http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T05:45:14Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelhotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/local/927 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/11/9/183556/990 <![CDATA[<p><p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/fourseasonswhistlerext.JPG" class="top"><p> <i>Like it or not, the <b>holiday season</b> has officially begun. So while you're drawing up your Christmas wish lists or plotting out the best strategy for door-busting on Black Friday, don't forget to plan out your hotel stay. From now through New Year's Eve, we'll be pulling out the holiday hotel news, deals and events we think are the best (or the worst.) Got a question about booking a hotel over the holidays or what to do when staying in a hotel over the holidays? Let us know!</i><p>So you've decided to stay in a hotel over Christmas or during Hanukkah but you're worried you might be missing out on all the holiday fun up in your room. juliana 2011-11-11T14:23:54-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/9/9/10441/85296 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/hotelminibar_shot.jpg" class="top"><p> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/8/14/234011/208/hotels/The_Points_Guy_Asks_Is_It_Wrong_To_Clean_Out_the_Hotel_Minibar_">Last month</a>, the erstwhile <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/the points guy"><b>Points Guy</b></a> aka <a href="http://www.thepointsguy.com">Brian Kelly</a> let us in on a little-known perk of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/intercontinental hotels"><b>InterContinental Hotels'</b></a> upper echelon loyalty program tier, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/6/23/22053/0659/hotels/Would_You_Pay_200_a_Year_to_Be_an_InterContinental_Ambassador_">Royal Ambassadors</a>--<b>raiding the minibar</b>.<p>Brian demonstrated the perk while in Vegas at <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Palazzo+Hotel+and+Casino/local/927">The Palazzo</a>, which is actually now <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/10/26/105558/09/hotels/Your_IHG_Priority_Club_Points_Now_Good_at_The_Venetian_and_The_Palazzo">a part of InterContinental.</a> Because he's a Royal Ambassador, that means he's allowed to clear out the minibar totally free of charge and yes, that includes all the alcohol. <p>While we debated the ethics of doing this sort of pillaging, it turns out the powers that be at The Palazzo and The Venetian (also a part of InterContie) took notice of this free-for-all. And then effectively juliana 2011-09-09T12:58:51-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/1/3/182747/7477 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/adultexpo.jpg" class="top"><p> Once again, biggest nerd expo, <a href="http://www.cesweb.org/"><b>CES</b></a> and the biggest adult expo, <a href="http://show.adultentertainmentexpo.com/"><b>AEE</b></a>, are getting off together in Vegas this week starting on January 6.<p> Given that this is probably one of Vegas' biggest weeks/weekends of the year, room rates are far higher than they were for <a href="http://www.vegaschatter.com/story/2010/12/28/185532/30/vegas-travel/Expect_to_Pay_Upwards_of_200_a_Night_for_New_Year_s_Eve">New Year's Eve.</a> <p>Here's a quick list of still available, somewhat doable hotel rates for this week. (Compiled from HotelRates.HotelChatter.com for January 6-9.)<p> <br>&#183; <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hooters+Casino+Hotel/local/37"><b>Hooters</b></a>: <b>$289 a night.</b> Probably more than you'd ever pay for Hooters but we did like those rooms <a href="http://www.vegaschatter.com/story/2010/6/17/11124/1596/vegas-travel/Inside_a_20_Room_at_Hooters_Casino_Hotel">last summer.</a> <br>&#183; <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Palazzo+Hotel+and+Casino/local/927"><b>Palazzo</b></a>: <b>$666 a night.</b> Ridiculously expensive plus you have a $20 resort fee to pay as well. But it is juliana 2011-01-04T16:45:00-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/10/26/105558/09 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.vegaschatter.com/files/1425/venetianpalazzoIHG.jpg" class="top"><p>Yesterday in <a href="http://www.vegaschatter.com/story/2010/10/25/17378/095/vegas-travel/The_Venetian_and_The_Palazzo_Will_Now_Belong_to_the_InterContinental_Hotel_Group_">Vegas</a>, we learned some pretty stunning news--<a href="http://www.vegaschatter.com/tag/venetian"><b>The Venetian</b></a> and <a href="http://www.vegaschatter.com/tag/the palazzo"><b>The Palazzo</b></a> have entered into a partnership with the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/intercontinental hotel group"><b>InterContinental Hotel Group.</b></a> Here are the detes of the partnership: <p>&#183; Las Vegas Sands, which owns the Venetian and Palazzo, has entered into a 10-year agreement with IHG. <br>&#183; The Venetian and Palazzo will be bookable on IHG websites and guests can earn/use points through IHG's <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Priority%20Club%20Rewards"><b>Priority Club Rewards</b></a>. <br>&#183; Hotel industry reporter <a href="http://www.twitter.com/askirby">Adam Kirby</a> reports there will be a special check-in for Priority Club members, but otherwise on-property signage will be minimal. <p>There's no word on the date that this partnership goes into effect but LV Sands chairman, juliana 2010-10-26T11:30:09-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/1/25/04343/4009 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.vegaschatter.com/files/1425/wynnbookVC.jpg" class="top"><p> Now that it's winter, it&#146;s high time to head to a Las Vegas <b>sports book.</b> Between The Super Bowl and March Madness, there&#146;s no shortage of reasons to spend inordinate amounts of time in these gambling Meccas. <p>In addition to being the best places to bet on sports, books are arguably the biggest and baddest sports bars in town&#151;the perfect spot to grab a cold one (or six) and sit back to watch your team bring it home.<p> Not all sports books, however, are created equal. We created a list of the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2005/8/17/135637/891/hotels/Top_Five_Las_Vegas_Hotel_Sports_Books">best Vegas venues to place your sports bets</a> back in 2005, but this is a different city in 2010. Places have changed and so juliana 2010-01-25T11:40:02-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/