HotelChatter - Tag: Hotel Sales

Chicago: The Public Was Failed By Public Chicago's Online Reservation System

ASchechter — 2012-01-18T09:33:21-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/PublicChicago_Guestroom.jpg" class="top">OK. It happened. The <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Public+Chicago/local/1704">Public Chicago</a>'s $1 sale <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2012/1/17/125527/312/hotels/Public_Chicago_s_One_Dollar_Sale_Sells_Out_in_5_Minutes">came and went</a> in the blink of an eye, and by the end of it (five minutes later), we were left still clutching our measly dollar, and cursing the hotel gods above. But it eases our conscienceslightlyto know we weren't the only ones duped into thinking we were actually going to score a $1 hotel room yesterday. So what was going on? Well, just like with any place that gets inundated with too many customers all at once (eBay, Ticketmaster, <a href="http://www.target.com/c/Missoni/-/N-5ouwb">Missoni for Target</a>), some people simply got lost in the shuffle. Of course, some actually did end up scoring reservations. And hooray for them. But understandably, we

Public Chicago's One Dollar Sale Sells Out in 5 Minutes

juliana — 2012-01-17T13:10:02-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/PublicSale_soldout.jpg" class="top"> Perhaps we shouldn't have vigorously cheered on the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Public+Chicago/local/1704">Public Chicago's</a> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2012/1/9/205733/5016/hotels/Hold_the_Phone_The_Public_Chicago_Will_Be_Offering_Rooms_for_Just_a_1">One Dollar Sale</a> because rooms sold-out today in just FIVE MINUTES.But as we've seen with other gimmicky hotel sales (see: <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/10/1/101723/828/hotels/Yeah_We_Got_Totally_Shut_Out_of_the_LHW_19_28_Sale_Too">LHW</a> and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/7/15/91527/4296/hotels/Copley_Square_s_18_Birthday_Sale_Did_Not_Go_So_Well">Copley Square</a>), the Public's sale did not go off without a few hitches. For starters, some folks, including us, never got an email from Public Hotels announcing the start of the sale. This is pretty crappy as signing up for the email was the preferred way of learning about the sale. Yet even the folks who did receive the email and clicked the link to the sale ended up losing their rooms during the checkout process. Like our own contributor <a

Flash Sales For Our Monied Cross-the-Pond Friends: Jetsetter U.K. Launched Today

Heidi Atwal — 2011-09-20T16:15:01-05:00

Safari flash sale, anyone?

Belonging to the gilded family of flash sale sites that is Gilt Groupe, Jetsetter capitalizes on the mildly frugal habits of its largely monied clientele. The same shoppers purchasing Nina Ricci and Valentino at a "bargain" (typically meaning prices in the hundreds rather than the thousands) turn to Jetsetter for deals on some of the world's most desirable hotels and resorts.

The Demise Of Mint Hotels Is Not Something To Chew On

juliab — 2011-09-19T11:25:38-05:00

<![CDATA[	 <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/21888/mintroom.jpg" class="top"> Bye bye free in-room iMac Say it isn't so! Terrible news over the weekend says that <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/mint hotels">Mint Hotels</a> are going over to the dark side - and are set to become <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/doubletree hotels">Hilton DoubleTrees</a> and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/hilton garden inns">Hilton Garden Inns.</a> According to <a href="http://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/19/09/2011/340298/Newly-sold-Mint-Hotels-to-be-branded-as-Hilton-Worldwide.htm">Caterer Search</a>, the chain (seven in the UK plus a new one in Amsterdam) was bought on Friday (for £600m) by Blackstone, which plans to convert them all into the aforementioned Hilton brands. Ghastly news! What will happen to the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/9/3/175338/4243/hotels/The_Five_Best_Budget_Brands_in_Europe">tech-savvy rooms</a>, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/10/14/81813/320/hotels/Feeling_Perky_at_a_City_Inn_There_s_a_Special_Something_in_the_Air_Con">mental special air con</a>, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/4/10/1601/39576/hotels/The_Mint_Hotel_Tower_Of_London_Gets_Minty_Fresh_with_Their_Living_Wall">living walls</a>, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/8/18/52819/0628/hotels/A_Healthy_Hotel_Lunch_Tastes_Even_Better_On_A_Budget">cheap lunch deals</a> and awesome little <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/8/26/111614/461/hotels/Mint_Tower_Of_London_Gives_You_A_Fresh_Look_At_The_City">walking tours</a>. A cookie at check in won't make up

London: Classy London Broad With Transport Problems WLTM Man With A Boat

juliab — 2011-08-31T11:42:53-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/21888/vertaroom.jpg" class="top"> All good things must come to an end but normally if theyre hotels, we expect them to last longer than a year. So its with sadness that we read that <a href='http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel/local/1812'>Hotel Verta</a>, the swanky Battersea property by the London heliport, has been put up for sale. Although its future looked a little shaky in April, when Von Essen went into administration, the fact that the Verta was retained by Von Essens founder, Andrew Davis, gave us a little hope. But now, <a href="http://www.eatoutmagazine.co.uk/online_article/Christie-and-Co-puts-Hotel-Verta-up-for-sale/14344">Eat Out</a> says that its been listed for sale. According to Christie & Co, which is handling the sale: <blockquote>Its situation near the London Heliport, its views over the Thames and its commitment to