HotelChatter - Tag: Manhattan Hotel Reviews http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2008-08-28T09:36:20Z HotelChatter HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Manhattan%20Hotel%20Reviews New York: City Club in Manhattan for Under $200 a Night http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/3/4/17856/24993 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/cityclubdeal.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>Can't afford the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/3/4/163953/6574/hotels/What_Does_1_000_a_Night_at_the_Plaza_Get_You_Hint_Not_a_Talking_Robot_or_WiFi_Access">Plaza?</a> Check into the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/City+Club+Hotel/local/147"><b>City Club Hotel</b></a>. The hotel is currently offering rates of $185 on Quikbook.com. (What is up with Quikbook and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/2/21/163541/957/hotels/HotelChatter_Reader_Deals_Places_to_Pass_Out_on_St_Patrick_s_Day">insanely cheap</a> NYC prices?)<p>We did some searching and found a room there available this weekend, March 7 and 8th for that rate along with a free pass to the nearby New York Sports Club gym.<p>However, it is for the tiniest room category in the hotel--"One person max" says the description--and it comes with a full bed. A queen luxe room bumps up to $245 and a king luxe bumps to $295.<p>If you can split with a friend, the luxe double double is going for $345 which is $172.50 per juliana 2008-03-04T17:16:42-05:00 New York: Semi-Stream of Conciousness Hotel Review: A Boutique Dorm Hotel http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/1/23/95331/0968 Remember, hotel qt? the glorified scene hostel where you can actually get a hotel room in Manhattan for under $200? Well, we spent the night there recently. We were not lucky enough to pay under $200, however, we did pay $239 in all for our "F" type platform and it lived up to its just-a-step-above a pod room billing.

Egalitarian, to say the least.


]]> markj 2008-01-23T11:28:06-05:00 40.757423 -73.983800 New York: Hotel Video Tour: Midtown's Hotel QT http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/1/16/115850/081 <![CDATA[<p> <embed src="http://services.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f8/1378314996" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashVars="playerId=1378314996&viewerSecureGatewayURL=https://services.brightcove.com/services/amfgateway&servicesURL=http://services.brightcove.com/services&cdnURL=http://admin.brightcove.com&domain=embed&autoStart=false&" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="400" height="339" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" swLiveConnect="true" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed> <p><br> New York City hotel rates have been hit by the January thaw, thus it is a great time to snag some Manhattan hotel nights. <p> Late last week we decided to keep costs low and shack up at <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/andre%20balazs">André Balazs's</a> quickly-becoming-legendary boutique dorm hotel in Midtown -- <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/hotel+QT/local/89"><b>Hotel QT</b></a>. Our "Type F" room ran us $239 for the night and lived up to its just-a-step-above a pod room billing. <p> Platform bed, small flat screen television, and very little room to do much more than sleep. The pool area was fairly quiet, though we did see a naked dude coming out of the sauna markj 2008-01-16T16:54:45-05:00 40.757423 -73.983800 New York: Best Hotel WiFi Spot: W Union Square http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/11/20/145015/24 <![CDATA[<p> <em>These days everyone is looking for four bar, non-complicated, hotel WiFi when they check in. Sure there are a bunch of hotel WiFi lists out there, but they are quickly out of date and unreliable. This week, as a lead up to our popular <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Annual%20WiFi%20Report">annual hotel WiFi report</a>, we will let you know our favorite WiFi hotels in five hot travel destinations. The rules are simple. <b>The signal has to fast, and reliable, the cost should be free (at the very least free for guests) and the WiFi experience at these hotels offer a comfortable surfing environment.</b> Have a city or destination you want us to investigate? <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">Let us know</a>. And if you have a favorite WiFi markj 2007-11-20T15:51:47-05:00 40.736482 -73.988245 New York: Inside the Waldorf-Astoria http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/8/28/111343/861 <![CDATA[<p><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/dzZGheyrdGs"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/dzZGheyrdGs" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><p>Last week, we gave you a peek of the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/8/24/7955/37673/hotels/Snapshot+%3A%3A+The+Rug+at+the+Waldorf-Astoria">rug in our room</a> at the legendary <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Waldorf+Astoria/local/188"><b>Waldorf-Astoria</b></a> which surprised us because it was so...well...ugly and we thought the Waldorf was all swanky and stuff. Lesson learned. Words like legendary and famed often mean "old" and "outdated." <p>If only video cameras could capture smells because if that were true you would all be getting high watching this video. That's right. Immediately upon stepping out of the elevator on the 16th floor, we smelled some herb. <p>Our dear old mother thought it was a skunk but we had to explain that when you encounter this type of smell on juliana 2007-08-28T14:24:20-05:00 40.756396 -73.973162 Search HotelChatter Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/