HotelChatter - Tag: Marriott Hotels

Boston: Marriott Copley Place Unveils Renovated Digs, Giant TV Screen

KatieK — 2009-11-06T11:43:20-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/17697/Champions_Bar_Blue.jpg" class="top"> Hey, Red Sox fanatics: Looks like you might have a new favorite game day destination in Beantown (Fenway Park notwithstanding, obviously). As part of the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Marriott+-+Boston+%28Copley+Place%29/ian/106307">Boston Marriott Copley Places</a> $22-million, year-long renovations, the hotel has a new restaurant, Champions, that boasts one of the largest HD projection screens in New England, or so they claim. Champions 12-by-24-foot screen seems poised to become one of the hottest places to watch the Sox, if you ask us. Especially since the resto also has more than 40 flat-panel TVs, a high-tech sound system, and 36 beers on tap. But enough about Champions that $22 million didnt all go the jumbo screen. Copley Place also features a completely renovated

New YOrk: 'Explorer Passes' Aren't Worth It at The Marriott New York Brooklyn Bridge

Omri — 2009-10-27T17:19:55-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/marriottBKdeal.jpg" class="top"><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/marriott hotels">Marriot Hotels</a> have been very good lately about alerting us hotel guests to their newest hotel deals and packages via Facebook, Twitter and even the individual Marriott hotels' websites. However, just because Marriott advertises it as a deal doesn't necessarily mean it's a good one. The other week we expressed some disappointment with a <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/10/13/181729/50/hotels/A_Not_So_Jazzy_Deal_Marriott_and_Harrah_s_New_Orleans_Casino_Getaway">New Orleans package</a> which, based on its marketing and pricing, made less than zero sense. Now it's the <a href="http://www.marriott.com/hotels/hotel-deals/nycbk-new-york-marriott-at-the-brooklyn-bridge/?offerInfo=172336">Explore Your New York</a> package deal from the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Marriott+Nyc+Brooklyn+Bridge/ian/136344">New York Marriott At The Brooklyn Bridge.</a> Room rates range from $274-$524 per room, per night, plus tax. The ostensible bonus is that rooms come bundled with two Explorer Passes that have three

Chicago: Crush Some Grapes at the Chicago Marriott Mag Mile's Wine Tasting

Jennifer Kester — 2009-10-19T09:03:40-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/34094/ChicagoMarriottDowntownMagMile.jpg" class="top"> If you've always wanted to try making wine after seeing that I Love Lucy episode where Lucy stomps grape with her feet and laughter ensues, go to the <a href="<a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Chicago+Marriott+Downtown+Magnificent+Mile/ian/106414">Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile</a>'s annual Wine Tasting and Grape Crushing event on Oct. 20 from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Okay, so you won't actually be stomping on grapes with your feet and it won't be as hilarious. Instead, you'll use a destemmer crusher machine to help turn those grapes into vino. At least it'll save your tootsies from turning purple and your clothes from getting stained. As part of the second annual festivities, Executive Chef Myk Banas of the hotel's restaurant, Harvest, will host a wine

Chicago: Chicago Finally Earns a JW Marriott, Thanks To a Superstar Architect

JetSetCD — 2009-10-12T08:48:36-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/JW2.jpg" class="top"> When it comes to Marriott Hotels, you usually picture a hotel evoking the idea of contemporary upscale American. For the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/jw%20marriott%20hotels">JW Marriott Hotels</a>, the black label of the Marriotts, the idea is elevated to five-star sophistication and attention to detail. There are more than fifty of them around the world, and finallyin June 2010Chicago will join the JW party with its very own JW Marriott in the sweet spot of the Loop. The building itself with a tourist attraction, as it's the former Continental & Commercial National Bank, designed by superstar architect and city planner Daniel Burnham in 1914. To turn it into a luxurious 610-room hotel and restore the ornate lobby and design by this

San Juan: The San Juan Marriott's You Tube Concierge Makes Virtual Bragging Easy

globetrotting gourmet — 2009-10-09T09:43:34-05:00

Every time we go away, we feel pangs of guilt if we don’t bring back souvenirs for our nearest and dearest; especially, our beloved dog-sitter. As a carry-on only kinda gal, it can get burdensome, and many times we cop out with a 25� cookie cutter postcard with an impersonal message.

Well, the San Juan Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino just launched a very cool (and complimentary) service that lets guests send a virtual shout out to the folks at home, and avoid the whole issue of having to schlep a bunch of useless tsotchkes. Plus think of all the money you’ll save on ever-increasing postage prices if you’re a postcard kinda person.