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DealBase Hotel Deals: The Sub-$100 List
May 05, 2009; 5 CommentsThese are hard times. You know what feels better than picking at your teeth with a squirrel bone and watching the fire die down on a windless spring evening? Anything. But especially hotel deals for less than $100 per night. Our favorites from DealBase... Read more »
DealBase Hotel Deals
Apr 23, 2009; No CommentCat nap at the Hemingway House in Key West Another week, another hat tip to deeply discounted hotel packages from our friends over at DealBase. If you’ve ever tried to book a trip down to see Hemingway’s cats (or his house, if that’s... Read more »
“Spa Girl Getaway” Contest by UpTake and Silverado Resort
Apr 17, 2009; No CommentThe Silverado Mansion Our friends over at UpTake’s Lodgings blog posted a contest we want to share with you. Enter to win a “Spa Girl Getaway” for you and three of your friends at Napa Valley’s tony Silverado Resort–a trip... Read more »
Hotels on Twitter
Apr 07, 2009; 6 CommentsWhile traveling by bus through one of the least attractive neighborhoods in San Francisco, I happened to motor past Good Hotel and noted their sign: Check out Good Hotel on Twitter! So I did. Good Hotel’s Twitter feed features deals at the hotel... Read more »
DealBase Hotel Deals: Grandpaw Would
Apr 02, 2009; No CommentAnother week, another set of deals from our friends over at DealBase. Instead of the usual rundown, howzabout we assess these discounts through a frame both timely and horrifying: what would our Great Depression-era grandparents think? Renaissance Chicago's... Read more »
Hotel San Jose in Austin, TX: Real Life Review
Apr 01, 2009; No CommentHow many hipsters scrubbed the paint job with steel wool? Austin’s a jewel in Texas: an easygoing university town with great food, friendly locals, and too many music venues to count. Hotel San Jose is a handy launchpad for your urban explorations,... Read more »
DealBase Hotel Deals
Mar 23, 2009; 2 CommentsTime again for the best deals of the week we’ve found through DealBase: Let's use that Fairmont spa credit, yes? Through April 19, sign on for The Fairmont Chicago’s Spring Break in the City package, which includes a free third night,... Read more »
Space Hotels, Coming Soon?
Mar 19, 2009; No CommentHotels in Space? Sweden’s Ice Hotel, one our favorite Weird Hotels Around the World, announced that they’re working with Virgin Galactic to send paying travelers into space. Tickets for the trip, which will blast off from the town of Kiruna... Read more »
Women’s History Month Hotels
Mar 17, 2009; 2 CommentsMarch is Women’s History Month. What with our runner-up woman presidential candidate and second consecutive female secretary of state, we’re on a bit of a roll, ladies. Should you wish to explore the history of women in America, from suffragettes... Read more »
DealBase Top Hotel Deals
Mar 05, 2009; No CommentIt’s time again for DealBase’s top hotel deals. Our favorites this week are two competing Vegas deals. The contenders? Encore's Buddha display: light incense on your way to the slots In one corner, Encore Las Vegas, a five-star hotel,... Read more »
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