Halloween may be several weeks away, but now's the time to start planning that killer costume and how you'll celebrate. All Saint's Day falls on a Sunday this year, which means that you can make it a weekend-long bash. We'll tell you the best ways to party at a hotel, whether you want a place that's family- or pet-friendly, that'll give you lots of treats or will make you wet your pants because you're so spooked.

Check out our top five Halloween hotels after the jump. ]]> Jennifer Kester 2010-10-12T11:13:45-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/7/30/155040/561 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/21888/cccheap.jpg" class="top"> <p><i>Not what you imagine from Circus Circus. Or for $25, either</i> <p>Over on our sister website <a href="http://www.vegaschatter.com/">VegasChatter</a>, we&#146;re constantly shacking up at the cheap hotels in the hope that among the bedbugs and between the tissue-thin, we will find a diamond nestling quietly away. <p>And now that we&#146;ve spent the last six months doing that, we&#146;re pretty sure that we know which are the bargains on the Strip and which are $25 too much, even if you only <a href="http://www.vegaschatter.com/story/2010/7/14/152712/121/vegas-travel/If_You_re_Staying_at_Imperial_Palace_We_Suggest_You_Bring_a_Hazchem_Suit">paid $25 for the room in the first place</a>. <p>So we&#146;ve put together a list of our <a href="http://www.vegaschatter.com/story/2010/7/29/121634/192/vegas-travel/The_Five_Best_Budget_Hotel_Rooms_In_Vegas">top five Strip rooms</a>. Topping the list (as much as a surprise to us as to you) is <a juliab 2010-07-30T15:57:14-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/6/10/233033/217 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/21888/circusext.jpg" c/lass="top"> <p><i>Don&#146;t worry, children, it&#146;s fine inside. We promise.</i> <p>Last week we let you know about the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/6/4/145536/7307/hotels/Viva_Vegas_Aria_Has_99_Rooms_With_75_Resort_Credit">sweet deals</a> that <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Aria+Resort+and+Casino/local/1594"><b>Aria</b></a> is throwing out at the moment, but over at our sister website <a href="http://www.vegaschatter.com/">VegasChatter</a>, we also like to know about the <i>really</i> cheap deals going down (because, let&#146;s face it, you&#146;re not going to Vegas to sit in your room, so as long as it&#146;s clean, it&#146;s fine, right? <p>As we nodded to <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/6/10/113624/910/hotels/Are_You_Sitting_Down_Some_Rooms_at_Circus_Circus_Are_Actually_Nice">yesterday</a>, we were highly impressed by the <a href="http://www.vegaschatter.com/story/2010/6/8/152114/1040/vegas-travel/Introducing_Circus_Circus_West_Tower_Or_The_Nicest_Surprise_We_ve_Had_In_Vegas">West Tower room</a> we landed at <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Circus+Circus+Las+Vegas/local/330"><B>Circus Circus</b></a> last week for just <b>$32.70</b> (all in). We thought that was enough of a deal &#150; but looking at CC&#146;s website today, we found juliab 2010-06-11T09:55:51-05:00 36.1371435 -115.16176 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/6/10/113624/910 <![CDATA[<p><p><embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f8/1321361467" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashVars="videoId=90657186001&playerId=1321361467&viewerSecureGatewayURL=https://console.brightcove.com/services/amfgateway&servicesURL=http://services.brightcove.com/services&cdnURL=http://admin.brightcove.com&domain=embed&autoStart=false&" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="486" height="412" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" swLiveConnect="true" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed></p><p> <i>Finding a hotel is often only one part of your trip. The other half is getting there. And our bro <a href="http://www.jaunted.com"><b>Jaunted</b></a> does a bang-up job of covering the latest news and trends in the travel world. Out in Vegas, <a href="http://www.vegaschatter.com"><b>VegasChatter</b></a> is keeping us informed on what's going down in Sin City. </i><p><p><p><a href="http://www.vegaschatter.com"><b>VegasChatter</b></a><br>&#183; <a href="http://www.vegaschatter.com/story/2010/6/8/152114/1040/vegas-travel/Introducing_Circus_Circus_West_Tower_Or_The_Nicest_Surprise_We_ve_Had_In_Vegas"><b>Circus Circus West Tower has these very pleasant guest rooms (the nicest surprise we've had in Vegas)</b></a><br>&#183; <a href="http://www.vegaschatter.com/story/2010/6/8/161914/1190/vegas-travel/MGM_Grand_to_Charge_10_Resort_Fee_Will_Aria_Be_Next_"><b>MGM Grand to Charge $10 Resort Fee</b></a><br>&#183; <a href="http://www.vegaschatter.com/story/2010/6/9/01720/94960/vegas-travel/ESPN_Zone_to_Go_Way_of_Twilight_Zone"><b>ESPN Zone at New York, New York to Close (Bye-bye Free WiFi.)</b></a> <br>&#183; <a href="http://www.vegaschatter.com/story/2010/6/8/201326/2082/vegas-travel/Go_Ahead_Pack_the_Clear_Heels_Vegas_com_Will_Pay_Your_Baggage_Fee"><b>Vegas.com will pay your checked baggage fees this summer.</b></a> <p> <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/"><b>Jaunted</b><br>&#183; juliana 2010-06-10T16:55:50-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/1/5/111646/7724

As VegasChatter put it, this first week of January is The Most Wonderful Time of The Year … For Techies and Porn Stars. That’s right, the Consumer Electronics Show and the Adult Entertainment Expo are in town! And Vegas hotel owners are happy because most of them are sold out for the duration of the events, from Wednesday Jan 6–Sunday, Jan 10.

Thursday and Friday nights are the most heavily booked—and all the big-name casinos on and off the Strip have very limited availability any night. All is not lost, though. Here are a few options we found for last-minute geeks and gawkers.