http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-15T01:19:12Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Hotel%20Reservations http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/7/14/174157/757 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/oldschoolwin.jpg" class="top"><p> The other week we mentioned that in booking a stay at the La Quinta Resort in Palm Springs, we found that the hotel's reservations line gave us <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/7/6/11621/19632/hotels/Does_Calling_the_Hotel_Get_You_a_Better_Deal_">a way better deal</a> than both the hotel website and Expedia.<p> Over at <a href="http://www.vegaschatter.com/story/2009/7/10/182248/586/vegas-travel/For_The_Best_Last_Minute_Deal_at_The_Bellagio_Call_The_Hotel">VegasChatter</a>, the same thing happened when they searched for last minute hotel rooms at The Bellagio. The hotel's reservations line was a bit cheaper than the hotel site and Expedia. And now, we're reading about a <a href="http://twitter.com/KevinDoom/statuses/2634999031">Twitterer</a> who got a great deal the old school way. <blockquote><p>Just called the hotel and got a pimp ass room for way cheaper than any of those deal websites were offering. Old school win!</blockquote></p><p>It's not just random Twitterers juliana 2009-07-14T17:45:34-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/7/6/11621/19632 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/laquinta_entrance.jpg" class="top"><p> There's a very good chance that in the future, we may not be making our next hotel reservation online. Why's that? Because recently we were quoted a rate by a <i>human</i> reservations agent that was more than 50 percent off the hotel's online rate and a rate found on a third-party booking site. And there was no begging, pleading or threatening involved at all. <p> Let us walk you through a recent booking experience at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/La+Quinta+Resort+%26+Club+-+The+Waldorf-Astoria+Collection/ian/129979"><b>La Quinta Resort & Spa</b></a> in Palm Desert, Calif. We decided we wanted to get out of LA for a while and spend our Fourth of July weekend at the desert resort. We also didn't want to just shack up juliana 2009-07-06T16:38:25-05:00 33.6726010 -116.30797 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/