http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-15T09:00:48Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/HotelChatter%202009%20Awards http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/12/31/102553/13 <![CDATA[<p><img align src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/2009Epilogued.jpg" class="top"><p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/2009_awards_hc.jpg">Thanks for joining us on the last day of 2009 for our 2009 HotelChatter Year-End Awards. A big, big shout-out to all the Hotel Mavens out there who have contributed to our site with their <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/reader%20reviews">reviews</a>, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/hotelchatter%20flickr%20pool">photos</a> and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/hotelchatter%20comments">comments</a> this year. We couldn't have done it all without you. Keep it up in 2010!<br> <p><p> As always, there are at least four ways to contribute:<br> <br>&#183;<a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/newuser">Become a HotelChatter member</a> and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/submit">submit</a> stories, releasing your inner travel writer.<br>&#183;<a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/newuser">Become a HotelChatter member</a>, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/12/31/133116/60/hotels/2007_HotelChatter_Awards_Epilogue#postform">comment on stories</a>, and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/6/8/112925/9560/hotels/HotelChatter_Launches_Intergalactic_Hotel_Pages">review hotels</a>.<br>&#183;<a href="http://flickr.com/groups/hotelchatter/">Send us snapshots of your favorite and least favorite hotels.</a><br>&#183;<a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">Shoot us an email tip.</a><p>Now for your viewing enjoyment, here is HotelChatter 2009-12-31T14:46:34-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/12/30/134820/88 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/lasvegas2009.JPG" class="top"><p><i>The Strip has seen from the Mandarin Bar at the Mandarin Oriental</i><p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/2009_awards_hc.jpg"><i>It's what you've been waiting all year for--<a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/hotelchatter 2009 awards"><b>The 2009 HotelChatter Awards</b></a>! We'll be bringing you the best and worst of the year (and the decade) all day today and part of tomorrow. Agree or disagree with our picks? Air your thoughts in <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/12/30/134820/88/hotels/Best_Hotel_Scene_Long_Live_Las_Vegas#comment-block">comments below</a>.</i><p> The year started off bleak for <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/city/las vegas"><b>Las Vegas</b></a>--at least from a tourism industry perspective. But for travelers, it was awesome! The room rates on the Strip dropped to unbelievable prices, even on the weekends, and we couldn't create a hotel deals list without including Vegas on it somewhere.<p>If you found your travel budget slashed in HotelChatter 2009-12-31T14:12:09-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/12/31/10240/434 <![CDATA[<p><!-- Start of Brightcove Player --> <div style="display:none"> </div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://admin.brightcove.com/js/BrightcoveExperiences.js"></script> <object id="myExperience6538145001" class="BrightcoveExperience"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /> <param name="width" value="486" /> <param name="height" value="412" /> <param name="playerID" value="4862856001" /> <param name="publisherID" value="1321358962"/> <param name="isVid" value="true" /> <param name="@videoPlayer" value="6538145001" /> </object> <!-- End of Brightcove Player --><p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/2009_awards_hc.jpg"><i>It's what you've been waiting all year for--<a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/hotelchatter 2009 awards"><b>The 2009 HotelChatter Awards</b></a>! We'll be bringing you the best and worst of the year (and the decade) all day today and part of tomorrow. Agree or disagree with our picks? Air your thoughts in <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/12/31/10240/434/hotels/People_s_Choice_Award_The_Standard_New_York#comment-block">comments below</a>.</i><p>After reading the last award for <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/12/31/102029/24/hotels/Hotelier_of_The_Year_Andre_Balazs_Brought_SexyBack_">Hotelier of the Year</a>, it's no surprise that this year's <b>People's Choice Award</b> is <a HotelChatter 2009-12-31T13:41:43-05:00 40.7406670 -74.007828 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/12/31/102029/24 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/AndreOnTable.jpg" class="top"><p> <img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/2009_awards_hc.jpg"><i>It's what you've been waiting all year for--<a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/hotelchatter 2009 awards"><b>The 2009 HotelChatter Awards</b></a>! We'll be bringing you the best and worst of the year (and the decade) all day today and part of tomorrow. Agree or disagree with our picks? Air your thoughts in <a href="">comments below</a>.</i><p> <p>This year, we spent a lot of one-on-one time with hoteliers in our <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/pitch your hotel"><b>Pitch Your Hotel</b></a> series. And we fully intend to traipse the world again filming these hoteliers, general managers and other executives in 2010. <p>But there's one hotelier we met who, even though we didn't get him on camera, that tops the rest-- <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/andre balazs"><b>Andre Balazs</b></a>.<p>It was a rainy day early HotelChatter 2009-12-31T13:23:40-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/12/31/123218/65 <![CDATA[<p><p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/2009_awards_hc.jpg"><i>It's what you've been waiting all year for--<a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/hotelchatter 2009 awards"><b>The 2009 HotelChatter Awards</b></a>! We'll be bringing you the best and worst of the year (and the decade) all day today and part of tomorrow. Agree or disagree with our picks? Air your thoughts in <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/12/31/123218/65/hotels/The_Worst_Hotel_Stories_of_The_Decade#comment-block">comments below</a>.</i><p>Yes, we're doing a Decade List. By now, you're probably sick of them but hey, ours is all about hotels--not just Britney Spears, George Bush and the iPhone.<p>And now, it's time for the Worst of the Decade. It's always easy to dwell on the negative and in these heady days of blogging, Twittering and Facebooking, everyone's a hotel critic. But these stories stood out as the worst for us. Don't forget HotelChatter 2009-12-31T12:35:02-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/