http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-22T20:44:11Z HotelChatter HotelChatter This is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site. http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Hotelchatter/~3/1eUPKlEy_oc/67 <![CDATA[<p><i>It's our weekly recap which we call Suite-Hostel. Get it?</i> <p> <table cellspacing="10"> <tr> <td><b>SUITE:</b><br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/pages/upload/cropped/thumbnail-2009-11-19-04148-196.jpg" class="imgborder"> </td> <td><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/19/04148/196/hotels/Inside_The_Roosevelt_NYC_The_Consummate_Tourist_Hotel"><b>$19.24 for a Night at The Roosevelt</b></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/pages/upload/cropped/thumbnail-2009-11-17-24235-990.jpg" class="imgborder"> </td> <td><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/17/24235/990/hotels/Five_Hotels_Where_You_Can_Sleep_and_Ice_Skate"><b>Five Hotels Where You Can Sleep and Skate</b></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/pages/upload/cropped/thumbnail-2009-11-19-123639-64.jpg" class="imgborder"> </td> <td><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/19/123639/64/hotels/Which_Rooftop_Pool_Should_You_Go_For_in_Seville_"><b>Which Rooftop Pool is Best for You in Seville?</b></a> <br><br> <b>ALSO:</b> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/17/10424/509/hotels/The_Top_Five_Hotels_For_Eating_Macarons">Top Five Hotels for Eating Macarons</a> </td> </tr> <p> <tr> <td><b>HOSTEL:</b><br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/pages/upload/cropped/thumbnail-2009-11-19-04839-550.jpg" class="imgborder"> </td> <td><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/19/04839/550/hotels/Who_Knew_Punta_Del_Este_Hotels_Are_All_Full_Up_for_New_Year_s_Eve_"><b>Punta del Este Hotels are Sold-Out for New Year's.</b></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/pages/upload/cropped/thumbnail-2009-11-17-9310-5985.jpg" class="imgborder"> </td> <td><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/17/9310/5985/hotels/Marriott_is_Putting_on_Some_Changes_at_The_Ritz_Carlton"><b>Marriott Changing Up The Ritz-Carlton Brand</b></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/pages/upload/cropped/thumbnail-2009-11-18-185956-94.jpg" class="imgborder"> </td> <td><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/18/185956/94/hotels/Why_One_Guest_Won_t_Be_Staying_at_The_Delano_For_Art_Basel"><b>Delano a No-Go for<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Hotelchatter?a=1eUPKlEy_oc:knJi2wa2IUY:H0mrP-F8Qgo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Hotelchatter?d=H0mrP-F8Qgo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Hotelchatter/~4/1eUPKlEy_oc" height="1" width="1"/> juliana 2009-11-20T17:31:27-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/20/172825/67 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Hotelchatter/~3/0SKXDQgPV28/776 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/hyattadutltv.JPG" class="top"><p> <i>Porn jammers! Old men in the club! Fergie! Hotel Strikes!</i><p>It always seems that no matter how much <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/celebrity scoop">Celebrity Scoop</a> we write about in a given week, there's also lots more that we didn't have time to get to. So from now on, every Friday we'll be rounding up the week's <b>Infamous Hotels</b>. This weekly list will include hotels that celebrities visited (and it made the news) but also hotels that really up the "Eww" factor. This can easily done by manipulating the WiFi connection for guests.<p>The Sports Guy aka <b>Bill Simmons</b> recently offered up his take on <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/hotel wifi">Hotel WiFi</b></a> after spending four weeks on the road promoting his new book. According to Bill,<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Hotelchatter?a=0SKXDQgPV28:FISB-xWGrT0:H0mrP-F8Qgo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Hotelchatter?d=H0mrP-F8Qgo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Hotelchatter/~4/0SKXDQgPV28" height="1" width="1"/> juliana 2009-11-20T17:11:38-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/20/94226/776 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Hotelchatter/~3/S7B8ix08-0w/59 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/32083/mountnelson.jpg" class="top"><p> <p>This week, a combination of wanderlust and hotel lust led us to research the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Mount+Nelson+Hotel/ian/141143"><b>Mount Nelson Hotel</b></a> in Cape Town, South Africa, which a roving <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/5/25/11503/0347/hotels/The_Cape_Town_Hotel_Scene_Dine_in_Style_at_the_Mount_Nelson_Hotel">HotelChatter correspondent</a> briefly had the chance to visit last year. We deemed Mount Nelson worth a second look from afar, because of the consistent buzz it garners for its exaggerated sense of luxury. Then again, if it weren't exaggerated it wouldn't be lust-worthy, would it? <p>Fat cats who travel to areas of the world deemed "exotic" aren't usually in the game of roughing it. Maybe they've come for a safari, but they better be welcomed home at the end of the day by plush linens at the very least. <p>No<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Hotelchatter?a=S7B8ix08-0w:Ikfn_ebpu1A:H0mrP-F8Qgo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Hotelchatter?d=H0mrP-F8Qgo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Hotelchatter/~4/S7B8ix08-0w" height="1" width="1"/> Heidi Atwal 2009-11-20T16:40:00-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/20/132913/59 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Hotelchatter/~3/Rt_OgC4rC1g/4266 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/PeninSH1.jpg" class="top"> <p>We can talk about <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Art%20Basel%20Hotels">Art Basel Miami</a></b> hotels and <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/christmas%20hotels">hotels for the holidays</a></b> all we want, but we can't ignore one of the biggest hotel openings of autumn, that of the <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Peninsula+Shanghai/ian/324788">Peninsula Shanghai</a></b>. It officially welcomed its first guests back on October 19, and yet it's already like a landmark on Shanghai's Bund&#151;the street of shops, other high-class hotels, and historical buildings right at the bend of the Huangpu River. <p>The main thing to know about this Peninsula is its relatively low starting room rate: <b>$295</b>. With it, if you can score the deal (and we recommend searching for dates far into the future), you'll be sitting pretty in a room with the feeling<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Hotelchatter?a=Rt_OgC4rC1g:GUN74g6GU_U:H0mrP-F8Qgo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Hotelchatter?d=H0mrP-F8Qgo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Hotelchatter/~4/Rt_OgC4rC1g" height="1" width="1"/> JetSetCD 2009-11-20T15:30:58-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/20/1550/4266 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Hotelchatter/~3/FdZ-OJJF_lw/83 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/30451/CatieSantol.jpg" class="top"><p> <p>It&#146;s that time of the week again: Cute Hotel Doggie Friday! And today we give you not one but two adorable hotel doggies. Because we&#146;re nice like that. Both of these smilin&#146; fools work for Fairmont Hotels&#151;Catie Copley (the black lab) at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Fairmont+Copley+Plaza+Hotel/ian/114050"><b>Fairmont Copley Plaza</b></a> in Boston, and Santol (a Bernese mountain dog cross) at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Fairmont+Le+Chateau+Frontenac/ian/169541"><b>Fairmont Le Château Frontenac</b></a> in Quebec City.<p> They have the lofty title of Canine Ambassador, and enjoy all the perks that go with it&#151;business cards, email addresses, comfy beds in the lobby, plenty of attention from guests and staff, and of course, their own kids&#146; book. <i>Catie Copley&#146;s Great Escape</i> tells the story of Catie and Santol each<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Hotelchatter?a=FdZ-OJJF_lw:0HNLSRVO3cc:H0mrP-F8Qgo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Hotelchatter?d=H0mrP-F8Qgo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Hotelchatter/~4/FdZ-OJJF_lw" height="1" width="1"/> MsRebecca 2009-11-20T15:29:30-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/20/103955/83 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/