http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T09:59:26Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Tahoe%20Hotels http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/2/7/212743/1483 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/petey_block.jpg" class="imgborder"> <p><br>As could be expected, we're heavy into <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/1/16/123318/171/hotels/G4_s_The_Block_Hotel_Reality_Show_Debuts">The Block</a>, the reality show/30-minute ad for the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Block/local/88">Tahoe snowboarder hotel</a> on the G4 cable network. Now that we're a couple episodes deep, we feel like we've got a pretty good handle on how things work at the hotel.<br> <p>After holding our breath for the first episode, we got pretty much what we expected. It looks like hiring a bunch of snowboarders who smoke pot on camera doesn't lead to the most efficient operation. However, The Block is a serious operation, so management bought these kids army jackets and tried to kick these kids into shape? Is it working? Well, the hotel is sold out almost every winter pbb 2007-02-08T15:02:13-05:00 38.960030 -119.94459 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/1/16/123318/171 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/block_staff_show.jpg" class="imgborder"><p><br> Remember <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Block/local/88"><b>The Block Hotel</b></a>? The hotel the snowboarding hotel where the staff was adverse to "ho's who talk to much", well they got their own reality show--shocker right? Thing is, we Tivo'd the series premiere and surprisingly, the Block is not only watchable, but it may well be the greatest show modern day television has ever seen.<p> Ok, that is over the top Trumpian hyperbole, however, The Block is, at the very least, a promising hotel version of <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0372711/">The Restaurant</a>, and we have been waiting for this very show since Brunett's fake-reality show <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2004/6/14/174931/487/hotels/Internet_Millionaires_Let_it_Ride_on_Vegas_Golden_Nugget">The Casino</a> bombed a couple years back. &nbsp;Eventually, someone had to nail the made for reality tv drama of day to markj 2007-01-16T12:35:32-05:00 38.960030 -119.94459 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/