http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T08:47:19Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Hotel%20Party http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/7/18/16141/8166 <![CDATA[<p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/absinthe.jpg">The annual festival, <a href="http://www.talesofthecocktail.com/">Tales of the Cocktail,</a> will kick off in New Orleans tomorrow at 2 p.m. a the <a href="http://www.hotelmonteleone.com/index.html?PHPSESSID=f4fbbca7f4890bb7486d02a7d99e22b9"><b>Hotel Monteleone</b></a> in the French Quarter.<p>Here the official cocktail of the festival will be unveiled and over the next few days, more than 2,000 people are expected to roam about the city, attending cocktail parties, dining at fine restaurants and getting drunk.<p>But if you're on the wagon or if you've promised yourself that the one time you tried absinthe in Prague would be your last, then be careful. The hotel will be paying homage to the dangerous drink:<blockquote><p>Tales of the Cocktail will also feature a tasting of the only bona fide absinthe produced anywhere in the world juliana 2006-07-18T16:14:01-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/7/17/161725/296 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/hyatt_dancers.jpg"><p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/maps/hotelchatter-hollywood-star-map"><b>Go Straight to HotelChatter Hollywood Star Map</b></a><p><a href="http://www.westhollywoodhyatt.com"><b>The Riot Hyatt</b></a> is well-known in these parts for hosting the heavy metal hairbands back in the 80s and a party the night before Fourth of July seemed to pay homage to that part of the hotel's history.<p> Held on the very top floor of the hotel, this Riot @ the Hyatt Party brought together a freaky crowd (some guests dressed as 80s hair band rockers) who partied in the Sunset Ballroom. While the rooftop pool was adjacent (thankfully) the partiers were not allowed to dive in.<p>But they were treated to a bunch of dancers doing some crazy choreography as green laser lights flashed in the background. This reminds us of juliana 2006-07-17T16:17:25-05:00 34.095396 -118.37318 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/