http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-09T01:54:51Z HotelChatter HotelChatter This is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site. http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Hotelchatter/~3/15qt6cFW1ic/258 <![CDATA[<p><p><i>Yes. We just referenced "Party in the USA" by Miley Cyrus.</i><p> <table cellspacing="10"> <tr> <td><b>SUITE:</b><br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/pages/upload/cropped/thumbnail-2009-11-4-101439-692.jpg" class="imgborder"> </td> <td><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/4/101439/692/hotels/The_Best_of_In_Room_Hotel_Coffee_Makers"><b>Best of In-Room Coffee Makers</b></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/pages/upload/cropped/thumbnail-2009-11-2-03447-6530.jpg" class="imgborder"> </td> <td><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/2/03447/6530/hotels/Inside_Napa_s_Bardessono_Hotel"><b>Inside The Bardessono Resort</b></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/pages/upload/cropped/thumbnail-2009-11-5-104925-294.jpg" class="imgborder"> </td> <td><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/5/104925/294/hotels/The_Five_Best_Hotels_in_D_C_For_Under_150"><b>Five Best Hotels in DC for Under $150</b></a> <br><br> <b>ALSO:</b> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/10/23/213111/01/hotels/Finally_Ordering_The_Humble_Pie_At_NYC_s_Standard_Hotel_Grill">Tips for Using Your Credit Card Points to Book Hotel Stays</a> </td> </tr> <p> <tr> <td><b>HOSTEL:</b><br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/pages/upload/cropped/thumbnail-2009-11-5-10142-9937.jpg" class="imgborder"> </td> <td><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/5/10142/9937/hotels/Listen_The_Space_Hotel_is_Not_Going_to_Open_in_2012"><b>The Space Hotel</b></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/pages/upload/cropped/thumbnail-2009-11-2-11858-6333.jpg" class="imgborder"> </td> <td><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/2/11858/6333/hotels/Swine_Flu_Hotel_Closes_After_40_People_Become_Ill"><b>The Ultimate Swine Flu Hotel</b></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/pages/upload/cropped/thumbnail-2009-11-2-105530-352.jpg" class="imgborder"> </td> <td><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/2/105530/352/hotels/Lohan_Gets_It_On_Allegedly_With_Gerard_Butler_at_Morocco_Hotel_Opening"><b>Lindsay Lohan Brings Drama to Morocco Hotel Opening</b></a> <br><br><b>ALSO:</b> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/10/30/103532/04/hotels/Strike_Two_Against_the_Andaz_West_Hollywood">Strike Two for<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Hotelchatter?a=15qt6cFW1ic:A3ilYRDr_DM:H0mrP-F8Qgo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Hotelchatter?d=H0mrP-F8Qgo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Hotelchatter/~4/15qt6cFW1ic" height="1" width="1"/> juliana 2009-11-06T17:03:56-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/6/152146/258 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Hotelchatter/~3/KHR9QJtw1vE/136 <![CDATA[<p><img src=" http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/30451/WbyNov10.jpg" class="top"> <p>Put this on your weekend &#147;to do&#148; list: think about where you might like to spend the holidays or a winter getaway. If your answer is a Starwood property, and you&#146;re ready to charge what will be a non-refundable rate now, you could save yourself some serious holiday cocktail cash. Until November 10&#151;next Tuesday&#151;you can score up to 50% off the regular rates at a slew of Starwood properties. And while there are blackout dates, there <i>are</i> still some hotels with availability for the holidays. Even better, when you use one of the Starwood property&#146;s online booking pages for this promotion, it will <i>tell you</i> which holidays are still available under the deal at most hotels,<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Hotelchatter?a=KHR9QJtw1vE:91s63F-_YBU:H0mrP-F8Qgo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Hotelchatter?d=H0mrP-F8Qgo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Hotelchatter/~4/KHR9QJtw1vE" height="1" width="1"/> MsRebecca 2009-11-06T16:49:22-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/6/164319/136 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Hotelchatter/~3/zcsFvnCCvSE/134 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/32083/villadeeste.jpg" class="top"><p> <p><i>Views of the lake and villa</i> <p>If <a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/story/bernanke-declares-the-recession-over-2009-09-15">comments</a> made in recent months by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke are to be believed, then "the recession is very likely over." Most of us continue to scoff in disbelief, and inversely, there are others that may have missed the memo that the economy was in upheaval at all. We're talking about the well-monied types that have continued to swipe their Black AmEx cards with reckless abandon&#151;on Michelin-rated dinners, sports cars, and certainly pricey vacations and hotel suites. <p>Even for those of us sans trust funds or Swiss bank accounts, reading about what's luxe in the hotel world proves to be endlessly entertaining. It could inspire fantasies about staying<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Hotelchatter?a=zcsFvnCCvSE:DZvkhm8U7vs:H0mrP-F8Qgo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Hotelchatter?d=H0mrP-F8Qgo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Hotelchatter/~4/zcsFvnCCvSE" height="1" width="1"/> Heidi Atwal 2009-11-06T15:10:03-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/6/141717/134 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Hotelchatter/~3/FfQ9Y-sFhDQ/77071 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/30451/SurreyBed2.jpg" class="top"> <p>When we had the chance to check out <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Surrey/ian/119681"><b>The Surrey Hotel&#146;s</b></a> $60-million &#147;re-creation,&#148; we were <a href=<a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/10/6/2373/80408/hotels/A_Sneak_Peek_at_The_Surrey_Hotel">impressed</a> by the sheer prettiness of the new guest rooms. But not everyone shares our take. Over at the UK site, <a href="http://blog.globalista.co.uk/2009/11/05/postcard-from-the-surrey-hotel-new-york/"><b>Globalista Travel Journal</b></a>, this week The Surrey copped a dressing down for what the nameless reviewer called &#147;a pointless refurbishment.&#148; In the nature of being &#147;fair and balanced,&#148; we decided to compare Globalista&#146;s opinion to recent reviews on TripAdvisor.</p> <p>Let&#146;s start with those Gloablista grumbles, shall we? The things that ticked them off included: a huge discrepancy in the size of the lowest category Deluxe Salon rooms (some box-like and others spacious, but the same price); the<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Hotelchatter?a=FfQ9Y-sFhDQ:nHDMAhrYs8s:H0mrP-F8Qgo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Hotelchatter?d=H0mrP-F8Qgo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Hotelchatter/~4/FfQ9Y-sFhDQ" height="1" width="1"/> MsRebecca 2009-11-06T13:44:22-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/6/9315/77071 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Hotelchatter/~3/VzMElSL09UU/772 <p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/30451/OChateau.jpg" class="top"> <p>OK, if it weren&#146;t already obvious that we should be taking a winter jaunt to Paris, here we have yet another Paris hotel package deal that sounds, well, <i>délicieuse</i>. And that's not because of its <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/6/101250/970/hotels/The_Hotel_Ferrandi_Is_Dead_Long_Live_The_Um_BJ_2010_">sexy hotel name.</a></p> <p>This time the package revolves around something we find it very hard to resist: French wine. This month is all about Beaujolais Nouveau. And even though it&#146;s the time when your local wine store starts accepting its shipments of Beaujolais, surely a glass or three of the stuff would taste better in the mother land. That&#146;s what Hilton is banking on with its new <a href="http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/promotions/hi_parisspecial/index.jhtml"><b>Wine Lovers</b> package</a>.</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Hotelchatter?a=VzMElSL09UU:kSajAq-sUY0:H0mrP-F8Qgo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Hotelchatter?d=H0mrP-F8Qgo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Hotelchatter/~4/VzMElSL09UU" height="1" width="1"/> MsRebecca 2009-11-06T13:10:51-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/6/113157/772 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/