http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-15T01:49:29Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/1/19/5101/89749 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/mercure_ql.png" class="imgborder"/><p>If you've never been to the <a href="http://www.greatkeppelresort.com.au/"><b>Mercure Resort Great Keppel Island</b></a> in the tropical paradise of coastal Queensland, Australia, don't go just yet. A lot of previous guests reckon the island is great, but the accommodation needs some work: so wait until the new owners finish a <a href="http://www.smh.com.au/news/queensland/resort-to-get-wrecked--and-remade/2006/12/13/1165685737179.html">multi-million dollar upgrade</a> after its sale to a Sydney-based private investment group. The same guys also bought the nearby underwater observatory and plan to tie up the two properties and give resort guests tours of the underwater wonderland of fish and coral there.</p><p> What no renovation will change are some of the best points of a holiday at Great Keppel: there'll still be 17 beaches to choose from (some amandak 2007-01-19T09:28:55-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/