http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T07:58:23Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/4/1/91212/31700 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/carolparc_bucharest.png" class="imgborder"><p> <p>Urban Daddy is rolling in with the good recommendations this week--yesterday we were taken with the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/3/31/64951/2435/hotels/The_Mirage_Doesn_t_Underestimate_the_Power_of_a_Bloody_Mary">Mirage's Bloody Marys</a> and today we want to explore their tip-off for a good hotel in Romanian capital Bucharest.</p><p>The <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Carol+Parc+Hotel/ian/266461"><b>Carol Parc Hotel</b></a> is billed as Bucharest's "most exclusive luxury residence" and is walking distance from the city center. Despite opening just last year, it's gained enough attention to get an entry in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_Parc_Hotel">Wikipedia</a> which includes the fact that it's got one of the largest Murano crystal chandeliers in the world--it's taller than four storeys.</p><p>The hotel itself was formed from two existing buildings, which used to be headquarters for various communist party institutions, but nobody seems to mind. The amandak 2008-04-01T15:20:01-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/7/31/0617/93820 <![CDATA[<p><b>[Ed. Note: Welcome to our Good Rate/Bad Rate feature where we look at hotel prices in the same region and decide which one most deserves your hard-earned benjamins. Rates quoted here were captured on July 31, 2007 and are subject to change. Enjoy.]</b><p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3930/hilton_bucharest.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <p>If you're heading to Bucharest, Romania, you can easily spend two weekend nights for less than $300, starting with this week's <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/7/31/0118/72450/hotels/Good_Rate_A_143_Deal_at_the_Rembrandt_Hotel_Bucharest">Good Rate</a> at the Rembrandt Hotel. If that's full, you're not hurting for choices though: European site <a href="http://www.booking.com">Booking.com</a> lists 21 hotels for under $150 a night for a August 17 to 19 and Expedia lists 15. <p>Then there's the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/ATHENEE+PALACE+HILTON+BUCHAREST/ian/135560"><b>Athenee Palace Hilton Bucharest</b></a>, where the lowest rate we could find for Tim L. 2007-07-31T11:11:21-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/7/31/0118/72450 <![CDATA[<p><b>[Ed. Note: Welcome to our Good Rate/Bad Rate feature where we look at hotel prices in the same city and decide which one most deserves your hard-earned benjamins. Rates quotes here were captured July 31, 2007 and are subject to change. Enjoy.]</b> <p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3930/rembrandt_bucharest.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <p>A couple of months back <i>National Geographic Traveler</i> raved about <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Rembrandt+Hotel/ian/252118/"><b>Rembrandt Hotel</b></a> in Bucharest, Romania, saying the boutique hotel "has brought long-needed sanity to the city's inflated hotel prices." Then we look on TripAdvisor and it's also the #1 rated hotel there. <p>The 15 rooms are all a bit different, ranging from smallish ones with a "matrimonial bed" to spacious "business rooms." Rates are a max of 117 Euros ($159) on weekends and top Tim L. 2007-07-31T11:10:53-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/12/19/105315/33 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/IC_bucharest.jpg" class="imgborder"/><p><b>[Ed. Note: Welcome to our Good Rate/Bad Rate feature where we look at hotel prices in the same city and decide which is better worth your hard-earned benjamins. The rate here was valid on December 19, 2006 and is subject to change.]</b><p>Yes, you could celebrate New Year's Eve in New York or Las Vegas, but how about in a place where January 1, 2007 is a major deal instead? Watch enough fireworks to blow up an entire city on display in Bucharest, Romania as the country celebrates its entry into the European Union.<p>From what we hear, New Year's Eve in Bucharest is like the shelling of a city without the actual damage. Just the noise, smoke, and confusion Tim L. 2006-12-19T12:30:02-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/12/19/112419/44 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/kiwi_hostel.jpg" class="imgborder"/><p> <b>[Ed. Note: This is the Bad Rate in our Good Rate/Bad Rate feature. This rate was valid on December 19, 2006 and is subject to change. Enjoy.]</b><p>You could sit in a high hotel tower and take in the crazy fireworks display that will envelop Romania's capital on December 31, as the country celebrates its entry into the EU. Or you could bunker down in a backpacker hostel that costs $78 a night. Hmmmm...<p> Maybe 30 euros a person for a hostel bed is pretty normal in London or Paris, but when you can get a decent hotel room for that price in Romania, no thanks. We're not sure how a place in Bucharest ends up being named Tim L. 2006-12-19T12:30:02-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/