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Revel in Atlantic City Will Open Hotel Reservations on March 5

juliana — 2012-02-09T13:15:30-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/revelopeningapril2.jpg" class="top"> Gamblers and Jersey Shore lovers alike rejoice! <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Revel+Atlantic+City/local/4963">Revel</a>, the crazysexycool-looking casino-hotel complex on the boardwalk in Atlantic City, has just announced today that it will open up reservations for its 1,800 hotel rooms and suites starting March 5. The hotel will then soft-open on April 2 with the hotel fully functional and seven restaurants open. But come May 25 and Memorial Day Weekend, the unofficial start of summer for the Jersey Shore, all of Revel's restaurants, performance spaces, gaming, spa, nightlife and daylife will be open. And they sound freaking amazing, especially Revelry, located 61-feet above sea level and which will house restaurants, shops, nightclubs and a performance space for 700. Revel will also open a

An Iron Chef Signs On To Revel In Atlantic City

ASchechter — 2011-12-19T09:15:01-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/Garces.jpg" class="top">Still planning for a May 2012 opening, Atlantic City's newest hotel, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Revel+Atlantic+City/local/4963">Revel</a>, will be recruiting the services of Iron Chef winner Jose Garces for several of its dining options. Having successfully launched three restaurants inside the recently-opened <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/joie%20de%20vivre%20hotels">JDV</a>'s <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Sagauro/local/542">The Saguaro</a> (including a coffee take-out counter), Garces is introducing another trilogy into the 47-floor, ocean-facing tower. A tapas bar (Amada), a whiskey bar (Village Whiskey), and a margarita bar with Mexican street food (Distrito Cantina) will help jazz up the AC scene this spring, along with the hotel's dozen other restaurants, three nightclubs, shopping mall, spa, two theaters and (of course) casino. Garces, who has been selected as the hotel's "gastronomic cornerstone," lives on a 40-acre

Don't Play Your Scratch-Off In The Shower At The Water Club

ASchechter — 2011-11-29T09:15:06-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/BorgPassion.jpg" class="top"><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/11/21/8416/2208/hotels/">Last week</a>, we gave you a peek inside the indoor pools at Atlantic City's <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Water+Club+at+the+Borgata+/local/1203">The Water Club at the Borgata</a>. Well, continuing with the theme of...water, today we're going inside one of the bathrooms. And what goes hand in hand with a sexy bathroom in Atlantic City? A hotel sex kit! Or, as The Water Club likes to call them, "Passion Kits," which include everything from condoms to lube to mints to massage oil to "lover's scratch off games." That last one isn't something we normally associate with steamy hotel room hook-ups, but then again, we never say no to a free scratch-off. Just remember not to take it into the shower with youa soggy winning

The Water Club's Rooftop Jacuzzi Got Us Up At 6am On A Sunday

ASchechter — 2011-11-21T09:38:13-05:00

Few things get us out of bed early on the weekend. Save for a delicious brunch outing, or perhaps an early morning flight, we generally like to lounge around in our sweats and slowly wake up. Which is exactly what we got to do after a heavy night of partying down at The Water Club At The Borgata.

Rising at 6am on Sunday morning, we hopped up to the hotel's rooftop pool, and—minus the old guy doing laps by himself—had the entire 80 foot pool and side jacuzzi to ourselves for a solid two hours.

Manchester United Takes Over the W Hoboken

juliana — 2011-07-26T12:17:50-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/WHobokenJetSetCD.jpg" class="top"> Football fans are rejoicing now that the NFL lockout has ended but the other kind of football fans are getting boisterous now that the Major League Soccer All-Stars games are on this week. And in Manhattan this week to take on this side of the ponds' biggest footies stars are Manchester United, led by their star player and recent <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1394807/Wayne-Rooney-hair-transplant-Twitter-picture-30k-surgery.html">hair transplant recipient</a>, Wayne Rooney. And so where are they staying? Actually, they've headed across to the river to <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/W+Hotel+Hoboken/local/753">The W Hoboken</a>. <a href="http://hudsonreporter.com/view/full_stories_home/14842617/article---Manchester-United-staying-at-Hoboken%E2%80%99s-W-Hotel--?instance=up_to_the_minute_lead_story_left_column">The Hudson Reporter</a> reports: <blockquote>The Manchester United team bus was spotted on Tuesday morning outside of the W Hotel in Hoboken, and reports say some former players will be at Mulligans bar