http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-08T23:12:27Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/valentine%27s%20day%20hotels http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/2/8/22929/32019 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/vegasvday.jpg" class="top"><p> Yes, we <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/1/22/224153/901/hotels/Our_Last_Post_About_Valentine_s_Day_Hotels_">swore off V-day packages</a> here on HotelChatter but we promise this story does not involve champagne, chocolate-covered strawberries and massage oil. <p>A friend of ours recently wanted to surprise his wife with a getaway to <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/city/las%20vegas"><b>Las Vegas</b></a> for Valentine's Day. We started to help him look for good deals but it turns out Vegas is actually pretty sold-out this Saturday. A cursory look at Expedia today does show some availability but at steep rates: Wynn is for $879; Venetian for $499 and the Stratosphere--which offers rooms for $25 during the week--is going for $279 a night. <p>So how can you do Vegas for V-day on the cheap? The Answer? Stay on Sunday night. juliana 2009-02-13T12:01:42-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/1/22/224153/901 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/roseandring.jpg" class="top"><p> For some reason this year, hotels are going crazy with creating <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Valentine%27s%20Day%20Hotels"><b>Valentine's Day Packages.</b></a> Perhaps they are frantic about the waning economy and figure if you must spend money in these tough times it might as well be to please your wife. Or husband. Or lover. Or escort.<p>Whomever you are spending Valentine's Day with, hotels want you to spend this romantic day with them. The only problem is we're getting overloaded with Valentine's Day packages and most of them are pretty routine. We've tried to highlight the most unusual ones---strip poker sets in room, creepy love story writers, tent pitching and so forth--but we're actually getting pretty tired of photoshopping bright pink hearts onto photos.<p>So, this juliana 2009-01-23T12:31:23-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/1/23/84221/3678 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/swisslove.jpg" class="top"><p> We were wondering when a Valentine&#146;s offer to trump <a href=http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/1/15/11934/1111/hotels/The_Curtis_Hotel_s_Got_You_Looking_So_Crazy_In_Love_> playing Twister</a> or <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/1/22/7441/10667/hotels/Affinia_Hotels_Want_You_To_Play_Out_Your_Friskiest_Fantasies_">strip poker</a> with your inamorato would come up, and here it is--London&#146;s <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Swissotel+The+Howard%2C+London/ian/114592"><b>Swissôtel The Howard</b></a> is employing a &#147;professional storyteller&#148; to commit to print the story of how you met your beloved. <p>You&#146;ll also get a six-course dinner of aphrodisiacs including scallops, chocolate fondue and, um, cucumber. Then you&#146;ll retire to your river-view suite, overlooking the London Eye and the Houses of Parliament, and sink champagne and strawberries with your story. <p>Let&#146;s just hope that, whatever a &#147;professional storyteller&#148; is, it means he/she can turn &#147;He bought me five shots at Happy Hour&#148; into something beautiful. Especially when the package rolls juliab 2009-01-23T11:37:46-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/1/23/102323/164 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/laperlagreenwich.jpg" class="top"> <p>While the <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Cooper+Square+Hotel/local/247">Cooper Square Hotel </a></b>appears to be doing<a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/12/19/132623/12/hotels/Pants_Drop_Panties_Stay_On_at_Cooper_Square"> lingerie shoots </a>in front of street-facing windows in undies and tank tops, <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Greenwich+Hotel/local/1047">The Greenwich Hotel</a></b> is on a different block doing something somewhat similar <i>away</i> from the windows with $250.00 thongs, $400.00 teddies and an ad campaign that encourages women to spend too much money on their dudes. <p>Behold this image from a <b>La Perla </b>photoshoot at Robert De Niro's Greenwich Hotel. According to <A href="http://www.luxist.com/2009/01/23/la-perlas-luxe-lingerie-for-valentines-day/">Luxist</a>, the Italian upscale lingerie line has launched a collection of Valentine's Day gifties, and suggests women start planning a romp in the sheets at a particular NYC boutique hotel: <blockquote><p> "The La Perla woman makes the effort, but makes Jenna 2009-01-23T10:45:16-05:00 40.7197331 -74.010184 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/1/16/95733/0618 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/lepalaisrhoul.jpg" class="top"><p> Marrakesh's exclusive <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Le+Palais+Rhoul/local/1442"><b>Le Palais Rhoul</b></a> is offering a romantic getaway package that eclipses (supposedly) exclusive dinner reservations at hotspots like Nobu or Tao. <a href="http://www.boutiquesouk.com/home/">Boutique Souk</a>, a specialized travel service in Morocco, has designed a Moroccan love package at the hotel in their six luxury tents set up in their backyard at Palace Gardens (there are proper rooms here too.) <p>For just £1260 or roughly $1,866.90, they're offering three nights of pampered tent love for couples vying for some authentic lux. Included in the package is a hamman spa experience where you lay on hot tiles and your massage therapist exfoliates you with Moroccan black soap and someone else rubs you down with Argan oils. <p>Take shiralevine 2009-01-23T10:06:13-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/