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Quikbook's New Website Pulls Up Hotel Deals Quiker

February 9, 2012 at 4:05 PM | by | Comments (0)

There's been a steady slew of hotel booking sites that have launched in the past few years but our tried and true fave is still Quikbook.com which has long been offering cool, boutique hotels that you would actually at for great rates. And now Quikbook's gotten even better, thanks to a site redesign.

Don't worry, nothing has drastically changed. Quikbook is still offering its secret sales, invitation-only rates and its standard policy of not charging any booking fees or requiring pre-payment or even cancellation/change penalty fees. But the site is easier to navigate--the buttons are bigger, the photos are more plentiful and there's even video tours of select hotels.

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Trump Unveils Slick New Website Encouraging You to 'Live the Life'

February 7, 2012 at 12:51 PM | by | Comment (1)

Now that Trump Hotels has seven hotels in their collection, they must have figured it was about time to upgrade their website--TrumpHotelCollection.com.

While the old site was very traditional and anchored down by exterior shots of the Trump Hotels, the new site shows off what life is like inside a Trump Hotel using nearly full page photos of hotel "guests". And this being Trump, the Trump experience involves gorgeous wealthy couples doing fabulous things like dining, drinking, shopping, dancing, getting fitted for new clothes, tanning by the pool, watching the chef cook in the kitchen and feeding each other mystery sushi. As for room photos, those seem to have been imported over from the old site so not much new to see here.

The site also gives curious guests the options of live chatting with Trump Hotels and the ability to click-to-call with the Trump Attaché service. And with a consistent booking widget on every page, there's no need to go back or head to the home page to book a room. Plus, if you now hold a Trump Card, you can sign into your account directly from the site.

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The Four Seasons' New Website is Like Flipping Through a Glossy Magazine

January 16, 2012 at 2:17 PM | by | Comments (4)

We've actually long admired the websites of Four Seasons Hotels because they've always allowed potential guests to see giant, full-screen photos of their guest rooms, public spaces and recreational spots (provided these aren't pre-opening stock photos.) But now with the new Four Seasons website redesign (at a cost of $18 million), the full-sized photos of the hotels, as well as videos, are front and center.

You can watch the YouTube video above for a mini-tutorial while we highlight our fave parts below.

Most notable is the Four Seasons emphasis on TripAdvisor reviews which is interesting since recently, a couple of hotel brands (Starwood and Marriott) began showing off their own guest reviews--the good and the ugly. But not only can you see the glut of reviews for a Four Seasons hotel on TripAdvisor, you can also click from the hotel's website to see what folks are saying about the hotel on Facebook and Twitter. (So far when we checked the Four Seasons George V in Paris, all social media activity was positive.)

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Big Hotel Brands Join Up to Create Their Own Booking Site, RoomKey.com

January 12, 2012 at 10:02 AM | by | Comments (4)

Hotels have long had a love-hate relationship with third-party booking sites--they need the wide reach of the booking sites, but they hate losing out on revenue. Yet now a few hotels must have decided, if you can't beat 'em, join 'em. Or rather, join together and take the third-partying booking sites on ourselves.

The WSJ reports that Choice Hotels, Hyatt Hotels, Intercontinental Hotels Group, Marriott Hotels and Wyndham Hotels have bonded together to form their own booking site---RoomKey.com.

We gave the site a brief try this morning and didn't mind at all what we found.

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JT Hospitality Has a Website (So We're Guessing The Name Sticks)

January 4, 2012 at 3:35 PM | by | Comments (0)

UPDATE, 1.5.12: We just heard that the JT Hospitality name is still a "provisional" name. Yippee! The official name is going to be revealed sometime in Q1. We'll let you know as soon as we hear!

We were utterly surprised by the out-of-left-field merger back in October between sleek boutique brand, Thompson Hotels and the fun, Golden State-loving hotels of Joie de Vivre.

It seemed like such an odd-pairing but when you broke down the dynamics (Thompson has the style; JDV has the money), it made sense.

Yet while we were hoping for a sophisticated name change, we stumbled across the website for JTHospitality.com, leading us to believe that the JT Hospitality name is sticking around.

There's not much to the website--just a few shots of glam hotel rooftop spaces, info about the merger and who to contact for development opportunities (that would be Mr. Brandman.)

We also found a Facebook page for JT Hospitality although there's not much there. Ditto for the Twitter feed. But we are loving that earthy profile pic on Facebook.

We're guessing more information will be forthcoming when the hotels do their official rebranding/merger announcement, which should be any day now.

Know of any cool things happening with JT Hospitality? Send it to us!

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Hotel 718 Gets A New Website, And A Top Chef

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 231 Duffield Street, Brooklyn NY [map], Brooklyn, NY, United States, 11201
December 7, 2011 at 9:30 AM | by | Comments (0)

More particulars are emerging about the new Hotel 718 in Brooklyn—most notably, a new website, whose homepage features a countdown ticker to the hotel's grand opening (72 days to go, in case you were wondering).

The site's 'crown' logo (Brooklyn is also known as Kings County), and sleek nighttime shots of the Brooklyn Bridge make this place seem slightly more Brooklyn-centric than that other Duffield Street hotel, the Aloft Brooklyn. But hey, there's no competition here. 718 bills itself as a "relaxed, upscale home base" and hopes to offer "a different kind of New York experience." And assuming the price is right (rates haven't been confirmed yet), this is exactly what Brooklyn hotels are supposed to be doing.

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The Marlin's Rooms Are Ready, And They Have iPads

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 1200 Collins Ave [map], Miami Beach, FL, United States, 33139
November 16, 2011 at 10:20 AM | by | Comment (1)

Yes, Miami Beach already has a hotel with a recording studio--The Setai--but now, with the return of the rock-boutique Marlin Hotel, it will have a hotel with a recording studio and iPads in the guestrooms.

Oh, and a helluva cool history. Back when, South Beach was Madonna's playground and the hotel was run by Island Outpost gent Chris Blackwell.

The lounge, named for Blackwell, has been open since the spring. But now that the Marlin has a new website, we get to scope out the rooms. There are four different kinds of studios and, coming in December, a two bedroom suite with partial ocean view, two king beds, two bathrooms with rainfall showers and a 'glass-enclosed wet room,' which we can only imagine is a spacious shower. (Stocked with Bigelow bath goodies. Yay.)

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Marriott is Also Putting Guest Reviews on Their Website

November 8, 2011 at 1:22 PM | by | Comments (0)

Marriott really wants to know what you thought of this Ritz-Carlton hotel room.

The hotels are striking back against hotel review giant TripAdvisor. The other week it came out that Starwood Hotels would be posting guest reviews--good and bad--directly on their website (after undergoing a vetting process to prove that the guest actually stayed there.) And now we learn that Marriott Hotels will be doing the exact same thing.

USA Today was privvy to Marriott's new review plan:

Marriott will run the reviews on a separate site called Marriott Rewards Insiders, which currently has 25,000 members with profiles but is rapidly growing, says French, head of marketing platforms and Marriott Rewards.

Like Starwood, Marriott will confirm whether a review writer actually stayed in the hotel before publishing the review, eliminating skepticism that a bad review might come from someone looking to undermine a hotel's reputation for whatever reason.

Also like Starwood, Marriott does not plan to offer incentives to customers to write reviews.

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Starwood Hotels to Put Reviews Right on Their Websites

October 21, 2011 at 11:16 AM | by | Comments (0)

The Nines in Portland

You know how when you go online shopping at Gap and Old Navy, you can immediately see reviews from other customers talking about the clothing (i.e. "I ordered a large and it fits like an extra large! Returned it right away!")? Well, that's soon what you are going to see at Starwood Hotels.

Hotel Check-In reports that Starwood will allow guests to write reviews directly on the hotel's website--as opposed to go to TripAdvisor and other review sites.

And not only is Starwood opening up their sites to reviews but after a property has accumulated enough reviews, the system will give it ratings-1 being the worst, 5 being the best--across several different categories.

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The Edition Waikiki, Er, Modern Honolulu Now Has a New Website

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 1777 Ala Moana Blvd [map], Honolulu, HI, United States, 96815
August 30, 2011 at 9:22 AM | by | Comments (3)

Yesterday, after we digested the shocking news about the Edition Waikiki, a savvy commenter pointed out that the Edition Waikiki The Modern Honolulu did have a website up and running although another commented mentioned that reservations were not working yet. But lo and behold, they are working today!

We found a city view room available on September 20th for just $299 a night which is about $80 less than what the Edition had been charging earlier this summer. An ocean view one-bedroom suite was going for $799 if you wanted to splash out.

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The Four Seasons Seattle Has Apparently Been Transplanted to Baltimore

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 200 International Drive [map], Baltimore, MD, United States, 21202
August 26, 2011 at 3:05 PM | by | Comments (0)

Yesterday, we commented on the guestrooms at the upcoming Four Seasons Baltimore by saying they looked "decidedly Four Seasons" meaning they look pretty darn similar to other Four Seasons hotels. But we were still shocked when a tipster pointed out that the room photo is ripped off from the Four Seasons Seattle's website!

So you can see for yourselves, we put the room shots together above. The room photo on the bottom is the Four Season Seattle's partial bay view room while the one on the top is the Four Seasons Baltimore's generic room shot. Thanks to the trickery of photoshop, the view has been swapped out to show Baltimore's city streets and not Seattle's Elliott Bay.

Uggggggh.

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Tryp by Wyndham's Website Looks Great, Now They Just Need To Finish The Hotel

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 345 W 35 St [map], New York, NY, United States, 10001
July 28, 2011 at 10:07 AM | by | Comments (0)

One day after the launch of Tryp by Wyndham's new website, we found ourselves strolling down W 35th St, right past Tryp Times Square South, the brand's yet-to-open US debut.

We reported on this hotel back in October, noting the 173-room hotel's "Mediterranean design elements" and willingness to accept Wyndham loyalty program points. Back then, Tryp Times Square South (TTSS) had a projected opening date of "mid-2011." But judging from the look of things now, this place won't be up and running until at least October. If they're lucky.

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