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Four New Hotels and More: Why You Should Care About Preferred Hotel Group
A suite at New York’s The Mark, among the latest hotels to join Preferred Last week on October 1, Preferred Hotel Group, which represents 650 hotels worldwide, announced that The Mark in New York and The Jefferson Hotel in Washington, D.C. were joining its Preferred Hotels & Resorts and...
October 09, 2012
Justin Timberlake's Bachelor Party Hits Vegas and Cabo Hotels
If you’re Justin Timberlake and having a bachelor party—where do you go? You mix it up with two notoriously party-centric places, Vegas and Cabo San Lucas. The first stop was dining at Sinatra Restaurant at the Wynn, then on to Encore (that seems to be a popular place these...
September 26, 2012
A Look At Two Olympians' Post-Game Vacations
Olympic gold-medal winner Kirani James ran for his native seaside hills of Grenada upon the conclusion of the 2012 summer games, no doubt escaping the Brit-pop orgy that took place at the closing ceremony in London. He spent a few days on the south side of the island at...
September 26, 2012
Do Hotels Have 'Souls?' Just Ask the Founder of LATHER
You already know how much we love stashing LATHER toiletries into our bag whenever we encounter them. But how exactly did those delicious-smelling formulas wind up in hotels in the first place? We talked to LATHER founder and president Emilie Hoyt to find out. HC: When did LATHER start...
February 22, 2012
HotelChatter's Favorite Hotel Beds Ever
Sleep Week continues!Yesterday, we looked at some of the things you hotel guests do to send yourself off to dreamland in a strange new hotel bed. And not surprisingly, a lot of you said the most crucial part of your sleep routine was the comfiness of the bed--in that...
July 06, 2011
Where to Spend Some Precious Last Minutes with Flip Cameras
Flip Cameras, we hardly got to spend enough time with you shooting our hotel stays before Cisco decided to shut you down. But if you've never tried a Flip camera before, there's still one place where you can--hotels!At the Affinia 50 Hotel in New York, they are still running...
May 05, 2011
Shower Time's All White At The Encore Las Vegas
Never mess with a classic. That was our first thought when we opened up the cute little shower cap box from a recent stay at Encore Las Vegas and were greeted by a white shower cap. Our second: actually, it’s kind of cute. Makes it look like a baker’s...
April 21, 2011
Four Hotels Where You Can Feast on Vegan Fare
Crispy polenta—yummm. We always feel bad for our globe-trotting vegan friends. When they dine at hotels, they are stuck with practically no options on the menu, and the choices they do have are basically limited to lettuce. But a number of hotels are trying to cater to the meat-free,...
April 13, 2011
The Cast of 'Celebrity Apprentice' Lets It All Hang Out at Encore Las Vegas
While you sat at home watching Lisa Rinna and Star Jones get catty and Richard Hatch push David Cassidy on the season-opener of Celebrity Apprentice last night, the show's D-list cast was whooped it up a day early, hanging at the Encore Las Vegas to celebrate the premiere on...
March 07, 2011
Worst Anti-View: The Depressing End of the Las Vegas Strip
It's what you've been waiting all year for--The 2010 HotelChatter Awards! We'll be bringing you the best and worst of the year all day today and part of tomorrow. Agree or disagree with our picks? Air your thoughts in comments below.You either win big or lose big in Vegas...
December 30, 2010
'Wynning' While Reading the Wynn Magazine
iPads, be damned, we're loving our stroll through print land and our ongoing look at a dying hotel amenity--The Hotel Magazine. Sure, most hotels stock their guestrooms with the trendy magazines of the day or at least place some localized publication on the desks but there are actually a few...
October 14, 2010
Why Can't More Hotels Put Outlets in the Nightstand Lamps?
Last week we griped a bit about the music coming from the outdoor nightclub at Encore Las Vegas but the truth is, these are still some of our favorite rooms in Las Vegas. Aside from being spacious and luxe and for the most part, clean (this is Vegas after...
October 04, 2010
This is What The Other End of the Strip Looks Like Now
You know the scene. You open the door to your brand new hotel room, run over to the window, open the blinds and bam, you are hit with the anti-view. Maybe you are looking down a dirty alley, witnessing a drug deal, staring at an air shaft in the face,...
September 30, 2010
From Tea Time in London to Strippers in Vegas, Katy Perry Gets Around
On this Monday morning, we know there is nothing more important than updating you on the latest hotel adventures of Katy Perry. Last time we saw the pop singer, she was sipping on tea at the Claridge's Hotel in London.Now we're happy to say that after that little scuffle...
September 20, 2010
The Five Best Hotel Sports Books in Las Vegas
Now that it's winter, it’s high time to head to a Las Vegas sports book. Between The Super Bowl and March Madness, there’s no shortage of reasons to spend inordinate amounts of time in these gambling Meccas. In addition to being the best places to bet on sports, books...
January 25, 2010
Where to Find Free Hotel WiFi in Vegas
We hope you brought your wireless card with you.If you're headed to Vegas this weekend for CES or the Adult Entertainment Expo, chances are you're gonna need a WiFi connection for all your uploading, downloading, Twittering, Facebooking, blogging, and other, ahem, recreational activities.The bad news is that in the privacy...
January 06, 2010
Best Hotel Video Tour: Inside Encore Las Vegas
It's what you've been waiting all year for--The 2009 HotelChatter Awards! We'll be bringing you the best and worst of the year (and the decade) all day today and part of tomorrow. Agree or disagree with our picks? Air your thoughts in comments below.Each year our video library grows and...
December 31, 2009
Expedia's 24-Hour Sale is Like Getting a Lump of Coal in Your Stockings
Expedia has just launched a 24-hour hotel sale today for U.S. Hotels. All you have to do is search like you normally would but look for the hotels with the green "Special Offer" tags.We tried it for NYC on New Year's Eve and as expected, no dice. Then we...
December 23, 2009
The NYT Finally Checks into the Encore
HotelChatter's video from Encore Las Vegas, taken in January 2009. It’s always fun to read someone else’s first take of a place that you’ve covered, well, quite intimately. Like the Encore in Vegas, Steve Wynn’s almost one-year-old 2,034-room luxe tower, which this past weekend (finally!) got the official New York...
November 16, 2009
Where To Watch Monday Night Football If You're on The Road
What’s the best thing about Monday? Easy: Monday night. After dragging ourselves through the always-difficult first day back at work, we suddenly remember that there’s Monday Night Football ahead of us. The afternoon brightens, and we start plotting how we’re going to watch the game. On our own couch,...
November 09, 2009
Yes, It's True: The Encore Has Intimacy Kits in the Minibar
Hotel sex kits have been around for a while now so it never surprises us when we walk into hip boutique hotels in urban areas and find a pack of condoms with some fun extras awaiting in the mini-bar. But we were taken aback when we saw this: The Wynn...
September 11, 2009
Digital Nomad Lobbies: Encore's Lobby Bar and Cafe
There has been a lot of talk recently about the lifestyle of digital nomads -- folks who work from wherever they might roam. HotelChatter has been covering hotel wifi since the beginning, but as we cited in our 2009 annual hotel wifi report times they are a changin'. It's...
September 10, 2009
'60 Minutes' Gives 13 Minutes of Love to Steve Wynn
Last night, CBS' 60 Minutes aired a segment on Steve Wynn, aptly titled "The King of Las Vegas." We assume it was mostly supposed to focus on exactly how Wynn — "The Man With the Midas Touch — has kept his company afloat and has even managed to open...
April 13, 2009
The Five Best Hotels for Easter Weekend
Don't feel like dressing up as the Easter bunny this April? Not interested in hiding chocolate all over the house while desperately hoping the dog doesn't find it before you children do? Having second thoughts about cleaning up the house to host the in-laws? Our advice: go spend Easter...
March 30, 2009
'Get Your Game On' at Encore for March Madness
With the announcement of the 2009 NCAA Tournament Brackets, March Madness has arrived. And there is seemingly no better place to celebrate your devotion to a college basketball team in a place where the alcohol is flowing, the flat-screens are plentiful and the betting is totally legal. Yup, we're...
March 16, 2009
A Night of XS At Encore Las Vegas
Hey, HotelChatter party people: we've got a special surprise for you on this dreary March Tuesday. Our VIP Hotel Reviewer Gabe Rotter has returned to give us a review of the newest nightclub in Sin City. Experience a night of XS through Gabe's eyes. In Vegas for one night...
March 03, 2009
Even Giant Banks Aren't Safe From Hotel Cancellation Fees
Wells Fargo & Co., who received $25 billion in taxpayer bailout money, was all set to send a sizable chunk of employees to Vegas for a corporate retreat that included a four-day employee sales conference. They'd booked 12 nights at Wynn Las Vegas and Encore Las Vegas (what? Was...
February 04, 2009
Is Steve and Elaine Wynn's Relationship Now Strictly Business?
Oh noes. We're hearing that the Emperor's Wife is maybe notsomuch the Emperor's Wife at all these days. Elaine Wynn, Steve Wynn's wife and business partner (she oversees the retail shops at Wynn hotels), has married the Vegas hotelier not once but twice: the pair wed first in 1963,...
January 28, 2009
View Faceoff: Wynn vs. Encore Las Vegas
Reader D. was kind enough to send over a couple of window snapshots from his recent stays at both the Wynn Las Vegas and Wynn's younger sister (she's a newborn, really) Encore Las Vegas so we could assess which one was more viewlicious. And maybe it's just the Friday afternoon...
January 23, 2009
Our Take On Encore Las Vegas
Back in the spring of 2005, Steve Wynn reclaimed his title as King of the Strip with the opening of Wynn Las Vegas. Bloggers chattered, reviewers raved, and Andy Garcia even tried to put some parody of the Wynn opening in one of those Clooney Ocean's movies, didn't he?...
January 22, 2009
Inside Encore Las Vegas
Yesterday we heard good things about this place and today, we bring you your first look at Encore Las Vegas. More details on the room and the hotel will be forthcoming but until then drop in your room reactions in comments below. ...
January 15, 2009
We're Hearing Good Things About Encore Las Vegas
After its highly-anticipated opening last month, Las Vegas newcomer (and sister property to HC fave Wynn Las Vegas) Encore Las Vegas has burst onto the scene in a cloud of glitter, gossip and an unfortunate amount of media buzz about the timing of the over-the-top casino hotel given the...
January 14, 2009
Checking In on The Emperor's Wife
When we last checked in on Elaine Wynn, Jason Kidd had given her his U.S. Olympic Gold Medal. Um. Right. So what is Steve Wynn's wife up to now that Encore Las Vegas has just opened? Well according to the LA Times, the emperor's wife is busying herself with helping...
December 29, 2008
Zen and XS at The Opening of Encore Las Vegas
The highly-anticipated Encore Las Vegas finally opened last night at 8:00 pm, and we received a report from a super-secret HC operative on the scene. Eager guests — presumably Wynn loyalists who were psyched to see what Steve Wynn had up his sleeve for the followup to his hugely...
December 23, 2008
Encore Las Vegas Will Open Tonight
It's the moment we've been waiting three and a half long years for: Encore Las Vegas opens tonight at 8pm! But my, my, my how things have changed since last year when we first learned of Encore's opening date. Back then, we easily expected Steve Wynn to ask for and...
December 22, 2008
Encore Las Vegas for $129 for Red Card Members
Encore Las Vegas is just days away from opening and already select Wynn loyalists have been receiving emails about special rates at the new sister hotel. We just so happen to know a Wynn loyalist and he forwarded on an email with the amazing offers. Depending on your Red Card...
December 16, 2008
Steve Wynn Ensures His Encore is the Only 'New Frontier' in Vegas
We've been anxiously awaiting the opening of Encore Las Vegas — Steve Wynn's followup to perennial HotelChatter favorite The Wynn — which will be comin' atchya in just over a week (December 22nd). You know who else is very anxiously awaiting the grand opening of Encore? Why, Steve Wynn...
December 15, 2008
Encore Las Vegas for $199 on Opening Night
If you haven't already heard, traveling during the Dead Zone is the best way to travel and the cheapest. The time between Thanksgiving and Christmas is the slowest time for airports and hotels which in turn means great deals and peaceful traveling experiences.Fortunately for us, our new obsession Encore Las...
December 08, 2008
Steve Wynn Exposes Inner Daredevil To Promote Encore Las Vegas
If you didn't know, we're getting extremely excited for the opening of Encore Las Vegas, Steve Wynn's follow-up to his hugely successful Wynn Las Vegas. The opening date is not until Dec. 22nd but we will probably be writing something about Encore every day until then, starting with the making...
December 03, 2008
Encore Las Vegas is Coming!
There's tons of hotel news flying around this week and we don't have time to give each and every story the love and attention it may deserve, so you will have to settle for some news briefs.· Wynn's Encore Opening Soon: In our last story about the rooms for CES...
December 02, 2008
Danny Gans Apparently Still Relevant
The Wynn Las Vegas will be losing its banner Broadway show this summer, when Spamalot goes dark in July after a 15-month run. What epic entertainment can possibly replace the Tony Award-winning musical? Uh, apparently, Danny Gans. When the impressionist moves in, the theater will be re-branded as part of...
May 09, 2008
Snapshot :: Steve Wynn's Encore is Almost Ready
Speaking of Las Vegas pools, this is the view that we had poolside at the Palazzo. Ok, so we zoomed in a lot but still, this snapshot got us all excited about Encore Las Vegas, Steve Wynn's follow-up to his namesake property.On the outside the tower looks exactly the same....
April 22, 2008
Wynn's Encore Suites To Open in December 2008
One minute we're high: Wynn Encore, the follow up to Steve Wynn's Wynn Las Vegas, will be ready to open December 2008. And the next minute we're low.That's like another year away. Ugh. Anyways, here are some detes as to what's inside:Encore Suites' accommodations are comprised of 2,034 spacious suites...
February 27, 2008
Wynn Already Plotting Encore
Steve Wynn is still over a month away from opening Wynn Las Vegas, but developer Steve Wynn is so over it already. According to USA Today, Wynn is expected to reveal plans for a second Las Vegas casino called Encore, later this week. What we are calling the Wynn...
March 17, 2005
Partner Reviews: Encore Las Vegas
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Awesome movie nights every Wednesday! -
Ask to dj w your own iPod, either mine or Nikkah's! -
Come on Tuesday & Wednesday night for service from sexy lady bartenders! -
Awesome movie night every Wednesday night!!
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an East Village jewel -
Best bartenders in the city. -
Come on a Tuesday night and leave the bartender, Bianca, a huge tip. She is super sexy! -
My other 5th street go to. This place is a gem and possibly the closest replacement to Mars Bar you can find. -
Maddy hearts Bradley! Tip your bartender! -
241 happy hour every day til 8, and awesome movies on Wednesdays :) -
Tip the bartenders well and you'll always b treated well
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Also, the two heated pipes against the wall do wonders for your back. It's like a hot tub. -
Wear your jacket and don't fall off your stool.
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$6 PBR and well bourbon happy hour is appealing. As is the 4am and later lock-in where you can convince the bartenders to put on your iPod.
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actually John Ross is mayor of fish bar.
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