http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T04:33:19Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2012/1/2/8196/44884 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/MarriottTechDenv.jpg" class="top"><p>Of all the New Year's Eve parties that took place in hotels on Saturday night, this might be the most action-packed one we've heard about so far. Spread out across two neighboring hotels, the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hyatt+Place+Denver+Tech+Center/ian/136639"><b>Hyatt Denver Tech Center</b></a>'s "White Rose Gala" and the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Denver+Marriott+Tech+Center/ian/118351"><b>Marriott Denver Tech Center</b></a>'s "Champagne Hotel" attracted thousands of midnight revelers. And for a while, it was smooth, champagne-fueled sailing. <p>Until midnight struck, and <b>over 3,000 inebriated Marriott guests tried heading back to their rooms&#151;only to discover they were all locked out!</b> According to <a href="http://overheadbin.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/01/9878326-chaos-as-guests-locked-out-of-rooms-at-denver-hotel">MSNBC</a>, a computer error apparently crashed the hotel's entire key card database, and though pretty much everyone was drunk as a bicycle, and ready to collapse into their ASchechter 2012-01-02T09:05:01-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/10/24/11330/451 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/ritzcarltonbeermassage.JPG" class="top"><p> Oktoberfest may be officially over according to the Germans, but there's still a way for you to soak in your love of beer, literally, at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/RITZ+CARLTON+DENVER/local/4481"><b>Ritz-Carlton Denver</b></a> thanks to their <b>Mile High Malt Scrub and Microbrew Massage</b> offered at the hotel's spa. <p>Here's how it works--arrive at the spa to check-in and instead of cucumber water, you'll get a chilled brew from a neighboring brewery put in your hands. Once that starts to kick in, you can begin your exfoliating Vichy shower experience. First, a barkeep, er, "treatment therapy provider", will mix a light rice Ale beer into the brewery's own malt. Then a full-body exfoliation is done on you using a malt scrub, followed juliana 2011-10-24T09:15:01-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/7/14/92137/3260 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/dtree_cookiecaravan.jpg" class="top"><p>Remember that <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/doubletree hotels"><b>DoubleTree</b></a> cookie tour we <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/DOubleTreeCOokie.jpg">told</a> you about in May? Since kicking off in New York, the dessert truck has made its way across nineteen states in the country, and <strong>today, they roll into downtown Colorado Springs, CO</strong>. We figured you could use a little pick-me-up to get you through the end of the week. And free cookies definitely have that uplifting quality to them! <p>For those who live in the area, prepare to get your cookie around 2:30pm this afternoon. The CAREavan will show up at the corner of Tejon St and Colorado Ave, about five miles north of the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Doubletree+Colorado+Springs/ian/117008"><b>DoubleTree by Hilton Colorado Springs</b></a>. Everyone is entitled to a free cookie&#151;no ASchechter 2011-07-14T12:00:02-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/6/21/14725/7961 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/34094/Westin_PoolViewToBC.jpg" class="top"><p>NOMG. Teens totally have it way better than adults at hotels these days. The Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas kicked off the teen lounge trend with their teens-only nightclub, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/1/3/144617/6508/hotels/Atlantis_is_Starting_Kids_Early_on_Their_Club_Habits_with_New_Teen_Club_Crush">Crush</a>, followed by the JW Starr Pass in Tucson with their teen lounge, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/5/2/224417/1164/hotels/Are_Teen_Lounges_The_Newest_Hotel_Trend_">Blur</a>. Now, teens vacationing in Colorado have their own place to chill away from the lame adults. <p><b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Westin+Riverfront+Resort+and+Spa/local/749">Westin Riverfront Resort & Spa at Beaver Creek Mountain</a></b> will launch <b>7430</b>, a new program for teenagers ages 12 to 16 on July 1. <p>The program offers teens a parent- and little-kid-free zone where they can hang out. The centerpiece of it is the Whitewater Lounge, where for $20-a-day cover charge they can play video games Jennifer Kester 2011-06-21T12:09:56-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/2/28/8360/91088 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/4912/InnatLostCreek.jpg" class="top"></p> <p>Presidents Day may have come and gone, but ski season is far from over, at least out west. Telluride, for example, has more than five feet on the ground&#151;and two hotels are offering 50 percent off a second room to encourage group ski trips.</p> <p>First up, the <b>Hotel Madeline</b>, the former <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Capella+Telluride/ian/307839">Capella Telluride</a></b> property that <a href="http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2011/02/01/news/doc4d476a23ba690924497717.txt">was handed over to West Paces Hotel Group</a> earlier this season. (Service, at least <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g33667-d1236305-r95697132-Hotel_Madeline-Telluride_Colorado.html#CHECK_RATES_CONT">per TripAdvisor</a>, hasn't suffered.) The 84 guest rooms start at $250 a night, and a second room is free if you book at least two nights. Split the cost over a foursome, and you're looking at 50 percent off.</p> <p>The deal also extends to the pbb 2011-02-28T10:36:33-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/