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What's Inside Kayak's New Private Sale?
Yesterday, Kayak kicked off its promised flash sale format for hotel deals. Unlike the sample sales conducted at Jetsetter and the private sales over at Tablet Hotels, the Kayak sale is open to anyone who signs up for the Kayak newsletter (funny, we signed up but never got the notice yesterday.)
Nevertheless, the New York Times reports the sale included such properties like :
The Bryant Park Hotel in New York City ($325, down from $420), the Mondrian in Los Angeles ($240, down from $357) and the Riviera Resort in Palm Springs ($115, down from $309).
And unlike Tablet and Jetsetter, the sale will last for a week or until inventory runs out. The flash sales will happen every Thursday and you must sign up with Kayak to be able to access them.
So far, we're not that thrilled with these offerings but maybe it's because we're private-saled out. Also, we're still finding better deals on blind booking sites like Hotwire. But we're definitely happy to have these sales in the mix when booking our next hotel stay.
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Now's the Time to Book a Stay at San Francisco's Priciest Hotels
The view from The Westin Market Street
Hotel deals in San Francisco are ripe for the picking right now. You could say this has something to do with the January travel slow down, or the generous spirit of hoteliers (doubtful). Check out this may-jah discount we found (via Travelzoo) for The Westin Market Street, right in the heart of Union Square: a mere $105-129 for travel during late March/early April if you book by February 1st.
Good news for you, prospective guests, but hotel bigwigs might be mourning having to slash prices, even though occupancy seems to be up on the whole. The City by the Bay is being hit especially hard by the overall economic slump, according to a recent report. Compared to the previous year, "San Francisco room rates...averaged $155.02 per night for the month — a 13.2 percent drop from average rates of $178.61 [in November 2008]."
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The Hoxton's 1 Pound Sale Begins Again Tomorrow
Here's what you could get for £1 in London, if you're quick and nimble enough.
Have all our London stories made you jealous? Want to hit the pond without breaking the bank on a hotel room? The Hoxton's popular £1 Sale starts tomorrow at 12pm, Londontime.
The sale has 500 rooms at £1 and another 500 rooms at £29, both of which must be booked between February 1 and April 30. (Darnit, we were hoping to secure a £1 room for September.
As you may recall, HotelChatter secured a £1 room a few months back and we have to recommend our strategy for securing the low, low rate--book a weekday months in advance as most people are trying to snatch up the nearest weekend dates.
Booking that random day should surely secure you a £1 room with free WiFi which will greatly ease your budget in London. Yes, the WiFi is free!
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The Strand Drops to $159 a Night, Even On Valentine's Day
It's low season in New York and aside from mind-numbing low temperatures there's also low hotel room rates to be had.
Travelzoo put out a blast on the new Strand Hotel for just $159 a night. Remember when we were trying to get a room for under $250 just the other month?
The deal is good any night of the week through March 10 and includes free European-style breakfast buffet and free WiFi. Need a little more room? The Deluxe rooms are going for $189 a night and the special rates are available over Valentine's Day weekend as well. However, there are blackout dates from Jan. 30 to Feb. 2.
Go here to book and use code TZ1. But you've been warned: there does seem to be some issues with the street noise.
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The US Grant and the Blackstone Renaissance Turn the Big 1-0-0
The US Grant Lobby.
Two historic U.S. hotels are celebrating their 100th birthdays this year, but they want to give you a gift instead of vice versa.
To mark the centennial festivities, San Diego's U.S. Grant and Chicago's Blackstone Renaissance are offering discounts and prizes.
The Grant is asking former guests to submit their fondest memory of staying at the downtown hotel on its website, where you can read all of the contest entries. Then each month from February through September, hotel staff will chose a favorite and the storyteller will win a two-night stay at the Grant and be eligible for grand-prize drawing.
The big prize, which will be announced on the hotel's official anniversary, October 15, includes two round-trip airline tickets to San Diego, a three-night stay in the presidential suite, a wine-pairing dinner for two at the Grant Grill and a sailing trip.
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Book a Room with a Private Treadmill on Tablet's Private Sale Today
Last week we let you know that Tablet Hotels was also getting on the private sale game and today we have the discounted rates for the five lucky hotels.
· Hotel Healdsburg: $270 down from $385
· The Sanderson: £221 down from £315
· The Standard NYC: $214 down from $345
· The Augustine €193 down from €270
· La Perouse: €168 down from €300
Some interesting notes: The Sanderson hotel room was listed as deluxe king with gym. When we clicked further, we found out that the gym is a private treadmill in the room. Cool!
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Sorry, Hilton: We're Going with Marriott's Global Rate Break Instead
In the wonderful world of hotel promotions, the elusive weekend rate slash hasn't been so slippery these days. Chalk it up to January sales, a.k.a. the veritable Black Friday of travel shopping. Only instead of a day, deals are rife through the month, and instead of Tickle Me Elmo, you're looking for an available King suite.
Those too good to be true deals usually come with a caveat or two, though. "Book by [blank date]," "Exclusions may apply," blah, blah—we've heard it all before. We were weary when we heard that Marriott was kicking off a Global Rate Break of 20% off weekend stays, and up to 40% off at select resorts, especially in light of Hilton's similar—and so-so—weekend sale.
Here are the rules of the game: you have to book by January 22nd for stays from the 22nd through March 21st of this year, the deal applies to select locations worldwide, and a Friday or Saturday stay is required. Promo code: F5X. Let's do this.
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Even More Private Hotel Sales: Kayak.com and The James Hotel
It's a really good time to be looking for a hotel. Aside from hitting up the usual booking sites to find deals, there's a new trend going on with "private sales" like the ones we've already covered at Jetsetter.com and Tablet Hotels. Two new places to the private sales? Kayak.com and The James Hotel in Chicago.
Kayak's private sale simply asks you to sign up for it. It's really open to anyone who will volunteer their email address. As for what sort of deals you can get, the private sale hasn't launched yet but the site promises 50 percent off hotel rooms. So we are eagerly awaiting this sale.
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What's Inside Tablet's Private Sale?
While we've been obsessing over the new flash sales at the invite-only JetSetter, we got word this week that the original haute booking site,Tablet Hotels, was conducting its own Private Sale for its Tablet Members and their friends (Friends must be invited by the member.)
The sales are offered once a week on Tuesdays at 10am EST and only lasts until Thursday 5pm EST. However, Tablet Plus members get priority access to the sale on Mondays as part of their annual $195 membership fee.
The next sale starts on Tuesday, January 12 and a preview of it shows that the following hotels will be on the list:
· Hotel Healdsburg
· The Sanderson
· The Standard NYC
· The Augustine (Prague)
· La Perouse (Côte d’Azur)
These hotels are expected to be listed for as much as 40 percent off and the sale does include weekends, although there are some dates that are unavailable. We'll keep you posted on what we find on Tuesday.
Has anyone tried the Tablet Private Sale yet? If so, what sort of bargains did you score? Let us know in comments below.
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Spend Some 'Birthday Bucks' in Your Birthday Suit with JDV Hotels
A room at the Hotel Erwin in Venice, Calif.
Finally, a hotel is giving us some respect for being born! Usually when you mention to a hotel that you're celebrating a special occasion like your anniversary, your engagement or your birthday, they give you a room upgrade and a bottle of champagne and charge you for one or the other. Not so special indeed.
But with the California-based Joie de Vivre Hotels, if you stay two nights at one of their hotels within seven days of your birthday, you will get $100 off your hotel bill.
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Dial Direct, or You Might Miss Out on Hotel Griffon's $20.10 Deal
View of the San Francisco Bay from Hotel Griffon
Like the New Year's hangover you couldn't shake last weekend, hotels are still rolling out 2010-themed deals to pack rooms during a usually slow travel month. As reported on our sister site Jaunted, January is when you can find some of the steepest discounts, as most people return to chaotic work and family schedules, with no time for R&R.
San Francisco's Hotel Griffon is one hotel offering such a deal, with a "Buy One Night, Get the Second for $20.10" promotion that runs through January. That's kind of unheard of for a hotel that lies on the city's Embarcadero strip, just a stone's throw away from the Ferry Building.
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Book the Hollywood Heights Hotel in 2010 for Just $10 a Night
We trot the globe searching out deals for our readers, but in this case, our reputation preceded us and the Hollywood Heights Hotel decided to share a deal with us specifically for you.
Here’s how it works: the first 20 HotelChatter readers to call in for a reservation from January 1-February 15 will get a room for $10. That’s not a typo, we said $10. All you have to do is call (323) 762-1049 and mention the code HH2010, then just pick your night.
You must stay at the hotel sometime in 2010, and once you make your reservation it can’t be changed, so take a page from old St. Nick, make a list and check it twice before you commit to a date.
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