http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-25T00:53:31Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelhotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/local/111 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/6/23/17635/1693 <![CDATA[<p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/icon_small_hell.gif">One of our worst nightmares just came true for a bunch of guests staying at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Paris+Las+Vegas/local/111"><b>Paris Las Vegas</b></a>. Four people were inside an elevator on the 30th floor when the cable snapped. <a href="http://www.ksn.com/news/also/20663204.html">KNBC reports</a>: <blockquote><p>The elevator dropped roughly fifteen floors before the brake system kicked in and slowly lowered the people inside to the fourteenth. <p> Officials say once they secured the elevator, crews went through the shaft, cut through the elevator wall and opened the door to get the passengers out.<p> One 60-year-old woman complained of lower back pain, but was treated at the scene. <p> No one else was injured. </blockquote></p><p>We realize this could have been way worse and we are actually quite juliana 2008-06-23T17:09:40-05:00 36.112132 -115.16942 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/5/12/194914/241 <![CDATA[<p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/cellulitescrub.jpg" class="imgborder">It's not just <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24582958/">Mischa Barton</a> who cries over cellulite. &nbsp;As beach season approaches, some women are taking a long, hard look at their behinds and thighs and thanking dog they can do it without the paparazzi snapping away. &nbsp;But there's a slew of hotel spas jumping on the "cottage cheese" bandwagon, with all kinds of therapies, treatments, and wraps to zap those dimpled derrieres. Here's just a sampling of what's available:<p>&#183; <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Topnotch+Resort+And+Spa/ian/128853"><b>The Topnotch Resort &amp; Spa</b></a> in Stowe, Vermont, has just rolled out something called Dermawave therapy, a needle-free series of electrical pulses that targets the loose fat cells and tissues of your dermis. &nbsp; A 30-minute session is US$325 (although they carefully point out annie0007 2008-05-13T17:00:01-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/11/26/1608/9822 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/paris_producers.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>Maybe Broadway shows in Las Vegas aren't doing as well as we thought. <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Paris+Las+Vegas/local/111"><b>Paris Las Vegas</b></a> just announced that they will be shutting down the production of "The Producers" on February 9th. <p>David Hasselhoff had first starred in the show when it opened last August as cross-dressing director, Roger Debris. Then Tony Danza brought his fading star wattage to the production as Max Bialystock. Aside from Baywatch and Who's the Boss? fans, the show struggled. Not even the extreme form of advertecture (seen above) probably could pull in big ticket sales.<p>Other failed Broadway productions on the strip include "Hairspray" at the Luxor which only lasted four months, and "Avenue Q" at Wynn which lasted nine months.<p>There's hope juliana 2007-11-26T16:07:09-05:00 36.112132 -115.16942 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/1/18/154127/042 <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/maps/viva-las-vegas-hotel-map"><b>Click here to go straight to the Viva Las Vegas Hotel Map</b></a><p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/paris_story.jpg"><p>While Bally's teeters on the edge of crapping out, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Paris+Las+Vegas/local/111"><b>Paris Las Vegas</b></a> is more than hanging in there.<p>Paris is actually connected to Bally's since the two are strip neighbors (and Harrah's siblings) but the Paris city theme seems to uphold better than the Bally's non-descript 80s decor.<p>Of course, no one can miss the Eiffel Tower which has a ride up to the top where you can gaze out at the strip or eat at the Eiffel Tower restaurant. Back down on the ground, the casino is smaller than other big hotels but still eye-pleasing and easy to navigate. And it's made up to look as if juliana 2007-01-18T15:41:27-05:00 36.112132 -115.16942 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/11/30/113820/20 <![CDATA[<p> <i>We are suckers for a room with a killer view. We find that we are even more likely to forgive some minor hotel inconveniences if we can stare out the window at something pretty--yeah we are that shallow. Let's help out our fellow hotel mavens by uploading rooms with killer views to the <a href="http://flickr.com/groups/hotelchatter/">HotelChatter/Flickr photo pool</a>, or by <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">sending the photo along to us</a>. We will feature our favorites in this space from time to time. Remember to tell us the name of the hotel and the room number of the hot view.</i><p><p> <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/paris_penthouse_view.jpg"><p><p> Nothing says killer Vegas view like the view of an artificial Eiffel Tower at <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Paris+Las+Vegas/local/111"><b>Paris Las Vegas</b></a>.<p> <blockquote><p> My friends room markj 2006-11-30T11:39:17-05:00 36.112132 -115.16942 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/