http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-24T11:06:26Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/10/26/95012/726 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/30451/AnneTyler.jpg" class="top"><p> <p>We&#146;ve been following the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Hotel%20Bookshelves"><b>Hotel Bookshelves</b></a> craze for awhile now, and for good reason. We&#146;re fans of anything that lightens our carry-on load, so books in our room or lobby are welcome. We like to leaf through those big, sexy art books that hotels like the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/7/9/113536/1241/hotels/Cooper_Square_Guests_Like_Their_Books_Arty_And_a_Little_Sexy_Too_"><b>Cooper Square</b></a> and the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/7/21/104438/934/hotels/Browsing_the_Greenwich_Hotel_s_Bookshelves"><b>Greenwich Hotel</b></a> in New York stock bedside, and occasionally we might reacquaint ourselves with a classic while we wait for room service. <p>But the best thing about the books available for guests at <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Las+Ventanas+al+Paraiso/local/185"><b>Las Ventanas al Paraíso</b></a> in Los Cabos, Mexico is the fact that you can read them before anyone back home. As we mentioned when the resort first introduced its <a MsRebecca 2009-10-26T12:04:16-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/7/13/123458/207 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/capellabetter.jpg" class="top"> <p>Today marks the opening not only of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/7/13/91448/9313/hotels/The_World_Gets_Its_Third_NYLO_Hotel_Today">NYLO Las Colinas</a> (yay!), but also of <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Capella+Pedregal/ian/276281">Capella Pedregal</a> </b> in Cabo San Lucas, "boasting a prized and secluded cliffside setting where the Pacific Ocean meets the Sea of Cortez." And, we assume, not yet boasting an embarrassingly-scantily-clad pack of Spring Breakers. And yes, it's <i>super</i> late &#151; it was shooting for November of '08 <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/2/12/14433/5251/hotels/Capella_Pedregal_Well_Underway_Shooting_for_November_Open">last we checked</a>. <p>Oh, well, maybe it never will become a nasty college Spring-Break-y destination: calling itself an "intimate oceanfront hideaway," the resort has only 66 luxe guestrooms, and each one has a private plunge pool, ocean views and a "personal assistant" (i.e. concierge) assigned to its occupants. <p>Also, apparently you get Jenna 2009-07-13T12:36:27-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/1/12/0331/50304 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Bar_at__Las_Ventanas.jpg" class="top"><p> <p>One of our favorite Mexican resorts, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Las+Ventanas+al+Paraiso/local/185"><b>Las Ventanas al Paraiso</b></a> in Cabo, keeps coming out with the quirky-but-cool ideas and we keep lovin' em.<p>Flavor of this month at Las Ventanas is their new <b>Energy Ice</b> drinks. We already liked their top chef, Fabrice Guisset, for coming up with the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/3/18/6410/06467/hotels/Craving_Japanese_Food_Head_to_Mexico">Japanese-Mexican fusion</a> menu, and he's now branched out into drinks using both energy drinks we all know along with some of his own special ingredients.<p>That means you can now order Red Bull Energy Ice and Gatorade Energy Ice drinks at Las Ventanas, made pretty much how you'd expect, or you can be daring and try the Hoja Santa & Lime Energy Ice or the Cola Energy amandak 2009-01-12T09:28:52-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/12/16/84817/149 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/17697/las_ventanas.jpg" class="top"></p> <p>It&#146;s official: The age of the hotel bookworm has dawned. First, we noted the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/11/4/111536/761/hotels/Are_Bookshelves_the_Latest_Hotel_Craze_">bookshelf craze</a>; then we told you about the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/12/3/8341/33219/hotels/Algonquin_Forgoes_Bookshelf_Trend_for_Kindles">Algonquin&#146;s new Kindles</a>. Today, we bring you more exciting news for the bookish types in our midst: Advanced copies of new novels are now available for guests to read at <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Las+Ventanas+al+Paraiso/local/185"><strong>Las Ventanas al Paraíso</strong></a> in Los Cabos, Mexico.</p> <p>Through an exclusive arrangement between <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Rosewood%20Hotels"><strong>Rosewood Hotels</strong></a> (Las Ventanas&#146; parent company) and a few of the U.S.&#146;s top publishing houses, the luxury resort&#146;s new Hot Type Menu includes novels that range from six weeks to six months from being released for sale to the general public. Right now, the following nine novels are KatieK 2008-12-16T10:38:02-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/12/9/161715/993 <![CDATA[<p> <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/tesoroloscabo.jpg" class="top"><p>Aside from our own misgivings about Mexico, this deal is perfect for the recently laid-off employee who wants to drown their sorrows in tequila, sand and tanning oil. <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Tesoro+Los+Cabos/ian/180263"><b>Tesoro Resorts</b></a> in Cabo are offering "crash" rooms for <a href="http://www.tesororesorts.com/wmspage.cfm?parm1=82">$60 a night</a>. Why do they call them "crash" rooms? Because dummy, that's all you are going to need them for. The rest of the time you will probably be drinking your face off. Case in point, this copy is straight from the hotel website:<blockquote><p>Tesoro is stumbling distance to all the best bars and restaurants in Los Cabos including No Worrys, Cabo Wabo, Body Shot Nightclub, and Nowhere Bar.</blockquote></p><p> And if you're lucky hopefully you won't be crashing juliana 2008-12-09T16:21:16-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/