http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-24T22:22:31Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelhotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/local/611 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/12/3/5401/52925 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Pencil_Set_from_Shutters_Online_Store.jpg" class="top"><p> <p>We're pretty geeky about knowing which of our favorite hotel room items we can buy to take home and enjoy, so when we found <a href="http://hotels.about.com/od/hotelsecrets/a/hotel_shops.htm?nl=1">About.com's</a> list of hotel swag we didn't really expect to learn anything new. Sorry, About.com people, but we think our <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Hotel%20Swag"><b>hotel swag list</b></a> is longer than yours.<p>For example, we've been keeping tabs on the sales of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2005/7/5/144327/9970/hotels/Hotel_Swag_For_Dollars">Westin Heavenly beds</a> for a while, and we've got a long list of crazy stuff being sold by the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/8/11/23599/4832/hotels/W_Hotels_Store_Sells_Cute_Dresses_Fug_Accessories_275_Sex_Toys">W Hotels store</a>.<p>But wait, as all the best late night advertisers say, there's more! We didn't realize you can get so much duck-themed joy from <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Peabody%20Hotel">Peabody Hotels</a>--there are duck books, duck ties, even amandak 2008-12-03T09:40:24-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/6/1/131923/4804 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/peabody_hotel_memphis_eat.jpg" class="imgborder"> <p> <p> For everyone with an oil portrait of Robert E. Lee hanging in the Billiard Room, you and your fellow Daughters of the American Revolution should venture from the plantation to enjoy a fantastic meal at Chez Phillipe, a <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18746249/">Forbes Traveler story</a> on the best hotel food reports. <p> <p>The French-Asian establishment, located within <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Peabody+Memphis/local/611"><b>The Peabody hotel in Memphis</b></a>, is one of the highest rated restaurants below the Mason-Dixon. <p> <p>Apparently, all the restaurant buzz proves the hotel now has more than marching ducks to offer its travelers. Since 1932, when a few drunken aristocrats left their duck decoys in the hotel fountain after a day of hunting, fowl have achieved royalty status at ced138 2007-06-01T15:02:05-05:00 35.141898 -90.052022 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/9/10/223819/413 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/comment.jpg"><p>We've <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/1/22/181530/461/misc/The_Job_of_Your_Hotel_Dreams%3EThe%20Job%20of%20Your%20Hotel%20Dreams%3C/a%3E%20%5BHotelChatter%5D%3Cbr%3E%3Cp%20class=">written about hotel inspectors</a> before, in cases where someone tirelessly checked into motels on behalf of AAA, or cases where (more fortunate) inspector viewing properties for the Leading Hotels of the World.<br><br> This past summer <a href="http://www.smartmoney.com">Smart Money</a> magazine ran an article in the print version only about a sort of "secret shopper" inspector whose job it is to go around staying at hotels and then presenting the manager with the good, bad, and ugly findings. (A full written report is sent later.) It was all good fun, but what we like even better is the letters the magazine received from readers, now printed in the current issue of the magazine.<br><br> As road warrior Mark from Port Tim L. 2006-09-11T13:44:09-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/6/21/102547/332 <![CDATA[<p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/icon_small_hell.gif">It's been a rough year for the <a href="http://www.peabodymemphis.com/"><b>Peabody Hotel</b></a> in Memphis. <p>First, a waitress accused Hank Williams Jr. of sexually harassment and physical assault. Now, guests of the hotel have had their cars vandalized in the &nbsp;parking garage. <p>Last Thursday, when guests went to retrieve their cars they found tires slashed and convertible car roofs ripped open. About 30 vehicles has been hit, many of them belonging to judges and lawyer who were attending a statewide convention at the hotel.<p> Right now, the hotel has refused to comment on the situation only saying that they are reviewing security tapes. However, they will reimburse the guest for slashed tires so long as they file their own insurance claims.<p>All juliana 2006-06-21T10:25:47-05:00 35.141898 -90.052022 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/3/22/161327/877 <![CDATA[<p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/hank_williams.jpg">Has Hank Williams Jr. gone the way of the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/3/21/04553/5098">Hotel Happy Ending Bandit?</a><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060322/ap_en_ce/people_hank_williams_jr">Waitress Holly Hornbeak</a> (apparently her real name) alleged in a police report that Williams Jr. "swore at her, tried to kiss her and lifted her in a chokehold" while she was working her shift at the <a href="http://www.peabodymemphis.com/"><b>Peabody Hotel</b></a> in Memphis, Tenn. <p>The Monday Night Football singer and his family have been staying there while his daughters are being treated in a nearby hospital for injuries sustained in a car crash which makes his behavior, if true, extremely baffling. <p>But maybe we should be thankful it wasn't as pervy as whipping off a towel in the masseuse's face.<p><b>Related Stories:</b><br>&#183; <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060322/ap_en_ce/people_hank_williams_jr">Hank Williams Jr. Accussed juliana 2006-03-22T16:26:10-05:00 35.141898 -90.052022 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/