http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T07:28:09Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/2/5/101640/9082 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/LeMeridien_Dakar.jpg" class="top"> <p>International banks aren't the only ones having issues with making good on their loans; the entire government of Senegal, on Africa's northwest coast, is so seriously in debt to local businesses that they are having to sell off their prized possession: the <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Le+Meridien+President+Dakar/ian/200683">Le Meridien Dakar</a></b>. While this may be great news for aspiring hoteliers who value a bargain, it is nonetheless devastating for the <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Le&20Meridien">Le Meridien</a></b> chain and the state of hotels in Senegal. <p>Even if we had a bankful of money to throw around right now, buying <b>a money-hungry property in an unstable country</b> wouldn't exactly be at the top of our list. Still, a Le Meridien for (a billionaire's) chump change is pretty JetSetCD 2009-02-05T17:43:08-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/