HotelChatter - Tag: Ibis Hotels

Hong Kong is Getting A Really Big Ibis Hotel

amandak — 2009-10-22T08:42:24-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Hong_Kong_Skyline.jpg" class="top"> Not content with having one hotel in Hong Kong, the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Ibis%20Hotels">Ibis Hotels</a> chain are preparing to build their biggest hotel in Asia in central Hong Kong. They say that the downtown area the hotel will be built on the corner of Bonham Strand West and Des Vouex Road West, if you know the spot is lacking in decent economy-level hotels and the Ibis should be the perfect fit.Come early 2012, the Ibis Hong Kong Sheung Wan should be ready for plenty of guests with its 550 rooms, along with a restaurant and bar. An Ibis hotel rarely costs an arm and a leg so it might be worth looking into with that central location.Ibis

The Five Worst Budget Brands In Europe

juliab — 2009-09-09T13:42:05-05:00

You’re headed to Europe and despite all the talk about airline deals, getting there has eaten up a lot of your budget. So you're going to stay on the cheap. Yesterday, we listed our Five Best Budget Brands in Europe so that you will know the best hotels to hit up and what you get for your money.

But you also need to know which ones to avoid. Sure, the prices are right at these budget brands but there are times you may want to pay a little more for your peace of mind.

Madrid: The View From This Madrid Ibis is Ibusted

Jenna — 2009-07-23T12:31:22-05:00

<![CDATA[You know the scene. You open the door to your brand new hotel room, run over to the window, open the blinds and bam, you are hit with the anti-view. Maybe you are looking down a dirty alley, witnessing a drug deal, staring at an air shaft in the face, or seeing a brick wall. Whatever you are viewing it is not extremely pleasurable. Help out your fellow hotel mavens by uploading your anti-views to the <a href="http://flickr.com/groups/hotelchatter/">HotelChatter/Flickr photo pool</a>, or by <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">sending the photo along to us</a>. Remember to tell us the name of the hotel and the room number with the not-so-easy-on-the-eyes view. <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/ibismadridroof.jpg" class="top"> Things to see in Madrid: see a game at Bernabeu Stadium.

Accor Tempting Us With Three-Day Sale in Oz, Kiwiland and Asia

amandak — 2009-02-17T10:31:00-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Accor_Logo.jpg" class="top"> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Accor%20Hotels">Accor Hotels</a> in the Asia Pacific are getting ready for a three-day sale--they say there'll be a million rooms in 250 hotels up for grabs at rates discounted by more than 75%. The sale runs from February 24 to 26 and is for stays between April and July.This region includes Australia, New Zealand and Asia, and includes a bunch of hotel chains that are all branded to Accor: <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Novotel%20Hotels">Novotel</a>, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Mercure%20Hotels">Mercure</a>, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Ibis%20Hotels">Ibis</a> and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/All%20Seasons%20Hotels">All Seasons</a> are among them.Right now at the <a href="http://www.accorhotels.com/gb/promotion/specials/coming-soon.shtml">super sale website</a> all you can see is a tantalizing "Coming soon", but we'll be there early on February 24. We're after an Adelaide hotel room in May and we'll let

Singapore: You Can Pay Whatever You Like at the Singapore Ibis

juliana — 2009-02-04T09:41:40-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/ibisbencoolen.jpg" class="top">Because we can never pass up an opportunity to insert at TI lyric into the headline.We're starting to believe that there has never been as good of a time than right now to be a hotel guest. Hotels are bending over backwards trying to entice you to their hotels. Since guests only care about price these days, hotels are trying to lessen the sticker shock we've experienced over the past years by offering insane crazy deals.Like the British hotels that are offering rooms for <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/1/26/93416/5348/hotels/Hoxton_Hotel_Rooms_for_1_But_It_s_Fastest_Finger_First_">a pound</a> and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/2/1/192510/2829/hotels/Hong_Kong_or_Bust_Thanks_to_LastMinuteTravel_s_World_for_1_">Last Minute Travel's</a> hotel rooms for $1, the soon-to-open <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Ibis+Singapore+On+Bencoolen/ian/307714">Singapore Ibis</a> is allowing guests to pay whatever they like for their hotel room. <blockquote>Rooms at the Singapore Ibis,