http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2013-06-19T09:12:39Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2013/2/27/10016/2483 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/36985/PR_Sugarpova_Maria.jpg" class="top"><p> <i>Here's the latest happening in the luxury hotel world as told by <a href="http://www.justluxe.com"><b>JustLuxe's </b></a>own<a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/user/justluxelk"> Lena Katz.</a> Got a question about luxury hotels, the travel biz, and where to stay? <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">Send it in</a> and we'll have Lena answer it.</i> <p>You know when models go, &#147;Oh, I eat tons of junk food and I just have this body naturally&#133;&#148; and you want to say &#147;Yeah, RIGHT&#148; and smack them?? Well, <strong>hottie tennis star Maria Sharapova</strong> is out to one-up all of them. <b>She launched her own candy line, Sugarpova,</b> to coincide with last year&#146;s US Open, and is appearing at <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel/local/2684"><strong>La Quinta Resort & Club</a> on March 6th to introduce her goodies in person to justluxe 2013-02-27T13:28:25-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2012/12/20/19742/968 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/Its_a_wonderful_life_jimmy_stewart_donna_reed.jpg" class="top"><p>One of the most classic Christmas movies, that doesn't involve Santa Claus or elves or Tim Allen, is Frank Capra's <i>It's A Wonderful Life</i>. We don't like to get too nostalgic about the 'good old days,' but we imagine it must have been pretty magical going to one of those old-time movie theaters on Christmas day in 1946 and watching it for the very first time. <p>As it happens, the black-and-white classic <b>very well might have been written at a hotel</b>. <p>The <a href="http://www.pe.com/local-news/riverside-county/the-pass/the-pass-headlinesindex/20121214-back-in-the-day-was-wonderful-life-penned-locally.ece"><i>Press-Enterprise</i></a> recently published a piece about Capra's affinity for <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/La+Quinta+Resort+%26+Club+-+The+Waldorf-Astoria+Collection/local/2684"><b>La Quinta Resort & Club</b></a>. Apparently, the guy loved the place so much, he moved there permanently with his wife when he was 84. The ASchechter 2012-12-21T09:31:34-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/8/12/105022/463 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/laquinta_entrance.jpg" class="top"><p> <p>What does Palm Desert's expansive <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/La+Quinta+Resort+%26+Club+-+The+Waldorf-Astoria+Collection/ian/129979">La Quinta Resort</a> have in common with rock band Van Halen? Absolutely nothing, save for three magic words: "Hot for Teacher." No, you won't hear the song blasting from a cabana upon arrival, but if you are a teacher, you can enjoy a well-deserved discount off your next stay. <p><b>The <a href="https://secure.hilton.com/en/wa/res/choose_dates.jhtml;jsessionid=MSSEPE54GINVCCSGBIW222Q?WT.mc_id=1WA2ST3LaQuintaResort4TeacherPromo5PackagesSocial6PSPLQWA7HHC&spec_plan_desc=Only%20For%20Teachers&spec_plan=P8&hotel=PSPLQWA">Hot for Teacher package</a></b>, which runs through September 31st, offers teachers a Resort Casita at the rate of $100 per night, with a $50 dining credit and without the standard $27 resort fee. Booking online is easy and straightforward: There is a checked "Only For Teachers" box on the reservation page, and, on the next page, a convenient list of Heidi Atwal 2009-08-12T14:37:14-05:00 33.6726010 -116.30797 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/7/8/135610/2489 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/laquinta_entrance.jpg" class="top"><p> While we managed to score an excellent rate at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/La+Quinta+Resort+%26+Club+-+The+Waldorf-Astoria+Collection/ian/129979"><b>La Quinta Resort & Spa</b></a> in Palm Desert, Calif., by <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/7/6/11621/19632/hotels/Does_Calling_the_Hotel_Get_You_a_Better_Deal_">calling the hotel's reservations line</a> instead of booking online, we actually ended up having to cancel. The reason? Our friends offered to house us for the holiday weekend and our little dog too. We just couldn't pass that offer up. <p>But we did stop in to visit other friends who were spending the weekend at the Waldorf-Astoria Collection property and we kicked it poolside with them for a while. The best part about La Quinta is that there are tons of small pools throughout the property, so you don't have to fight for pool chairs juliana 2009-07-16T11:40:11-05:00 33.6726010 -116.30797 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/7/6/11621/19632 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/laquinta_entrance.jpg" class="top"><p> There's a very good chance that in the future, we may not be making our next hotel reservation online. Why's that? Because recently we were quoted a rate by a <i>human</i> reservations agent that was more than 50 percent off the hotel's online rate and a rate found on a third-party booking site. And there was no begging, pleading or threatening involved at all. <p> Let us walk you through a recent booking experience at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/La+Quinta+Resort+%26+Club+-+The+Waldorf-Astoria+Collection/ian/129979"><b>La Quinta Resort & Spa</b></a> in Palm Desert, Calif. We decided we wanted to get out of LA for a while and spend our Fourth of July weekend at the desert resort. We also didn't want to just shack up juliana 2009-07-06T16:38:25-05:00 33.6726010 -116.30797 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/