Hurricane Katrina: New Orleans Hotels Update
Tuesday August 30, 2005
LAST UPDATE
The current status of all New Orleans hotels is being maintained here.
Update Saturday 3:00 PM CST
From the Marriotts in New Orleans:
Marriott has established a toll-free line for ... Read More
Tropicana Due For an Implosion?
Monday August 29, 2005
Hotel spy Mike has some strong opinions about the Tropicana Hotel Casino in Las Vegas:
I think the Tropicana should end up like the Dunes, Sands, and few of the older ... Read More
Disney Hotel Review: Pop Century Resort
Friday August 26, 2005
Hotel spy Kelly writes in a review of the Disney's Pop Century Resort in Disney World:
Just like everything in Disney, this hotel was perfect -- super clean with all of ... Read More
Take the Plunge
Wednesday August 24, 2005
It's about 107 degrees in the shade outside my office, and it has me thinking about water slides. Maybe that's why this caught my eye. Disney is extending its Extra ... Read More
Daily Maid Service Not Included
Wednesday August 24, 2005
If you've tried and loved one of the new Hilton alarm clocks and want to take one home (perhaps to stick in your suitcase when overnighting at any other hotel), ... Read More
Birmingham England or Alabama?
Tuesday August 23, 2005
It may look like the English countryside, but the Renaissance Ross Bridge Golf Resort & Spa opened in Birmingham, Alabama over the weekend. Each of the 259 guest rooms in ... Read More
Prague Hotel Rave: Hotel U Prince
Monday August 22, 2005
Hotel spy Beata writes in a recommendation of the Hotel U Prince in Prague:
A wonderful place with great atmosphere in the very centre of Prague, a sheer pleasure to stay ... Read More
Hotel Rave: Coast Anaheim Hotel
Friday August 19, 2005
A rave review for one of the good cheap Anaheim hotels, the Coast Anaheim:
"We stayed at the Coast for 7 nights and 8 days. We had a fantastic view of ... Read More
Hotel Rave: Hotel del Coronado in San Diego
Thursday August 18, 2005
Hotel spy Betsy sends in a review of San Diego's Hotel del Coronado which is fairly fitting, considering the hotel's name:
"...I felt like royalty!" (read more)
Related:
Photo tour of the Hotel ... Read More
Chasing Drakulya
Wednesday August 17, 2005
If you've been reading Elizabeth Kostova's "The Historian" you may find yourself called to mysterious Istanbul to see cultural treasures like the Hagia Sofia in person. The 9th Annual Istanbul ... Read More
Historic European Hotel to Reopen
Tuesday August 16, 2005
What do the Spice Girls, Mata Hari and and Teddy Roosevelt have in common? They've all been guests of the Hotel des Indes in The Hague. This historic hotel in ... Read More
You Won't Need to Be a Technopath
Monday August 15, 2005
Since we're speaking of those frustrating hotel alarm clocks... you know the ones. They either go off at 3:14 am or not at all. You have to press two buttons ... Read More
Wake Up Call
Monday August 15, 2005
Do you bring your own alarm clock along when you travel? A recent Orbitz poll says 33 percent of travelers do, because they don't trust the wakeup call service (or ... Read More
Hotel Indigo Opens in Houston
Thursday August 11, 2005
New boutique hotel chain Hotel Indigo seems to have its finger on the pulse of mobile Gen Xers, with rooms that appear lifted straight out of a Pottery Barn catalog, ... Read More
Good and Bad at the Nick Hotel
Wednesday August 10, 2005
Reviews on the new Nickelodeon Family Suites in Orlando are still pouring in. Sometimes you have to wonder if everyone stayed at the same hotel:
"We had a terrific time. The ... Read More
Potsdam or Berlin?
Tuesday August 9, 2005
USA Today links to us in an article about visiting Germany's restored capital, Berlin. They recommend taking a side trip to Potsdam, a "suburb" filled with palaces and royal gardens. ... Read More
Beauty Foods
Tuesday August 9, 2005
Dole Food, the Four Seasons, and the California Health and Longevity Institute have teamed up to create what Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger called, "the most advanced spa in the world."
OK, ... Read More
Microfiber is the New Terry
Monday August 8, 2005
The New York Times reports the demise of the terry cloth robe in swankier and spa-like hotels around the globe. Reasons to ditch the heavy robes range from the expense ... Read More
The Algonquin in NYC
Thursday August 4, 2005
A quirky resident cat who once threw a fit at her own birthday party and tracked icing in little paw shapes through the lobby. The historic spot where the Vicious ... Read More
Fall Events at Disney World
Wednesday August 3, 2005
Speaking of Disney World, tickets are on sale now for a number of special events this fall and winter.
Folks heading there for the Epcot Food and Wine Festival can opt ... Read More
JetBlue Joins the Mouse
Wednesday August 3, 2005
JetBlue has been added to Disney's Magical Express service. The complimentary service, offered throughout the 18-month anniversary celebration to guests of Walt Disney World resorts, takes care of guest baggage ... Read More
Hotel Deals of the Week
Wednesday August 3, 2005
From my inbox to you, a few deals that caught my eye this week:
The Hyatt Regency New Orleans has teamed up with the Audubon Institute for a "Get Wild" family ... Read More
Book a Little Something Different
Tuesday August 2, 2005
There are two types of business travelers in this world. The first (let's call them Alpha types) always book at the same hotel chain wherever they go. Paris, London, Tokyo ... Read More
If You're Tall, You May Have to Sleep Diagonally
Monday August 1, 2005
From the people behind easyJet comes a hotel with about as much legroom as the typical airline seat. The first easyHotel opened today in London's Lexham Gardens. The no-frills room ... Read More
The Way To Their Hearts Is Through Their Ethernet Cables
Monday August 1, 2005
J.D. Power and Associates just released the 2005 Hotel Guest Satisfaction Study, a look at how North American hotels are pleasing guests. The Four Seasons edged out Ritz-Carlton for the ... Read More