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This Halloween, Get Spooked Then Sloshed with Omni Hotels

KatieK — 2009-10-14T12:30:18-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/17697/Bond_s_Eye.jpg" class="top"> We have to admit, were total suckers for a good haunted hotel tale. As such, we may just have to check in to an <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Omni%20Hotels">Omni hotel</a> this month. In addition to offering spooky signature cocktails, the chain has a <a href="http://www.omnihotels.com/Home/ExclusiveOffers/HauntedTravels.aspx">ghost-folio</a> of spirited suites. And if that pun isn't enough to make you gag, perhaps a spooky stay might. At Bostons <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Boston+Omni+Parker+House+Hotel/ian/109368">Omni Parker House Hotel</a>, the ghost of the hotels founder, Harvey Parker, is said to pop up in guest rooms to inquire about their stay. Good customer service never dies! Plus, the elevators have been known to travel to the third floor, former (and current?) stomping grounds of novelist Charles Dickens, with nary a

Washington: Go French in the New Year for $209 at The Omni DC

KatieK — 2008-12-10T11:00:27-05:00

If for some reason you’re really itching to pay Washington, D.C., a visit this winter but don’t want to compete with the inauguration crowds--or, ahem, take out a second mortgage--well, do we have a deal for you.

Just days before the Omni Shoreham transforms into a money-grubbing machine for the inauguration festivities, you can ring in the New Year there for a totally reasonable $209. (That’s literally 1/2,200ths of the cost of their flashy presidential package!) And since you’re not going to get a free puppy either way, we think New Year’s is the way to go.

Washington: Omni Shoreham's Inaugural Puppy Giveaway Cancelled

juliana — 2008-12-01T16:32:52-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/tankchewing.jpg" class="top">This puppy is not included in the Inaugural Package and that's a good thing.Funny, the only bit we thought was worth the ridonkulous <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/11/18/84421/698/hotels/DC_Hotels_Have_Lost_All_Sense_of_Reality">$440,000 Inaugural Package</a> at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Omni+Shoreham+Hotel/local/815">Omni Shoreham Hotel</a> in Washington, D.C. was the part where you get a puppy of your choice. However, according to the <a href="http://www.washingtonian.com/blogarticles/people/capitalcomment/10216.html">Washingtonian</a>, many folks were pretty pissed about the puppy giveaway, even though the hotel's marketing director said he would work with local breeders and animal-rescue groups. Except that not even the Washington Animal Rescue League would partake in this package. The group sent a letter to the hotel that included the following:<blockquote>Dogs are not commodities or possessions to be acquiredand perhaps later disposed ofat a whim.

Washington: DC Hotels Have Lost All Sense of Reality

KatieK — 2008-11-18T09:30:47-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/omnishorehamlobby.jpg" class="top"> You heard it here first, folks: D.C. hotels have officially gone, well, coco bananas. Apparently their zeal for inauguration events cant be contained by normal, or even wacky, price tags, and the top hotel package for Jan. 20th has surged to an unthinkable $440,000 for four nights at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Omni+Shoreham+Hotel/local/815">Omni Shoreham Hotel</a>. Leading the loonies, the Omni Shoreham has crafted two package offerings billed to make you "Live Like a President" for the inauguration: the 44th Commander-in-Chief ($440,000) and the 58th Inauguration (at a more reasonable $58,000). With the presidential package, you might be getting your money's worth as it involves everything from private jet arrival to a jewelry shopping spree to presidential perfume and even

Washington: The Best Hotels in DC to Celebrate Election Night

KatieK — 2008-11-04T09:30:00-05:00

Say what you will about Washington, D.C.’s image (you know the drill: too many overachieving government drones, not enough girls and guys who just wanna have fun). But make no mistake about it: Nobody parties quite like Washington when it comes to an election night. And considering the enchanting nature of this election in particular, tonight should--by all counts--be epic.

As they did during the debates, D.C. hotels are hosting scores of election night parties. We round up the best hotels to get your election groove on.