· Fake MBAs get us talking. Also, should we change the name of our website to SexFireVegasChatter.com?

· Bill Marriott's blog on Prop 8 prompted a few Marriott employees to share their experiences working for Marriott and being out.

· Sex on the Beach in Dubai is just not going to happen.

· Hotels with DVRs: It's not just the Mondrian South Beach but also The Clarendon in Phoenix.

· Hotel Bookshelves (above) are like a legit trend.

· The new AIG Retreat Hotel is not as posh as their previous hotel stays.

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· SurfinBird84 let us know about a killer deal at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas:

I know the MGM Grand in Las Vegas is running great rates right now - starting at $59/night. If you go to their website, and type in promocode MGM021 you'll get $35 activity credit, 2 VIP Passes to Studio 54 or Tabu, and 15% off spa services. Or if you type in promocode MGM023 you'll receive rates as low as $59.

Thanks little birdy! We didn't see the $59 rates but the perks were there. Anyone else, if you got tips on saving money on hotel rooms, put it under our newest OpenThread.]]> juliana 2008-11-07T16:05:09-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/10/31/16823/813 <![CDATA[<p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/international_hotelchatter.jpg">&#183; <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/comments/2008/10/27/214819/78/1">DavidF</a> puts his <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/10/27/214819/78/hotels/Mandarin_Oriental_Boston_Tries_to_Fake_Us_Out"><b>Refereeing Hotel Reviews</b></a> skills to good use:<blockquote><p>SuzyJacuzzi's Trip advisor profile is not that of a classic Fake reviewer - its not the only review she has done, in fact she has reviews going back 3 years and its not as if every review is rating the place...maybe just got a new job working in a local PR firm? </blockquote></p><p>&#183; <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/comments/2008/9/10/16824/4734/13s">HotelGirl</a> updates our <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/9/10/16824/4734/hotels/HotelChatter_s_Guide_to_Toiletries_The_Big_Players"><b>Hotel Toiletries</b></a> list.<p>&#183; <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/comments/2006/8/2/144444/6432/35">UberTraveler</a> is protesting <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/8/2/144444/6432/hotels/OpenThread_Marriott_s_New_Smoking_Policy"><b>Marriott's Smoking Ban</b></a>. This story now has 35 comments.<p>&#183; <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/comments//1">KelliH</a> gives her in-your-face review of the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Avenue+-+Chicago/local/1297"><b>Avenue Hotel</b></a> in Chicago.<blockquote><p>Well now with Avenue Hotel, it is my friends that are now jealous of me. Avenue Hotel has recently juliana 2008-10-31T17:03:31-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/10/24/105035/84 <![CDATA[<p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/international_hotelchatter.jpg">&#183; <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/comments/2008/9/10/16824/4734/10">The Englishman</a> gives us an update on some <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/9/10/16824/4734/hotels/HotelChatter_s_Guide_to_Toiletries_The_Big_Players"><b>Hotel Toiletries.</b></a> <p>&#183; We helped another person get a <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/comments/2008/10/22/233955/34/1"><b>$19.28 room rate</b></a> or so we hope they got it! <p>&#183; <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/comments/2008/10/22/153849/16/1">Bangerang</a> speculates on what most people would do with twenty $1 bills y'all at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/10/22/153849/16/hotels/What_Would_You_Do_With_Twenty_Dolla_Dolla_Bills_Y_all_"><b>Hard Rock Chicago</b></a>:<blockquote><p>you can't expect me to believe that once guys find that there's a purveyor of live adult entertainment 2 minutes down water street that they're gonna be buying coffee and the tribune for an old lady. a noble effort, however.</blockquote></p><p> <p>&#183; <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/comments/2008/10/20/13742/177/2">Abigail</a> loves Hyatt Andaz's <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/10/20/13742/177/hotels/Guess_the_Hotel_Staffer_s_Uniform_Revealed_Andaz_s_Pajama_Clad_Reader_In_Residence_"><b>Reader in Residence.</b></a><p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/newuser"><b>BECOME A HOTELCHATTER MEMBER AND COMMENT AWAY</b></a><p> Have a topic you would like to see OpenThreaded? &nbsp;<a juliana 2008-10-24T16:06:22-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/