us. But in this recent T+L article on a day in the life of Jason Pomeranc, we learn Thompson has its sights set on San Juan.
Next stop; the Chelsea-based architecture and interior design firm Studio Gaia, to look at renderings of upcoming Thompson Hotels in Toronto, Seoul, and San Juan. Pomeranc pores over the details of his Canadian property---everything from the type of projector they'll put in the movie screening room to the atmosphere of a private, members-only club he's creating.
Bonus! Now we know a little bit more about what to expect inside Thompson Toronto as well. However, Thompson Hotels wouldn't confirm whether or not Puerto Rico was a possibility so we're still really nowhere on this location.
Also anyone dreaming of being a hotelier, should read this article and then start working hard at owning hotels. Jason's day at work sounds kinda amazing.
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