http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T23:59:06Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/HotelChatter%20Contests http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/12/12/21372/380 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/Giveaway_1.JPG" class="top"><p>Have the holiday crowds at the mall started to wear you down? Are you sick of Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas is You?" Are you gagging at the site of another holiday fruitcake? If so, it sounds like you could use a vacation from the holidays. Good thing, we've got a cure for you right here. And it doesn't involve chugging eggnog.<p><b>HotelChatter has partnered up with the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/ihg hotels">InterContinental Hotel Group</a> to offer one lucky winner an awesome vacation</b>. Imagine getting <i>this</i> under your Christmas tree this year: <p><b>A three-night stay at the <a href="http://www.holidayinn.com/hotels/us/en/kissimmee/discv/hoteldetail?sicreative=4360387911&sicontent=0&sitrackingid=130311112&cm_mmc=Google-PS-USANPromotions-_-G+B-AmericasEast-_-Phrase-_-holiday+club+vacations+at+orange+lake+resort&siclientid=2975">Holiday Inn Club Vacations at Orange Lake</a>, located next to the Walt Disney World Parks and Animal Kingdom.</b> All guest rooms juliana 2010-12-13T09:25:52-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/12/8/161656/849 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/Giveaway_1.JPG" class="top"><p><b> THE CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED. Thank you for all your submissions and Orlando vacation plans! We will notify the winner shortly.</b><p>Still trying to come up with a holiday gift idea that will wow someone special in your life? Or are you making it all about you this year? Either way, <b>HotelChatter has partnered up with the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/ihg hotels">InterContinental Hotel Group</a> to offer one lucky winner an awesome vacation</b>. Imagine getting <i>this</i> under your Christmas tree this year: <p><b>A three-night stay at the <a href="http://www.holidayinn.com/hotels/us/en/kissimmee/discv/hoteldetail?sicreative=4360387911&sicontent=0&sitrackingid=130311112&cm_mmc=Google-PS-USANPromotions-_-G+B-AmericasEast-_-Phrase-_-holiday+club+vacations+at+orange+lake+resort&siclientid=2975">Holiday Inn Club Vacations at Orange Lake</a>, located next to the Walt Disney World Parks and Animal Kingdom.</b> All guest rooms at this resort come with either two queen beds or a king juliana 2010-12-09T14:50:50-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/5/5/125625/1495 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/parkhyattchicagobed.jpg" class="top"><p><i>The Park Hyatt Chicago</i><p><b>UPDATE: Congrats to <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/5/5/125625/1495/hotels/Win_Two_Free_Night_Awards_with_Hyatt_s_Gold_Passport_Program#77">AGrater</a> and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/user/jdgoalie30">JDGoalie30</a> who won this contest. Thanks to ALL OF YOU for participating and hopefully, we can do more of these contests for you soon.</b><p>This week we're sort of obsessing over <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/hotel loyalty programs"><b>Loyalty Programs.</b></a> We've got tips from <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/tag/the points guys">The Points Guy</a> and we're keeping dibs on the newest promotions and changes. While we were bummed to hear that Hyatt's <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/hyatt gold passport"><b>Gold Passport</b></a> had upped their point requirements for free nights, we did find out that Gold Passport is still in the midst of their <a href="http://goldpassport.hyatt.com"><b>Big Welcome Back</b></a> promotion.<p>Since we are in the midst of a loyalty program obsession, we decided what juliana 2010-05-12T12:00:37-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/7/27/17550/9936 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/hotelpreston_contest1.jpg" class="top"><p> HotelChatter's <a href=""><b>Win a Trip to Nashville</b></a> contest ended last last week and since then our panel of judges has been busy grading entries. Today we are happy to report that we have a winner. Twenty-nine year-old Mike Nielsen of Los Angeles, Calif. and a guest of his choosing will be jetting off to Nashville courtesy of <a href="http://www.southwest.com">Southwest Airlines</a> and staying at the <a href="http://www.hotelpreston.com"><b>The Hotel Preston</b></a> for two nights. Here is Mike's winning entry: <blockquote><p> I think, especially if you're staying in Nashville, that a fun, simple room amenity would be an: <p> ACOUSTIC GUITAR <p> That would be so much fun! It seems to make sense, and would be very original and entertaining for HotelChatter 2009-07-27T17:25:36-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/6/22/204114/578 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/hotelpreston_contest1.jpg" class="top"><p> <b>UPDATE 7.23.09: The contest is now closed. The winner has been announced on Monday July 27th here at HotelChatter.</a></b> <p> Hotels have become quite clever these days with their in-room amenities. Like The Wit Hotel in Chicago with its <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/6/24/82849/0441/hotels/Chicago_s_Wit_Hotel_Has_Awesome_Wakeup_Calls">cute wake-up calls</a> or the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/6/15/92631/0223/hotels/The_Lanesborough_Offers_Complimentary_In_Room_Laptops">complimentary laptops</a> at The Lanesborough Hotel in London. We're also partial to the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/6/3/112734/3451/hotels/The_Donut_Esque_Green_Soap_at_The_James_is_Kinda_Genius">"donut soap"</a> at The James and hotels that have <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/6/1/145115/1120/hotels/Hotel_Gansevoort_NYC_Offers_Sony_Reader_Digital_Books_By_the_Pool">Sony Readers</a> or <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/12/3/8341/33219/hotels/Algonquin_Forgoes_Bookshelf_Trend_for_Kindles">Kindles</a>. And of course, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/3/10/9454/96228/hotels/What_Kind_of_Sexy_Amenities_Do_You_Want_in_Your_Hotel_Room_">sexy in-room amenities</a> continue to be popular with hotel guests. <p>At <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Preston/ian/206022"><b>The Hotel Preston</b></a> in Nashville, amenities are a big part of the guest experience. A Spiritual Menu is offered to guests so they can choose how HotelChatter 2009-06-24T12:10:25-05:00 36.1418670 -86.701295 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/