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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 | 38 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.

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The HotelChatter Redesign

October 27, 2008 at 3:13 PM | by juliana | 6 Comments

Welcome to the new HotelChatter. As you may have noticed, things look a little bit different around here. Actually, things look kind of awesome, if we say so ourselves.

Here's how it all works: You'll find the three freshest stories front and center, played large like they deserve. Lower on the page, you can navigate by section, by region or country or by a Google domain search. Below the fold, you'll find more recent stories arrayed in a grid with an option to see more by clicking Next.

You'll also see two stories parked on the sidebar of the home page that are either super popular, racking up comments or are otherwise worthy of front door play. Clicking on a particular headline will get you that story, along with links to some related stories--as well as four more items you might enjoy. It's all designed to help you navigate the 10,000+ hotel reviews and news posts on HotelChatter.

Of course, we don't expect to have such an incredible overhaul go off without a few hitches. If you notice anything funky, won't you please let us know at tips(AT)HotelChatter.com? Our tireless redesign team did their very best, but maybe you'll notice something we missed.

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Hotel News Briefs :: How We Amuse Ourselves on a Slow News Day

October 16, 2008 at 5:15 PM | by juliana | 0 Comments

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

· We Twitter: Follow all of our exciting updates on Twitter. Like today's update about sexy zombies.

· We Facebook: 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!

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

· We Use Scientology Recruiting Techniques To Reel In New Members: Hey, our e-meter says you are a little de(re)pressed. Why don't you 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. C'mon, the e-meter is never wrong.

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HotelChatter Can Haz Facebook Page Too

August 8, 2008 at 1:00 PM | by Jenna | 0 Comments

Oh, hey: HotelChatter has been so busy scrutinizing hotels' Facebook pages that we just now got around to arriving on Facebook ourselves! Heh. Funny how that happens, huh?

Become a fan of HotelChatter on Facebook to stay in the loop on cool hotel happenings, sweet deals, and gain access to a growing collection of pics and videos.

You can cruise the profiles of fellow hotel geeks, too, if that's your thing -- wink wink.

Something you wanna see on the HotelChatter fan page? Drop us a comment -- or, better yet, head on over to Facebook and write on our wall. Just don't poke us. No poking.

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HotelChatter is on Twitter Now

July 30, 2008 at 12:30 PM | by juliana | 2 Comments

Tweet us on Twitter y'all. HotelChatter has a Twitter account and we've been regularly posting updates to it, like where we've been and what we've seen in the hotel world. We're also following our favorite hotels and travel blogs, like our baby brother Jaunted, who left this cryptic message the other day:

a margaroo, fake cheese and chips at the hotel manager's reception. height of luxury?

Don't worry, we'll be sure to track down that hotel's details but we have a feeling the hotel he is talking about is two words and has the initials E.S.

If you are into Twitter, which is habit-forming and addictive, start following us and we'll follow you back.