http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2008-11-21T04:42:28Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Historic%20hotels http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/11/3/2124/31652 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/landmarklondon.jpg" class="top"><p> <p>A few years back Amazing Racers <a href=&#148;http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2005/3/23/15463/2260/Title/Amazing_Race_7_Hotel_Report_Rob_and_Amber&#148;>Rob and Amber</a> won five nights at the <a href=&#148;http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Landmark+London/ian/141423&#148;><b>Landmark London</b></a> and we&#146;ve always wondered if they enjoyed it. This week a <a href=&#148;http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/travel/where_to_stay/london/article5039367.ece&#148;>UK Times</a> review gave us a peek into life at the Landmark and based on that, we&#146;re figuring Rob and Amber would&#146;ve enjoyed their freebie since the worst thing about the Landmark is its price.<p>The Landmark has a history stretching back to 1899 but thankfully nearly every part of it has been renovated since then except the hairdryers. The Times reviewer said the hairdryers were so old that she ended up spending an evening out in London with wet hair.<p>The biggest thumbs ups go to the good amandak 2008-11-05T11:01:45-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/10/28/155629/25 <![CDATA[<p><p><b>UPDATE, 11.7.08</b>: The hotel's opening has been delayed and the packages are no longer available.<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/eow_deals2.jpg" class="imgborder"><br><b>Copley Hotel's Re-Opening Specials</b><br><b><a href="http://www.copleysquarehotel.com/packages">20 percent off best available rate</a></b><p>The historic <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Copley+Square+Hotel/ian/114172"><b>Copley Square Hotel</b></a> will be re-opening on <b>November 14, 2008</b> with a new and improved look after a multi-million renovation. The 117-year-old hotel will now feature a "contemporary boutique" style and to celebrate the facelift, the hotel is offering 20 percent off the best available rate until January 25, 2009. Rates range from $159 to $319 and the deal is based on availabilty.<p>However, if you were a frequent visitor to the Copley in the past, this loyalty could work out to your advantage. The hotel is offering a retroo room rate package juliana 2008-10-28T16:31:39-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/10/14/145312/40 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/ghosthallway.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>Do you like being totally creeped out when you stay somewhere? Yes? Then you have to check out <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Historic%20Hotels">Historic Hotels</a></b>' list of totally scary, haunted hotels. Halloween is coming up--share a bed with a dead guy from 200 years ago!<p> <blockquote><p>From forlorn lovers trapped in time by their undying devotion to one another, to hoteliers and employees who just weren't ready to abandon their duties, many of Historic Hotels of America's members have a hauntingly good time in store for you.</p></blockquote><p> We think the creepiest one is the <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/1886+Crescent+Hotel+%26+Spa/ian/135500">1886 Crescent Hotel and Spa</a></b>. Supposedly, a stone mason plunged to his death during the construction of the hotel in 1880. Stay in 218--the scene of the crime--and abigailmschilling 2008-10-14T16:05:44-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/9/24/225340/338 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/OtesagaHotel.jpg" class="imgborder"><p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/maps/Fall-Foliage-Hotels"><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/fallfoliagemap2.jpg" align="right"></a> <p>One of America's grand dame hotels is rolling out a special to commemorate its upcoming centennial. <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Otesaga/local/1349"><b>The Otesaga</b></a> in Cooperstown, perched on the shores of Lake Otsego and a stone's throw from America's richest baseball museum, is surrounded by history and <i>is</i> history itself.<p> <p>A century old on July 12, 2009, the hotel is part of literary history (the lake is referred to as "Glimmerglass" in writer James Fenimore Cooper's <i>Leatherstocking Tales</i>); was an architectural marvel when it opened, with phones in every room and central heating, designed by the same fellows that built The Dakota in New York City; and a celebrity haunt, with baseball players like Ty Cobb, Cy Young and annie0007 2008-09-25T09:15:33-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/9/23/12248/0118 <![CDATA[<p><i>HotelChatter and Jaunted Contributing Editor <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/user/ced183">Claire Duffett</a> is now reporting from Cambodia and this week she is giving us the low-down on the hotel scene. Any questions about accommodations? <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">Send 'em to us</a> and we'll get them answered for ya.</i><p> <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/7156/pavilion_pool_1.jpg" class="imgborder"> <p> Despite the clout of Raffles Hotel Le Royale, <b>Phnom Penh</b>'s most popular 1920s-era hotel isn't the imposing colonialist establishment, but instead a small boutique hotel called <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Pavilion+Phomn+Penh/local/1345"><b>The Pavilion</b></a> in a quiet neighborhood near the Tonle Sap river and National Museum.<p> Comissioned by the king's grandmother so she could pray at the nearby Buddhist temple, the hotel fuses French and Khmer (Cambodian) architectural styles. Today, the hotel's owners do their best to add modern ced138 2008-09-24T09:15:33-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/