http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-22T21:03:49Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/10/15/17241/949 <![CDATA[<p><i>We get lots of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/reader%20reviews">hotel reviews</a> from hotel guests. Some are legitimate, some are not. And some are unintentionally funny. This is one of them. <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/user/Traveler101">Traveler101</a> got really worked up about the in-room dining menu at the Westin Hotel in Orange County. We aren't knocking his complaint. It's just that this might be the first time that an in-room menu has prompted a guest to write into us.</i><p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/westinsouthcoast.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>Just last night I stayed at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Westin+South+Coast+Plaza/ian/105319"><b>Westin South Coast Plaza</b></a> in Orange County and was shocked at what has happened to Westin recently. I have always loved the brand, its people and its service. However, now I do not know what to think.<p><p> The room service menu juliana 2008-10-16T14:35:45-05:00 33.6907540 -117.88418 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/6/3/13260/54898 <![CDATA[<p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/icon_small_hell.gif">It's no secret that Orange County, Calif. hotels are having kind of a crappy year as far as strange crime goes. You can see what we're talking about <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Orange%20County%20Hotels">here.</a> <p>Now, a woman was found barely conscious and naked in a hot tub at a Ramada in Costa Mesa. <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-spa3-2008jun03,0,7144387.story">The LA Times</a> reports:<blockquote><p>The unidentified 20-year-old woman, a guest at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Ramada+Limited+%26+Suites+Costa+Mesa+Newport+Beach/ian/130323"><b>Ramada Limited &amp; Suites</b></a>, was discovered Sunday about 7 a.m. when a hotel employee went to unlock the spa area for another guest, said Costa Mesa Police Lt. Paul Dondero.</blockquote></p><p> The woman was taken to a hospital in Newport Beach where she was treated and released. Apparently, she's "fine" now. Meanwhile, police detectives are trying to juliana 2008-06-03T13:42:50-05:00 33.634997 -117.92344 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/5/13/105347/441 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/gpa2.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>Our dog <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/5/8/133915/0627/hotels/Testing_Out_the_Paws_and_Claws_Package_at_the_Wyndham_Costa_Mesa">Tank</a> had a devilish time testing out the rooms at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Wyndham+Orange+County/ian/123518"><b>Wyndham Costa Mesa</b></a> but unbeknownst to him, he was actually doing a good cause by chewing that "chewgar" on the bed. <p>Ok, well maybe that act specifically wasn't helping out but anyone who books the Paws and Claws package, $5 of the room rate automatically goes to the <a href="http://www.fastfriends.org">Greyhound Pets of America</a> non-profit organization. Same with the Paws and Claws Brunch Buffet held every Saturday and Sunday where $1 of every breakfast ($15.50 per person) goes to the organization.<p>Aside from the usual tasty treats for humans (omelette station, waffle station, lots of fresh fruit), there's a bunch of ways to spoil your juliana 2008-05-15T10:16:08-05:00 33.691313 -117.88059 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/5/8/133915/0627 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/tankchewgarbed.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> Meet Tank. He's a French Bulldog weighing about 26.3 pounds with a mild shedding problem, a regular oral fixation for rawhide and a tendency to pee during the night. Guess what? He's sleeping in your hotel room!<p>Last week, we were invited with our canine companion to test out the "Paws and Claws" package at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Wyndham+Orange+County/ian/123518"><b>Wydnham Hotel Costa Mesa</b></a> in Orange County, just across from the shopping mecca South Coast Plaza. While we have never traveled with our pet before this hotel stay, we always loved it when hotels offered <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Pet-Friendly%20Hotels">pet-friendly</a> services. Yet actually staying in a hotel room with a pet was not quite how we imagined it to be.<p> If you've got a juliana 2008-05-08T17:09:04-05:00 33.691313 -117.88059 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/