http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T13:33:27Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Luxury%20%20Hotels http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/8/26/103741/623 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/gphfivestar.jpg" class="top"><p> <i><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Gramercy+Park+Hotel/local/4">The Gramercy Park Hotel</a>, which by the way, is still a five-star hotel.</i><p>All of the sudden the outlook for the hospitality industry seems to have gone from bad but with hope on the horizon, to worse with drastic cost-cutting measures now taking place. <p>Indeed, 2009 has been one of the worst years in history for hotels but yet the best year for travelers looking for steep deals. However, just because you got that five-star hotel for half of its usual price, doesn't mean you'll be getting all the perks you'd expect. <p>A <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=a0Jx2BsWXajo">new report</a> says that hotels have begun dropping stars from their <b>star ratings</b> so that they can reduce their level of services and juliana 2009-08-26T10:58:24-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/