HotelChatter - Tag: Hotel Rates

Santa Barbara: Cheap Hotels Are Hard to Find for Michael Jackson's Neverland Memorial

juliana — 2009-07-01T12:26:00-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/mjtributehotels2.jpg" class="top"> Here at HotelChatter we have a very informal indicator of how popular an event is going to be: the price of the nearest Holiday Inn. If the room rate for the Holiday Inns in the city where said event is taking place remain low, we're sorry to tell you, event promoters, but this gig is probably a bust. If the Holiday Inn's rates in the city where said event is taking place have skyrocketed to unreasonable prices that no one would ever fork over for a budget hotel, then you're in luck: your event is going to be a success! Too bad Michael Jackson isn't here to see just how massive his funeral is going to be.The

Louisville: The Only Derby Hotel We Will Be Staying In is The Couch Hotel

juliana — 2009-04-30T16:32:58-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/derby2009.jpg" class="top"> Whether you're headed to the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/kentucky%20derby">Kentucky Derby</a> tomorrow to actually watch the races or just to don a silly hat and stalk <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/story/2009/4/29/204444/449/travel/Paris+Hilton+Does+Kentucky">Paris Hilton</a>, you'll be happy to know that there are hotel rooms open. But they will cost you a pretty penny. For instance the Embassy Suites is charging $450 a night. Granted, it's a suite and you can fit four friends in there easily but still, are people really going to shell out that much for the Derby? Similarly, the Hilton Garden Inn is now charging $579 a night. And The Brown Hotel is asking for $1,333 a night. Um. Ok. If you say so.Your best bet for affordable Derby hotels continues to

Louisville: Only Rich Folk Will Be Attending the Kentucky Derby

juliana — 2009-04-08T16:05:48-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/derby2009.jpg" class="top"> The Kentucky Derby will be held this year on Saturday, May 2 and it's sure to be less glitzy than other years thanks to the economy and well, the loss of Anna Nicole Smith. Her absence is still felt two years later. Oh well, there's always Heidi Montag or Lindsay Lohan to step in.But despite these tragedies, hotel room rates are not coming down. Even though, hotels are <a href="http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20090408/DERBYFUN/904080377/1003/BUSINESS">moaning</a> about the loss of business and empty rooms for Derby weekend, you will be hard-pressed to find any mildly respectable hotel brand that is not going for less than $200. In fact, most room rates are averaging about $350.We checked rates on our own <a href="http://hotelrates.hotelchatter.com">Hotel Rates

New Orleans: Last-Minute Revelry: You Can Still Make it to NoLa For Mardi Gras

EricRosen — 2009-02-23T17:09:40-05:00

Mardi Gras is about spontaneity, so we bet a few of you out there haven’t even bothered to check whether there are still hotel rooms available for you to sleep it off after all the festivities down in NoLa. It's lucky you have us to do that for you, and we’ve been looking for rooms on a budget since chances are you won’t be spending any time there anyway. Here’s what we found.

We did a quick search on our hotel rates search engine, and came up with a few options that aren’t exactly budget, but are still pretty good.

Seattle: Hopefully Not Sleepless in Seattle

juliana — 2009-02-19T16:37:34-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/seattlerates.jpg" class="top"> We're heading to <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/city/seattle">Seattle</a> next month for our very first trip to the grunge mecca. What? It's not 1993 anymore? Darn. Either way, we're pretty stoked to visit Seattle but we have no idea where we want to stay.Since our budget is tight we are trying to keep the stay under $150 a night. We'd really like to do it for $100. Our best hope for that is to leave our hotel fate up to the Priceline or Hotwire blind booking gods. But we're not that desperate yet.A cursory search on our <a href="http://hotelrates.hotelchatter.com/SearchResults.aspx?fileName=Seattle&languageCode=EN&checkin=2009-03-20&checkout=2009-03-22&Adults=1&Rooms=1&pageIndex=1&tabId=Details">hotel rates search engine</a> gave us the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Westin+Seattle/ian/164122">Westin Seattle</a> for $135 a night. This is $14 less than the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Sheraton+Seattle+Hotel/ian/164116">Sheraton</a> which