http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-23T11:59:06Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Brooklyn%20Hotels http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/10/19/05059/968 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/marriottBKdeal.jpg" class="top"><p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/marriott hotels"><b>Marriot Hotels</b></a> have been very good lately about alerting us hotel guests to their newest hotel deals and packages via Facebook, Twitter and even the individual Marriott hotels' websites. However, just because Marriott advertises it as a deal doesn't necessarily mean it's a good one. The other week we expressed some disappointment with a <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/10/13/181729/50/hotels/A_Not_So_Jazzy_Deal_Marriott_and_Harrah_s_New_Orleans_Casino_Getaway">New Orleans package</a> which, based on its marketing and pricing, made less than zero sense. <p>Now it's the <a href="http://www.marriott.com/hotels/hotel-deals/nycbk-new-york-marriott-at-the-brooklyn-bridge/?offerInfo=172336">Explore Your New York</a> package deal from the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Marriott+Nyc+Brooklyn+Bridge/ian/136344"><b>New York Marriott At The Brooklyn Bridge.</b></a> Room rates range from $274-$524 per room, per night, plus tax. The ostensible bonus is that rooms come bundled with two Explorer Passes that have three Omri 2009-10-27T17:19:55-05:00 40.6926429 -73.988637 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/3/17/11553/7228 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/bk_bridge.jpg" class="top"> <p>We know NYC room rates <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Room%20Rate%20Drop%20Watch">are dropping</a>. But when you <i>really</i> want to do up the Big Apple on a budget, we've been telling you to take a second look at Brooklyn. We consider ourselves sorta like Brooklyn cheerleaders here at HC; we've already profiled the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/9/17/16590/7850/hotels/The_Five_Best_Hotels_for_Those_Not_Afraid_to_Go_to_Brooklyn">Five Best Hotels for Those Willing to Go to Brooklyn</a> &#151; and we're happy to tell you over and over just how easy it is to hop on a subway to roll a few stops into Manhattan. Heck, we promise you: it's even easy to hail a 2 a.m. cab back to the ol' BK after you've indulged in a few too many swanky Manhattan hotel cocktails. Really! <p>And Jenna 2009-03-17T13:56:31-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/3/4/173142/1030 <![CDATA[<p><p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/brangelina_bafta_2009.jpg" class="top"><p><i>There's tons of hotel news flying around this week and we don't have time to give each and every story the love and attention it may deserve, so you will have to settle for some news briefs.</i><p><p>&#183; <a href="http://uk.reuters.com/article/electionsNews/idUKTRE5235GY20090304"><b>Travel CEOs Talk Back to the Economy</b></a>: Big honchos at hotels and booking sites are mad as hell about how the economy is affecting travel and warn against "travel boycotts." This we totally get. As a travel blog we want folks to keep on exploring! But if you've been laid-off, is it really prudent to take a vacation? Similarly, if you've just been bailed out by the American people is it really prudent to send your employees on an all-expense juliana 2009-03-04T17:35:46-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/2/2/75534/65537 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/17697/nuhotel_nyt.jpg" class="top"></p> <p>We know it&#146;s unflattering to be too smug, but we could have saved the <em>New York Times</em> the hassle of retreating to Brooklyn &#151; if only they had read our coverage of the outer borough&#146;s <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Nu+Hotel/local/1271"><strong>Nu Hotel</strong></a>.</p> <p>But alas, such was not the case, and this past weekend the NYT <a href="http://travel.nytimes.com/2009/02/01/travel/01checkin.html?ref=travel">checked in</a> to the downtown Brooklyn boutique hotel, which you might remember opened last August. The experience produced <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/10/10/125241/22/hotels/Checking_In_On_Brooklyn_s_Nu_Hotel_Big_Clean_White_and_Bright">obvious</a> results (well, obvious if you&#146;ve been eyeing the place as closely as we have been): bright, modern rooms; cork floors and hammocks (in three of the rooms); views of the Brooklyn House of Detention across the street; a fantastic location but noisy traffic from Atlantic KatieK 2009-02-02T09:40:59-05:00 40.6888525 -73.988975 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/10/14/155418/62 <![CDATA[<p><p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/ideas_psychohotels_002p.jpg" class="imgborder"><p><i>There's tons of hotel news flying around this week and we don't have time to give each and every story the love and attention it may deserve, so you will have to settle for some news briefs.</i><p>&#183; <a href="http://www.concierge.com/ideas/holidays/tours/500103"><b>Deadly Hotels</b></a>: Concierge goes grisly for their Halloween Hotel special, rounding up the hotel's with the deadliest past. Gulp. [Concierge]<p>&#183; <a href="http://www.observer.com/2008/real-estate/new-boutique-hotel-gets-big-whiff-brooklyn"><b>Nu Hotel Still Suffering from Bus Exhaust</b></a>: Not only does the Nu Hotel guests have to see prisoners across the street, they also have to inhale bus exhaust. [Observer]<p>&#183; <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/glasgow_and_west/7668043.stm"><b>Jumeirah Brand Expands to Glasgow</b></a>: If you like the Jumeriah Hotel in London, you can stay at one in Glasgow too. It will open in 2011. [BBC]<p>&#183; <a href="http://www.xtinaweb.org/?p=1009"><b>Xtina juliana 2008-10-14T17:50:17-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/