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New York: Hotels Are Getting Sexy, Er, Ready for Valentine's Day in NYC

juliana — 2012-01-31T13:06:37-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/crosbystreetvday.jpg" class="top"> It's just two weeks now until Valentine's Day and if you haven't made plans with your schmoopie, well then you better get started. We've been inundated with a ton of Valentine's Day hotel deals and promotions and we're trying to keep up with them all. Here are a few more romantical options for NYC since we know that's a fave destination for you lovers. We'll have more cities to come throughout the week. Got a particular location in mind for V-Day? <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">Let us know</a>Let us know and we'll tell you what sort of love connection is happening there. New York · <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/London+NYC+Hotel/local/239">The London NYC</a>: The all-suite hotel on West 54th Street is offering two Valentine's

New York: September In New York Doesn't Have To Put You In The Poor House

ASchechter — 2011-09-15T14:51:39-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/September.jpg" class="top">We've gotten a few requests this week for affordable hotels in NYC, and thought we'd take a minute to examine the crazy roller coaster that is September hotel rates. First off, three major overlapping eventsa UN conference, two consecutive Jewish holidays (Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur), and the NYC WIne & Food Festivalmake for a severely congested "back-to-school" season. Go figure. As a result, almost all NYC hotelsincluding normally-affordable "budget" hotels (<a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Holiday%20Inn%20Express%20Hotels">Holiday Inns</a>, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Fairfield%20Inns">Fairfield Inns</a>, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Hampton%20Hotels">Hampton Inns</a>)raise their rates during this time of year. But as we showed earlier this week in <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/9/13/111150/495/hotels/Where_Can_I_Find_A_Last_Minute_Hotel_In_San_Francisco_For_Under_200_">San Francisco</a>, there are always exceptions to the rulejust as long as you're willing to hunt for them. Luckily for you, that's

New York: Sacha Baron Cohen's Next Mockumentary Films at The Roosevelt NYC

JetSetCD — 2011-08-26T09:15:01-05:00

As Hurricane Irene narrows her eyes and speeds towards New York City, we're reminded of one very important thing: this is a city full of celebrities! If the streets flood and we're all wading through sewage with our belongings strapped to our backs, then at least we can take comfort knowing that the glamorous people are doing the same.

And our besties over at On Location Vacations remind us that there are plenty celebs in town right now filming, including the controversial comedian Sacha Baron Cohen. Cohen has spent most of this week at The Roosevelt Hotel, shooting scenes for his next movie, The Dictator.

New York City: Where to Stay for the Tribeca Film Festival

Jennifer Kester — 2011-04-12T11:30:36-05:00

Movie buffs are getting ready to hit up the 12-day Tribeca Film Festival from April 20 to May 1. If you plan on visiting New York City to join other movie-goers at the fest, book your hotel now—last year, the event drew 410,000 cinephiles, filmmakers and actors.

Of course, you'll want to stick close to the trendy Tribeca 'hood to be in the middle of all the action. Here are some hotels that are still open for next week's 10th annual festival.

New York: New York Hotels Giving Free Passes to The Armory Show

pbb — 2011-02-14T16:01:25-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/4912/Morgans.jpg" class="top"> A dozen New York hotels have partnered with New York's tourism board to give guests tickets to the bleeding edge contemporary art fairs <a href="http://www.thearmoryshow.com/cgi-local/content.cgi?pg=1&p=8">The Armory Show</a> (March 3-6) and <a href="http://www.artdealers.org/artshow.html">The Art Show</a> (March 2-6). Book as little as one night, and you'll get free admission for two to both shows, a value of $100. Guests also get a 15-percent-off pass to Bloomingdales, in case you feel like shopping for something besides art. The dozen participating hotels are good ones. All four Morgans properties are on board, including the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Mondrian+Soho/local/1557">Mondrian Soho</a>, which we're taking as a sign it really will open on time. Three Thompson Hotels are on offer, too, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Six+Columbus+Hotel/local/25">6 Columbus</a>, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Gild+Hall/local/869">Gild