http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T11:18:22Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/8/1/1190/43030 <![CDATA[<p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/polar_bears.jpg">What they do up in Canada never ceases to surprise us. Here's another oddity to add to their list: swimming with polar bears.<p>The <a href="http://www.nypost.com">New York Post </a> is focusing on a little town called Cochrane, Ontario which is a grueling 10 hour train ride from Toronto. Sounds pretty terrible but apparently the reward of swimming with these beasts, albeit separated by a bulletproof wall, is well worth the trip. So we're wondering where the hell would one stay in such a place besides a tent? Slim pickings was the theme but we have decided on the <a href="http://book.bestwestern.com/bestwestern/productInfo.do?propertyCode=66077&amp;group=false&amp;disablenav=false#null"><b>Best Western Swan Castle Inn</b></a>--kind of sounds like a fast food joint playground.<p> One reviewer was as leary as were Courtney 2006-08-01T11:32:43-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/