http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2010-03-16T17:17:16Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/8/6/19256/78470 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/controversy_tram.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <p>With a name like the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Controversy+Tram+Hotel/local/747"><b>Controversy Tram Hotel</b></a>, we were kind of expecting a great tale of social injustice and government corruption to be behind this unusual hotel in Hoogwoud, the Netherlands. Not to be. It's simply named after a Prince album the owners loved.</p><p>The accommodation here consists of two former street trams converted into four themed bedrooms: Italian and French (you can smoke in both of these) and English and American (non-smoking). The owners' house is next door, and includes a London double-decker bus installed in the living room, which they've converted to a bedroom. On site is also a video library, converted from an oil rig escape pod (but looking far more like a amandak 2007-08-07T09:00:01-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/