http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2008-10-07T10:08:52Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelhotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/local/57 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/7/7/201451/8473 <![CDATA[<p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/gaspumping_sml.jpg" class="imgborder"><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/viva%20vegas"><b>Vegas</b></a> is usually about rolling the roulette wheel -- but this time, it's about rolling the steering wheel.<p> <p>With road trips taking a major hit this year because of soaring gas prices, you can save a bit at the pump with a sweet deal from <a href="http://www.vegas.com/resorts/">Vegas.com.</a> Book a Vegas hotel room at any of their participating hotels, ranging from <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Planet+Hollywood+Resort+%26+Casino/local/958"><b>Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino</b></a> and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Caesars+Palace/local/107"><b>Caesars Palace</b></a> to <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Bellagio/local/57"><b>The Bellagio</b></a> and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Luxor+Hotel+Las+Vegas/local/55"><b>The Luxor</b></a>, they'll knock $10 off the rate and hand you a $50 gas card at checkout.<p> <p>Just be sure to enter <b>GAS</b> in the Promo field when you book your room.<p> <p>Book anytime between today and July 31 at annie0007 2008-07-08T10:21:51-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/12/13/16456/585 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/bankbellagio_story.jpg" class="imgborder"><p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/maps/New-Years-Eve-Hotels-Map"><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/nyevegas_story.jpg" align="right"></a>We told you earlier this week about the possibly Ocean's 13-inspired nightclub opening inside the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Bellagio/local/57"><b>The Bellagio</b></a> in Las Vegas called <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/12/9/234451/730/hotels/The_Bank_at_the_Bellagio_A_Nightclub_Inspired_by_Ocean_s_13_"><b>The Bank</b></a> and today, we have received an official release on the nightclub's New Years Eve plans.<p>Individual tickets start at $250 per person which include VIP entrance and a champagne toast at midnight. However, serious high-rollers with serious bank (heh heh) can get a table package.<blockquote><p>Table reservation packages start at $10,000 for eight guests and include three bottles of premium liquor, two complimentary bottles of Dom Perignon, standard mixers, six Red Bull mixers, six Evian waters and a personal service team. </blockquote></p><p>Should you want to attend the nightclub on a different night juliana 2007-12-13T16:35:31-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/12/9/234451/730 <![CDATA[<p><i>Some more <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/12/9/23308/3091/hotels/Penguins_Clad_in_Scarves_and_Santa_Hats_Take_Over_the_Bellagio">Bellagio news</a> for you...</i><p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/thebank_club.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>In the movie <i>Ocean's 13</i>, the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Bellagio/local/57"><b>Bellagio</b></a> is prominently featured as its owner (in the film) Terry Benedict is the group's onetime rival but offers to help out in their planned heist of the newest luxury hotel on the strip--<b>The Bank.</b><p>The Bank is actually a rip-off of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Wynn+Las+Vegas/local/7"><b>The Wynn</b></a> and its owner Willy Bank is much like Steve Wynn himself, striving for the most luxurious and opulent hotel/casino around.<p>There was even talk that the movie's premiere would be held at The Bellagio, so the Bellagio and Ocean's 13 are tight.<p>Further proof of that, we looked at their website just yesterday and saw this: <a href="http://bellagio.com/nightlife/the-bank.aspx"><b>The Bank</b></a> coming in December 2007. juliana 2007-12-11T09:05:01-05:00 36.113940 -115.17297 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/12/9/23308/3091 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/penguinsbellagio.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> As we told you <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/12/6/17157/3961/hotels/Snapshot_More_Photographic_Proof_of_the_Newly_Redone_Rooms_at_Mandalay_Bay">last week</a>, dedicated Hotel Maven <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/user/courtneymay"><b>Courtney May</b></a> made a recent trip to Las Vegas to check out the hotel scene and in doing so, she stopped by the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Bellagio/local/57"><b>Bellagio Hotel</b></a> which is known for its extravagant holiday displays.<p>And here is a picture of just how over-the-top they get: penguins in red scarves decorating a tree inside the hotel'a atrium. The official word on the penguins from <a href="http://www.vegas.com/attractions/on_the_strip/bellagioconservatory.html">Vegas.com</a>:<blockquote><p>Just steps away from the dazzling Christmas tree lies a colony of Santa hat-wearing penguins standing on a bed of icebergs. Three of these penguins are actually machine-operated -- visitors can watch as they attempt to decorate a 30-foot tree.</blockquote></p><p>Good thing these little juliana 2007-12-10T09:15:02-05:00 36.113940 -115.17297 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/11/5/9501/69416 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/venetian1.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>Frequent travelers who live by the maxim, "If you don't ask, you don't get" swear by the $20 room upgrade move. It works like this: when checking in to your ho-hum standard room, you casually slip an extra 20 bucks to the front desk clerk and ask if there's any chance of a "complimentary upgrade." In most cases, one of three things will happen. Either nothing (and you keep your $20), an official upsell at official prices (usually a poor value), or you score and get a much nicer room. <p>Judging by this site devoted to the topic called <a href="http://www.frontdesktip.com/">FrontDeskTip.com</a>, your odds of $20 upgrade success in Las Vegas are far greater than they are at the Tim L. 2007-11-05T12:30:01-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/