HotelChatter - Tag: Olympics Hotels

London: Maybe You Can Get a Hotel Room in London for the Olympics After All?

juliana — 2012-01-30T12:16:09-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/visitlondon_olympichotelrooms.jpg" class="top"> For several months now we've heard that hotel rooms for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London were sold-out or going for ridiculously expensive rates. But according to the <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2092515/Kim-Kardashian-steps-appears-faux-fur--Kourtney-shows-growing-baby-bump.html">BBC</a>, there may be room in town after all.It turns out that about 8,000 hotel rooms, ranging from budget options to five-star, are no longer needed by the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and have been put back on the market for the rest of the general public. Whee! We hit up the <a href="http://www.visitlondon.com/accommodation-during-the-games">Visit London</a> site to look for hotel rooms during the first week of the games (July 27-August 3) and we found quite a few options available, although at predictably high prices. Two-star

London: Olympics Scam Crackdown Targets People Selling Fake Hotel Rooms

Heidi Atwal — 2012-01-26T14:00:03-05:00

The Olympics site in Stratford, London

Remember when we told you about the ongoing crackdown on scalpers hawking non-legit Olympics tickets? Well, the local po-po (or, would that be bo-bo, since we're talking U.K. bobbies?) are going after delinquents selling fake hotel rooms, too.

Paris: Could an Olympics Hotel Showdown be Brewing Between London and Paris?

Heidi Atwal — 2012-01-24T12:15:08-05:00

Paris may have lost the 2005 Olympics bid to London, but the City of Light and Louis Vuitton is hoping to hand their 'cross-the-Chunnel metropolitan peers their comeuppance by stealing away tourists come summertime. According to a recently published report by express.co.uk, Pair-ee is being touted the " 'cheaper, safer and more attractive" alternative city from which to watch the 2012 Games.

London: Quelle Surprise! Two More London Hotels to Open Pre-Games, but Nowhere Near Stratford

Heidi Atwal — 2012-01-23T12:04:11-05:00

We've brought you news about the forthcoming opening of The Belgraves, capsule accommodations inside the Trocadero, and other newbies on the London hotel map, and today go-to publication The Guardian brings our attention to two more soon-to-be players on the scene.

Forget Gymnastics: Which London Hotels Are "Gold Medal Winners" for 2012?

Heidi Atwal — 2012-01-19T13:00:02-05:00

Cue "God Save the Queen": The Daily Mail lists their top picks among London's hotel crop

Though there's no Olympics event that doles out medals for superior concierge service or Free WiFi, every Londoner's favorite guilty pleasure read, The Daily Mail, recently took the opportunity to anoint a handful of local hotels "gold medal" winners in the local accommodations scene.