Already, we're seeing an avalanche of holiday-themed promotions and packages at hotels, but here's one that goes beyond turkey dinners and a big Christmas tree in the lobby. In fact, this promo from Embassy Suites seems almost public-service like.

The chain's Office Holiday Party No-Nos Contest is designed to promote good behavior at that most awkward of holiday events, with a pretty decent incentive for doing so. All red-faced office workers with an embarrassing holiday party story up their sleeves have to do is tell the world—well, the folks at Embassy Suites, anyways—all the messy, juicy details of said slip-up. ]]> MsRebecca 2009-11-16T10:49:28-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/10/28/211725/85

Temperatures may be dipping in some parts of the country, but the scene is still steamy in South Beach, where Hotel Victor the forecast is always cool on Frost Bite Thursdays.

Since its July launch, the weekly event’s been such a smashing success that the hotel recently added Garden Zen Thursdays for low(er)-key party hoppers. The way it works is Frost Bite goes on downstairs in the lobby, while Garden Zen takes place on the Vue Terrace right across from the pool. Feeling pepped up or played out -- there's a party for whatever your Thursday mood at Hotel Victor.]]> globetrotting gourmet 2009-11-12T09:28:14-05:00 25.7825290 -80.130478 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/5/23645/8298 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/HalloweenNomad.jpg" class="top"> <p>Apparently there are not enough event spaces or hip hotel bars in New York City to appease the fashion flock, since the biggest party in town (for the trend-ites, it seems), was held in the under-construction core of the <b>NoMad Hotel</b>. If you remember, we went to the big <i>Interview Magazine</i> party last year in the under-construction core of <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/9/5/131138/7916/hotels/Party_Dispatch_Interview_Magazine_Party_at_The_Standard_NYC">The Standard Hotel</a></b>, probably with some of the same attendees who showed at the NoMad. <p>There is this old saying: "two's a coincidence and three's a trend." Well, we've got two down with these parties; what hotel skeleton will be the next to hold a fashion party, thereby elevating this to a trend? Will songs by "Men JetSetCD 2009-11-06T08:59:23-05:00 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 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/