HotelChatter - Tag: Budget Hotels

London: Johnny Depp is Coming to Hoxton, Will He Stay at the Hoxton Hotel?

juliab — 2009-10-21T10:41:00-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/21888/jdepp.jpg" class="top"> Just how great is Johnny Depp? Very great. So great in fact that he is, according to <a href="http://www.spoonfed.co.uk/spooners/spoonfed-team-2630/johnny-depp-to-play-gig-at-londons-hoxton-square-bar-and-kitchen-1613/">Spoonfed</a>, negotiating a one-off performance with indie band Babybird in the <a href="http://www.hoxtonsquarebar.com/home.php">Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen</a> on November 12. Where might he be staying? Well theres only one option round that way: the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hoxton+Hotel+London/local/194">Hoxton Hotel</a>, so if he wants to make a night of it, he should probably stay here. In fact, we like to think he snapped up one of the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/9/29/102915/259/hotels/Flex_Those_Fingers_The_Hoxton_s_1_Sale_is_Back_Next_Thursday"> £1 rooms</a> in the sale this month and decided to throw in a gig as thanks to the people of Hoxton. Whatever. Rooms for 12 November are costing £184.98 at the moment, which

Sinai: Sleeping By The (Red) Sea in Bir Suwair's Bamboo Shacks

juliab — 2009-10-20T11:58:40-05:00

<![CDATA[ <div style="display:none"> </div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://admin.brightcove.com/js/BrightcoveExperiences.js"></script> <object id="myExperience45515634001" class="BrightcoveExperience"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /> <param name="width" value="486" /> <param name="height" value="412" /> <param name="playerID" value="4862856001" /> <param name="publisherID" value="1321358962"/> <param name="isVid" value="true" /> <param name="@videoPlayer" value="45515634001" /> </object> We learned several things from our visit to <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/egypt%20hotels">Egypt</a> last week. First, five star there does not necessarily mean the five star that you would be accustomed to. We stayed in three five star properties in the Sinai peninsula the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Four+Seasons+Sharm+El+Sheik/ian/184387">Four Seasons</a> and the <a href=http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Concorde+El+Salam+Sharm+El+Shei/ian/197999">Concorde</a> in Sharm El Sheikh, and the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Intercontinental+Taba+Heights/ian/262984">Intercontinental</a> in Taba Heights, and, unless you count all inclusive buffets and slightly tired decor

Co Mayo: Get Your Harry Potter Fix for Halloween at These Hotels

juliab — 2009-10-07T13:00:08-05:00

While dressing up in costume and checking into the Hilton San Francisco might win you a free hotel stay, it doesn't include treasure hunts, Harry Potter screenings and an afternoon of witchcraft. Nope, for that you will have to head to the rather luscious-looking Ashford Castle in County Mayo, Ireland.

The castle is having a Harry Potter-inspired Halloween. This might surprise you, given that the place has nothing to do with Harry Potter whatsoever – in fact, the tenuous link they make is that the castle was built in 1228: “a time when magic in Europe was the norm.” Hmm.

London: Flex Those Fingers: The Hoxton's £1 Sale is Back Next Thursday

juliab — 2009-09-29T11:03:40-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/21888/hoxtonbed.jpg" class="top"> Wow, is it really that time of year already? It only seems like yesterday we were declaring our <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/9/15/7440/52347/hotels/A_Work_Geek_s_Dream_For_Just_1_Inside_the_Hoxton_Hotel">£1 room</a> at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hoxton+Hotel+London/local/194">Hoxton Hotel</a> the best value ever and now its time to have a go at getting another one. The hotels fabled £1 sale is back next Thursday, 1 October, at 12pm GMT (thats 7am for East Coasters and too early to conceive of for those further west.) The rules are the same as ever 500 rooms for £1, 500 consolation prizes of £29, and nearly 80,000 people trying to book them. Last time, the £1 rooms sold out in 4 minutes to smugsters like us, so youll have to be quick

New York: Pitch Your Hotel: GEM Hotels Are Not 'Nightclubs With Rooms'

juliana — 2009-09-28T15:19:12-05:00

<![CDATA[ Welcome to our regular Monday feature, Pitch Your Hotel, where we let hoteliers, general managers and other hotel execs tell us on-camera what makes their hotels so different from all the rest. And believe us, the competition is fierce these days. So sit back, relax and listen to them explain why their hotels are worthy of your hard-earned dollars or rewards points.  <div style="display:none"> </div>  <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://admin.brightcove.com/js/BrightcoveExperiences.js"></script> <object id="myExperience42391981001" class="BrightcoveExperience"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /> <param name="width" value="486" /> <param name="height" value="412" /> <param name="playerID" value="4862856001" /> <param name="publisherID" value="1321358962"/> <param