http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-24T22:47:50Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/7/9/142457/4473 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/antiview21c.jpg" class="top"> <p>This could be a Killer View, we suppose, depending on how you look at it. This is the view from the urinals in the public men's room at <b><A href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/21C+Museum+Hotel/local/347">21C Museum Hotel</a></b> in Louisville, Kentucky. And those are real people. And they could be you! <p>Alright, we get it. 21C is an art in a hotel that dually functions as a public art museum but its "gender-specific latent exhibitionist fetish features" within the lobby bathrooms are a topic <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/6/9/101522/2334/hotels/21C_s_Bathrooms_Worthy_of_Exhibitionists_Fetishists_and_the_Title_of_America_s_Best_Restroom">we've discussed before</a>, and now that we're seeing a real (read: non-PR) shot of the view from in the little boys' room, we're not so sure we're okay with this. <p>Allow is to explain what's going on here: Jenna 2009-07-09T14:38:25-05:00 38.2570620 -85.761933 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/4/30/16256/7782 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/derby2009.jpg" class="top"><p> Whether you're headed to the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/kentucky%20derby">Kentucky Derby</a> tomorrow to actually watch the races or just to don a silly hat and stalk <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/story/2009/4/29/204444/449/travel/Paris+Hilton+Does+Kentucky">Paris Hilton</a>, you'll be happy to know that there are hotel rooms open. But they will cost you a pretty penny. <p>For instance the <i>Embassy Suites</i> is charging $450 a night. Granted, it's a suite and you can fit four friends in there easily but still, are people really going to shell out that much for the Derby? Similarly, the Hilton Garden Inn is now charging $579 a night. And The Brown Hotel is asking for <b>$1,333</b> a night. Um. Ok. If you say so.<p>Your best bet for affordable Derby hotels continues to juliana 2009-04-30T16:32:58-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/4/10/105233/268 <![CDATA[<p> <i>Cubicle Dreamin' is a feature in which we ask the hotel mavens to take some time out of their busy work day, surf the Internet, and tell us what hotel they wish they could beam themselves to right that very second--all on the slave driving companies dime, of course. Oh, like these people aren't surfing aimlessly anyway--at least now their purposeless clicking will be cobbled together into useful hotel stories--we hope. Have a destination hotel you are just dying to leave your cube for? <a href="tips@hotelchatter.com">Send the story our way</a>.<p> In this episode, Hotel Maven <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/user/katiek/stories">Katie K</a> visits Kentucky...in her mind. Enjoy.</i><p> <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/17697/seelbach.jpg" class="top"></p> <p>Lately I&#146;ve been in a Great-Gatsby-decadence-craving sort of mood (as recessionary escape?). So KatieK 2009-04-10T11:14:22-05:00 38.2497353 -85.757707 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/4/8/155935/1278 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/derby2009.jpg" class="top"><p> The <b>Kentucky Derby</b> will be held this year on <b>Saturday, May 2</b> and it's sure to be less glitzy than other years thanks to the economy and well, the loss of Anna Nicole Smith. Her absence is still felt two years later. Oh well, there's always Heidi Montag or Lindsay Lohan to step in.<p>But despite these tragedies, hotel room rates are not coming down. Even though, hotels are <a href="http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20090408/DERBYFUN/904080377/1003/BUSINESS">moaning</a> about the loss of business and empty rooms for Derby weekend, you will be hard-pressed to find any mildly respectable hotel brand that is <i>not</i> going for less than $200. In fact, most room rates are averaging about $350.<p>We checked rates on our own <a href="http://hotelrates.hotelchatter.com">Hotel Rates juliana 2009-04-08T16:05:48-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/9/17/75242/1286 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/rydercup.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>Just in time for the arrival of thousands of <b>Ryder Cup</b> attendees, Louisville, Ky., lost power Sunday. About 75% of the city lost electricity --including yours truly. <p> <p>We were without news until we could get to civilization Monday (the office) where we learned the power company estimates a 10-14 day period with no power. That's no internet, no TV, no air conditioning, no lights, no appliances, zilch. What's a high-maintenance girl who dislikes showering by candlelight to do? Move into a hotel.<p> <p>But wait. <p> <p>There are all those pesky tourists in town, and not a hotel room to be found. On Sunday night <a href="http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080916/RYDERCUP/809160453">a few hotels offered price breaks</a> to the in-the-dark locals but when travelingmcmahans 2008-09-17T15:19:50-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/