In which, HotelChatter readers are treated to exclusive hotel deals dug up by us.
All deals have a limited amount of rooms attached to them and may sell out quickly.
Today's Hotel Deals
Royalton and Other Morgans Hotels Deals $50 off room rate The Royalton in midtown Manhattan is offering $50 off the best available room rate and two cocktails when you arrive. The deal is good from May 22-27 and every weekend in June. There are other deals to book at MHG like 15 percent off at the Mondrian WeHo and $195 a night at the Mondrian Scottsdale.
Last Chance for All-Inclusive Rates in Costa Rica $149 a night The Hilton Papagayo Resort Costa Rica is going to drop its all-inclusive rates this fall so take advantage of the $149 a night rates before October 31st. Rates will double after that.
Summerfest at The Signature at MGM $149 a night The Signature at MGM Grand is offering a Summerfest package. The rates start at $149 a night which include $35 activity credit, 15 percent off spa services, 2 complimentary cocktails poolside and a $50 golf credit. Available May 11-August 31st, some restrictions apply.
Hollywood Glamour for Less $252 a night Hollywood Roosevelt has rooms next week starting at $252 but Quikbook is also offering 10 percent off two nights stay and 15 percent off three nights or more.
Be a Budget Mariah Carey Bride $125 a night Arawak Beach Inn has dropped its room rates to $125 a night from June through October, a seriously cheap deal for Anguilla. With 17 intimate cottages on the oceanfront, you can marry your own Nick Cannon here for way less than what Mimi did in the Bahamas.
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Yesterday we mentioned that the Regent Palms Hotel in Turks & Caicos offered complimentary WiFi to its guests throughout the property.
Now we hear that the Regent has stepped up its hotel technology even further by adding Noxon internet radios in each guest room that pick up 10,000 international stations.
As you can imagine, guests can tune in to get their local radio station no matter where they are from so there's absolutely no excuse to miss your country's Top 40 Countdown which is probably hosted by Ryan Seacrest. Also, the Noxon comes with an iPod docking station.
The Regent Palms is the only hotel in North America to have one of these radios but they are also found in the rooms at the Peninsula Hotel Tokyo.
We know those Scandinavians are a pretty innovative bunch, so it's not surprising that the claim to have the world's first 100% carbon neutral hotel chain comes out of Denmark. The chain is small, though, which makes it easier--just four hotels under the Brochner Hotel brand, including Ibsens Hotel, Hotel Kong Arthur and Hotel Danmark, all in Copenhagen.
When we looked at the Adelphi Hotel in Melbourne about 18 months ago, our conclusion was that it just didn't match the hype. Turns out others agreed with us but since some new owners took over just about that time, things have been looking up.
It's a slow process because, according to the new owners, it's all about "evolution, not revolution". They have opened a spa complex on the ninth floor, and in quite a unique deal, this spa is run by staff from a beauty therapy college nearby--and even wait staff in the restaurant and reception staff are graduates of the college, so whoever you speak to knows all about the spa treatments too.
It has a fabulous location: a quiet, quiet street but only a ten-second walk to the main St Germain axis of shopping, strolling and dining streets. And of course, close enough to the Eiffel Tower to walk there.
It has the potential to be a great hotel - 39 rooms of varying sizes, some with terrace balconies based around a small central courtyard. And perhaps at one time it was. But its faded, battered exterior and grotesque 60s décor (original, with the original wear and grime as well) mean it's a grandma's choice if anyone's.
In our Best WiFi Hotels 2008 report we stuck to large chains and hip boutique hotels but there's actually a whole bunch of other hotels that are offering their guests complimentary WiFi and we thought they deserved a shout-out too.
· The Setai: The Setai is a ritzy South Beach property where rooms can cost up to $1,000 a night in high season. Fortunately, unlike some other luxury hotels, the Setai lets you surf the internet for free in every corner of the hotel including by the pool. · The James Chicago: The James offers guests complimentary WiFi in all of its 297 guestrooms as well as remote printing through a wireless network. · AKA Hotels: This upscale extended stay brand offers complimentary WiFi in the rooms. · The Marco Island Marriott: Now there is a charge for the WiFi here at a cost of $12.95 a day but the wireless signal reaches all the way to the beach. We admit we'd actually pay money for that. · White Barn Inn: This Maine retreat is small with only 29 rooms but it has complimentary WiFi throughout. · The Regent Palms Turks & Caicos: Another luxury property that's decided to offer complimentary WiFi for its guests. · The Curtis: This Denver hotel near the 16th street mall has free WiFi in all of its 336-guest rooms. · The Stafford: Don't pay for WiFi in London. The Stafford offers it for free.
Know of a hotel with complimentary WiFi in the guestrooms or a network that allows you to surf while you are actually surfing, keep us connected.
Meet Tank. He's a French Bulldog weighing about 26.3 pounds with a mild shedding problem, a regular oral fixation for rawhide and a tendency to pee during the night. Guess what? He's sleeping in your hotel room!
Last week, we were invited with our canine companion to test out the "Paws and Claws" package at the Wydnham Hotel Costa Mesa in Orange County, just across from the shopping mecca South Coast Plaza. While we have never traveled with our pet before this hotel stay, we always loved it when hotels offered pet-friendly services. Yet actually staying in a hotel room with a pet was not quite how we imagined it to be.
If you've got a well-behaved dog, you probably wouldn't think twice about traveling together. The Wyndham laid out the red carpet for Tank to prance along, offering loads of attention, tons of treats and even a special doggy turndown.
But we were quite horrified by Tank's lack of social graces. He streaked a cocktail hour naked, he chewed a "Chewgar" on the bed (we later placed a towel under him) and he barked at the door several times. That's right. Someone's going to the kennel on the next trip we take.
We're giving up our half-hearted ban on Robert De Niro coverage now that he's got the Nobu Hotel in the works.
The Financial District property will be half-hotel, half-condo and include a spa and a Nobu restaurant outpost. (In case you can't make it the less than two miles to the Nobu in Tribeca.)
The NY Post has it that 77 condos will be up top--where they belong--and the floors below will house the 128 hotel rooms. The restaurant will be on level three. Rockwell Group will handle the interiors, while Moed de Armas & Shannon did the glassy facade.
Curbed notes that this is one of many new condotel developments in the FiDi, joining the W Downtown and the Four Seasons on Church Street. We'll remind you that the Andaz on Wall Street is also joining the club soon.
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