Room 1433 at Hotel Sax Chicago.

We received a couple of tips lately that there was something brewing with Thompson Hotels and usually when more than one tip comes in, we know something's up. But today we have confirmation that indeed The Hotel Sax in Chicago, best known for its RockBand studio and where we recently shacked up the other week, is turning into a Thompson Hotel.

The conversion will officially happen on December 1st and while the hotel was recently renovated a few years ago, we fully expect the place to get "Thompsonized."]]> juliana 2009-11-04T13:10:52-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/3/101047/978 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/30451/mazagan_fireworks.jpg" class="top"></p> <p>Fireworks. Fire eaters. Snake charmers&#151;just another night for Lindsay Lohan. (And, no, those are not euphemisms.) If <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/2/105530/352/hotels/Lohan_Gets_It_On_Allegedly_With_Gerard_Butler_at_Morocco_Hotel_Opening">yesterday&#146;s report</a> of LiLo&#146;s alleged tryst with Gerard Butler got your heart racing and you want to follow suit, here&#146;s a little more info on where the action went down. </p> <p><b>The Mazagan Beach Resort</b> is located in El Jadida, Morocco, about 55 miles southwest of Casablanca. So, yeah, romance is built right into the sand dunes. And there&#146;s a lot of &#146;em here: the resort sits on a 4.3 mile beach and you can see the ocean from many of the 500 5-star rooms and suites.</p> <p>The best way to picture the sprawl of Mazagan? Just think of MsRebecca 2009-11-03T10:15:23-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/2/154726/088 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/hotelmonacoseattle.jpg" class="top"><p> We live in the Pacific Northwest, so we can say in complete confidence that Edward and Bella mania is at full-tilt levels of bat sh*t crazy. You can buy a replica of the heart-shaped crystal charm Edward gives to Bella, dine on mushroom ravioli at Bella Italia and even visit the Forks Community Hospital where Dr. Cullen works. <p>We&#146;ve even heard that some hotels in Port Angeles, Forks and La Push on Washington&#146;s Olympic Peninsula (the center of "Twilight" activity) are whoring out rundown motel rooms at $150 and up &#150; because they can take the tourism bucks and run. <p>We love these coastal towns for a daytrip or an afternoon of waves, but they&#146;re kinda depressing. globetrotting gourmet 2009-11-03T08:34:20-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/1/224247/538 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/macys2009tgiving_paa.jpg" class="top"><p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/maps/2009-Macys-Thanksgiving-Parade-Hotels"><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/macysmapstory.jpg"></a> Yes, once again it's time for our annual list of <b>Best Hotels For Watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade</b>. This is our fourth installment and while <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/11/3/114950/488/hotels/The_Five_Best_Hotels_for_the_2008_Macy_s_Thanksgiving_Parade">last year's choices</a> and anything in the vicinity of Times Square still holds true, we decided to do away with the old and bring in some new choices. And it looks like the Macy's Day parade will be trying something new itself on November 26th.<p> This year the parade will go down 7th Avenue instead of the old Broadway. The start will still kick off at 77th and Central Park West.<p> Sadly, the cast of <i>Glee</i> will <a href="http://www.tmz.com/2009/10/12/glee-thanksgiving-parade-nbc-dumped/">not be performing</a> at the parade, a lame decision juliana 2009-11-02T12:54:20-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/