HotelChatter - Tag: Ramada Hotels http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T15:04:37Z HotelChatter HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Ramada%20Hotels New York: The Ramada Plaza at JFK Airport Is a Shadow of Its Former Jetsetting Self http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/4/14/16141/6462 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/RamadaJFKgross.jpg" class="top"> <p>...Speaking of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/4/13/193038/019/hotels/How_Much_Would_You_Spend_On_a_Layover_Hotel_">how much would you pay for an airport layover hotel</a>, we just happen to be flying out of New York's JFK International Airport today, and spotted this shell of an airport hotel&#151;<b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Ramada+Plaza+Hotel+-+JFK+Airport/local/180">The Ramada Plaza</a></b>&#151;lingering nearby airport property. <p>This monster of an airport hotel is 478 rooms-strong, but it's been vacant since November 30, 2009 with no inkling as to its future. We asked what brand <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/12/8/94834/9418/hotels/Which_Hotel_Brand_Should_Take_Over_the_Old_Ramada_at_JFK_">you think</a> would be best to take over the building, and the favor leans toward budget hotels chains that have had success abroad already, namely Tune Hotels or EasyHotels. Alas, there's still no word on if this Ramada will fly again. If so though, it needs some JetSetCD 2010-04-14T16:48:22-05:00 40.6349932 -73.775456 New York: Which Hotel Brand Should Take Over the Old Ramada at JFK? http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/12/8/94834/9418 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/30451/Ramadasite.jpg" class="top"><p> <p>We try to avoid airport hotels if they involve the words &#147;New York,&#148; so we must thank a tipster for bringing this bit of airport-hotel news to our attention. It appears that the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/12/10/11563/779/hotels/And_the_Award_for_Best_Airport_Hotel_Goes_To_#2">punching bag</a>, possibly one of the grossest airport hotels in the world, that was the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/12/5/103949/678/hotels/Ramada_Plaza_JFK_Doesn_t_Need_To_Please_Anyone"><b>Ramada Plaza Hotel at JFK</b></a> has now closed. Indeed, over at the property&#146;s website there is a farewell note from the staff and management&#151;but no news on what&#146;s next for the space.</p> <p>While we&#146;d like to daydream that airlines might send us into a decent Manhattan hotel if our flights are canceled, we&#146;re not <i>that</i> optimistic. We think our best bet is for one of the hip MsRebecca 2009-12-08T10:34:40-05:00 Denver: A Not-Nice Little Nugget of a View in Denver http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/4/2/113747/5495 <![CDATA[<p><i>You know the scene. You open the door to your brand new hotel room, run over to the window, open the blinds and bam, you are hit with the anti-view. Maybe you are looking down a dirty alley, witnessing a drug deal, staring at an air shaft in the face, or seeing a brick wall. Whatever you are viewing it is not extremely pleasurable. Help out your fellow hotel mavens by uploading your anti-views to the <a href="http://flickr.com/groups/hotelchatter/">HotelChatter/Flickr photo pool</a>, or by <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">sending the photo along to us</a>. Remember to tell us the name of the hotel and the room number with the not-so-easy-on-the-eyes view.</i> <p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/ramadadenver.jpg" class="top"> <p>Well, this is kind of depressing. On the bright side, while Jenna 2009-04-02T12:09:10-05:00 39.7399915 -104.98547 Chicago: Not Keen Yet on Ramada&#146;s Chicago Hotel Blog http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/10/27/92341/730

The latest in Hotel Blog Watch comes from AmandaK. Enjoy.

We’ve been a bit shell-shocked of late in our hotel blog watch that some hotels are actually putting together blogs we like. But we’re cured now because we’ve found another hotel blog that, to put it nicely, we’re really not that keen on.

Gone are the days when a hotel got brownie points just for knowing that such a thing as a blog could exist. Our standards are higher now. And the Ramada Inn Lake Shore in Chicago gets a half a point for trying but not much more yet for its Chicago Hotel Blog. Sorry guys, but it needs some work.]]> juliana 2008-10-27T09:23:41-05:00 41.8055318 -87.584643 New Orleans: Bad Rate :: $642 for a Ramada room during Jazzfest http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/4/24/10618/3297 <![CDATA[<p><b>[Ed. Note: Welcome to our Good Rate/Bad Rate feature where we look at hotel prices in the same city and decide which one most deserves your hard-earned benjamins. Rates quoted here were captured on April 24, 2007 and are subject to change. Enjoy.]</b><p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3930/innbourbon_badrate.jpg" class="imgborder"/><p>We understand that prices go up when occupancy is high, but $642 a night for a standard double in post-Katrina New Orleans in a <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Ramada+Plaza+Inn+On+Bourbon/ian/161686"><b>Ramada</b></a> just because it's Jazzfest? When the Ritz-Carlton a few blocks away is $350 a night and this week's <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/4/24/101921/528/hotels/Good_Rate_189_per_night_for_Jazzfest_at_Pelham_New_Orleans">Good Rate</a> (Pelham Hotel New Orleans) is only $189? <p>"Standing on one of Bourbon Street's busiest corners" is touted as a good thing, though if you want to get some sleep, Tim L. 2007-04-24T12:18:11-05:00 29.957354 -90.066756 Search HotelChatter Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/