http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T10:42:12Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/holiday%20inns http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/12/13/22544/427 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/holiday_inn_logo_detail.jpg" class="top"><p>Apparently, everyone was such a fan of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Holiday%20Inns"><b>Holiday Inn</b></a>'s promotional £20.12-per-night rooms <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/12/20/15392/107/hotels/Celebrate_London_2012_For_20_12_With_Holiday_Inn">last year</a> that the brand has decided to make another go of it. Next Tuesday, simply log onto their website <b>anytime between midnight and 11:59pm</b> to book stays in any of the 160 participating properties <b>at a special rate of £20.12.</b> Just like last year as well, the promotional period lasts from Dec 26 to Jan 31. <P>In case you've forgotten, Holiday Inn was named the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/6/5/133031/1924/hotels/Holiday_Inn_Declared_Official_Hotel_of_the_2012_Olympics">official hotel</a> of the 2012 Olympics, for which London has been <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Olympics%20Hotels">frantically</a> preparing over the past few years. Now with the date looming ever closer, Holiday Inn is eager to keep its name fresh in people's ASchechter 2011-12-14T09:15:02-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/8/11/12257/4440 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/bedbugstuffed.jpg" class="top"><p> We've all had that moment of fear when we've checked out of a hotel and felt a little itchy. Uhoh, did we just spend the night with <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/bed bugs"><b>bed bugs</b></a>? Now imagine if not only you were itching and scratching but your cat was too!<p>That's what a woman is claiming happened to her and her pet after they both spent a few nights at a Holiday Inn in Glendale, Ariz. The woman, who is only going by the name Elena, says she developed red itchy bumps on her neck after checking out the hotel. A doctor determined she had bed bug bites but her cat ended up in worse condition. <a href="http://www.abc15.com/dpp/news/region_west_valley/glendale/pet-owner-says-bedbugs-made-her-cat-sick-at-a-local-hotel">ABC15</a> local news reports: <blockquote><p>"I juliana 2011-08-11T17:16:02-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/5/2/03114/83820 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/pancakemachine_holidayinn.jpg" class="top"><p><i>Nothing says fresh breakfast like a pancake machine?</i><p><i><b>UPDATE</b>: This picture from a tipster was actually taken at a Holiday Inn EXPRESS which will not be getting the new social hubs. Long story short, the pancake machine lives! Thanks @Expresser24 for pointing this out.</i><p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/holiday inn"><b>Holiday Inns</b></a> are gearing up to launch their new <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/4/14/17545/6421/hotels/Holiday_Inn_s_New_Social_Hubs_Will_Have_You_Playing_Wii_Chilling_in_Cabanas_and_More">social hubs</a> with made-to-order chef stations next month but over at the Holiday Inn Express, you'll have to make do with their <b>Pancake Machines</b>.<p>Pancakes slide out on a conveyor belt off to the side "in about a minute." It's not exactly homemade but if you have a hankering for pancakes on the road, we guess it will do.<p> As for the new Holiday Inn juliana 2011-05-02T12:26:55-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/4/13/16550/4378 <![CDATA[<P><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/HIfoodsalad1.jpg" class="top"> <P>When was the last time you ate at a <b><a href="Http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/Holiday%20Inn%20hotels">Holiday Inn</a></b>? Wait...wait, we mean <I>besides</i> a breakfast of generic omelet. Chances are, you can't remember the last time you went to a Holiday Inn to eat, let alone hang out, but Holiday Inn is hoping to change that fact...and fast. <P>Please welcome the concept of the Holiday Inn "<b>Social Hub</b>." Following their rebranding, Holiday Inn is now gearing up to tear up their 3,000+ hotels around the world to introduce a more modern and welcoming public area, where guests (and non-guests!) can feel free to chill out, grab some food, some drinks and maybe futz around on their iPads or laptops without having to be confined JetSetCD 2011-04-13T16:55:00-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/4/11/21141/2185 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/21888/barstowpopcorn.jpg" class="top"> <p>How&#146;s this for a check in amenity: along with two bottles of free water, a big bag of popcorn ready to be brewed in your in room microwave? <p>Also at this hotel, where we stayed last week, we had <strong>free WiFi, free breakfast and 24 hour access to tea, coffee, cookies and fruit</strong>. Amazing. <p>Sadly, it was nothing sexier than a <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/holiday%20inns"><b>Holiday Inn</b></a>. Even more sadly, it wasn&#146;t located anywhere we&#146;ll likely be paying a return visit &#150; <strong><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Holiday+Inn+Express+Hotel+%26+Suites+Barstow/ian/208422">Barstow, California</a></strong> (yes, we broke down driving to Vegas on a Sunday night and had to wait till the next day to get a new tire). There are two Holiday Inn Express(es) in the town but Hotwire juliab 2011-04-11T11:06:22-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/