http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T07:47:34Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/4/5/14845/25126 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/TigerWoodsfistpump.jpg" class="top"><p> As soon as it was announced that <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/tiger woods"><b>Tiger Woods</b></a> would be returning to golf at the Masters Tournament in Augusta Georgia, hotel rooms instantly began <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/3/16/152551/906/hotels/Are_Hotels_Already_Filling_Up_for_Tiger_Woods_Return_to_Golf_">filling up</a> (those that weren't already booked, that is.)<p>So with Tiger officially in town, a practice round and a press conference under his belt, what is the hotel scene looking like now? For starters, <a href="http://liveshots.blogs.foxnews.com/2010/04/05/tigers-return-draws-huge-crowds/">The Liveshots Blog</a> is reporting that the few empty hotel rooms that are open are going for <b>four times their usual rate.</b><p>Meanwhile, a new hotel in nearby Columbia County has been scrambling to open on time for guests attending The Masters. <a href="http://www2.wjbf.com/jbf/news/state_regional/article/columbia_county_hotel_opens_in_time_for_masters/70303/">WJBF</a> news station reports:<blockquote><p>The Comfort Inn and Suites off Jimmie Dyess Parkway juliana 2010-04-05T15:06:36-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/3/16/152551/906 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/TigerWoodsfistpump.jpg" class="top"><p> According to <a href="http://www.tmz.com/2010/03/16/tiger-woods-fans-masters-tournament-augusta-hotels/">TMZ</a>, golf fans are so eager to see <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/tiger woods"><b>Tiger Woods</b></a> return to action at this year's Master's Golf Tournament. So much so that mere hours after his announcement that he would return to golf, hotels near the August National Golf Club were sold-out for the tournament which takes place next month. <p>Of course, it's likely that the hotels were already booked well in advance as this is the most popular golf tourney of the season. But TMZ says that folks thinking of canceling their hotel rooms suddenly decided to firm up their plans once they learned Tiger Woods was coming back. <p>We just hope that Tiger himself is not staying in any juliana 2010-03-16T16:49:58-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/5/21/95250/4440 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/augusta_hotel.jpg" class="imgborder"/><p>Starting out in 1912--that's pretty old for an Australian hotel--the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Augusta+Hotel/local/589"><b>Augusta Hotel</b></a> has been housing holiday-makers on the south-west tip of Australia for almost a century. The town of Augusta has quite a big geographical claim to fame, since it's at the very spot where the Indian Ocean and the Southern Ocean meet. Therefore the Augusta Hotel makes quite a big deal about having views "where the oceans meet":</p><blockquote><p>Almost all rooms and suites have outstanding views of the ocean at Flinders Bay or the Blackwood River.</blockquote></p><p>But do note that they only say "almost". The hotel has a number of different rooms, suites and self-contained cottages with a range of prices from A$85 to A$125 (US$70-$105). Apart from amandak 2007-05-22T09:29:53-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/