http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-22T22:58:54Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelhotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/local/892 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/10/22/16645/541 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/trumpgiftcards.jpg" class="top"><p> While it's a little too early for us to be writing about holiday gifts here at HotelChatter, we did think it was funny that <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/trump hotels"><b>Trump Hotels</b></a> are now promoting <a href="https://www.trumphotelcollection.com/Gift_Cards/Gift_Cards.asp">gift certificates</a> for their properties.<p>The certificates start at $50 and go up to $5,000 and they are only good for one property. So there's no hopping from New York to Vegas, unless you gift your special someone with two gift certificates. <p>Since we're not so keen on the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/8/19/141639/248/hotels/Inside_the_Trump_Las_Vegas">Trump Las Vegas</a>, we say you might be best either at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Trump+International+Hotel+&+Tower+Chicago/local/892">Trump Chicago</a>, which just opened last year or bide your time for <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/10/14/10615/758/hotels/The_Trump_SoHo_Will_Open_February_1_2010">Trump Soho</a>, opening February 1st. (Trump Waikiki is not available juliana 2009-10-22T16:16:47-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/2/6/112916/3292 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/mercedespkg.jpg" class="top"> <p>So, let's just say that two years ago, you got a huge Christmas bonus and decided to reward yourself by spending yo' big check on a new <b>Mercedes-Benz</b>. You spent a couple dozen months cruising around listening to Pink's "Get This Party Started," taking extra care around the line "I be lookin' flashy in my Mercedes-Benz." But then the economy tanked and all you have is a two-year-old Mercedes-Benz and not much else &#151; except the satisfaction of knowing you are part of an elite group of car owners who nod to each other in parking lots and at stoplights with the ol' acknowledgment of being brothers in Benz ownership. <p>Well, now you've got a little somethin' Jenna 2009-02-06T12:13:35-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/1/6/14554/63603 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/Trump_Spire.jpg" class="top"> <p>Things looked bleak for the Donald back in mid-December when constant high winds forced him to postpone completion of the infamous <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Trump+International+Hotel+&+Tower+Chicago/local/892">Trump International Hotel and Tower</a></b>. With only its 227-foot spire keeping the Trump from its designation as the nation's second-tallest building after the Sears Tower (also pictured), it seemed so silly to have to wait weeks for an antenna. <p>After the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/12/15/121710/12/hotels/Wind_Strikes_The_Donald_Again_But_Don_t_Worry_His_Hair_Is_Ok">initial failed attempt</a> on December 14, the Coast Guard and FAA waited for calm weather to return, and return it did with 2009. On January 2, streets surrounding the Tower were closed off and all of downtown gazed upward as <b>the eight massive pieces of the spire came together with the help of JetSetCD 2009-01-06T10:17:08-05:00 41.8893334 -87.626647 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/12/29/135258/99 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/Trump_Chicago2.jpg" class="top"> <p>While we weren't about to shell out $400+ to check in over Christmas to the new <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Trump+International+Hotel+&+Tower+Chicago/local/892">Trump International Hotel and Tower</a></b> in Chicago, we did check out its public areas for the price of a single cocktail. <p>Everything from our arrival at the hotel to the atmosphere of the lounge was decidedly (and refreshingly) un-Trumplike, except for the $22 valet parking fee. The entrance is simple and indistinguishable from the other all-glass buildings of downtown Chicago. Just inside the doors sits a modest reception desk for hotel guests, while condo owners enter into their own similar vestibule off to the right. Beyond this is a two-story expanse of windows forming one wall of the smallish lobby. JetSetCD 2008-12-29T15:03:56-05:00 41.8893334 -87.626647 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/12/15/121710/12 <![CDATA[<p> <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/8580/TrumpChicagoSpire.jpg" class="top"> <p><i>More news on old guys today!</i><p> <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Donald%20Trump">Donald Trump's</a></b> worst enemy--the wind--has struck again, but this time it had nothing to do with his hair. A helicopter was supposed to install the spire (antenna) on the top of the 92-story <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Trump+International+Hotel+&+Tower+Chicago/local/892">Trump International Hotel and Tower</a></b> over the weekend, but because of 50 miles per hour wind gusts on Saturday and 40 miles per hour gusts on Sunday, the topping off had to be called off. <p> For now, there's no definite reschedule date because the installation requires the coordination of the Coast Guard, FAA and also calls for all the streets around the building to be completely closed. In addition, the topping off requires a AndrewC 2008-12-15T13:05:30-05:00 41.8893334 -87.626647 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/