http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T05:35:54Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelhotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/local/976 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/12/18/171118/04 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/titanicluxor.jpg" class="top"><p>&#183; <a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/Titanic-The-Artifact-Exhibition-Permanently/story.aspx?guid={8479CD80-AEB9-4103-967D-0CBC5CE06557}"><b>Luxor Announces Titanic Exhibit</b></a>: Starting December 20th, <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Luxor+Hotel+Las+Vegas/local/55">The Luxor</a></b> will feature Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition, a showcase of authentic artifacts from the ill-fated ship, room re-creations and hands-on interactive experiences. The Titanic/Criss Angel sinking ships comparison is too easy. [MarketWatch]<p>&#183; <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28164351/"><b>Good Service Happens in the Middle of Nowhere</b></a>: MSNBC says that if you want good hotel service, you should stay out of major cities &#151; the more remote and exotic the hotel, the better the pampering. [MSNBC]<p>&#183; <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28291489/"><b>Owners of Sheraton Waikiki Will Restore Beach</b></a>: The folks that own the <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Waikiki%20Hotel%20Reviews">Sheraton Waikiki Hotel </a></b>are moving ahead with plans to restore the beach in front of the hotel, and they want to build "three Jenna 2008-12-18T17:11:53-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/11/13/9851/3765 <![CDATA[<p> <object width="385" height="317"><param value="http://www.youtube.com/v/11elwecrA28&amp;rel=1" name="movie"></param><embed width="385" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/11elwecrA28&amp;rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="317"></embed></object> <p> Wow, HotelChatter member <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/user/trewil">trewil</a> was right, the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+New+Frontier/ian/163439"><b>The New Frontier</b></a> implosion was freakin' romantic. The structure was taken to the ground at 2:30 AM this morning, Pacific time, and though this video is 3 minutes long, it took less than ten seconds for the building to actually come down. <p> From the looks of things, if you had a Tower Suite at <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Wynn+Las+Vegas/local/7"><b>Wynn Las Vegas</b></a> last night, on the far side of the hotel, you may have had a killer view of this implosion. Now it is time to get ready for the $5 billion mixed-use project modeled after New York's legendary Plaza Hotel -- Vegas markj 2007-11-13T09:10:15-05:00 36.128615 -115.16730 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/11/5/1663/25809 <![CDATA[<p> <b>It happened. <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/11/13/9851/3765/hotels/Frontier+Implosion+Video+Is+Romantic">Frontier implosion video here</a>.</b> <p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/newfrontier_demolish.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>Say goodbye to another Las Vegas casino.<p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+New+Frontier/ian/163439"><b>The New Frontier</b></a>, which closed this past July, will be imploded November 13 at 2:30am. In its place will be a $5 billion mixed-use project modeled after New York's legendary <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Plaza/ian/105314"><b>Plaza Hotel</b></a>, once home to our personal hero, Eloise. The same new owners of the Plaza, Elad Properties, is the group behind the tear-down and new hotel. <p>Although, considering there is already a Plaza hotel in downtown Vegas (not to mention the upcoming <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Palazzo+Hotel+and+Casino/local/927">Palazzo Hotel</a>) who knows what the new property will be called? <p><i>[Photo: <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/disneykrayzie/762238775/">DisneyKrayzie</a>]</i><p><b>Related Stories:</b><br>&#183; <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/3/20/155324/342/hotels/Eloise+To+Become+a+Las+Vegas+Showgirl%3F">Eloise to Become a Las Vegas Showgirl?</a> [HotelChatter]<br>&#183; <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/10/22/112213/39/hotels/The_Plaza_Hotel_Will_Have_Killer_Views_For_2_500_a_Night">The Plaza Hotel juliana 2007-11-05T16:21:29-05:00 36.128615 -115.16730 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/3/20/155324/342 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/newfrontier_plaza.png" class="imgborder"/><p><a href="http://www.theplazaresidences.com/"><b>The Plaza</b></a> in New York is just about finished with its massive overhaul from classy hotel (and home to children's book star Eloise) to flashy condo-hotel with Versace decor but the hotel's owners Elad Properties, have another suprise up there sleeve.<p><a href="http://www.thestreet.com/_googlen/newsanalysis/realestate/10345370.html?cm_ven=GOOGLEN&amp;cm_cat=FREE&amp;cm_ite=NA">The Street</a> is reporting that the real-estate invesment group is close to announcing their purchase of Las Vegas' <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/NEW+FRONTIER/ian/163439"><b>New Frontier Casino</b></a> which having been built in 1942 is no longer a new anything. So of course, Elad will probably wreck the place and rebuild and what better thing to do than spin-off the Plaza name.<p>The only thing stopping them, The Street says, is that there's already a Plaza Hotel on Fremont Street in downtown. But juliana 2007-03-20T16:05:59-05:00 36.128615 -115.16730 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/