http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T05:14:32Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelhotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/local/640 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/3/15/131952/181 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/newfshouston.jpg" class="top"><p> Aside from keeping tabs on which hotels have opened and which have not</a>, we're also big fans of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/hotel renovations"><b>Hotel Renovations</b></a>, especially when they are as drastic as this one from the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Four+Seasons+Houston/local/640"><b>Four Seasons Houston</b></a>.<p> The $25 million renovation took about three years for the hotel to complete but the new guest rooms, the resort-style pool and thoroughly modern hotel lobby were worth the wait. You can glimpse the before and after pictures on <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/columbusprco/sets/72157625994264905/with/5470808079/">Flickr</a>. Welcome to the 21st century FS Houston! Now A-Rod will have a swanker-looking place to <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/6/12/04419/7370/hotels/MLB_Travel_Hotels_Near_Houston_s_Minute_Maid_Park">shack up with his blondes.</a><p>Even better, the room rates haven't gone up all that much. We found rooms next weekend for <b>$275 a juliana 2011-03-16T10:06:14-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/8/4/152332/9068 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/zazapool.png" class="imgborder"> <p>There are many reasons not to go to Houston. Among them: soaring temperatures and humidity that makes your hair frizz within 30 seconds of leaving the salon. And then there's the whole Hilary Duff thing. <p>But the <a href="http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/biz/5920645.html">Houston Chronicle</a> seems to think that maybe Houston's luxurious hotel pool scene may give travelers a reason to reconsider the great H-Town: <blockquote><p>Blending a high-end hotel pool with an upscale bar to create a resortlike scene is a national trend, and Houston is diving in. <p>Though the pools can be costly -- the Four Seasons spent $4 million on its upgrade and the San Luis, $2 million -- hotel operators say they help boost room stays and business in Jenna 2008-08-04T15:26:38-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/6/12/04419/7370 <![CDATA[<p> <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/houston_map.jpg" class="imgborder"> <p><i>Summer is here, which means baseball-obsessed people all over the U.S. are hopping in planes, trains, and automobiles to visit MLB fields around the country. To help these fanatic fans/hotel guests, we will be looking at ballparks around the country and give you a quick rundown of your closest, safest, and best hotel options. "America's Favorite Pastime" with some of America's finest second cities--what is not to love? If you got any hotel questions or suggestions or even better, firsthand baseball park hotel reviews, <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com"><b>send them here</b></a> and share them with other MLB fans--even if they are Yankee fans.</i><p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/maps/Hotels-Near-MLB-Stadiums"><b>Click Here to Go Straight to the Hotels Near MLB Stadiums Map</b></a><p>Next up in our MLB juliana 2007-06-12T11:48:47-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/5/24/12355/5850 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/ritz_stlouis.jpg" class="imgborder"/><p>The Wall Street Journal ran an article yesterday about some of the "orphan properties" of luxury chains like the Four Seasons, Ritz Carltons and The Small Luxury Hotels of the World group.<p>To qualify as an "orphan" the hotel has to be located in a secondary or tertiary market. But the beauty of it is that, as a guest, if you want to finally experience the luxury of a Four Seasons you don't have to go to New York to do it. You can swing on down to the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/FOUR+SEASONS+HOUSTON/ian/115070"><b>Four Seasons Houston</b></a> where rooms only cost $205 a night on the weekends. (Four Seasons New York is $625). <p>You can also stay in luxury at the Hotel Maxmillian juliana 2007-05-24T12:21:08-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/