http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-25T08:54:05Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/8/10/9916/30621 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/17697/saratoga.JPG" class="top"></p> <p>Every <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/hotel%20spas">hotel spa</a> we cover seems just a bit more luxurious than the last. Sometimes it&#146;s refreshing to take a step back and swoon over America&#146;s original spas &#151; you know, hot mineral springs. The NYT <a href="http://travel.nytimes.com/2009/08/07/travel/escapes/07saratoga.html?ref=travel">did just that</a> recently, sending writer Daniel Wakin and his family to Saratoga Springs Spa and Park, &#147;once-mighty mineral baths&#148; less than three hours from Manhattan, to investigate the ways they could &#147;sample the waters.&#148;</p> <p>The article is worth a read if you&#146;d like Wakin&#146;s take on the area&#146;s springs, but we were of course more interested in his hotel picks for the area. Though Wakin and his family stayed at the historic <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Inn+At+Saratoga/ian/208256"><strong>Inn at Saratoga</strong></a> for its KatieK 2009-08-10T09:33:07-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/1/19/121246/028 <![CDATA[<img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/2474/02_moosehead.jpg"><p><p> Are you in the market for a new moose head? Or perhaps you collect hotel paraphernalia? Perhaps you have a fetish for mountain theme wall decor?<p> <a href="http://www.thesaratogahotel.com/?src=adwords_saratogahotel&amp;GCID=S16534x001&amp;KEYWORD=saratoga%20hotel"><b>Saratoga Hotel</b></a> is revamping, and going from racetrack, hunting lodge to-- luxury racetrack hunting lodge?... Spring cleaning means out with the taxidermic bear, and in with new decor, and a nice sounding restaurant, Chez Sophie. &nbsp;<p> So what is to become of the old decor?<p> <blockquote><p>AM Racing City Rotary President Bruce Morrow said, "It's a once in a lifetime type of proposition. We are just so grateful they donated the items to us so we can auction them off to give to local non for profits."</blockquote><p> Off season <a href="http://www.thesaratogahotel.com/specials_and_packages">packages</a>? GEM0330 2006-01-19T12:21:01-05:00 43.085183 -73.783960 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/