HotelChatter - Tag: Sports Hotels

London: Could London Hotels Suffer a Post-Olympics 'Hangover?'

Heidi Atwal — 2011-12-12T11:00:01-05:00

2012 will be a huge year for London in more ways than one. With the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and a certain international sports event set to descend upon the city, Londontown will see a massive influx of tourists. Hotel rooms are rapidly being snapped up by intelligent travelers, and profit projections for city lodgings remain promisingly high.

But what will become of the city after the torch has been extinguished and tinsel and confetti from the Queen's celebration swept away? According to a recent report by local commuter publication of choice, the London Evening Standard, a dark cloud may descend over the city come 2013.

Dallas: Omni Dallas: It's Definitely Opening, And It's Definitely Got An Infinity Pool

ASchechter — 2011-10-21T18:31:22-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/pool_deck_jpg.ashx.jpeg" class="top">Omni Dallas, which is set to open on 11/11/11, will include an infinity pool Whoever said 11/11/11 would mark a pivotal world-changing event must have been cc'd on development memos issued from <a href="">Omni Hotels</a>' corporate office. That is to say, Omni's latest creation, Omni Dallas, a 1,001-room convention hotel on South Lamar St, will be opening on the portentous dateand with $111 rates, no less. As part of the "Definitely Dallas" package (this name is putting <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077415/">dirty thoughts</a> into our head), guests who book rooms through December 30, 2011 will receive $111 deluxe guest rooms. Inside the rooms, you'll find a 111-inch flat-screen TV; and on top of the beds, you'll rest your head on 111

London: As If We Needed to Tell You: Book Your 2012 Olympics Hotel NOW

Heidi Atwal — 2011-10-14T12:38:42-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/32083/olympicsstratford.jpg" class="top"> It doesn't look like much now, but the Olympics Stadium site in Stratford, London will transform East Londonand cause hotel rates to skyrocket File this story under "O" for "obviously": per a recent report from <a href="http://www.travelio.net/london-olympic-fans-urged-to-book-hotels-now-to-save-cash.html">Travelio.net</a>, those trekking to <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/London%20Hotels">London</a> for next summer's Olympic games should aim to book their hotel rooms, like, now. A Hotels.com review of how sporting events effect accommodation prices revealed that, in the case of the recent Rugby World Cup, room rates rose around 29% in <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Wellington%20Hotels">Wellington</a> and 11% in <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Auckland%20Hotels">Auckland</a>. Over the summer, the Wimbledon tennis tournament saw London rates jump 3% with the city at full occupancy during this time. With the world's biggest sports happening

Los Angeles: X Games Fans Can Have an Xtreme Stay at the JW Marriott at LA Live

Jennifer Kester — 2011-07-08T13:00:01-05:00

If you were looking to go to the X Games 17, the JW Marriott at LA Live can hook you up. The hotel is partnering with ESPN to offer a special weekend pass for July 28 to 31 that will give you exclusive access to special events an put you right in front of the skateboarding, BMX biking and other action that will go down at the Staples Center.

The pass will get you three nights at the hotel and events like an intimate breakfast with an X Games superstar at JW Marriott's LA Market restaurant and VIP status in the Staples Center Lexus Club.

New York: The Top Three NYC Hotels for Watching the World Cup

JetSetCD — 2010-06-17T08:50:53-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/BierySoccer.jpg" class="top"> You can't deny the appeal of The Standard's Biergarten The 2010 World Cup has barely even begun and already we've watched the games from the comforts of our home, a friend's house and onboard an airplane. It's about time we moseyed over to a hotel bar for a beer and some rowdy cheering, don't you think? As a matter of fact, you should get out of the house too, and head to one of these Top 3 NYC Hotels for Watching the World Cup: <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Standard+NYC/local/795">The Standard</a> Underneath the High Line in the Meatpacking District, The Standard boasts of its own fully-fledged biergarten, complete with <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/1/5/1637/99265/hotels/Indulge_Your_Lederhosen_Fantasies_With_The_Standard_s_Biergarten_Shirt">be-dirndled beer wenches</a> and specials on Euro brews. Plus, through June 25,