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New York: Ask HotelChatter: What's a Good Hotel in Midtown for $400-$450 a Night

juliana — 2011-10-07T11:52:34-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/muse_nov16.jpg" class="top"> Not a week goes by where we don't field a question about a hotel room in New York City. (Hello, people! We are knowledgeable about other cities too!) Nevertheless, New York is still a popular place to be and hotels are taking advantage of that this fall. Last week we were on a mission to find a nice hotel room for $200 a night for October 16-19 and boy was it tough. When Hotwire is showing you rates of $259 and up, you know things are not looking good. Fortunately, we were able to find our friends a room for $199 for the first night at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Roosevelt+Hotel+New+York/local/2737">Roosevelt</a> and about $239 for the following nights. Of

New York: Kimpton's 70 Park Ave Goes Crazy For Metallics

ASchechter — 2011-06-07T16:38:36-05:00

<![CDATA[<object id="flashObj" width="486" height="412" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0"><param name="movie" value="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="flashVars" value="@videoPlayer=981358287001&playerID=4862856001&playerKey=AQ~~,AAAAAE7CVnI~,RUihgoZlRJi9tuTl58qaAut8tr6OMl2M&domain=embed&dynamicStreaming=true" /><param name="base" value="http://admin.brightcove.com" /><param name="seamlesstabbing" value="false" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="swLiveConnect" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashVars="@videoPlayer=981358287001&playerID=4862856001&playerKey=AQ~~,AAAAAE7CVnI~,RUihgoZlRJi9tuTl58qaAut8tr6OMl2M&domain=embed&dynamicStreaming=true" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="486" height="412" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" swLiveConnect="true" allowScriptAccess="always" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed></object>Things have gotten a little fancier at Kimpton's <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/70+Park+Avenue/local/745>">70 Park Avenue Hotel</a>. A major renovation of the hotel's 205 rooms was recently unveiled, and boy, do they want you to know it! Everywhere you turn (both the rooms and the lobby received a total makeover), the textures are rich, the furnishings exaggerated, and the color scheme is dominated by metallics. Yes, those are actually metallic pillows you're seeing on the bed . If they were going for

New York: Is the Snow Keeping Hotel Rates Down for New Year's Eve in NYC?

juliana — 2010-12-27T14:25:59-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/snurricane_morganshotel2010.jpg" class="top"> The snow as seen from <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Morgans/local/2427">Morgans Hotel</a>While Snurricane 2010 aka Snowmaggedon aka Snowpacolypse has wreaked havoc on travel plans across the U.S., hotel rates in New York City as we head into <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/new year's eve hotels">New Year's Eve</a> are looking rather reasonable...for New Year's Eve in New York City that is. Is the snow to thank/blame? We're not sure but for those of you who are able to get to NYC by NYE, you best take advantage of these deals! Here are some of the doable rates on New Year's Eve at <a href="http://hotelrates.hotelchatter.com">HotelRates.HotelChatter.com</a>. Searching for December 31-January 2nd (because we don't expect you to shake off that hangover before checkout at 11am), we found

7 Last-Minute Black Friday and Cyber Monday Hotel Deals

Jennifer Kester — 2010-11-22T09:06:03-05:00

The best days of the year are almost here. Forget Thanksgiving and the holidays, we're talking about Black Friday and Cyber Monday. It's the most wonderful time of the year for bargain shoppers. We've culled together some last-minute hotel deals that'll ensure your holiday is even merrier. Just get ready to book them, since they'll go faster than a big-screen TV on super sale at Best Buy on Black Friday.

Check out our seven Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals after the jump.

New York: There's a Porcupine in a Penthouse on Park Avenue!

JetSetCD — 2010-02-03T09:26:42-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/porc.jpg" class="top"> It's true! If you've been watching the early morning TV shows that broadcast from New York, you may have noticed that some of the zoologists and animal care takers of the San Diego Zoo have been making the rounds to chat up their new Polar Plunge exhibit, which opens in March and gives their resident polar bears a whole fresh environment. But no, they didn't bring any polar bear with them to New York, even if the temperatures here are about right for them. Instead they brought a few more portable critters, specifically two endangered tortoises (one a spider tortoise!) and prehensile-tailed porcupine. The staff and their small traveling circus have made the penthouse of the pet-friendly