http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2008-11-22T03:21:10Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Hotel%20Giveaways http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/6/6/152012/3595 <![CDATA[<img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/Monkey_Camera.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <p>Guess what? Next time you shoot a quick video of your hotel room and then send it into the vast expanses of the interwebs, you might score a free stay at that hotel! Also, next time you buy a lottery ticket you might win the lottery. But we digress. <br> <p>According to <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/travel/hotels/2008-06-05-hotels-youtube_N.htm ">USA Today</a>, the video = free stay thing can happen: <br> <blockquote><p>Aaron Schwartz, an executive recruiter in Fairfax, Va., wanted a nice memento of his vacation in Aruba. Using his video camera, he filmed his stay at the Marriott Renaissance Ocean Suites last June -- shots of the beautiful beach, flamingos along the water. He uploaded the video to his MySpace page Jenna 2008-06-06T16:00:02-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/6/6/115047/3838 <![CDATA[<p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/hamptonbike.jpg" class="imgborder">If one of your dreams happens to involve getting 10 percent off your stay at <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotels/city/us/IA/Hampton"><b>Hampton Hotels</b></a> (and perhaps a chance to win a free bike, if you're really shooting for the stars), allow us to bring you the news that your dreams are coming true this summer: <blockquote><p>Beginning with the Let the Dreams Begin Rate, which offers guests 10 percent off the best available rate of all weekend stays from June 5 through September 1, 2008 when they book through Hampton.com, Hampton will reward all <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Hilton%20Honors">HHonors</a> members who book the rate with an additional 250 Hilton HHonors bonus points for any weekend stay from June 5 through September 1, 2008.</blockquote></p><p>And since it's summer and Jenna 2008-06-06T12:15:01-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/12/26/113141/86 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/witchery_danbrown.jpg"><p><i>The Da Vinci Code</i> author Dan Brown is still trying to keep the code-cracking fever alive. <p>Brown recently checked out of the <a href="http://www.thewitchery.com/home.html"><b>Witchery Hotel</b></a> in Edinburgh but not before leaving behind a cryptic code (93065) in permanent ink under one of the rugs in his £275-a-night Armoury Suite and leaving a riddle in the guest book.<p>Since the staff has no clue what either code means, the hotel's owner and the nearby Prestonfield Hotel's owner have teamed up to offer a luxury prize to whoever can solve it. Hint: the code is in reference to some of the paintings found in the Armoury Suite.<p>Now before you go ahead and call Dan Brown a <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/12/22/34220/217/hotels/When_Customers_Aren_t_Right">"mondo douchebag"</a> for leaving behind juliana 2006-12-26T11:31:41-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/12/19/203636/20 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/sedona_bedgiveaway.png" class="imgborder"/><p>When we first heard of the <a href="http://www.sedonarouge.com/"><b>Sedona Rouge Hotel &amp; Spa's</a></b> "Luxury Bed Set Drawing," we thought...who in their right might would take bedding from a hotel? Some of them may be uber-comfy, but that doesn't mean you trust the maid service enough to take the linens home...and then we read a little more about it.<p>To celebrate the hotel's recent accomplishment of receiving AAA'a Four Diamond Rating, they have announced a drawing for a complete (and yes, new) Sedona Rouge bed set, known as one of the most lavish and enjoyable features of the hotel. The bed set will include a Simmons King-size Super Plush Pillow Top Mattress with a goose down feather duvet and four premium Picky Chick 2006-12-21T16:05:01-05:00 34.863996 -111.79906 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/6/6/151251/9404 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/hay_adams_suite.jpg"><p> <a href="http://www.fivestaralliance.com">Five Star Alliance</a> is giving away a big time hotel room usually reserved for shenanigans of the politicos. <p> <blockquote><p> The giveaway prize is for a two-night stay at The <a href="http://www.hayadams.com"><b>Hay-Adams</b></a><br> in Washington DC, in a junior suite, valued at $2,400. Entry is free, and the winner will be picked in a random drawing. <br> </blockquote><p> Contest particulars are <a href="http://traveler.fivestaralliance.com/index.php/2006/06/01/win-a-five-star-stay-in-washington-dc/">this way</a>.<p> Looks like you have to sign up for the newsletter in order to earn a shot at the free suite. &nbsp;But, hey, you gotta give a little to give a little sometimes. <br><br>The winner will be contacted by August 15, 2006.<p> [image via <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/hwro/83520107/">hwro</a>]<p> <b>Related Stories:</b><br>&#183; <a href="http://www.google.com/custom?q=Hay+Adams&amp;search.x=0&amp;search.y=0&amp;search=Search&amp;sitesearch=www.hotelchatter.com&amp;sitesearch=&amp;client=pub-0016586576578761&amp;forid=1&amp;ie=ISO-8859-1&amp;oe=ISO-8859-1&amp;cof=GALT%3A%23008000%3BGL%3A1%3BDIV%3A%23336699%3BVLC%3A663399%3BAH%3Acenter%3BBGC%3AFFFFFF%3BLBGC%3AFFFFFF%3BALC%3A0000FF%3BLC%3A0000FF%3BT%3A000000%3BGFNT%3A0000FF%3BGIMP%3A0000FF%3BLH%3A55%3BLW%3A100%3BL%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.hotelchatter.com%2Fimages%2Fhc_100.jpg%3BS%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.hotelchatter.com%3BLP%3A1%3BFORID%3A1%3B&amp;hl=en">Hay Adams Hotel Coverage</a> [HotelChatter]<br>&#183; <a markj 2006-06-06T15:12:51-05:00 38.900232 -77.036558 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/