http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T04:24:42Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelhotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/local/98 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/4/17/115057/701 <![CDATA[<p><b>[Ed. Note: Welcome to our Good Rate/Bad Rate feature where we look at hotel prices in the same city and decide which is better worth your hard-earned benjamins. The screenshot here was taken on April 17, 2007 and rates are subject to change.]</b><p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/goodrate_ballatines.jpg" class="imgborder"/><p>We've heard lots of good things about the <a href="http://www.premiumoutlets.com/outlets/outlet.asp?id=6">Desert Hills Premium Outlets</a> in Palm Springs, Calif. which boast a Barneys Co-op, Dior, Juicy Couture, Gucci and other high-end designer outlet stores.<p> So we're hoping we'll have a sweet tax refund to spend on some new clothes. However, we want to save as much money as we can for actual shopping, not a hotel room, thus our hotel has to be relatively cheap but also clean. juliana 2007-04-17T12:03:16-05:00 33.842437 -116.54524 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/10/31/161933/80 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/ballatines_hotel.jpg"><p>Have you ever wanted to visit the "Coolest Play to Stay?". <p>Then head on down to the <a href="http://www.ballantinesoriginalhotel.com"><b>Ballantines Original Hotel</b></a> in Palm Springs, Calif. which advertises itself as such a cool place. Nevermind that it's probably the type of place that your grandparents would hit up when visiting &nbsp;the town as they scope out assisted living, excuse us, retirement, communities. Yet it's also the perfect place for 1950s film buffs or anyone who's a big fan of the 50s in general.<p>While not quite a Movie Set Hotel, the place has themed Movie rooms and rooms named after popular film stars of the 1950s. In fact the whole place is decked out with period furniture and 1950s memorabilia.<p>If you juliana 2006-10-31T16:19:33-05:00 33.842437 -116.54524 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/