HotelChatter - Tag: Texas Hotels

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

Horseshoe Bay: It's Beergarita O'Clock At The Horseshoe Bay Resort

MsRebecca — 2010-08-06T10:26:18-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/30451/Beergarita.jpg" class="top"> Who's thirsty? It's time for another installment of our <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/summer cocktails">Summer Cocktails</a> series. All summer long we'll profile fun new summer drinks served at hotels around the world. Got one we should know about? <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">Send us the recipe with a photo of the drink.</a> Otherwise, enjoy and <a href="http://www.twitter.com/hotelchatter">@reply us</a> when you're wasted! Ah, summer drinking. The only time it isn't totally awesome is in when you can't decide if you want a beer or a cocktail. You could throw back both in quick successionor you could maximize both time and booze and order a Beergarita at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Horseshoe+Bay+Resort+Marriott/local/3976">Horseshoe Bay Resort</a> in Texas. We're pretty sure there's some rule about not mixing beer and

Who Wouldn't Stay in a Practically Bacteria-Free Hotel Room?

Jennifer Kester — 2010-07-27T13:30:53-05:00

Sheraton Columbia Town Center

Hotels are trying to cater to sniffly guests by offering PURE rooms, allergy-friendly environments that are free of 98 percent of bacteria or viruses.

The Westin Atlanta Airport in Georgia is introducing 25 PURE rooms; the Hilton Arlington in Arlington, Texas, is making 15 of its rooms PURE; and the Sheraton Columbia Town Center in Columbia, Maryland, has 18 such rooms.

Abilene: Paper Airplane-Making Lessons With Your Room: Inside The Sparhawk Gallery B&B, Texas

londontown — 2009-08-20T14:53:43-05:00

<![CDATA[ <object id="flashObj" width="486" height="412" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0"><param name="movie" value="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9/4862856001?isVid=1&publisherID=1321358962" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="flashVars" value="@videoPlayer=34785031001&playerID=4862856001&domain=embed&" /><param name="base" value="http://admin.brightcove.com" /><param name="seamlesstabbing" value="false" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="swLiveConnect" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9/4862856001?isVid=1&publisherID=1321358962" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashVars="@videoPlayer=34785031001&playerID=4862856001&domain=embed&" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="486" height="412" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" swLiveConnect="true" allowScriptAccess="always" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed></object> Bored of cutesey B&Bs and faceless motels? We feel your pain. Want to sleep where Elvis once did? Us too. Thats how we ended up making an unscheduled stop in Abilene, Texas last week. Not because we wanted to visit Abilene, but because of a place to stay that sounded pretty special: the <a href="http://www.sparhawk.com/HOME.html">Sparhawk Art Gallery B&B</a>. In its previous incarnation as the 1930s Sunset Lodge Motel, it was Abilenes premiere motel and the place

TX: Hurricane Ike Barreling Towards Galveston and Houston

juliana — 2008-09-12T12:32:05-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/ikehotels.jpg" class="imgborder">The manager of the Flagship Hotel on the pier in Galveston, Texas, is the last person to leave.While everyone was up in arms about Gustav the other week, it turns out that Hurricane Ike is going to do some serious damage to the Texan gulf coast today. From <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=ahZIaU1FduP8&refer=home">Bloomberg News</a>:<blockquote> Hurricane Ike bore down on Texas, heading for landfall as early as today in Galveston, where forecasters warned residents of ``certain death'' if they ignore a mandatory evacuation order</blockquote>President Bush has declared Texas a state of emergency, 7,500 National Guard members are on standby, the Houston Texans football game has been postponed until September 15 and the Houston Astros have cancelled two ball games.As far as what's