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Washington: The W's 'Congress of Cool' Gets Some Partisan Reviews

KatieK — 2009-09-16T09:44:09-05:00

It’s been two months since the doors swung wide at what's arguably DC’s most hyped hotel opening of the year — the W, duh — so we thought we’d check back in on the swirling review chatter, especially now that people are talking about the hotel itself and not just the rooftop POV bar.

Over at TripAdvisor, it’s registering with a 68% approval rating. Not too shabby. But true to DC form, people seem to be awfully partisan when it comes to the Congress of Cool, making reviews range from scathing to glowing.

Long Beach: What's Happening With The Allegria Hotel on Long Island?

amandak — 2009-08-31T09:02:08-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/allegria_spa_hotel.jpg" class="top"> Ouch. The Allegria Hotel and Spa at Long Beach is only just opening up but it's already attracted a bunch of negative reviews at least on <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g48078-d1237124-r38910794-Allegria_Hotel_and_Spa-Long_Beach_New_York.html">TripAdvisor</a> where so far, no less than four people have complained about problems connected to their opening date thanks to one of our dedicated HotelChatter tipsters for pointing this out. Someone's whining because they had to cancel their planned wedding when the hotel finally admitted they wouldn't be open in time, and someone else had this for an attempted booking experience: <blockquote>I called to make a reservation to inquire as to availability. The lady on the phone said"We have no rooms" and hung up. SO RUDE.</blockquote>Um, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephanie_Tanner">Stephanie

New Haven: The Study at Yale Passes With Flying Colors, So Says Recent Reviewers

KatieK — 2009-08-26T11:44:19-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/Exterior_View_Looking_In.jpg" class="top"> Our inner geeks have been pretty excited about New Havens new-ish hotel, the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Study+at+Yale/local/1367">Study at Yale</a>, ever since the place <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/12/17/141727/28/hotels/The_Study_at_Yale_Officially_Opens_With_Whiffenpoofs_On_Hand">opened</a> last year. But until we pay the hotel a visit ourselves, well have to rely on our steamy fantasy involving a rendezvous with a hunky Visiting Scholar. Er, also, the <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g33851-d1217689-Reviews-The_Study_at_Yale-New_Haven_Connecticut.html">TripAdvisor reviews</a>, which are impressively positive13 excellent ratings and one very good. Apparently even the doormen are dapper! A few highlights: * The only other choices near the university are a Courtyard by Marriott that in our experience could use a good cleaning, and the Omni, which is good but overpriced for what it is -- so The Study is a wonderful, welcome

Irving: NYLO Las Colinas' First Baby Steps Appear to Be Steady

Jenna — 2009-08-03T17:42:31-05:00

NYLO Las Colinas opened its doors in July with a lovely ribbon-cutting ceremony, after lots of anticipation and a whole lotta slowdown with the chain's expansion. Better late than never on this one, we suppose — the NYLO chain has been a fave of HC's since the first property opened in Dallas in winter of 2007, and its middle child was born in Warwick, Rhode Island and now Irving, Texas (Las Colinas) boasts the third property in the still-young chain.

So, how does property number three appear to be faring? So far, so good — at least according to the lone review of the place on TripAdvisor.

New York: What Makes This Hotel the 'Number One' Place to Stay in NYC?

Jenna — 2009-08-03T16:10:03-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/innnycvermont.jpg" class="top"> Hey, ever heard of the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Inn+New+York+City/ian/255381">Inn New York City</a>? Neither had we, really. A quickie search through the HC archives (which go back way, way back) was fruitless, and racking our brains turned up nothing. Why were we searching far and wide for info about this hotel, you ask? Because, <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g60763-d80092-Reviews-or10-Inn_New_York_City-New_York_City_New_York.html#REVIEWS">according to TripAdvisor</a>, Inn New York City is the very best hotel in all of the Big Apple. Hmm. We know TripAdvisor is not always the undisputed bastion of accurate and consistent (or even sometimes real) reviews, and we also know that just because we haven't talked about it doesn't mean it's not good but really, what makes this the supposed best hotel