HotelChatter - Tag: Hotel Rates

Dallas: Omni Dallas: It's Definitely Opening, And It's Definitely Got An Infinity Pool

ASchechter — 2011-10-21T18:31:22-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/pool_deck_jpg.ashx.jpeg" class="top">Omni Dallas, which is set to open on 11/11/11, will include an infinity pool Whoever said 11/11/11 would mark a pivotal world-changing event must have been cc'd on development memos issued from <a href="">Omni Hotels</a>' corporate office. That is to say, Omni's latest creation, Omni Dallas, a 1,001-room convention hotel on South Lamar St, will be opening on the portentous dateand with $111 rates, no less. As part of the "Definitely Dallas" package (this name is putting <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077415/">dirty thoughts</a> into our head), guests who book rooms through December 30, 2011 will receive $111 deluxe guest rooms. Inside the rooms, you'll find a 111-inch flat-screen TV; and on top of the beds, you'll rest your head on 111

Start Planning That Staycation: European Hotel Rates 'Soar' to Ridiculous Highs

Heidi Atwal — 2011-09-22T16:30:01-05:00

A hotel room high in the sky with a price to match too!

As if the weak dollar to euro/dollar to pound exchange rate wasn't enough to deter you from booking that trip to Europe, a recent surge in hotel prices provides yet another reason to plan a staycation this year.

According to a report in the U.K.'s The Independent, European hotel rates are reaching ridiculous highs, jumping "19 percent since last month," with popular destinations seeing the biggest increases of all. Per a survey by Trivago:

Brooklyn: Rates Get Low at These 5 Brooklyn Hotels

ASchechter — 2011-06-10T13:14:13-05:00

There's been a lot of action on the Brooklyn hotel opening front as of late, but right now, only one of those new properties is actually open (see below).

Here's a look at the options for independent budget hotels in the Brooklyn area that you can book right this instant. All of them, except for Nu Hotel, have availability for the July 4th weekend, which, lest we forget, rapidly approaches.

Selecting one random one-night date, July 21, we plugged it in for all the properties to see what they had to offer.

London: London Room Rates Are Up, But Good News For the Weekend

juliab — 2010-04-26T09:50:48-05:00

Now that the volcanic ash incident is nearly over, things are getting back to normal in the UK. Perhaps, too normal for our liking.

It’s been a while since we’ve seen a stonking deal for a London hotel, and now it’s just been announced that the first quarter of 2010 has seen room rates rise by nearly 5 percent. Damn the end of the recession!

The average room in the capital will now set you back �123 (�188). RevPAR (revenue per available room) has more than doubled in the past three months, and occupancy rates are up by 5.4 percent. Good for hotels, bad for us.

New York: The St. Giles Hotels Rates Aren't That Different From When They Were Ws

MsRebecca — 2010-04-19T15:45:59-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/stgilesnewyork.jpg" class="top">Now that a bunch of Londoners are ruling the roost at the Hotels Formerly Known as the Ws of East 39th Streetthat would be the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/W+HOTEL+COURT+-+NEW+YORK/local/169">St. Giles, The Court</a> and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/W+Hotel+Tuscany+New+York/local/178">St. Giles, The Tuscany</a>there are new rates to go with the new name. And if you were a fan of these quiet East Side W's then you'll be pleased to know that they're not too different from the old ratesin the $275$300 a night range. Both hotels got their <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/4/11/16919/2439/hotels/W_Drops_The_Court_and_The_Tuscany_From_Its_NYC_Hotels_">new St. Giles identities</a> last Wednesday, and since it sounds like the new owners weren't going to change much, there was no need to close the properties and spiff them up. They look pretty much like