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Las Vegas: The Five Best Hotel Sports Books in Las Vegas

juliana — 2010-01-25T11:40:02-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.vegaschatter.com/files/1425/wynnbookVC.jpg" class="top"> Now that it's winter, its high time to head to a Las Vegas sports book. Between The Super Bowl and March Madness, theres no shortage of reasons to spend inordinate amounts of time in these gambling Meccas. In addition to being the best places to bet on sports, books are arguably the biggest and baddest sports bars in townthe perfect spot to grab a cold one (or six) and sit back to watch your team bring it home. Not all sports books, however, are created equal. We created a list of the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2005/8/17/135637/891/hotels/Top_Five_Las_Vegas_Hotel_Sports_Books">best Vegas venues to place your sports bets</a> back in 2005, but this is a different city in 2010. Places have changed and so

Detroit: More Than Four Hotels Still Available for Detroit's Final Four

KatieK — 2009-04-02T10:10:12-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/17697/FinalFour_DTW.jpg" class="top"> Unsurprisingly, our March Madness brackets have pretty much failed miserably. For all those folks still in the game, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Detroit%20Hotels">Detroit</a> is the place to be this weekend (now thats not a phrase you hear very often!). If youre Final Four-or-bust, well, we dont have to tell you that your best option would have been to book a room months ago. But fret not, for a few rooms remain for you last-minute travelers. We hopped over to the <a href="http://hotelrates.hotelchatter.com/">HotelChatter rezzie system</a>, where we found a <a href="http://hotelrates.hotelchatter.com/SearchResults.aspx?fileName=Detroit&checkin=2009-04-03&checkout=2009-04-07&languageCode=EN&Adults=2&Rooms=1&sort=MinRate-asc&tabId=Details&rateTabId=rateViewSimple">few hotels with vacancies</a>. Rates range from bargain-basement $60 to $499. As youre likely aware, though, you don't want to book a hotel in just any neighborhood and assume those polite

Las Vegas: The Sahara Now Selling Three-Foot Tall Beers for March Madness

juliana — 2009-03-17T15:53:16-05:00

If you couldn't finish the two-foot burrito at the NASCAR Cafe inside the Sahara Las Vegas last month, it's ok. Just in time for March Madness, you can now redeem yourself with the NASCAR Cafe's 3-foot-tall Brew Tower, which holds 15 beers.

Afraid beer might be too fattening? You could always have a go at the Shot Trees which can be filled with five or ten shots of your choice. Yes, it is strongly suggested to bring your friends along with you.

Las Vegas: 'Get Your Game On' at Encore for March Madness

juliana — 2009-03-16T11:59:35-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/wynnncaa.jpg" class="top"> With the announcement of the 2009 NCAA Tournament Brackets, March Madness has arrived. And there is seemingly no better place to celebrate your devotion to a college basketball team in a place where the alcohol is flowing, the flat-screens are plentiful and the betting is totally legal. Yup, we're talking about Las Vegas.At the newly-opened <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Encore+Las+Vegas/local/1397">Encore Las Vegas</a>, NCAA-themed room packages are available starting on March 19 all the way through April 6. Guest rooms start at $199 and include guaranteed seating at the hotel's sportsbook during the games as well as free food and beverages. If you book your stay for next Saturday then you will also get tickets to the <a href="http://wynnlasvegas.com/#packages/survive_and_advance/">"Survive & Advance"</a>

Detroit: Final Four Will Give Downtown Detroit a Second Chance

JetSetCD — 2009-03-09T12:11:48-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/FinalFour_DTW.jpg" class="top"> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/city/detroit">Detroit</a> better start prostrating itself before the altar of their financial gods, as after a let-down of an auto show, the Final Four will roll into town during the first weekend in April and hopefully bolster hotel room sales and tourist revenue. According to the <a href="http://www.freep.com/article/20090308/BUSINESS06/903080446/+Final+Four+a+slam+dunk+for+downtown+hotels">Free Press</a>, the "Big Dance has done what the Detroit auto show could not in January -- book up all but a handful of downtown Detroit's nearly 5,000 hotel rooms." As for that leftover fistful, expect it to go during the rest of this month as office buddies book last-minute trips and tickets trade hands. Undeniably, the hottest hotel for the Final Four will be the newest and shiniest, namely