http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-24T04:23:19Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Historic%20Hotels%20of%20America http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/9/21/155310/446 <![CDATA[<p><p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/historichotelslogo.png" class="imgborder">We do love that extra hour every fall - though some whine and moan about it getting dark early, it's an extra hour of sleep, and earlier dark means earlier cocktail hour--what's not to like? <p> <p>We have even more to be pumped about this year. <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Historic%20Hotels%20of%20America"><b>Historic Hotels of America</b></a> wants us to take advantage of the extra hour with their "Fall Back in Time" promotions from October 1 through November 30. These hotel deals are centered around the year that the historic hotels were founded.<p>We're particularly fond of the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+El+Convento/local/1137"><b> Hotel El Convento's</b></a> special. Founded in 1888, this Old San Juan delight is <a href="http://historichotels.org/hotel/Hotel_El_Convento">offering bottles of wine</a> at any of their restaurants for travelingmcmahans 2008-09-22T13:39:53-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/3/9/201136/5175 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/jekyllclub.jpg" class="imgborder"><p><i>The Jekyll Island Club Hotel in Georgia</i><p>The <a href="http://www.preservationnation.org/travel-and-sites/travel/historic-hotels.html">National Trust for Historic Preservation</a> has put forth its newest oldest hotels list. Each of the 211 hotels listed in the 2008 directory offers travelers the ambiance of ol' fashioned charm, unique accommodations, and world-class amenities. <p> Notable among the historic properties listed are the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Historic+Strater+Hotel/ian/136627/"><b>Strater Hotel</b></a> in Durango, Co, where, in the quiet sanctuary of his room, prolific author Louis L'Amour has penned many a novel (he preferred rooms 222 and 223). The Big Easy's <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Maison+De+Ville+And+Audubon+Cottages/ian/126477/"><b>Hotel Maison de Ville</b></a>, made the list as this is where Tennesee Williams wrote the final act of <i>A Streetcar Named Desire</i>.<p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Jekyll+Island+Club+Hotel/ian/136605"><b>The Jekyll Island Club Hotel</b></a> in Jekyll Island, Ga. was mytwocents 2008-03-11T13:31:11-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/11/1/171456/858 <![CDATA[<p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/historichotelslogo.png" class="imgborder"><p>With all these <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Yotels">capsule hotels</a> and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/aloft%20hotels">roadside hotel boxes</a> opening up, will people ever stay in a grand hotel with beautiful architecture and meaningful history again? We hope so. So that's why we checked out some of the hotels that belong to the <a href="http://www.historichotels.org/"><b>Historic Hotels of America</b></a>. And man, there are some old hotels out there. Just don't expect flat-screen TVs in the rooms.<p>&#183; <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Warwick+New+York+Hotel/ian/125511"><b>The Warwick Hotel</b></a>: This hotel was built in 1927 for $5 million by William Randolph Hearst as a residential hotel with private apartments for his Hollywood friends. Cary Grant ended up staying there for 12 years and now the top floor suite is named after him.<p>&#183; <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Holbrooke+Hotel/ian/250749"><b>Holbrooke Hotel</b></a>: juliana 2007-11-01T17:39:34-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/