http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T20:53:09Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Hotel%20Booking%20Websites http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/7/5/162925/9410 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/PricelineVenice.jpg" class="top"> <p>Can we just say that it's about frickin' time that <b><a href="http://www.priceline.com">Priceline</a></b>, who's been somewhat ahead of the curve since touting their ahead-of-the-curveness through William Shatner, finally gathers their huge amount of hotel data to produce a spiffy map view of their hotels and current rates. <p>The new tool, unveiled just before the Fourth, features mapped-out and color-coded price quotes from hotels in cities from good old NYC all the way to Sharm El Sheikh. If you've used Google Maps before, this system will be second-nature to you. And if you're headed for a popular destination, the three search scales will majorly help narrow it down: <b>by price range, by star rating, and by guest rating</b>. <p>We've JetSetCD 2009-07-06T08:53:21-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/5/27/141318/210 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/expediacancelfees.jpg" class="top"> <p>Remember <A href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/4/1/144251/9338/hotels/Expedia_Asks_About_Our_Canceled_Hotel_Stay_That_We_Had_to_Pay_For">that time</a> we booked a Seattle hotel through <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/expedia">Expedia </a></b>and then we got so sick we couldn't make the trip and had to cancel at the very last minute? And even though we had a doctor's note we still had to pay $135 for a hotel room that we never stayed in. (However, a sympathetic Expedia rep <i>did</i> feel sorry enough to throw us a $50 Expedia credit.) <p>Right, well: since we canceled the booking on the morning of the reservation, we were forced to eat the whole room rate &#151; but if we'd canceled a little further in advance, we'd have at <i>least</i> gotten charged a standard $25.00 Expedia cancellation fee. <p>But! That Jenna 2009-05-27T14:16:44-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/