Chicago's Palmer House Hilton is getting into the holiday spirit with its new series of Joffrey Nutcracker Teas with the famed company's ballerinas and danseurs making an appearance.

The teas, held Saturdays through December 26, kick off on November 21 with the lighting of the Christmas tree at the South Loop hotel's grand lobby. Kiddies can help decorate the tree beforehand and garnish some Nutcracker cookies. ]]> Jennifer Kester 2009-11-18T08:59:29-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/9/91625/4528 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/hiltoniphoneapps.jpg" class="top"><p> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/hilton hotels"><b>Hilton Hotels</b></a> announced today that they would be unveiling not just one or two but <i>seven</i> iPhone apps in the next week or so for hotel guests to use. The apps will be brand-specific, i.e. Doubletree will have its own app, Conrad Hotels will have its own app and so will Embassy Suites. It's an <b>app-travaganza!</b> (Word is that an app for the Waldorf-Astoria collection is in the works as well.)<p>Now, you already know how we feel about iPhone apps. A few weeks ago, we rounded up all of the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/10/13/15371/423/hotels/For_Better_or_Worse_These_Hotels_Have_Realized_There_s_An_App_For_That_"><b>hotel iPhone apps</b></a> that were currently available in the iTunes store. Most of these have little to add to the already popular app of juliana 2009-11-09T09:32:36-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/10/28/14331/356 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/32083/hiltonmidtown.jpg" class="top"><p> <p>Swarming with smog, exhaust, and buzzing with the din of taxis in neutral, New York's Avenue of the Americas is hardly a location we think of as being environmentally-considerate. A work in progress, maybe, with a little cheerleading needed to nudge it in the right direction. <p><b>The "Green Street" Award</b> was established by the Avenue of the Americas Association to inspire the thoroughfare's tenants to think eco and find new ways to close the loop. This year, the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hilton+New+York/local/299"><b>Hilton New York</b></a> was honored, and not just because it hosted the ceremony in its Trianon Ballroom last week. <p>Innovative eco-hotels are normally found bourgeois bohemian neighborhoods like the West Village or SoHo, so when we caught wind Heidi Atwal 2009-10-28T15:54:18-05:00 40.7625480 -73.978801 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/10/26/165912/92 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/hiltoncuracaofb.jpg" class="top"><p> If you're obsessed with finding new places for hotel deals (and let's face it, aren't we all?) then consider joining <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/facebook">Facebook</a> and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/twitter">Twitter</a> to follow hotels for special deals. Like this one we just learned about from <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/hilton hotels"><b>Hilton Hotels</b></a> in the Caribbean. <p>Simply become a fan of a Hilton Caribbean hotel and download a $50 resort credit which is then redeemable at check-in. You can find a list of the hotels <a href="http://www.facebook.com/HiltonCaribbean">here</a>. The hotels include Hilton Barbados, Caribe Hilton, Hilton Curacao, Hilton Kingston Jamaica and the British Colonial Hilton Nassau.<p> Unfortunately, you just missed your chance to catch the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/jonas brothers">Jonas Brothers</a> who were recently shacked up at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hilton+Santo+Domingo/ian/226946">Hilton juliana 2009-10-26T17:04:00-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/10/21/12921/847 <![CDATA[<p><p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/wtobbhhilton.jpg" class="top"><p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/maps/Whats-on-the-Block-Map"><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/wtobmap.jpg"></a><i>We continue our <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/what's on the block"><b>What's On The Block: Los Angeles Edition</b></a> with The Beverly Hilton. This is a view from the hotel looking out on Century City.</i><p>Thanks to its prominence as the premier Hollywood awards show venue, not to mention its central location and luxury service, the <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Beverly+Hilton/ian/112901">Beverly Hilton</a></b> sees its fair share of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/4/27/93749/0301/hotels/Tyra_Banks_Clay_Aiken_and_the_Claby_Spotted_at_Beverly_Hilton">celebrity guests</a>, but today, we thought we&#146;d take you normal people on a little tour of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/what's%20on%20the%20block">What&#146;s On The Block</a> to let you see what all us plebes have to enjoy during a stay here. <p>First, let&#146;s start with the iconic bar, <b><a href="http://www.tradervics.com/rest-beverlyhills.html">Trader Vic&#146;s</a></b>, the tiki lounge that has specialized in mai tais and EricRosen 2009-10-21T13:53:41-05:00 34.0662990 -118.41267 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/