http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-24T14:07:52Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Kentucky%20Derby%20Hotels http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/5/3/22015/54089 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/Roosevelt_Derby1.jpg" class="top"> <p>Two minutes. It's how long the actual race of the famed Kentucky Derby lasts, but for many both in Louisville and outside of Kentucky, it's the difference between a fat wad of cash or empty pockets. Curious to observe the spectacle from the comfort of our home city, New York, we headed up to the <b>19th floor mad46 rooftop bar</b> at <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Roosevelt+Hotel+New+York/ian/131795">The Roosevelt Hotel</a></b> for their official party, complete with copious mint juleps and little cheese plates. <p>There were seersucker suits and showy hats, and there was even a little betting in honor of the fun happening in Churchill Downs. The race, which actually began a tad bit late, was broadcast live via several rooftop televisions JetSetCD 2009-05-04T09:11:48-05:00 40.7545070 -73.977041 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/4/30/16256/7782 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/derby2009.jpg" class="top"><p> Whether you're headed to the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/kentucky%20derby">Kentucky Derby</a> tomorrow to actually watch the races or just to don a silly hat and stalk <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/story/2009/4/29/204444/449/travel/Paris+Hilton+Does+Kentucky">Paris Hilton</a>, you'll be happy to know that there are hotel rooms open. But they will cost you a pretty penny. <p>For instance the <i>Embassy Suites</i> is charging $450 a night. Granted, it's a suite and you can fit four friends in there easily but still, are people really going to shell out that much for the Derby? Similarly, the Hilton Garden Inn is now charging $579 a night. And The Brown Hotel is asking for <b>$1,333</b> a night. Um. Ok. If you say so.<p>Your best bet for affordable Derby hotels continues to juliana 2009-04-30T16:32:58-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/4/30/102358/001 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/RooseveltDerby.jpg" class="top"> <p>Fancy a cool mint julep? In the mood to wear a freakishly oversized, overdecorated hat while competing to <b>win tickets to the Belmont Stakes</b> horse races in June? Don't even think about heading to Kentucky for Saturday's Derby at this point, but instead grab a cab and head uptown to the <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Roosevelt+Hotel+New+York/ian/131795">Roosevelt Hotel</a></b>'s mad46 rooftop lounge for their <b>Official Kentucky Derby Party</b>. <p>From 5pm to 10pm on Saturday, the 19th floor lounge will host nattily-dressed folk after they walk the red carpet on 46th Street and are whisked to the rooftop by private elevator. At 6:05pm, the actual Kentucky Derby will be <b>broadcast live</b> to accompany the specialty cocktail, the "Woodford Reserve Mint Julep," and cheers JetSetCD 2009-04-30T11:43:53-05:00 40.7545070 -73.977041 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/4/8/155935/1278 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/derby2009.jpg" class="top"><p> The <b>Kentucky Derby</b> will be held this year on <b>Saturday, May 2</b> and it's sure to be less glitzy than other years thanks to the economy and well, the loss of Anna Nicole Smith. Her absence is still felt two years later. Oh well, there's always Heidi Montag or Lindsay Lohan to step in.<p>But despite these tragedies, hotel room rates are not coming down. Even though, hotels are <a href="http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20090408/DERBYFUN/904080377/1003/BUSINESS">moaning</a> about the loss of business and empty rooms for Derby weekend, you will be hard-pressed to find any mildly respectable hotel brand that is <i>not</i> going for less than $200. In fact, most room rates are averaging about $350.<p>We checked rates on our own <a href="http://hotelrates.hotelchatter.com">Hotel Rates juliana 2009-04-08T16:05:48-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/5/22/154310/721 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/21c_photo.jpg"><p> When Saturday's snail mail delivered up Travel &amp; Leisure's Hotels Issue we got a bit overexcited--yeah, welcome to our lives.<p> The issue is chalk full of good glossy hotel info, but when we read the <a href="http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/viewing-rooms"><i>Viewing Rooms</i></a> piece on <a href="http://www.21chotel.com"><b>21C Museum Hotel</b></a> in Louisville, we realized this brand spankin' new hotel might just be worth of <a href="http://www.google.com/custom?q=destination+hotel&amp;search.x=0&amp;search.y=0&amp;search=Search&amp;sitesearch=www.hotelchatter.com&amp;sitesearch=&amp;client=pub-0016586576578761&amp;forid=1&amp;ie=ISO-8859-1&amp;oe=ISO-8859-1&amp;cof=GALT%3A%23008000%3BGL%3A1%3BDIV%3A%23336699%3BVLC%3A663399%3BAH%3Acenter%3BBGC%3AFFFFFF%3BLBGC%3AFFFFFF%3BALC%3A0000FF%3BLC%3A0000FF%3BT%3A000000%3BGFNT%3A0000FF%3BGIMP%3A0000FF%3BLH%3A55%3BLW%3A100%3BL%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.hotelchatter.com%2Fimages%2Fhc_100.jpg%3BS%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.hotelchatter.com%3BLP%3A1%3BFORID%3A1%3B&amp;hl=en">destination hotel</a> consideration. Hotels that combine art and hospitality always pique our interest. Throw in the fact that this project is part of a larger, and judging from <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/merfam/141346363/in/photostream/">the photographic evidence on Flickr</a>, rather successful revitalization of downtown Louisville and we were in. &nbsp;<p> 21C Museum hotel just opened in April, but already guests are raving about the markj 2006-05-22T15:47:43-05:00 38.257131 -85.761604 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/