http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-25T09:34:02Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Phoenix%20Hotels http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/8/14/95410/5718 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/coffemaker_phoenixmarriott.jpg" class="top"><p> Quite often, hotel guests stay away from the in-room coffee because it either tastes like crap, the machine is difficult to figure out or worse yet, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/5/27/93246/2445/hotels/Have_You_Been_Charged_For_Drinking_the_Coffee_In_Your_Hotel_Room_"> it costs money.</a> But now there could be another reason to avoid the in-room coffee machines--they could really mess your hand up. From the <a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/08132009/news/regionalnews/brainiacs_bad_break_184334.htm">NY Post</a>: <blockquote><p>Former Columbia University researcher Kristopher Karnauskas yesterday filed a $10 million suit against an Arizona hotel, claiming its percolator shattered in his hand, hurting him so badly he couldn't deliver a speech on global warming. <p> And what's more, the 27-year-old climate scientist claims he can no longer play his trumpet. His conflict with the carafe took place in January at a juliana 2009-08-14T10:59:04-05:00 33.4199860 -111.82836 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/7/31/10811/9451 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/CItyscapeBig2.jpg" class="top"> <p>We were poking around the <a href="http://www.kimptonhotels.com/development/future-development.aspx">Kimpton new development page</a> today (sidenote, dear Kimpton: please remove the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Fairwind+Hotel+%26+Suites/ian/170635">Fairwind</a> project that you told us was a <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/7/22/111259/774/hotels/Kimpton_s_Epic_Takeover_of_Miami_Continues_With_The_Fairwind">no-go </a>last week) when something caught our eye: A 250-room Hotel Palomar is planned for the downtown <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/city/phoenix"><b>Phoenix</b></a> area. Ohhh. <p>The hotel is slated to open its doors sometime in 2010, and is going up in a new mixed-use development called CityScape. The hotel will be part of a 34-story tower "at One South Central" (hehe, don't be a menace) and there will be 200 luxury residential condominium and retail space alongside the rooms. <P>This is actually the second Kimpton property in the area &#151; Firesky has been representin' Jenna 2009-07-31T10:15:49-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/4/17/95936/6206 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/boulders1.jpg" class="top"></p> <p>It's a sign of the times: The <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Boulders+Resort+And+Golden+Door+Spa/ian/138979"><strong>Boulders Resort & Golden Door Spa's</strong></a> new turndown amenity is all about optimism. That's right, times have gotten so troubling that the Scottsdale resort seems to think their guests could use a few happy thoughts at bedtime &#151; and apparently the Gideon Bible isn't cutting it anymore.</p> <p>Instead, guests at the Boulders Resort <a href="http://blogs.usatoday.com/hotelhotsheet/2009/03/a-turndown-amen.html?csp=34">find a copy of the book</a> "Life is Good: Simple Words from Jake and Rocket." Though the goodwill is shared for free, guests also have the option of buying their copy and taking it with them in a pay-it-forward sort of way, since part of the profits are being donated to <a href="http://www.lifeisgood.com/festivals/LIG-kids-foundation.aspx">The Life is KatieK 2009-04-17T10:21:39-05:00 33.8000590 -111.92798 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/2/23/153259/902 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/phxroomdrop.jpg" class="top"><p> Turns out the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/2/17/15427/9900/hotels/Hold_The_Phone_W_Scottsdale_NOT_Closing_at_End_of_2009">W Scottsdale</a> is not the only hotel in the Phoenix-area going through some rough times. <a href="http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/business/articles/2009/02/22/20090222biz-peakseason0222.html">The Arizona Republic</a> reports that luxury hotels are offering their rooms at summer rates during the peak season--about 15 to 20 percent off their normal rates.<blockquote><p>Hotels and resorts that routinely command $300 to $500 a night during the winter are on sale for 15 percent to 20 percent off, with some dangling rates of $199 a night and less on select dates, as well as previously unheard-of last-minute deals.</blockquote></p><p>The fading <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/2/18/12414/6178/hotels/Why_Is_Obama_Snubbing_the_Arizona_Biltmore_">Arizona Biltmore</a> (recently snubbed by Prez Obama) has rooms open for $179 a night on Expedia. The new <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Intercontinental+Montelucia+Resort+&+Spa/ian/115760">InterContinental Montelucia Resort and Spa</a> in Paradise juliana 2009-02-23T15:44:05-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/2/18/12414/6178 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/ICmontelucia.jpg" class="top"><br><i>The new InterContinental Montelucia</i> <p>Fun fact: <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/2/13/19244/0888/hotels/Stay_Where_Every_President_Has_Gone_Before">Every president</a> since Herbert Hoover has stayed at the <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Arizona+Biltmore+Resort+-+The+Waldorf-Astoria+Collection/ian/105306">Arizona Biltmore Resort</a></b> in Phoenix. It's also where former presidential hopeful <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/John%20McCain">John McCain</a> married Cindy in 1980, and, of course, where the McCain/Palin camp <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/11/5/3339/94887/hotels/John_McCain_Concedes_Presidency_at_The_Biltmore">watched Obama </a>secure the presidency on election night back in November. <p>It's not really any surprise that John McCain chose to avoid the Biltmore when selecting an Arizona venue to hold a fundraiser to launch his campaign for a fifth Senate term (maybe some bad memories there?), but hearing the news that <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Barack%20Obama">President Obama</a> is skipping out on the Biltmore on his next trip to AZ is raising eyebrows 'round here. <p>In fact, John Jenna 2009-02-18T12:10:09-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/