http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-23T12:31:42Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelhotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/local/988 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/4/29/9272/64178 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/morgansscotts.jpg" class="top"> <p>Ah, remember the days before the recession? Before swine flu swept the world, before Oprah was on Twitter and before Morgans Hotels were going for under $200? Those were the days. <p>And those days are gone. If you're planning to hit the West Coast, it seems <b><A href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/morgans hotel group">Morgans Hotel Group</a></b> has done a little bit less <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/11/17/233737/49/hotels/Morgans_Hotel_Group_Says_F_the_Recession_">cursing at the recession</a> and a bit more adjusting to it: they are majorly kicking back rates. <p>Right now, they've got special rates going at three of their properties: the chic <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Mondrian+West+Hollywood/local/288">Mondrian LA</a></b> has rates starting at $295 (eh, you can do better in LA &#151; but if you're dying to stay at the Mondrian you might Jenna 2009-04-29T09:29:10-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/1/15/135355/539 <![CDATA[<p><i>You know the scene. You open the door to your brand new hotel room, run over to the window, open the blinds and bam, you are hit with the anti-view. Maybe you are looking down a dirty alley, witnessing a drug deal, staring at an air shaft in the face, or seeing a brick wall. Whatever you are viewing it is not extremely pleasurable. Help out your fellow hotel mavens by uploading your anti-views to the <a href="http://flickr.com/groups/hotelchatter/">HotelChatter/Flickr photo pool</a>, or by <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">sending the photo along to us</a>. Remember to tell us the name of the hotel and the room number with the not-so-easy-on-the-eyes view.</i> <p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/cliftgross.jpg" class="top"> <p>You know, there are a lot of words we use frequently Jenna 2009-01-15T14:41:35-05:00 37.7869462 -122.41133 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/3/19/14653/5519 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/sanfraneaster.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>So Easter weekend is upon us and if you are looking for a last-minute getaway, fake that you're Catholic and that you need to take off Good Friday for an Easter Vigil and head to <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotels/city/us/CA/San%20Francisco"><b>San Francisco</b></a>.<p>We looked at rates on <a href="http://www.expedia.com/pub/agent.dll?qscr=htwv&amp;from=m&amp;stat=1&amp;khst=1&amp;locn=San+Francisco%2C+CA&amp;ploc=San+Francisco%2C+CA&amp;loid=&amp;name=&amp;date1=03/21/08&amp;date2=03/24/08&amp;cadu1=1&amp;crom=1&amp;rdct=1&amp;olacid=display.2008Q1brand.smrvs.SmarterTravel_INTC_Hotel_BB_Search_Logo_SS1x1.pixel.1x1">Expedia.com</a> for Friday to Monday and rates are looking very do-able. Unlike say Miami which is in the midst of a Spring Break/Holiday weekend double-whammy where beachfront hotels are starting at around $550 a night and airport hotels are hovering in the $200 a night range.<p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Clift+Hotel/local/988"><b>The Clift Hotel</b></a>, which had a very scary <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/3/3/113830/8420/hotels/Hotel_Employee_Arrested_for_Sexual_Assault_at_the_Clift_Hotel">incident</a> earlier this month, is going for $150 a night. Since the place got so much bad press about guest juliana 2008-03-19T14:22:32-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/3/3/113830/8420 <![CDATA[<p><i>[<b>Update</b>: The charges <a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_9120729">were dropped</a> against the hotel employee in this sexual assault case.]</i><p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/icon_small_hell.gif" align="right">We've made note of the extremely bad year that the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Morgans%20Hotel%20Group"><b>Morgans Hotel Group</b></a> had in 2007, thanks to a <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/10/11/161048/00/hotels/Death_of_Morgans_Hotels_Ex_CEO_s_Girlfriend_Raises_Suspicions">shady CEO</a>, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/12/4/15113/7313/hotels/Rapper_Pimp_C_Found_Dead_at_the_Mondrian_Hotel_on_Sunset">dead rappers</a>, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/11/27/155311/58/hotels/The_Mondrian_West_Hollywood_Also_Home_to_Everyday_Average_Puke_Not_Just_Celebrity_Vomit">celebrity vomit</a>, and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/11/18/23456/305/hotels/Royalton_Hotel_Officially_Uncool_So_Says_Denny_Lee">underwhelming renovations</a>, and we're not so sure 2008 is going to be any better.<p>A hotel worker at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Clift+Hotel/local/988"><b>Clift Hotel</b></a> in San Francisco was arrested yesterday morning on suspicion of sexually assaulting a female hotel guest. <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/03/03/BATGVCE6H.DTL">The San Francisco Chronicle</a> reports:<blockquote><p>Police arrested Christian Rojas at the lobby of the hotel on Geary Street at 5 a.m. Officials said Rojas had used a key card assigned to him to enter the room, juliana 2008-03-03T11:46:05-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/2/28/173730/882 <![CDATA[<p> <img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hotel-deals/hotel-deals-logo.jpg"> <p><i> In which, HotelChatter readers are treated to exclusive hotel deals dug up by us. All deals have a limited amount of rooms attached to them and may sell out quickly.<p>We can all relive our college days again by taking advantage of these Spring Break deals, minus the keg stands, wet t-shirt contests and chicken-fighting in the pool of course. </i> <p> <table cellspacing="10"> <tr> <td><b>Today's Hotel Deals</b><br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/casacancunlogo.jpg"> </td> <td><b>CasaMagna Marriott Cancun</b><br><b><a href="http://www.marriott.com/hotels/hotel-deals/cunmx-casamagna-marriott-cancun-resort/">$237 a night for "Get Out of the Cold" Package</a></b><br>This deal includes daily breakfast for two and 10% off a spa treatment. Minimum three-day stay required. Call 1-800-223-6388 to book. </td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/colonylogo.jpg"> </td> <td><b>The Colony Palms HotelChatter 2008-02-28T17:40:41-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/