http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T15:08:31Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Casino%20Hotels http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2012/2/9/104546/0585 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/revelopeningapril2.jpg" class="top"><p> Gamblers and Jersey Shore lovers alike rejoice! <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Revel+Atlantic+City/local/4963"><b>Revel</b></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 <b>March 5</b>. The hotel will then soft-open on April 2 with the hotel fully functional and seven restaurants open. <p>But come <b>May 25</b> 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 <b>Revelry</b>, located 61-feet above sea level and which will house restaurants, shops, nightclubs and a performance space for 700. Revel will also open a juliana 2012-02-09T13:15:30-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2012/1/20/155241/065 <![CDATA[<P><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/1MBSfirstglance_2.jpg" class="top"> <P>Just when you thought a lovely view of a hotel pool, or of a sunset over an exotic beach was the dream scene from our a hotel window, along comes Asia's hotels to burst that bubble. Just tonight, we crossed the <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel/local/1803">Marina Bay Sands</a></b> off our bucket list by visiting the hotel's publicly accessible <b>SkyPark</b>, and we can say that heading up to take in the view for some cash and a possible line wait is completely worth it. Utterly and completely. <P>Perhaps you've seen the Marina Bay Sands in photos before, most likely their infinity-edge swimming pool that towers above Singapore. What few who drool over these images realize is that you must be a JetSetCD 2012-01-20T16:27:09-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/12/20/151953/89 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/30451/HoteldeParis_luck.jpg" class="top"><p>While we're rather partial to Monte Carlo's <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/HERMITAGE/local/4776"><strong>Hotel Hermitage</strong></a> for its quiet elegance, and dig the water views and amenities over at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/MONTE+CARLO+BAY+HOTEL/local/4735"><strong>Monte Carlo Bay Hotel</strong></a>, all of the big names who visit Monaco stay at the <a href='http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel/local/2905'><strong>Hotel de Paris</strong>.</a><p> That includes the gamblers. As the closest hotel to the <b>Casino Monte-Carlo</b>, and with rates that warrant a turn at the blackjack table, Hotel de Paris is a natural choice for anyone keen for a flutter. What we learned when popping into the Hotel De Paris for dinner recently, was that it is tradition upon entering the hotel's lobby to rub the knee of Louis XIV's horse.<p> You won't have any trouble remembering which MsRebecca 2011-12-21T12:16:06-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/10/6/101553/274 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/30451/TheDarlingSydney.jpg" class="top"><p>At last, there's some fancypants hotel action in Sydney! The city's most iconic hotel, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Park+Hyatt+Sydney/local/242"><strong>The Park Hyatt Sydney</strong></a>, will soon emerge from an <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/9/23/135231/323/hotels/The_Park_Hyatt_Sydney_Will_Be_More_Luxe_Than_Ever_When_It_Reopens_Later_This_Year">extensive makeover</a>--and a brand new five-star hotel will open just around the corner. She's called <a href="https://www.thedarling.com.au"><strong>The Darling</strong></a>, and she is part of the new-look Darling Harbour casino <a href="http://www.star.com.au/"><strong>The Star</strong> </a>(formerly known as Star City).<p> Apparently Sydney was feeling a little left out in the cold, with Melbourne's Crown stealing all the country's posh casino-hotel thunder. But the new Star will be home to a new spa and pool, new stores including Gucci and Bottega Veneta, and a bunch of new restaurants <b>including one from David Chang&#151;Momofuku Sei&#333;bo</b>, one that will be MsRebecca 2011-10-06T10:51:26-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/7/13/12353/5332 <![CDATA[<P><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/ProhibiResorts.jpg" class="top"> <P>For the longest time, New Yorkers and Philadelphans have been making the couple hour drive down to <b>Atlantic City, NJ</b> to relax, swim in the ocean, gamble a little bit and just generally party down. For an equally long time, gay travelers to Atlantic City haven't had anywhere in the hotels and casinos to get their own groove on...until now. <P>As part of a huge 1920s-themed renovation, the boardwalk-side <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Resorts+Casino+Hotel+Atlantic+City/ian/4110">Resorts hotel and casino</a></b> has opened <b>Prohibition</b>, a nightclub which the <i><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/09/nyregion/gay-bar-opens-in-an-atlantic-city-casino.html">New York Times</a></i> is hailing as the "first full-time gay bar at any big American casino." The rainbow flag flies, there are drag show nights, and locals (like the city's entertainment workforce) as welcome just JetSetCD 2011-07-13T14:51:34-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/