http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-23T06:55:55Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Viva%20Las%20Vegas http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/8/5/172710/3338 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/stratosphere_rooom.jpg" class="top"> <p>Our newest baby sibling (they grow up so fast!) <a href="http://www.vegaschatter.com">VegasChatter</a> has sent a correspondent into the <b><A href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Stratosphere+Tower+Hotel/ian/118903">Stratosphere</a></b>. And it wasn't that bad! Seriously! But really, it wasn't all that cheap, either (especially considering the place was going<a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/11/19/11449/066/hotels/The_Stratosphere_Las_Vegas_Also_Has_25_Room_Rates"> for $25 </a>not too long ago): at a price of $80 for a Friday night and $115 for a Saturday, VC opted to go for the Strat through the Hotwire route &#151; and ended up paying $54 on Friday and $75 on Saturday. <p>The official verdict: "Although it won&#146;t be making it onto our list of great hotel rooms, for the price, it was fine." Oh, also: it was a bit noisy. But head on over to Jenna 2009-08-05T18:21:06-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/7/29/124141/131 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/paradisetowerroom.jpg" class="top"> <p>Our <a href="http://www.vegaschatter.com">baby sibling</a> tipped us off to some hot Vegas gossip this week: the brand spankin' new Paradise Tower at the <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hard+Rock+Hotel+and+Casino/local/595">Hard Rock Las Vegas</a></b> will be opening officially tomorrow (July 30th), about a week ahead of schedule. According to a hotel rep, some guests have already been staying in some of the tower's 490 rooms &#151; but the official opening isn't til tomorrow. <p>According to VC, rates look like this: <blockquote><p>A mountain view king room at the Paradise Tower was open but only for Friday night at $309 a night. Saturday night was sold-out. Sunday night, however, dipped down to $165. A pool view king was going for a hefty $399 a night on Jenna 2009-07-29T12:50:04-05:00 36.1104980 -115.15402 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/7/28/10517/0589 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/cosmoconstruction1.jpg" class="top"> <p><b>The Cosmopolitan</b> in Las Vegas has had a rough go of it. It was rising, then Hearst Communications came in and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/6/18/11556/8627/hotels/Hearst_Communications_Says_Oh_No_You_Didn_t_To_Cosmopolitan_Resort_in_Las_Vegas">slapped their wrist</a> for using the name of the ladymag &#151; but that didn't matter much, because Deutsche Bank had to come in and buy the half-finished building in a foreclosure sale, then rumors of the place becoming a Denizen started circulating and we all know what happened <i>there</i> &#151; but the $3.9 billion hotel-condominium-casino project continues to forge ahead. <p>The <a href="http://www.lvrj.com/news/breaking_news/51817542.html">Las Vegas Review Journal</a> printed an interesting little snippet about the Cosmo this week, though: the owners of the building have hired former Caesars Palace general manager John Unwin to be the resort&#146;s Jenna 2009-07-28T10:29:25-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/7/1/162639/9860 <![CDATA[<p><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/u-_TW2YG6Wc&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/u-_TW2YG6Wc&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object> <p>Have we bragged about our baby sibling lately? Allow us to remind you: we recently birthed a younger brother or sister (or brother dressed like a sister! It's Sin City &#151; anything goes!) who enjoys sequins, bright lights and late nights: <a href="http://www.vegaschatter.com">VegasChatter</a>, doing a kickass job of covering all things Vegas. <P>This week, the Sin City experts at VC are giving you their take on the new Vegas ads (yes, the "What Happens in Vegas Stays in Vegas" ones), except this year the ol' Visit Las Vegas folks have put a new spin on the ads by sarcastically applying the "What Happens Here, Stays Jenna 2009-07-01T18:19:43-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/6/19/142830/878 <![CDATA[<P><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/checkin_bellagio.jpg" class="top"> <P>Our pals at <b><A href="http://www.hotelchatter.com">VegasChatter</a></b> have been doing a totally kickass job of keeping their hot little fingers on the pulse of Sin City, and this week they've got a whole lotta sweetness for hotel geeks, Vegas junkies and strip novices alike. <p>VC had a pow-wow with a top-secret Vegas hotel insider &#151; that is, a seasoned front desker at one of Sin City's best and most prominent hotels &#151; and "Mr. B." dished some super helpful tips on how to go about scoring a room upgrade at your Vegas hotel. His tips, combined with the experience of VegasChatter's LV-savvy crew of editors, were all pooled together to bring you <a href="http://www.vegaschatter.com/story/2009/6/19/12733/4405/vegas-travel/How_To_Get_a_Room_Upgrade_in_Vegas_at_Check_In">this definitive guide</a> to landing a Jenna 2009-06-19T15:07:28-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/