HotelChatter - Tag: holiday inns

This Christmas, Naughty Mothers-in-Law Will Get Banished to the Holiday Inn

juliana — 2009-11-24T13:23:04-05:00

<![CDATA[ <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/queen_elizabeth.jpg" class="top"> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/holiday inn hotels">The Holiday Inns</a> and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Holiday%20Inn%20Express">Holiday Inn Expresses</a> in the UK are offering monsters-in-law, er, excuse us mothers-in-law 25 percent off at their hotels from December 23-29 as a way to give everyone in the family a reprieve from her incessant nagging about your culinary skills, your "expensive" lifestyle, your unwillingness to visit her more often and the real reason why your kids are acting out. Considering that <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/9/9/125345/4463/hotels/The_Five_Worst_Budget_Brands_In_Europe">Holiday Inn</a> is one of our picks for the worst budget brand hotels in Europe because they are so "bland and boring," we think this is a fitting punishment for "Mom." Who knows? Maybe she will like it. There's no word on how you

Chicago: Holiday Inn Chicago Mart Plaza Wins Renovation of the Year

Jennifer Kester — 2009-10-14T08:48:37-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/34094/martplaza1.jpg" class="top"> The <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Holiday+Inn+Chicago-Mart+Plaza/ian/108518">Holiday Inn Chicago Mart Plaza</a> helped shed the shabby image typically associated with the budget hotel chain by winning Renovation-of-the-Year, an industry-wide award given by the InterContinental Hotel Group, for its makeover of the lobbies, restaurants and guest rooms. Adjacent to the Merchandise Mart and perched on top of the Chicago Apparel Center, the 521-room hotel got J/Brice Design International to give it a facelift. Major changes are visible in the lobby, where designers chose more moveable ottomans and similar backless seating over sofas so that guests could shift things around and their own congregating areas. The design company also put the focus on the viewthe hotel looks out over the Chicago River and the

The Five Worst Budget Brands In Europe

juliab — 2009-09-09T13:42:05-05:00

You’re headed to Europe and despite all the talk about airline deals, getting there has eaten up a lot of your budget. So you're going to stay on the cheap. Yesterday, we listed our Five Best Budget Brands in Europe so that you will know the best hotels to hit up and what you get for your money.

But you also need to know which ones to avoid. Sure, the prices are right at these budget brands but there are times you may want to pay a little more for your peace of mind.

New York: The Tri-Pack's Holiday Inn is the 1000th 'Relaunched' Property

Jenna — 2009-07-24T09:20:11-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/tri_packfacade1.jpg" class="top"> As you know (er, if nothing else, then from <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/7/14/145530/144/hotels/What_Do_You_Think_of_the_New_Holiday_Inn_Commercials_">the commercials</a>), <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/holiday inn hotels">Holiday Inn</a> has been going through a major relaunch. The logo is different, the linens are different and, quite frankly, the whole concept of the new Holiday Inns is a pretty far cry from the crappy-bedspreads and ugly-carpets of the past. And today the budget brand announced that the makeover spree has officially hit 1000: the media is all a-twitter today because HI sent around a press release to announce the opening of the 39th Street Holiday Inn in NYC (they're calling it the Holiday Inn Times Square which, like, not quite), part of the Times Square Tri-Pack and a

Santa Barbara: Cheap Hotels Are Hard to Find for Michael Jackson's Neverland Memorial

juliana — 2009-07-01T12:26:00-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/mjtributehotels2.jpg" class="top"> Here at HotelChatter we have a very informal indicator of how popular an event is going to be: the price of the nearest Holiday Inn. If the room rate for the Holiday Inns in the city where said event is taking place remain low, we're sorry to tell you, event promoters, but this gig is probably a bust. If the Holiday Inn's rates in the city where said event is taking place have skyrocketed to unreasonable prices that no one would ever fork over for a budget hotel, then you're in luck: your event is going to be a success! Too bad Michael Jackson isn't here to see just how massive his funeral is going to be.The