The Hotel Frank, a Personality Hotel

We love saving money and the kitchy Personality Hotels in San Francisco is putting all seven gems of its hip hotel collection on sale for seven days only, starting August 16, 2009. So mark your calendars and set your alarm so you don't forget.

Here are seven reasons why to book a stay at one of Personality Hotels today:

· Literary buffs will love the Dashiell Hammett Suite at Hotel Union Square.

· In-room safes at Hotel Diva have condoms that promote “Safe Sex.”

· Fashionsista’s can max out their credit card at posh retailers Saks, Louis Vuitton, and Armani right near Kensington Park.

]]> globetrotting gourmet 2009-08-06T13:13:54-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/2/11/8502/59922 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/unionsquarereno.jpg" class="top"> <p>Okay, ladies. Let's just accept a couple of realities: first, we may never live in a world in which movies like <i>He's Just Not That Into You</i> are not made for our mindless enjoyment. We are girly girls! We are supposed to enjoy girly things (and sometimes we do)!<p> Second, we may never get to take that 'round-the-world trip of self-discovery and delish dining a la <i>Eat Pray Love</i> &#151; at least not in this economy. So, you know what? Let's just go with it and do what we can with what we've got: embrace the girliness being offered to us and find creative ways to get around the lack of funds to travel 'round the world. Jenna 2009-02-11T12:36:03-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/10/13/195616/29

We love us some shtick--like when that mental-hospital hotel opens, we're so there--which is why we're really excited for Hotel Vertigo (formerly Personality Hotel's York Hotel), officially opening in San Francisco in December.

For starters, the 97-room hotel has myriad references to its namesake Alfred Hitchcock movie starring James Stewart and Kim Novak: the movie will play on the white Carerra marble floors, guests will be offered "Madeline" cookies at check in (the name of Novak's character) and in 2009, Hotel Vertigo will host readings and movie showings of Hitchcock's films. ]]> jennm 2008-10-15T09:05:44-05:00 37.7885760 -122.41592 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/3/27/131240/276 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/vertigo_1.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/special/vertigo_2"><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/vertigo2.jpg"></a><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/special/vertigo_3"><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/vertigo3.jpg"></a><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/special/vertigo_4"><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/vertigo4.jpg"></a><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/special/vertigo_5"><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/vertigo5.jpg"></a><p>The other day we gave you an update on what was next for <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/personality%20hotels"><b>Personality Hotels</b></a> including the renovations of two hotels--the York and the Maxwell.<p>We mentioned that rooms at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/York+Hotel%2C+A+Personality+Hotel/ian/113571"><b>York</b></a> (which will be called the Hotel Vertigo by August) were as low as $89 a night but that you could be in the middle of a construction zone. However, Hotel Maven Brandon sent us this <b>extremely helpful hotel tip</b>:<blockquote><p>Saw the piece of posted yesterday about the York Hotel transformation into Hotel Vertigo, and wanted to chime in. &nbsp;<p>I'm at the York Hotel at the moment, booked a room via Expedia for $89/night, and was given the juliana 2008-03-27T13:45:44-05:00 37.788576 -122.41592 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/3/25/92538/4528 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/Hotel_Vertigo_guestroom.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>Finally, we have some news for <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/personality%20hotels"><b>Personality Hotels</b></a> that isn't some <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/11/11/193229/67/hotels/Personality_Hotels_Looking_for_a_Few_Good_Writers_on_Strike">wacky themed package.</a><p>The San Francisco hotel chain recently acquired two hotels last year, the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Maxwell+Hotel/local/698"><b>Maxwell</b></a> and the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/York+Hotel%2C+A+Personality+Hotel/ian/113571"><b>York</b></a>. The latter was famous for being the site of the Alfred Hitchcock film, <i>Vertigo</i> thus when the hotel finishes its renovation this August, it will sport an entirely new look (see rendering above) but still pay tribute to the movie. Indeed, its new name will be the <b>Hotel Vertigo.</b><p>The new look has been designed by Thomas Schoos, the man who recently redid the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Huntley+Santa+Monica+Beach/ian/123107"><b>Huntley Hotel</b></a> in Los Angeles.<blockquote><p> Bathed in a playful palette of bright white, striking orange and French aubergine, guestrooms boast special juliana 2008-03-25T15:35:58-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/