http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T09:29:03Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/NFL%20Hotels http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2012/2/3/103453/7074 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/30451/GameFace.JPG" class="top"><p>We love us some Big Blue, but we have to admit: we <i>really</i> wanted to see the New Orleans Saints take on the Pats on Sunday. (And, duh, beat them.) Even without New Orleans in the Super Bowl, we wish we were there to get our Game Face on at the <a href='http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel/local/1819'><strong>Hyatt Regency New Orlean's</a> Vitascope Hall.</strong><p> This is one of the best hotel sports bars we've ever seen. It's not a dive full of aggressive sports fans; it's actually quite sleek looking. But more importantly, it is designed with perfect game-watching functionality. <p> There are big leather bar stools with seat backs lining the bar with front-on views of the flatscreens and there are lots of MsRebecca 2012-02-03T12:28:30-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2012/1/5/112930/6134 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/superbowlxlvi_hotels.jpg" class="top"><p> We got a question from a reader the other week about the host hotels for the AFC and NFC Champions in Indianapolis for <a href=""><b>Super Bowl XLVI</b></a>. While the AFC and NFC champs will be decided next weekend, we got the skinny on where they will stay when they land in Indy.<p>The AFC champs will hole up at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/University+Place+Conference+Center+%26+Hotel/ian/112040"><b>University Place Conference Center & Hotel</b></a> while the NFC winners will shack up at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Marriott+Indianapolis+Downtown/ian/192896"><b>Marriott Downtown.</b></a> Meanwhile, the city's brand new glistening <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/JW+Marriott+Indianapolis/local/4760"><b>JW Marriott Hotel</b></a> will serve as the media center while the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Westin+Indianapolis/ian/113992"><b>Westin Indianapolis</b></a> will be the NFL Headquarters.<p>Now, let's take a closer look at the team hotels. The University Hotel is, juliana 2012-01-16T17:10:02-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/11/8/8455/97810 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/Jenn_Brown_6_1.jpg" class="top"><p>Apparently, we aren't the only ones who enjoy spending inordinate amounts of time inside hotel bathrooms. According to <a href="http://bleacherreport.com/articles/922552-jenn-brown-tweets-away-the-time-while-locked-in-hotel-bathroom"><i>Bleacher Report</i></a>, ESPN reporter <b>Jenn Brown</b> began a hilarious Tweeting storm last Wednesday when she <b>realized she had locked herself in the bathroom of her hotel room.</b> Hey, it <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/9/2/81648/58841/hotels/Bathroom_Doors_A_Cautionary_Tale_Starring_W_Downtown_New_York">happens</a> to the best of us! <p>Jenn, who goes by <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/JennBrownESPN">@JennBrownESPN</a> on Twitter, began by announcing: "<b>Another first today, got locked inside my hotel room's bathroom bc handle's stuck.</b> Called front desk from cell phone & now waiting on help!" But as the help took a longer and longer to arrive, Jenn began randomly tweeting back to her followers, answering questions about everything from the bathroom's toiletries to ASchechter 2011-11-08T09:40:01-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/10/26/111956/75 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/30451/HyattRegencyBar.jpg" class="top"><p>It's no secret that the eatin' and drinkin' in New Orleans is out of this world. Also, on game days, there is tailgating aplenty around the Superdome&#151;and, now it's <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/10/25/114245/68/hotels/Inside_the_Newly_Reopened_Hyatt_Regency_New_Orleans">reopened</a>, the <a href='http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel/local/1819'><strong>Hyatt Regency New Orleans</strong></a>. But inside? There's even more yumminess to be had.<p> Our gallery has a little visual sampling of what's on offer, and here are the important deets on where to eat in the hotel:<p> <strong>8 Block Kitchen & Bar: </strong>Named for the eight blocks of Upper Bourbon Street in the French Quarter, the Hyatt Regency NOLA's signature restaurant is helmed by executive chef Eric Damidot, who joined the hotel from Caesar's Palace in Vegas. His menu is farm-to-table driven and blends international MsRebecca 2011-10-26T13:20:02-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/10/5/113416/599 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/marksanchez_courtyardbymarr.jpg" class="top"><p> The NFL season is in full effect and if you're looking to hang out with people who follow the gridiron games as fervently as you do, then you might wanna consider hitting up a <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/courtyard by marriott hotels"><b>Courtyard by Marriott</b></a>. <p>The budget hotel brand has just announced that it is now "The Official Hotel Sponsor of the NFL" claiming that 83 percent of their customers are NFL fans. 83 percent! And 68 percent say they are "passionate fans", not just girls who watch Mark Sanchez and Tom Brady because they are cute.<p>Naturally, this new sponsorship means new NFL-oriented rewards and experiences. <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/sportsmoney/2011/10/05/courtyard-by-marriott-becomes-official-hotel-sponsor-of-the-nfl/">Forbes</a> reports that there could be a contest to send one lucky winner to juliana 2011-10-05T12:06:56-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/