http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-15T05:52:35Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Lake%20Tahoe%20Hotel%20Reviews http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/2/11/22276/0920 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/akasaka_hotel_b.jpg" class="imgborder"> <p><br>That's right, since the Purple One is all over the place these days, we figured we would bring back Prince titles--see above. <p>In any event, The New York Times recently sent writer Andrew Yang over to Tokyo's <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/B+Akasaka+Hotel/local/211">B Akasaka</a></b>, and he's back with <a href="http://travel.nytimes.com/2007/02/11/travel/11check.html">a fairly positive review</a>. Tokyo gives the same sort of hotel room sticker shock as New York City, so it's good to see "budget" options expanding. The B Akasaka looks like a good entry in the Easy Hotel-style category--minus the blindingly-bright Stelios orange, of course.<br> <p>Interesting then that the B Akasaka gets called out not as a Japanese Easy Hotel, but as an <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/aloft%20Hotels">aloft</a>-style budget-boutique. Says Andrew:<blockquote><p>The hotel doesn't have certain pbb 2007-02-12T11:23:22-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/2/7/212743/1483 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/petey_block.jpg" class="imgborder"> <p><br>As could be expected, we're heavy into <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/1/16/123318/171/hotels/G4_s_The_Block_Hotel_Reality_Show_Debuts">The Block</a>, the reality show/30-minute ad for the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Block/local/88">Tahoe snowboarder hotel</a> on the G4 cable network. Now that we're a couple episodes deep, we feel like we've got a pretty good handle on how things work at the hotel.<br> <p>After holding our breath for the first episode, we got pretty much what we expected. It looks like hiring a bunch of snowboarders who smoke pot on camera doesn't lead to the most efficient operation. However, The Block is a serious operation, so management bought these kids army jackets and tried to kick these kids into shape? Is it working? Well, the hotel is sold out almost every winter pbb 2007-02-08T15:02:13-05:00 38.960030 -119.94459 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/10/18/23437/244 <![CDATA[<p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/gilbert_perez.jpg"><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Block/local/88"><b>The Block Hotel</b></a> in Lake Tahoe bills itself as the first snowboarder hotel which was created by professional snowboarder Marc Frank Montoya and Las Vegas Hotelier Liko S. Smith.<p>The place is totally geared for the younger generation as witnessed by the amenities like game consoles, board pegs, bike hooks, microwavable popcorn, and free wireless access.<p>But you also get a feel for the 21 and under vibe with the <a href="http://www.theblockattahoe.com/thehotel/staff.html">hottie staff profiles</a> that read like MySpace pages. Take for instance, the Steve-O look-alike/wannabe Gilbert Perez who is the hotel's front desk agent. In listing his likes, he writes:<blockquote><p>Money, Beeatches, 40's, hus'lin </blockquote></p><p>Listed as his dislikes are: <blockquote><p>When people give me quarters nickels and dimes. SNITCHES! Skantless Ho's, juliana 2006-10-18T09:30:02-05:00 38.960030 -119.94459 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/