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Step Into HotelChatter's Resource Center

January 29, 2010 at 5:00 PM | by juliana | 0 Comments

We have thousands and thousands of hotel stories here on HotelChatter but putting up 11 to 12 posts a day makes it hard for you dear readers to keep track of all the hotel news and information that passes through on the site. So we've decided to put our most important types of stories in one post here and we'll be updating this frequently. Think of it like your old high school library's resource center. But don't worry, we won't shush you.

Want something to be added to our resource center? Send us an email and let us know what you need.

WIFI GUIDES
· Where to Find Free WiFi in NYC
· Where to Find Free WiFi in Las Vegas
· Where to Find Free WiFi in London

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Mickey Mouse Will Give You Free Hotel Slippers in Hong Kong

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: Hong Kong Disneyland Resort, Hong Kong, China
January 8, 2010 at 4:04 PM | by juliana | 0 Comments

Thanks to Aileen for dropping this excellent snapshot (and many others) into the HotelChatter Flickr Pool. Now we know that when we check into the Hong Kong Disneyland's Hollywood Hotel, the in-room slippers are on the house! Got your own hotel snapshots you wanna share? Drop 'em in the pool!

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Come Talk Travel Talk With Us Tomorrow in Tribeca

December 2, 2009 at 4:59 PM | by juliana | 0 Comments

If you aren't getting bombed in your apartment off the holiday cocktail recipes we've been irresponsibly posting, then come on down to Tribeca tickets to our talk tomorrow night with the New York Times' Frugal Traveler, Virgin America and the Roger Smith Hotel!

Heck, even if you have been drinking too many gingersnap martinis, you should still come by and liven up the conversation.

We're bringing a few friends to the table to talk travel trends, or specifically: "Travel Gets Social: The New World of Travel Media." Come meet Bowen Payson, Virgin America Manager of Online and Digital Marketing, NY Times Frugal Traveler Matt Gross, Adam Wallace, New Media Director for Roger Smith Hotel and others, with it all moderated by the man who started this here site: Mark G. Johnson, founder of Jaunted, HotelChatter and VegasChatter.

All the details, after the jump.

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Escape The Holiday Travel Nightmares Here

November 25, 2009 at 4:49 PM | by juliana | 1 Comment

Our brother site Jaunted has done a bang-up job with ways on how to survive the hellacious Holiday Travel but once you get to where you're going, you will need to relax.

Hopefully, if all goes well you're relaxing in the comfort of a relative's home (that's where we'll be!) or even better, in a hotel. But if things are looking a little bleak for you, here are some recent stories, video tours and photo galleries of our favorite hotels and their amenities that may cheer you up. Or at least spur you to plan your 2010 vacation.

We'll be back on Monday to bring you all new stories hot and fresh out the oven! Got any hotel horror or heaven stories? Send 'em to us. Happy Thanksgiving!

· Sit Soak and Stare: Hotel Bathtubs with Killer Views
· Holiday Cocktails
· The Best of Do Not Disturb Signs
· Crosby Street Hotel Prettiness
· Jade Mountain St. Lucia Lust
· Inside The W Boston
· Five Etiquette Tips for Hotel High Teas

[Photo: michanne5]

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Meet Us in NYC at the 92Y Tribeca as We Talk Hotels, Travel and Social Media

Where: 200 Hudson Street [map], New York, ny, United States, 10010
November 16, 2009 at 4:54 PM | by juliana | 2 Comments

We're assuming you're already following HotelChatter on Twitter and Facebook but if you've ever had the desire to meet us in real life, here's your chance!

On Thursday, December 3, we're talking with a few top travel friends at the 92Y Tribeca. The event, "Travel Gets Social: The New World of Travel Media," brings together Bowen Payson, Virgin America Manager of Online and Digital Marketing, NY Times Frugal Traveler Matt Gross, Adam Wallace, New Media Director for Roger Smith Hotel and others, moderated by the man who started it all: Mark G. Johnson, founder of Jaunted, HotelChatter and VegasChatter.

All the details, after the jump.

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HotelChatter Readers Share Summer Vacation Stories (Pt. II)

August 20, 2009 at 10:55 AM | by globetrotting gourmet | 0 Comments

We’re back with Part Two of "How I Spent My Summer Vacation," with six more readers chiming in on where they went to unwind this summer. It's encouraging to see so many travelers taking advantage of vacation deals and airfare discounts. Sure beats a “staycation,” right?

· "Last month, I had a fabulous vacation in Micronesia’s Kosrae Island (one of just four states in Micronesia located about halfway between Honolulu and Sydney airports). The island is the most untouched I've ever seen and the natural beauty is breathtaking—above and under the water. I stayed at Pacific Treelodge Resort, which is owned by husband/wife team Mark Stevens and Maria Fanelli. Both Mark and Maria are dive instructors and great tour guides. Rates were about $100/night in a fully air conditioned bungalow (two rooms per structure). There's an adjoining hotel restaurant that literally serves the catch of the day (breakfast and lunch were a flat rate of $5; dinner could be $10-$20 depending on what you ordered). The hotel was literally across the street from a beautiful, scenic beach."
Shelley Pfaendler, NYC

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HotelChatter Readers Share Summer Vacation Stories (Pt. I)

August 19, 2009 at 3:33 PM | by globetrotting gourmet | 0 Comments

Call us vacation voyeurs, or maybe we’re just nosy. Regardless, we put out an APB to our dear HotelChatter.com readers for the first installment of "How I Spent My Summer Vacation" and you replied in spades. Thank you. Here’s a post-play hotel report from seven of you valued readers and jetsetters.

(If you haven't joined in on the conversation yet, tell us where you stayed this summer, and what you loved/loathed about your hotel experiences.)

· "I stayed at Point Lookout Resort in Northport, ME. The first time this place has been open to the public. It's a former MBNA Bank corporate retreat on 400 acres in the Mid-Coast region of Maine. All accommodations are private cabins, but I describe them as 'business casual' because they're decorated like a luxury hotel room with leather chairs, polished pine floors/walls/ceilings and screened porches. My favorite parts: the private beach (and the grassy path leading to it, past an old orchard full of birds when I was there), the walking trails through the shady woods/over a stream, and the Summit which has a panoramic view of Penobscot Bay and the islands. I bet it will be gorgeous in the fall. Lots of local places to explore: shops and galleries in Camden, also great restaurants and lobster shacks. Best of all—we paid just $175 a night for a cabin to ourselves.
Stephanie Seacord, Newfields, NH

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HotelChatter Listings: Send Potential Guests Directly To Your Hotel Website

July 22, 2009 at 1:05 PM | by HotelChatter | 0 Comments

If you are a hotelier who wants to drive possible guests directly to your hotel website, you will no doubt be interested in HotelChatter's new self serve hotel listings. This new listings area allows hotels to take control of the "book direct" functionality on hotel pages.

Plenty of info and answers to most questions here. Interested in seeing a live listing link in the wild? Here you go.

Further questions? Email us.

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Best Geek Hotels in 2009

April 20, 2009 at 11:54 AM | by HotelChatter | 40 Comments

As we near the end of the first decade of this new millennium, we are tempted to reflect on just how far technology has come since the panic days of Y2K back in the late nineties. The Newton is dead; long live the iPhone. Geocities beget Friendster beget MySpace beget Facebook. And of course, everyone is adding a "tw" prefix to absolutely everything.

What hasn't changed in ten plus years is the fact that the hotel industry has done its best to keep up with the latest technological advances, upgrading rooms with flat-screen TVs, offering guests gaming systems like the Wii or the Playstation in-room or poolside and, in some very awesome cases, placing iMacs in the guest rooms.

Without further ado, here are our annual picks for Best Geek Hotels in 2009. This year, each list entry has its own video tour, hand-crafted by HotelChatter editors and contributors. Enjoy.

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HotelChatter No Longer Accepting Guest Reviews...

April 1, 2009 at 5:10 PM | by juliana | 0 Comments

Haha! Gotcha! It's April Fool's Day and while many other travel companies are playing cruel jokes, we've decided to keep it simple. Of course we want your reviews! We wanna know all the time where you're staying, where you've been, how was the hotel WiFi, and most importantly, if you scored a room deal. Aside from emailing us, here are several other ways to participate on HotelChatter.

· Our HotelChatter Flickr Pool: There are like hundreds and hundreds of awesome photos in here but we want more! Keep 'em coming!

· Our Twitter Page: Follow all of our exciting updates on Twitter. We tweet about our latest deals, the latest news, and our off-the-cuff reactions from inside hotels. Plus, we love to follow YOU as you check-in and check-out.

· Our Facebook Page: If you are on Facebook — and let's face it, who isn't? — then add us as a friend. Remember, the person with the most friends wins!

· Our Brother Jaunted: Yes, this is a shameless promotion of our travel brother. But Jaunted has some great tips on how to get where you want to go. Unless you're just staycationing all the time.

· Our Number: Ok, it's not our phone number but it is the best way to get involved in the dialogue going on at HotelChatter. Sign up to be a HotelChatter Maven where you can post your own hotel reviews, comment on stories and get the HotelChatter newsletter. We won't let you down.

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What Goes On Under The Covers at HotelChatter

March 3, 2009 at 5:08 PM | by juliana | 0 Comments

Hah! Bet you clicked on this story real fast thanks to that ultra-sexy title. But we did want to let you know that there's more to HotelChatter than what you see on the site. Here's what's going on under our covers...so to speak.

· Our HotelChatter Flickr Pool: There are like hundreds and hundreds of awesome photos in here. Thanks to everyone for sending them to us!

· Our Twitter Page: Follow all of our exciting updates on Twitter. We tweet about our latest deals, the latest news, and our off-the-cuff reactions from inside hotels.

· Our Facebook Page : If you are on Facebook--and let's face it, who isn't?--then add us as a Friend. Remember, the person with the most friends wins!

· Our Brother Jaunted: Yes, this is a shameless promotion of our travel brother. Jealous?

· Our Number: Ok, it's not our phone number but it is the best way to get involved in the dialogue going on at HotelChatter. Sign up to be a HotelChatter Maven where you can submit your own hotel reviews, comment on stories and get the HotelChatter newsletter. We won't let you down.

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There's More to Us Than Meets The Eye

January 27, 2009 at 4:40 PM | by juliana | 0 Comments

Just like every shy girl at the middle school dance, there's a whole lot more to HotelChatter once you get to know us. Here are the ways to learn what else is behind our fair facade.

· Our HotelChatter Flickr Pool: There are like hundreds and hundreds of awesome photos in here. Thanks to everyone for sending them to us!

· Our Twitter Page: Follow all of our exciting updates on Twitter. Occasionally, it gets pathetic when we tweet about our love for Bill Marriott and he doesn't respond.

· Our Facebook Page : If you are on Facebook--and let's face it, who isn't?--then add us as a Friend. Remember, the person with the most friends wins!

· Our Brother Jaunted: Yes, this is a shameless promotion of our travel brother. Jealous?

· Our Number: Ok, it's not our phone number but it is the best way to get involved in the dialogue going on at HotelChatter. Sign up to be a HotelChatter Maven where you can submit your own hotel reviews, comment on stories and get the HotelChatter newsletter. We won't let you down.