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10 Death Defying Rooftop Hotel Pools

juliana — 2010-07-07T11:52:10-05:00

<![CDATA[ <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/deathdefyingpools.jpg" class="top"> There are rooftop pools and then there are death defying rooftop pools. These are pools located impossibly high off the ground with infinity-edges that make you fear as if the water is going to run off the side of the building, and carry you along with it. These are pools that hang off the building's edge with full plexi-glass windows so that not only are you afraid to look down but the people below may be afraid to look up. And these are the pools that allow you to slide through a shark tank. (Ok, there's only one of those but if sliding through a shark tank does not fit the description of "death defying" then

Las Vegas: Movie Set Hotel :: The Golden Nugget is The Scene of "The Grand"

juliana — 2008-06-27T15:10:06-05:00

<![CDATA[<img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/woodythegrand.jpg" class="imgborder"><a href="http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809733374/info">"The Grand"</a> is a pretty much a straight-to-video movie starring some big names like Woody Harrelson, Ray Romano, Cheryl Hines, Richard Kind David Cross, and Chris Parnell.Despite its limited theater presence, the Grand is actually pretty funny if not a little too long. Woody stars as a fuck-up heir to an old-school casino, The Rabbit's Foot, and due to his excessive drug use and poor management style, the casino is in peril. A mega-Vegas hotelier/developer named Steve Lavisch (hah, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/stevewynn">get it?</a>), played by Michael McKeen, wants to demolish it and build One Lavisch Plaza. One Lavish Plaza is actually a skyscraper hotel that consists of just one room, available for for $10 million a night.

Las Vegas: The True Adventures of Marital Bliss Inside the Golden Nugget Spa Suite

jenleo — 2008-05-21T12:45:25-05:00

<![CDATA[We now present you with our <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/VIP%20Hotel%20Reviewer%20Series">VIP Hotel Reviewer Series</a> in which we hand-pick experts in the travel and media worlds and beyond to tell us what are their favorite hotels and why. Once a week, we'll feature a hotel review from said VIPs about their favorite leisure or business hotels. Pay attention: These VIPs are experts at what they do and they don't mess around when it comes to their hotels.After a brief sabbatical, our VIP series returns again with <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/user/JenLeo">Jen Leo</a>, the keynote blogger of the <a href="http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/">LA Times Daily Deal and Travel Blog</a> and former HotelChatter contributor. Jen is one of the savviest people we know in the travel writing industry so when she mentioned

Las Vegas: Memorial Day Weekend in Vegas for $49 a Night at the Golden Nugget

annie0007 — 2008-05-15T10:51:36-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/gnuggetpool.jpg" class="imgborder">Ready to blow your rebate check in Vegas, over Memorial Day Weekend, with some change left over to gamble on the slot machines? Then book a room at <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Golden+Nugget+Hotel+&+Casino/local/614">The Golden Nugget</a>. <a href="http://hotels.travelzoo.com/las-vegas-hotels/406750">TravelZoo</a> is offering an unbelievably low rate of $49 for the nights of May 26 & 27. Room rates jump up to $99-119 if you plan to tack on extra days beforehand, May 23-25. Visitors planning to book rooms should do it now, before the deal expires on May 20 (use Code TZGV10). This is a pretty good steal because it also includes a two-for-one breakfast and lunch coupon deal, and $20 gaming credit to get you started. There's also a $20 voucher for

Memo To Reality TV Producers: Shows About Hotels Just Don't Work

juliana — 2008-04-23T17:23:14-05:00

The just-ended first (and final, we hope) season of The Real Housewives of New York City was the latest reality TV show to feature a hotelier and/or a behind-the-scenes look at a hotel.

But if you look at some of the other reality shows about hotels and how they work or who's running them you will see a not-so-startling pattern: reality shows featuring hoteliers and hotels suck.

That may be a harsh statement but let us now present the evidence: Casino, Party @ the Palms With Jenny McCarthy, Inn Love, Welcome to the Parker and Real Housewives of New York City.