There is a dangerous new prank sweeping the nation - one that can cause thousands of dollars in damage to hotel rooms. Let me say right away that I love pranks, I've pulled quite a few of them myself, but what is happening in these hotels takes things way too far, and could ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Prank calls tell guests to trash their hotel rooms - guests comply!
There is a dangerous new prank sweeping the nation - one that can cause thousands of dollars in damage to hotel rooms. Let me say right away that I love pranks, I've pulled quite a few of them myself, but what is happening in these hotels takes things way too far, and could ...Budget meets Boutique: The Jane in NYC
At some point in our lives, hostelling begins to lose its appeal. Sure, it's cheap, the community is great and often times the locations are unbeatable, but sooner or later the needs for some personal space and some quiet time begin to outweigh the need for low budget ...Jackson Hole's Hotel Terra just got bigger
Today, the Hotel Terra Jackson Hole just got a hell of a lot bigger. A new addition is now open for business, increasing the property's size by a whopping 68,000 square feet. Look for 60 new guestrooms and 4,200 square feet of meeting space. An infinity plunge pool now sits ...The Maitre d' of Cheese
I must confess. I want Carolyn Stromberg's job. She spends all day surrounded by stinky cheese, nibbling away her work hours immersed in plethora of funkiness. There's no three-walled office cubicle for this former Cowgirl Creamery apprentice. Only a butcher's block and a ...The newest hidden cost in travel: taxes
Cities and states are pumping up their coffers at the expense of visitors. Unemployment has led to a fall in income taxes, and with consumer spending off, sales taxes aren't bring in what they did in the past. So, municipalities have had to look elsewhere.
And, travel is a ...SkyBar at the Mondrian Hotel
As part of Hotel Month here at Gadling, I'm excited to write about SkyBar at the Mondrian Hotel in Los Angeles. Why am I so excited? Because I don't really stay at hotels that often. I'm more of an apartment renter when I travel. But on a recent trip to Los Angeles, I ...Amsterdam Hilton Celebrates John and Yoko Ono
A few months ago, a Gadling reader e-mailed a question about what to pack for a move overseas. The reader was flummoxed about what to ship and what not to ship. Jeff White, in a help out a fellow traveler effort, wrote a long response with suggestions based on his own ...Marylebone: decent digs in Westminster
There are plenty of luxury hotel alternative in London, and they're more than happy to let you spend as much as you'd like. Finding a hotel that's a bit more affordable but still in an interesting part of town, though, can be a challenge. When I set foot in the Marylebone ...Travel smart: Ask these questions at your next hotel check-in
I was going to write an article for Gadling Hotel Month (July, which it is) on the first things to do when you get to any hotel. The more I thought about it, though, the more I realized that what you should do is ask questions. Jeff White wrote this piece back in March of ...5 Gadgets to improve your hotel stay
When it comes to staying at a hotel, there are plenty of ways you can improve the comfort in your room. Some of these come with the room - things like the view, or a decent air conditioning unit.
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KeyToss updates their offering with mobile hotel searches
Late last year, we took a look at mobile information portal KeyToss. Back then, they were offering everything from flight status updates to the latest news through an easy to use mobile site. Last month, KeyToss added hotel searches and reservations to their lineup, and ...Top Ten Strangest Hotel Guest Requests
When we were contacted by Great Hotels of the World about their list of strange guest requests, we were convulsed by some of the crazy things people ask. The member hotels of Great Hotels of the World all sent in their wildest stories to help promote GHOW's "91 Days of ...Gadling Take FIVE: Week of June 27 to July 3
Happy 4th of July a day early. This week we've welcomed another blogger Kendra Bailey Morris who will be enticing us with posts about food in her series The Accidental Chef Travels. Oh, how we love to eat at Gadling. We're hooked already.
Also Hotel Month has kicked off. ...Become a chef for a day at the Lodge at Vail
Culinarily inept? Well, if you are, you're not alone (and you're in good company ... with me). The Lodge at Vail, a RockResort, has exactly the solution for those of us who believe cooking dinner involves a phone call. The Colorado Cookin' package will make you a chef for a ...Hotels chains - picking the right one and how to become a loyal guest
Welcome to the Gadling hotel month! There is no better time of the year to learn more about hotels, how to pick the right hotel and how to become loyal to one chain. In today's article, I'm going to teach you as much as I can about picking the right brand and how to become ...Hotel review - Choice Hotels Cambria Suites
Today is the first day of the Gadling hotel month. As Grant mentioned earlier, we'll be posting our usual awesome content, along with a ton of great hotel related articles. We'll kick the month off with a review of a brand new hotel chain - Cambria Suites. Cambria Suites is ...Hotel Month kicks off!
July is hotel month at Gadling, four magnificent weeks of covering all things hotel all over the planet. We'll be bringing you all sorts of juicy updates from the newest and best properties on the market, from the El San Juan in Puerto Rico to to the new Elements hotels by ...Hot New England deal will help you cool off this summer
Once Manhattan turns into a pressure cooker, usually in mid-July, I'm looking for the exits ... and I fully realize that we don't have "real" heat up here. So, if you have it worse than I do, check out the latest deal from Samoset Resort. Tucked away on the edge of Penobscot ...Big up Kingston - The Spanish Court Hotel
Hotels provoke strong reactions among travelers. Stay at a really terrible, cookie-cutter property, and it's likely to color an entire trip. Just the opposite is also true - when a traveler finds himself at truly unique hotel, aligned with the rhythms and particularities of ...
