http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-05-28T09:18:01Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/9/115432/018 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/17697/great_wall.jpg" class="top"></p> <p>Sometimes a view is so awe-inspiring, we&#146;ll admit we can&#146;t be bothered caring quite so much about creature comfort details. At China&#146;s <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Commune+By+The+Great+Wall/ian/265219"><strong>Commune by the Great Wall</strong></a>, though, not only do some guests nab views of the Great Wall, but the collection of vacation homes is an architectural marvel in its own right too, or <a href="http://travel.nytimes.com/2009/11/08/travel/08check.html?ref=travel">so says the New York Times</a>.</p> <p>Designed by 12 Asian architects as a &#147;retreat from the urban sprawl of Beijing,&#148; the collection of homes is a mix of originals and more recent copies, the most popular apparently being the Cantilever House and Bamboo House. Sitting in the valley at the food of a &#147;wild section&#148; of the Great Wall, the KatieK 2009-11-09T13:34:24-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/