These are people who just book hotel rooms to garner a certain amount of points that will either take them to the next loyalty echelon (gold, platinum, etc.) or earn them a free stay.

So the question for Mattress Runners is: What would you put up with for 50,000 points?

We have a first-hand experience of one guest who had much to complain about at a Holiday Inn near the Atlanta airport. Yet it turns out, all that grief made him loaded in Priority Club points. Mattress runners take note.

The full story is after the jump.]]> travelingmcmahans 2008-08-19T12:38:49-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/7/28/368/94060 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/hichelsea_ext.jpg" class="imgborder"> <p>Last week, we had the chance to stay overnight in the brand new <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Holiday+Inn+Manhattan+6th+Ave./ian/266211">Holiday Inn Manhattan 6th Avenue</a></b>, one of the first HI properties to sport the brand's more upscale look, which includes the upgraded <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/6/24/17185/8537/hotels/Who_Knew_Holiday_Inn_Looking_Good_These_Days">logo </a>and all sorts of the new, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/6/24/17185/8537/hotels/Who_Knew_Holiday_Inn_Looking_Good_These_Days">chic decor</a> planned to hit all Holiday Inns by the end of 2010. <p>And while we admit that the hotel did <i>look </i>pretty sexy (especially, you know, for a Holiday Inn) we couldn't help but notice that it would have been a terrible hotel for having good old fashioned sexytime -- and sorry, Spitzerface and Edwards: secret affairs here would be totally out of the question. <p>The reasons why (and a full Jenna 2008-07-28T09:30:24-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/7/10/95150/7679

New hotel technology has gotta start somewhere and down in Australia, the University of Queensland's School of Tourism has been trying to get students to have some brainwaves for the future.

When we first heard about this idea we figured that a bunch of students who've only ever stayed in youth hostels might not have many brilliant ideas for the future of hotels, but the results were better than we'd expected.

USA Today was a day off on the opening of the report that the Holiday Inn Chelsea which said the hotel would open Thursday.

Our on-the-street intelligence actually confirms that the new hotel, one of the few Holiday Inns to sport the revamped logo and chicer interior, will be opening today and is already booked to capacity for the weekend.

Swinging by the scene yesterday at 125 West 26th Street and 6th Avenue revealed last-minute preparations like a mountain of recycling to do and four extra mattresses chilling outside. As we stealthily evaded security, we managed to peek into the small lobby and lounge area.

]]> JetSetCD 2008-06-27T13:45:06-05:00 40.745268 -73.992529 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/6/24/17185/8537 <![CDATA[<p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/holidayinnnewlogo.gif" class="imgborder"><p>Right after we finished writing this bit about the newly renovated <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/6/24/154924/123/hotels/Palm_Springs_Area_Hotel_Guide_Holiday_Inn_s_New_Look_Suits_All">Holiday Inn in Palm Springs</a>, we came across an article from <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/travel/2008-06-23-holiday-inn_N.htm">USA Today</a> about the new <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Holiday%20Inns"><b>Holiday Inn</b></a> opening up in Chelsea on Thursday.<p>And again, we all might be impressed with what we find.<p>The article reports that the new Holiday Inn will sport many of the upgrades (including the new logo/sign) that the brand is doing to all of its properties by 2010--at a whopping overhaul cost of $1 billion.<blockquote><p>The revamped hotels preserve little from the past. The primary reminder is the splash of green in the Holiday Inn sign and entry lighting, recalling the old green-and-white-striped Holiday Inn towels. <p> Walking up juliana 2008-06-24T17:30:26-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/