HotelChatter - Tag: John McCain

Phoenix: Why Is Obama Snubbing the Arizona Biltmore?

Jenna — 2009-02-18T12:10:09-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/ICmontelucia.jpg" class="top"> The new InterContinental Montelucia Fun fact: <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/2/13/19244/0888/hotels/Stay_Where_Every_President_Has_Gone_Before">Every president</a> since Herbert Hoover has stayed at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Arizona+Biltmore+Resort+-+The+Waldorf-Astoria+Collection/ian/105306">Arizona Biltmore Resort</a> in Phoenix. It's also where former presidential hopeful <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/John%20McCain">John McCain</a> married Cindy in 1980, and, of course, where the McCain/Palin camp <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/11/5/3339/94887/hotels/John_McCain_Concedes_Presidency_at_The_Biltmore">watched Obama </a>secure the presidency on election night back in November. It's not really any surprise that John McCain chose to avoid the Biltmore when selecting an Arizona venue to hold a fundraiser to launch his campaign for a fifth Senate term (maybe some bad memories there?), but hearing the news that <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Barack%20Obama">President Obama</a> is skipping out on the Biltmore on his next trip to AZ is raising eyebrows 'round here. In fact, John

Phoenix: John McCain Concedes Presidency at The Biltmore

Jenna — 2008-11-05T09:00:07-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/mccainconcession.jpg" class="top"> John McCain is probably never going to go back to the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Arizona+Biltmore+Resort+-+The+Waldorf-Astoria+Collection/ian/105306">Arizona Biltmore</a> again. Bad memories, we think. Last night as the polls on the West Coast began to close, the presidential candidate conceded defeat in a poignant speech to supporters on the lawn of the sprawling Phoenix resort just after 10 p.m. CST. According to <a href="http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/11/05/mccain_concession/">Salon</a>, as the rest of the country saw election returns that showed Barack Obama emerging as the clear winner, the McCain supporters gathered on the Biltmore lawn didn't really realize it was over since there were no TV's outside. But at least they were comfortable! Per Salon: <blockquote>Most of the people at the Biltmore were wealthy Republican donors, not

Phoenix: McCain to Shake Up Election Night Party at the Biltmore

Jenna — 2008-10-24T11:02:52-05:00

Republican presidential hopeful John McCain will be holding the usual election night party at The Biltmore in Phoenix, with press and supporters joining him in his finger-crossing on his big night.

While normally the protocol is for him to stand up in the hotel's ballroom and give a big ol' speech to everyone in attendance at some point during the evening, he has decided to go all out and crazy and shake things up a bit by offering his election night remarks to a small group gathered on the hotel's lawn. Pause for gasps.

Little Torch Key: The McCains Seek Refuge at the Little Palm Island Resort

ChristineM — 2008-09-17T16:27:02-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/littlepalmisland2.jpg" class="imgborder"> When he's not out stumping for the presidency, Republican candidate John McCain and his wife Cindy have a favorite retreat that takes them out of the desert of Arizona. And it sure helps that Cindy's got enough money to pay for it.The conservative duo like to get their togetherness on at the ritzy <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Little+Palm+Island/ian/134139">Little Palm Island</a> in the Florida Keys. On Jan. 20 of this year, the two camped out for a night in the Cormorant Suite, one of 30 on the private island resort (accessible only by boat or seaplane). But this wasn't their first visit. The couple has love-nested two previous times at resort where President Harry Truman once stayed (wishful foreshadowing on McCain's

New York: John McCain Hosting Billionaires at The Plaza Tomorrow Night

juliana — 2008-03-10T13:42:40-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/mccain_plaza.jpg" class="imgborder">Republican presidential nominee John McCain is hosting a huge campaign fundraiser tomorrow night at the totally un-affordable and totally unreasonably-priced <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Plaza/ian/105314">Plaza Hotel</a> tomorrow night.However, his supporters may actually be able to cough up the $1,000-a-night room rates.According to <a herf="http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2008/03/john_mccain_brings_all_the_bil.html">NY Mag</a>, the host committee is a bunch of wealthy and powerful folk---Henry Kissinger, Alfonse D'Amato, Woody Johnson, Georgette Mosbacher, and Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain. And the party will see a rather large showing of billionaires:<blockquote>From Forbes.com's most recent list, we count five: Henry Kravis (the world's 178th-richest man, worth $5.5 billion), Ray Dalio (worth $4 billion), Louis Bacon (worth $1.7 billion), Marc Rowan (worth $1.5 billion), and Robert Fisher ($1.4 billion). That's a total of over