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HotelChatter - Tag: Times Square Hotels http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-24T09:53:36Z HotelChatter HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Times%20Square%20Hotels New York : Hilton New York Honored With a 'Green Street' Award. Really. http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/10/28/14331/356 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/32083/hiltonmidtown.jpg" class="top"> Swarming with smog, exhaust, and buzzing with the din of taxis in neutral, New York's Avenue of the Americas is hardly a location we think of as being environmentally-considerate. A work in progress, maybe, with a little cheerleading needed to nudge it in the right direction. The "Green Street" Award was established by the Avenue of the Americas Association to inspire the thoroughfare's tenants to think eco and find new ways to close the loop. This year, the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hilton+New+York/local/299">Hilton New York</a> was honored, and not just because it hosted the ceremony in its Trianon Ballroom last week. Innovative eco-hotels are normally found bourgeois bohemian neighborhoods like the West Village or SoHo, so when we caught wind Heidi Atwal 2009-10-28T15:54:18-05:00 40.7625480 -73.978801 New York: Got Tix to The World Series? They May Have Cost Less Than Your Hotel Room http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/10/26/135347/58 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/execsuitewestinny_FD.jpg" class="top"> The Yankees and The Phillies are set to square off in the 2009 World Series Championships on Wednesday at Yankee Stadium and tickets on Stubhub.com are starting out at nearly $300 a piece. That's definitely steep but if you're a fan, then money's no object. Your hotel room, however, is another issue. Let's get to the good news first. If you're a lucky ticket holder, the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Westin+New+York+Times+Square/local/63">Westin Times Square</a> is offering a $50 credit in the hotel's <a href="http://www.westinny.com/dining/bar10.html">Bar 10</a>. Here's a look at what $50 will get you: <blockquote>Yankees fans can snack on grilled sirloin sliders and crisp calamari fries, or throw back a few celebratory drinks in anticipation of their teams win. Fans that juliana 2009-10-26T14:17:25-05:00 40.7577050 -73.989103 New York: The Westin New York's GM Takes Us Inside His 'Healthy Hotel' http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/10/5/113350/504 <![CDATA[ Welcome to our regular Monday feature, Pitch Your Hotel, where we let hoteliers, general managers and other hotel execs tell us on-camera what makes their hotels so different from all the rest. And believe us, the competition is fierce these days. So sit back, relax and listen to them explain why their hotels are worthy of your hard-earned dollars or rewards points. <embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f8/1321361467" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashVars="videoId=43512218001&playerId=1321361467&viewerSecureGatewayURL=https://console.brightcove.com/services/amfgateway&servicesURL=http://services.brightcove.com/services&cdnURL=http://admin.brightcove.com&domain=embed&autoStart=false&" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="486" height="412" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" swLiveConnect="true" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed> We popped into the <a href="">Westin New York</a> so that we could ask Gerard Widder, the hotel's general manager, about what makes his hotel so great. But instead of just giving us a stand-up pitch, Gerard took us along on a tour of his hotel--showing juliana 2009-10-05T17:01:51-05:00 40.7577050 -73.989103 New York: Overheard in the Lobby: Can The Concierge Get Broadway Tickets? http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/8/20/163324/578 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/night_lobby.jpg"> A couple approaches the concierge of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Night+Hotel/local/29">Night Hotel</a> looking for Broadway tickets for the following night. The conversation went something like this: Couple Guy: We want to see Billy Elliott tomorrow night. Concierge: That show is sold out. I can get you tickets, but they will be over $200 a piece, maybe $250 Couple Guy: $250? That is way too much money. Why are they so much? Concierge: Like I said, it is sold out -- every night. However, we go through ticket brokers and can get you seats, but it will cost more. Couple Guy: Ok fine, what about if we go see Chicago? Concierge: That would be markj 2009-08-20T16:33:24-05:00 40.7572990 -73.984248 New York City: Digital Nomad Lobbies: Millennium Broadway http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/8/19/11488/8336 <![CDATA[ <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/millenium_broadway_lobbyb.jpg"> There has been a lot of talk recently about the <a href="http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-nomads29-2009jul29,0,3204273.story">lifestyle of digital nomads</a> -- folks who work from wherever they might roam. HotelChatter has been covering hotel wifi since the beginning, but as we cited in our <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/special/Worst_WiFi_Hotels_2009">2009 annual hotel wifi report</a> times they are a changin'. Hotel: <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Millennium+Broadway+Hotel+Times+Square/local/1214">Millenium Broadway New York Times Square</a> Location Layout: There are three levels. The street level is the busiest level, level two is bound to have a conference going on and level three is fairly open. Outlets: Plenty of 'em. Furniture: Each level has a set of couches and good lighting. Aside from the street level, which is a bit darker. markj 2009-08-19T11:48:34-05:00 40.7567340 -73.984466 Search HotelChatter Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/