HotelChatter - Tag: Room Rate Gimmicks

Public Chicago's One Dollar Sale Sells Out in 5 Minutes

juliana — 2012-01-17T13:10:02-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/PublicSale_soldout.jpg" class="top"> Perhaps we shouldn't have vigorously cheered on the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Public+Chicago/local/1704">Public Chicago's</a> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2012/1/9/205733/5016/hotels/Hold_the_Phone_The_Public_Chicago_Will_Be_Offering_Rooms_for_Just_a_1">One Dollar Sale</a> because rooms sold-out today in just FIVE MINUTES.But as we've seen with other gimmicky hotel sales (see: <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/10/1/101723/828/hotels/Yeah_We_Got_Totally_Shut_Out_of_the_LHW_19_28_Sale_Too">LHW</a> and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/7/15/91527/4296/hotels/Copley_Square_s_18_Birthday_Sale_Did_Not_Go_So_Well">Copley Square</a>), the Public's sale did not go off without a few hitches. For starters, some folks, including us, never got an email from Public Hotels announcing the start of the sale. This is pretty crappy as signing up for the email was the preferred way of learning about the sale. Yet even the folks who did receive the email and clicked the link to the sale ended up losing their rooms during the checkout process. Like our own contributor <a

Chicago: Hold the Phone: The Public Chicago Will Be Offering Rooms for Just a $1

juliana — 2012-01-10T08:45:01-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/publichotelonedollarsale.jpg" class="top"> We never once thought the rooms at the hot new <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/12/29/92456/539/hotels/Best_Hotel_Opening_of_2011_Public_Chicago">award-winning</a> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Public+Chicago/local/1704">Public Hotel</a> in Chicago were too pricey (we stayed there on opening night for $135 and have recently seen specials for $100 a night) but it looks like hotelier <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/ian schrager">Ian Schrager</a> is staying true to his promise to make Public available to the public--because he's just announced the hotel's first ever ONE DOLLAR SALE. For a 90-day period starting on a secret date, Public will offer three special guest rooms per night, each with a rate of just $1. Not $10, not $5, ONE DOLLAR.Once the sale goes live, prospective guests have 48 hours to book a room for $1 within the

Folgate Street: Tune Hotels to Open at Liverpool Street in London in January with Rooms for 2p

juliana — 2011-10-10T12:00:01-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/Tune_Hotel_Liverpool_Street.jpg" class="top"> Once again, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/tune hotels">Tune Hotels</a> is opening in London, this time at the Liverpool Street train station and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/7/8/104536/7427/hotels/Tune_Hotel_London_to_Offer_Penny_Rooms_on_July_13th">once again</a>, Tune is offering rooms at a crazy low rate to celebrate the opening. Starting tomorrow through Friday, the hotel will release 1,000 room nights at the Liverpool Street Hotel for just 2p! The two-penny rooms can be booked for select dates from opening day, January 4, all the way through May 27. The race for the low rate begins at 8am London time and all you have to do is head to the Tune UK website, <a href="http://www.tunehotels.com/uk">www.tunehotels.com/uk</a>, search for a discounted room and click the BOOK NOW button. If you can't find a date

New York: How To Get A Hotel Room In NYC For $111.11 A Night

MsRebecca — 2011-01-10T10:05:51-05:00

One week into the New Year, we think it's fair to say that the "Happy" has already rubbed off. It's cold, the headlines are full of depressing news, and we hear that hotel room rates will go up this year (good for hotel biz, not so much for our wallets).

So, here's a nugget of goodness for 2011: The Pod Hotel in New York is running one of those wacky date-driven promotions tomorrow, 1.11.11, letting folks snag a room for $111.11--and not a teensy-tiny pod with bunk beds, either. This rate is for a Queen room.

The Travelodges Biggest Room Sale EVER Starts on Wednesday

JulesLdn — 2010-12-27T09:29:17-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/53048/biggest_ever_sale.jpg" class="top"> Make sure you set your alarms this Wednesday and do not oversleep! That's because UK budget hotel chain, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/travelodge hotels">Travelodge</a>, is holding one of its famous £9 room sales. The sale kicks off at 6am UK time with thousands of rooms available at Travelodges all over the UK. The £9 rooms (approx $14 USD) will be available on selected dates throughout the whole of next year. Yes, that's right-- we said the whole of next year, from 1st January 2011 - 28th December. 2011. And we thought Christmas was already over! So if youre after a cheap room for the night, log onto the <a href="http://email2.travelodge.co.uk/2011sale/?myEmailId_=O88721363071151334487336301821">website</a> this Wednesday, December 29 at 6am. All rooms are subject

HotelChatter - Tag: Room Rate Gimmicks

Public Chicago's One Dollar Sale Sells Out in 5 Minutes

Chicago: Hold the Phone: The Public Chicago Will Be Offering Rooms for Just a $1

Folgate Street: Tune Hotels to Open at Liverpool Street in London in January with Rooms for 2p

New York: How To Get A Hotel Room In NYC For $111.11 A Night

The Travelodge&#146;s Biggest Room Sale EVER Starts on Wednesday

The Travelodges Biggest Room Sale EVER Starts on Wednesday