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| Archived Since: | December 20, 2008 | |
Blog Post Archive
Women-Only Hotel Rooms and Floors Are Trendy, But For How Long?
Welp, it looks like we've officially got a new trend on our hands. Hotels all over the world are offering women-only rooms and floors in an attempt to attract and cater to the growing number of female solo travelers, the majority of them of the business variety. Show More Summary
Dive Into These Summer Hotel Deals for $109 and Less
Deals: you want 'em, and surprisingly, everyone has 'em. Take a look at some of the latest hotel deals going around the internet today from booking sites, social media sites, flash sale sites and more. Don't forget to scroll down to see the HotelChatter-approved deal either. Show More Summary
10 Ways To Use A Hotel Without Ever Checking In
We should preface this by saying: we don't consider ourselves mooches. Far from it. We're loyal, paying, upstanding hotel guests. However, in all our years of hotel sleuthing, we've picked up a few tricks on ways to use a hotel without ever actually staying there as a guest. Show More Summary
Chicago: Virgin Hotels Will Offer Guests "Reliable, Fast, and Free" WiFi
HotelChatter Exclusive On the heels of our 2013 Hotel WiFi Report, we've got some very good news from the upcoming Virgin Hotels. The hip four-star hotels from Sir Richard Branson's Virgin company will be offering not just free WiFi in their hotels but "secure, reliable and fast" WiFi. Show More Summary
The 2013 HotelChatter Hotel WiFi Report
Ever since HotelChatter's first annual Hotel WiFi Report in 2004, we've insisted that in-room WiFi was as essential as a working shower or air conditioning and that it needed to be offered free, fast, and reliably. Hotels often gaveShow More Summary
Atlanta: ATL's Racy Claremont Lounge To Be Reborn As Boutique Hotel
The last time we talked about Atlanta?s Clermont Lounge, it was during our review of Anthony Bourdain?s ?The Layover?. In that episode we learned about this old-school strip club establishment whose aging dancers seemed to tickle the fancy of both Bourdain, Alton Brown and countless other celebs and tourists. Show More Summary
New York: Take A Bite Out Of the New Hyatt Union Square
It's Guess The Hotel revealed! Better late than never, as they say. And we will go ahead and say it about the Hyatt Union Square, which (finally) made its big debut last week in lower Manhattan?about, oh, twenty months behind schedule. Show More Summary
Is Recycling Leftover Hotel Soap a Good Idea?
Ever wonder where that leftover bar of soap goes when you check out of a hotel? Many housekeepers simply throw them away. Not so at the Stonewall Resort in Weston, West Virginia. They're pairing up with the local Weston WalMart and having their leftover soap recycled to make them good as new. Show More Summary
Where The World's Most Beautiful Woman Vacations
People Magazine recently named Gwyneth Paltrow 2013?s "World's Most Beautiful Woman" and that set off a debate frenzy as to whether the actress deserved such a title. Even Paltrow herself has been quoted as saying that while she?s honored,...Show More Summary
Hilton's New Campaign Aims To Gain More Gay Customers
In the important quest for the mighty "pink-dollar", the folks over at Hilton have introduced a creative way of attracting more gay and lesbian travelers to check-in to their hotels. Last week, the company launched a campaign to turn a few heads when it comes to same-sex relationships. Show More Summary
Tallinn: The KGB Bugged the Hell Out of Estonia Hotel Guests
Old Town Tallinn in Estonia feels like it should be on top of a wedding cake, the old city walls, church steeples, narrow cobblestone streets, and pastel colors putting forth a true Medievil vibe. Aside from aesthetics, the main draw...Show More Summary
Mexico City: Live Aqua Mexico City Officially Open
Although Mexico City?s Live Aqua Bosques did have a soft opening last October, it's now "officially" open and ready to dazzle guests. If you recognize the name it?s because this hotel is the sister property of Live Aqua resort in Cancun. Show More Summary
Paris: The Peninsula Paris Is Still Under Wraps
There are many reasons why we are pretty excited about the upcoming opening of The Peninsula Paris. It will be the first European venture of the luxury group, and if the renovation efforts over in Hong Kong are anything to go by, accommodations should come with a technology and amenity overload. Show More Summary
Guess The Hotel Bar With The Hanging Turds
Occasionally, we come across some questionable hotel art that makes us wonder if the idea is actually to ward off guests rather than lure them in. That's how we felt after spotting this "dangling turd" feature inside a new hotel lobby bar. Show More Summary
The NY Times Wises Up To the Hotel Tech Revolution
Tech-related amenities have been a huge part of the hotel industry for some years now, though you'd never know it from a recent NY Times article that ran last week, titled "Electronic 'Smarts' at Hotels Attract Guests." In it, the writer...Show More Summary
We've Dangled, Downward Dogged and Overdosed on Donuts. Bliss!
It's our weekly wrap-up, Suite-Hostel, where we round up the best and worst hotel news of the week. Get it? This week we were dazzled by dangling tents, aqua yoga and delectable donuts. Pretty good time, if we must say. Got a scoop?Show More Summary
Seattle: Get Ping Pong, Potent Cocktails and Snacks at Seattle's Red Lion Hotel
TGIF! It?s no secret we at HC love hotel rooftops, inventive cocktails, and inexpensive happy hours (though we?re fond of non-boozy afternoon tea, too!). Still, how awesome is it when we get a trifecta of all three, namely Frolik Kitchen...Show More Summary
Paris: From Panther To Pool: Public Spaces At Mandarin Oriental Paris
Having shown you what it?s like inside a deluxe room and what?s on the dog menu at Mandarin Oriental Paris, we?re completing our round up with a brief look at the public spaces today. Walking into the hotel from rue St. Honoré, you?ll enter the main lobby, which is dominated by deep grey marble and a gold leaf ceiling. Show More Summary
Fantasy Friday: The $175K Golf Special and Other Bachelor Party Options
We recently listed 5 Elopement Packages for those wanting a low-fuss wedding, but that doesn't mean one has to skip out on the time-honored tradition of The Bachelor Party. Of course, today is Fantasy Friday, so we've got to go a little over-the-top with the options, and boy have we found some. Show More Summary
Atlantic City: Revel's Financing Approved as Summer Approaches the Jersey Shore
Last time we checked in with Revel, they were in the process of filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Earlier this week, a court judge approved a $250 million financing plan that will allow the hotel and casino to continue its operations, including employee wages, sustaining loyalty programs, and paying its bills. Show More Summary