http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T05:44:27Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/3/11/12431/0466 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/W_Doha1.jpg" class="top"> <p>W is just taking the most unexpected pieces of the world by storm lately; first it was the announcement of a<b><a href="">W Vieques Island</a></b> to come in December of this year, then all the hype around the <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/W+Hotel+Hoboken/local/753">W Hoboken</a></b>, and now they've gone and opened their first Middle East property, the <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/W+Doha/ian/265366">W Doha</a></b> in Qatar. It's a doozy of a luxurious place, with the requisite pool deck (with shisha lounge!), Spice Market restaurant from famed chef Jean-George Vongerichten, and pool tables in the suites. <p>Since the W is still very much in its soft-opening period, some of those features may have to wait until the grand reveal in April, but booking a night now will JetSetCD 2009-03-11T13:31:18-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/7/10/6168/11122 <![CDATA[<p><i>You know the scene. You open the door to your brand new hotel room, run over to the window, open the blinds and bam, you are hit with the anti-view. Maybe you are looking down a dirty alley, witnessing a drug deal, staring at an air shaft in the face, or seeing a brick wall. Whatever you are viewing it is not extremely pleasurable. Help out your fellow hotel mavens by uploading your anti-views to the <a href="http://flickr.com/groups/hotelchatter/">HotelChatter/Flickr photo pool</a>, or by <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">sending the photo along to us</a>. Remember to tell us the name of the hotel and the room number with the not-so-easy-on-the-eyes view.</i><p><p> <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Anti_View_Qatar_Palace_Doha.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <p>This view out of the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/"><b>Qatar Palace Hotel</b></a> in Doha amandak 2008-07-10T10:57:28-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/6/19/105230/160 <![CDATA[<p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/Whotel_Dubai.jpg">Striking while the iron is hot, <a href="http://www.whotels.com"><b>W Hotels</b></a> has announced their plans for a second Middle Eastern hotel--The W Doha Hotel &amp; Residences, which are scheduled to be completed by the end of 2007. <blockquote><p>W Doha will feature 292 guest rooms, including 31 suites and 154 W Residences, multiple signature restaurants, a poolside outdoor shisha lounge, champagne bar, event space, and luxury retail space.<p>The W Doha will offer the Living Room experience the brand is known for, creating a place where guests and the local community can socialize, poolside lounge areas and spectacular views of the Arabian Gulf. </blockquote></p><p>The design team behind U2's The Clarence Hotel in Dublin and the Metropolitan Hotel in London, United Designers, will juliana 2006-06-19T10:54:30-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/