http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T23:30:54Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/People%27s%20Choice http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/12/31/10240/434 <![CDATA[<p><!-- Start of Brightcove Player --> <div style="display:none"> </div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://admin.brightcove.com/js/BrightcoveExperiences.js"></script> <object id="myExperience6538145001" class="BrightcoveExperience"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /> <param name="width" value="486" /> <param name="height" value="412" /> <param name="playerID" value="4862856001" /> <param name="publisherID" value="1321358962"/> <param name="isVid" value="true" /> <param name="@videoPlayer" value="6538145001" /> </object> <!-- End of Brightcove Player --><p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/2009_awards_hc.jpg"><i>It's what you've been waiting all year for--<a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/hotelchatter 2009 awards"><b>The 2009 HotelChatter Awards</b></a>! We'll be bringing you the best and worst of the year (and the decade) all day today and part of tomorrow. Agree or disagree with our picks? Air your thoughts in <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/12/31/10240/434/hotels/People_s_Choice_Award_The_Standard_New_York#comment-block">comments below</a>.</i><p>After reading the last award for <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/12/31/102029/24/hotels/Hotelier_of_The_Year_Andre_Balazs_Brought_SexyBack_">Hotelier of the Year</a>, it's no surprise that this year's <b>People's Choice Award</b> is <a HotelChatter 2009-12-31T13:41:43-05:00 40.7406670 -74.007828 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/12/31/10450/905 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/454/palazzo_suite1.jpg" class="top"><p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/2008_awards_hc.jpg"><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Palazzo+Hotel+and+Casino/local/927"><b>People's Choice Award: Palazzo Las Vegas</b></a><p> It's been an interesting year for the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Palazzo+Hotel+and+Casino/local/927"><b>Palazzo Las Vegas</b></a> which was the most popular hotel in 2008 here on HotelChatter. When the place finally opened last December, much of it was under construction and the rooms weren't quite ready. <p>Then we wandered through the casino in mid-January and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/1/14/13918/1472/hotels/Palazzo_Las_Vegas_is_Kind_of_a_Bust">it was dead</a>. On a Friday night. Before the recession had even kicked in. Yet once the Palazzo started to open up their <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/1/18/122851/499/hotels/VIP_Party_Dispatch_The_Palazzo_Las_Vegas_Grand_Opening_Weekend">luxury shopping mall and new restaurants</a>, the tide started to turn a bit.<p>Celebrity sightings came quick and fast after that. We managed to spend a few days in the hotel in April, experiencing all HotelChatter 2008-12-31T10:49:15-05:00 36.1230910 -115.17012 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/