http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-23T10:35:57Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/2007%20Awards http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/12/31/133116/60 <![CDATA[<p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/2007_awards_hc.jpg" class="imgborder">Thanks for joining us on the last working days of 2007 for the 2007 HotelChatter Year-End Awards. And thanks to all those Hotel Mavens out there who have contributed to our site with their reviews, photos, tips and gossip this year. 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We will be back in full effect on HotelChatter 2007-12-31T14:35:01-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/12/31/125646/89 <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotels/city/us/NV/Las%20Vegas"><b>Best Hotel Scene: Las Vegas</b></a><p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/lasvegassign07.jpg" class="imgborder"><p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/2007_awards_hc.jpg" class="imgborder"><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotels/city/us/NV/Las%20Vegas"><b>Las Vegas</b></a> is an easy choice for Best Hotel Scene because where else can you find thousands of hotel rooms, hundreds of restaurants and lots of nightclubs on a single 4-mile stretch of road?<p>But Las Vegas wowed us when we read that the average occupancy rate for hotels is something like 90%. That means these hotels are close to sold-out almost every night.<p>And there's no end in sight for the number of hotels in Las Vegas. We are anxiously awaiting the just-delayed <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Palazzo+Hotel+and+Casino/local/927"><b>Palazzo Hotel</b></a> as well as the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/10/30/151340/17/hotels/The_Palms_in_Las_Vegas_Now_Hiring_for_Its_Newest_Addition_The_Palms_Place"><b>Palms Place</b></a> which should open next month. <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Caesars+Palace/local/107"><b>Caesars</b></a> is building yet another tower. <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Steve%20Wynn">Steve Wynn</a> is opening HotelChatter 2007-12-31T13:21:36-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/12/31/122645/06 <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/chip%20conley"><b>Hotelier of the Year: Chip Conley</b></a><p><p><object width="300" height="400"><param value="http://www.youtube.com/v/voZjkWla5no" name="movie"></param><embed width="400" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/voZjkWla5no" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="300"></object></embed><br> <p> <img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/2007_awards_hc.jpg" class="imgborder"><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/chip%20conley"><b>Chip Conley</b></a> of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/jdv%20hospitality">Joie De Vivre Hospitality</a> wins this award for 2007 not only because was he the first hotelier to kick-off our new feature, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/4/2/123354/5908/hotels/Pitch_Your_Hotel_Chip_Conley_of_Joie_De_Vivre_Hospitality_">Pitch Your Hotel</a> (although that helped) but also because in 2007 Chip pushed on in expanding JDV to new locations (nothing outside of California though) while at the same time, remaining very true to the philosophy of JDV--the joy of life. <p>When we asked Chip why there were no JDV hotels outside of California he told us this:<blockquote><p>I think that's because we are conscious of what JDV is all about. We describe our HotelChatter 2007-12-31T12:31:17-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/12/31/11446/499 <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Nylo+Hotel+Plano/local/977"><b>Best Hotel Opening: NYLO Plano</b></a><p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/nylo_bedview.jpg" class="imgborder"><p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/2007_awards_hc.jpg" class="imgborder">2007 did not see as many hotel openings as we would have thought, especially in <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/12/12/03554/256/hotels/2008_New_York_City_Hotel_Openings_Preview">New York City</a>, where most of the expected '07 hotels have been put on hold 'til next year. But one hotel did open on time and seamlessly so, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Nylo+Hotel+Plano/local/977"><b>The NYLO Hotel</b></a> in Plano, Texas.<p>This hotel is the first of many planned NYLO hotels which will open in similar secondary and tertiary markets like Plano throughout the country. Started by a bunch of former Starwood Hotels execs, NYLO (short for New York Lofts) aims to provide both business and leisure travelers with "high design" at affordable prices.<p>We spoke with the General Manager of NYLO HotelChatter 2007-12-31T11:53:40-05:00 33.086216 -96.804540 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/12/30/234425/63 <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Chateau+La+Rue/local/409"><b>People's Choice Awards: Chateau La Rue</b></a><p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/chateau_larue.jpg" class="imgborder"/><p<img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/2007_awards_hc.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>Despite being nothing more than a set for a faux-reality TV show that never hosted any actual real guests, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Chateau+La+Rue/local/409"><b>Chateau La Rue</b></a> was the most popular hotel of 2007.<p>Tori Spelling and her trophy husband Dean McDermott got into the B&amp;B business at the start of the year after much hype that Tori Spelling was using her tiny inheritance to set up shop. The two seasons of <i>Tori and Dean: Inn Love</i> that aired were pretty painful to watch. We actually blame our ever-growing alcohol problem on having to watch this show.<p>Aside from the pain of watching Tori and Dean pretend to run a B&B, potential guests were totally HotelChatter 2007-12-31T09:30:01-05:00 33.306833 -117.24593 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/