http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-09T03:02:12Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelhotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/local/26 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/2/16/1823/30172 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/who1521ex.35213_md.jpg" class="top"> <p>No one is safe from the pot police. Not you, not Michael Phelps, and not even guests at swanky big-city W's: According to the <a href="http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/crime/stories/DN-potbust_15met.ART.Central.Edition1.4c50fcb.html">Dallas Morning News</a>, a million-dollar marijuana bust was made outside the <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/W+Dallas+Victory+Hotel+and+Residences/local/26">W Dallas Victory</a></b> hotel this weekend; three were arrested and a massive amount of top-notch hydro was seized. <p>Apparently, two college students were hired to drive a Winnebago full of pot to Dallas. The two Nancy-Botwins-in-training were paid $15K each to do the job, but the fun ended there: <blockquote><p> Acting on a tip, sheriff's investigators last week staked out a parking lot of the hotel at Dallas' Victory Park. A Winnebago that they had been expecting to arrive parked Jenna 2009-02-16T09:01:06-05:00 32.7882891 -96.809345 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/6/3/163839/5913 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/dallastradervics.png" class="imgborder"><p>We have an urge to go to <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotels/city/us/TX/Dallas"><b>Dallas</b></a> this summer--blame it on <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/user/jenna">Jenna</a>, our new assistant editor. Anyways, while we enjoy peace and quiet in our hotel rooms, that doesn't mean we like to miss out completely on the happening hotel scene. <p>So we asked Jenna to round up some of the D-town's hot hotel bars. Here are her picks:<p>&#183; <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Palomar+Dallas+-+A+Kimpton+Hotel/ian/239327"><b>Hotel Palomar</b></a>: The hotel is adjacent to the Tiki-themed Trader Vic's bar (above) which is always a good hit. Mai tais all around! <br>&#183; <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Belmont+Hotel/ian/238176"><b>The Belmont Dallas</b></a>: The Bar Belmont was just named the "Most Cinematic Hotel Bar" by D Magazine--it's cool and kinda retro-y.<br>&#183; <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/W+Dallas+Victory+Hotel+and+Residences/local/26"><b>The W Dallas</b></a>: Not only can you get juliana 2008-06-03T16:51:39-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/6/3/91755/57614 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/wdallasbliss.png" class="imgborder"><p> <p>Feeling, um, ambitious? Make like Debbie and "Do Dallas!" But honey, you'll need a wax first. <p> <p>The May issue of <a href="http://shoppingblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2008/05/allure-highlight-bliss-spa-at.html">Allure </a>magazine just named <b>Nicole Garcia</b>, of Bliss Spa at the <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/W+Dallas+Victory+Hotel+and+Residences/local/26">W Hotel Dallas</a></b> to a list of the best waxers in the country. A magical account of the Allure reviewer's time on Garcia's table: <blockquote><p>Sounds crazy, but the initial rips were so mild that we managed to answer her friendly questions without even biting our lip. We emerged 15 minutes later, so pleased with the results, we practically skipped home. </blockquote></p><p>Um, yes. It does sound crazy. We don't skip--and if we did, we don't think post wax would be the right occasion--but it Jenna 2008-06-03T10:09:45-05:00 32.788288 -96.809366 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/1/23/17128/8571 <![CDATA[<p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/billboyscout.jpg" class="imgborder">In <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Bill%20Marriott"><b>Bill Marriott's</b></a> weekly blog/letter taken by his secretary, he reminisces about his days as a Boy Scout and even includes a snapshot of him as a youngster proudly sporting his uniform and a gelled up 'do.<blockquote><p>You know, back then, over sixty years ago, scouting was different from what it is today. I was a city kid and I was working on my merit badges and I had no place to camp out. So, to get camping merit badge, I had to sleep out 50 nights. <p>Where was I going to do that? <p>Well, my folks helped me buy a tent and I put it in the backyard and out of my fifty nights, I think juliana 2008-01-23T17:34:33-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/1/6/215254/0450 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/PalomarDallasBedroom.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <p>If you judge your hotel by its TripAdvisor rankings, then the best place to stay in Dallas, Texas is the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Palomar+Dallas+-+A+Kimpton+Hotel/ian/239327"><b>Palomar Hotel</b></a> from the Kimpton Hotel group. It's a boutique hotel plus residences that was formerly the Mockingbird Hilton, and we've already <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/9/22/123656/769/hotels/Hotel_Palomar_Dallas_Is_Open_for_Business_and_Possibly_So_Are_Its_Guests">drawn parallels</a> between the Palomar and the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/W+Dallas+Victory+Hotel+and+Residences/local/26"><b>W Dallas</b></a>.</p><p>Some of the pluses, as told by recent guests to the Palomar, include wine tasting with other guests, great staff, huge televisions and even a quick response time if you need a razor to shave your legs! They're also welcoming to your pets.</p><p>Yet since some of the guest reviews also likened the Palomar to a W property, we were surprised to find the <a amandak 2008-01-07T09:20:01-05:00 32.836538 -96.778319 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/