http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T16:16:10Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/5/19/91035/2524 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/disneyresortMD2.jpg" class="top"> <p>About a decade ago, Disney was in talks to build a history-themed park called Disney's America near D.C. It never happened. But Disney <i>is</i> coming to the D.C. area, except this time they're not planning a goofy theme park for history nerds: they're planning a big hotel that will "put a recognizable Disney footprint in the Washington area," according to a spokesman who talked to the <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/18/AR2009051803201.html?hpid=topnews">Washington Post</a>. <p><b><A href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Disney%20Hotels">Disney</a></b> has just purchased a 15-acre piece of land at Prince George's County's National Harbor development near D.C. to build a 500-room hotel resort. But as we entertained visions of what we imagined Disney's America's dorky history-themed Disney-ness to be, our fantasies were squashed by this:<blockquote><p> "The Jenna 2009-05-19T09:16:16-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/12/30/111112/70 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/454/gaylordnationalhotel.jpg" class="top"> <p>New Year&#146;s resolutions are overrated, if you ask us. We&#146;re more the types to draft long lists of vices we should really ditch, then resolve to this year not be so hard on ourselves when we can't make a decision. If you&#146;re bad decision makers like us, you might like Wednesday&#146;s blowout party at DC&#146;s <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/4/15/20269/0057/hotels/Verdict_on_DC_s_New_Gaylord_quot_Ridonkulously_Large_quot_">&#147;ridonkulously large&#148;</a> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Gaylord+National+Resort+Conve/ian/259988"><strong>Gaylord National Hotel</strong></a>.</p> <p>Just like the sprawling property, <a href="http://www.gaylordhotels.com/gaylord-national/special-events/washington-dc-events/new-years-eve-big-night-out/index.html?intcmp=gn-ba-nye">Big Night DC&#146;s New Year&#146;s Eve Extravaganza</a> promises to be epic, with open bars, 12 themed party areas, six dance floors, party bands and DJs, party favors, and more for $119 (9 p.m. to 2 a.m.). That&#146;s right, 12 themed party areas, so you don&#146;t have to choose if KatieK 2008-12-30T11:18:40-05:00 38.7814290 -77.015403 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/4/15/20269/0057 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/gaylordnationalhotel.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> Reviewing DC's shiny new <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Gaylord+National+Resort+Conve/ian/259988"><b>Gaylord National Hotel</b></a>, a writer for <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/10/AR2008041004142.html?sub=new">The Washington Post</a> felt adjectives like "glorious" and "mesmerizing" weren't enough to describe the sheer enormity of this sprawling hotel and convention center.<p> "Ridonkulous" would have to do.<p> This $86 million dollar complex, part of the Gaylord chain, busts at the seams with atriums and banquet halls, 470,000 square feet of conference facilities, a four-star spa, even on-site shopping. <p> It's fair to say this place can brag it's a small city -- literally. There are 2000 rooms of all sizes (traditional, premium, and suites). &nbsp;According to the <i>Post</i>, it's a half-million square feet, looking out over the National Harbor docks along the Potomac, and annie0007 2008-04-16T09:00:02-05:00 38.7814290 -77.015403 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/