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Thrillist Parties at The Mirage, Just Misses Britney Spears

Where: 3400 S. Las Vegas Blvd. [map], Las Vegas, NV, United States, 89109

The boys over at Thrillist took their party skills to Las Vegas for 36-hours, partnering up with JetBlue to fly a planeload of bloggers as a way to promote their newest email newsletter edition, Thrillist Las Vegas.

After a flight of in-flight WiFi on the BetaBlue plane, the bloggers landed in Sin City and checked into The Mirage.

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Where The Thrillist Boys Party in San Francisco

Where: 1800 Sutter St [map], San Francisco, United States, 94115

We now present you with our VIP Hotel Reviewer Series in which we hand-pick experts in the travel and media worlds and beyond to tell us what are their favorite hotels and why. Once a week, we'll feature a hotel review from said VIPs about their favorite leisure or business hotels. Pay attention: These VIPs are experts at what they do and they don't mess around when it comes to their hotels.

Our next VIP in the series is Ben Lerer, the co-founder of Thrillist.com, a daily e-newsletter for guys detailing the best in food, drinks, events, gear, services and travel. Thrillist just recently launched a San Francisco-centric edition and here's where Ben stayed on his last trip to the City by the Bay. Enjoy.

[Photo: Michael Verdi]

On my last business trip to San Francisco, I was put up in the Hotel Tomo in Japantown. I can't say I was giddy about the lodgings -- Tomo's essentially a Best Western, and Best Western isn't exactly the sexiest company out there* -- but I was completely blown away by my experience.

The property was cool, with a boutique hotel feel, the service was great, and the price was fantastic.

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