http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-25T05:19:38Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelhotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/local/38 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/3/17/144419/917 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/stpatsvenetian1.jpg" class="top"><p> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Venetian/local/38"><b>The Venetian Hotel and Casino</b></a> has dyed their canals green for St. Patrick's Day! The hotel has actually been on a bender celebrating St. Patrick's Day since March 12 but will continue the festivities through tomorrow.<p> Liam the Leprechaun is leading the parade today through the Green Canal where gondoliers will also make room in their song sets for some Irish faves like My Wild Irish Rose, When Irish Eyes are Smiling, and Up Among The Heather.<p>Just in case you happen to be inside the Venetian right now or heading over there before 6pm, if you spot Liam somewhere among the Grand Canal Shoppes you must say to him <b>"Luck o&#146; the Irish."</b> That's because if juliana 2009-03-17T16:26:54-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/2/8/22929/32019 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/vegasvday.jpg" class="top"><p> Yes, we <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/1/22/224153/901/hotels/Our_Last_Post_About_Valentine_s_Day_Hotels_">swore off V-day packages</a> here on HotelChatter but we promise this story does not involve champagne, chocolate-covered strawberries and massage oil. <p>A friend of ours recently wanted to surprise his wife with a getaway to <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/city/las%20vegas"><b>Las Vegas</b></a> for Valentine's Day. We started to help him look for good deals but it turns out Vegas is actually pretty sold-out this Saturday. A cursory look at Expedia today does show some availability but at steep rates: Wynn is for $879; Venetian for $499 and the Stratosphere--which offers rooms for $25 during the week--is going for $279 a night. <p>So how can you do Vegas for V-day on the cheap? The Answer? Stay on Sunday night. juliana 2009-02-13T12:01:42-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/1/2/9157/55502 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/Fergie_Hosts6.JPG_Denise_T.jpg" class="top"> <p>We sort of wish we'd been ringing in 2009 with a collection of entirely random celebrities that nobody has really heard from since 2002 just so we'd have a fun story to tell our friends today. Think about how cool it would have been to brag that you partied with Mena Suvari, David Spade, Pauly Shore (!) and Coolio in one night. <p>Such a scenario would have been possible if we'd been in Vegas to celebrate the arrival of 2009 at <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Venetian/local/38">The Venetian</a></b> and <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Palazzo+Hotel+and+Casino/local/927">The Palazzo</a></b>, where <b>Carmen Electra</b> served as "mistress of ceremonies" at TAO and <b>Fergie</b> hosted and performed the first NYE celebration at LAVO. <p>At LAVO, we hear Fergie gave a concert Jenna 2009-01-02T09:45:41-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/11/11/143851/21 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/bluemangroup.jpg" class="top"><p><i>There's a lot to be blue about in Las Vegas.</i><p>Last week the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/las%20vegas%20sands"><b>Las Vegas Sands</b></a> (owners of the Venetian and Palazzo and a few other big hotel-casinos) made the semi-shocking announcement that they were <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/11/7/124843/956/hotels/The_Venetian_and_the_Palazzo_Might_Go_Bankrupt_But_Room_Rates_Aren_t_Dropping">nearing bankruptcy</a> and today another blow came to the Las Vegas Strip courtesy of the LV Sands--construction on the St. Regis condo tower which borders the Venetian and Palazzo and is owned by the LV Sands has been halted. <a href="http://www.globest.com/news/1285_1285/lasvegas/175114-1.html?st=rss">Globe Street</a> reports:<blockquote><p>In the US, Las Vegas Sands has stopped work on a $600-million, 400-unit, high-rise condominium tower it was developing on the Las Vegas Strip, in front of its new Palazzo resort, but will complete the retail podium....It will consider recommencing juliana 2008-11-11T15:00:01-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/11/7/124843/956 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/palazzodebtrates.jpg" class="top"><p>While things look gloomy in <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/11/7/111827/542/hotels/AC_s_Borgata_Lays_Off_400_Workers">Atlantic City</a>, things are even worse in Las Vegas. Las Vegas Sands, the casino company that owns <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Venetian/local/38"><b>Venetian</b></a> and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Palazzo+Hotel+and+Casino/local/927"><b>The Palazzo</b></a> in Las Vegas as well as the Venetian in Macao, is facing mountains of debt and could declare bankruptcy, according to <a href="http://www.hotelsmag.com/articleXml/LN880745238.html">Bloomberg News.</a> The sole reason? The properties are simply not generating enough money.<p>We think the woes may also be traced back to the Palazzo which opened late and got off to a <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/1/14/13918/1472/hotels/Palazzo_Las_Vegas_is_Kind_of_a_Bust">bad start</a>. Throw in the high-end luxury shops that no one is shopping in anymore (including the glorious <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/7/9/152439/3457/hotels/Snapshot_Christian_Louboutin_Boutique_at_the_Palazzo_Las_Vegas">Barneys New York</a> department store), the fancy expensive meals people are forgoing and the construction juliana 2008-11-07T12:52:40-05:00 36.1212430 -115.17043 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/