http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T08:10:52Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/4/4/133333/5759 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/cortinainnn.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> During today's lesson you may get a bit choked up, find your body temperature rising and a shiver shooting down your spine. If you haven't guessed already, we're talking about Legionnaires disease, symptoms of which include coughing, high fever and chills. <p> Similar to pneumonia, Legionnaires was first identified in 1976 and got its name after a spate of guests at what is now the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Park+Hyatt+Philadelphia/ian/122660"><b>Park Hyatt Philadelphia</b></a>--who happened to be attending an American Legion convention--contracted the disease. It was later discovered the bacteria spawned from the hotel's cooling tower. <p> Why should you care? Because Vermont's <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Cortina+Inn+And+Resort/ian/131095"><b>Cortina Inn & Resort</b></a> was <a href="http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080404/NEWS/80404006">closed</a> yesterday after water tests showed evidence of the bacteria, confirming it jennm 2008-04-04T15:30:23-05:00 43.664527 -72.843198 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/7/20/152813/010 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/sixmountains.jpg"><p>Those hip city boutique hotels may be fun, but with the thermometer hitting 100F and the urban sidewalks being egg-frying temperature, it's a good time to get away to the mountains of Vermont.<p>The 99-room <a href="http://www.sixmountains.com"><b>Inn at the Six Mountains</b></a>, in Killington, Vermont, is offering an enticing Golf &amp; Spa package through September 14. Rates start at $598 double for two nights, which includes two rounds of golf per person, a one-hour massage each, and breakfast both days (maple syrup anyone?). The golf is at two different courses even: Killington Golf Course and Green Mountain National.<p> You may look up longingly at those green ski runs and wish for snow as you hit your chip shot, but compared to Tim L. 2006-07-20T16:17:58-05:00 43.636001 -72.788711 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/2/16/13137/1321 <![CDATA[<p>Everyone's been inspired by the Olympic Games to hit the slopes and tear up some powder or try out some McTwists and Fakeys on the half-pipe.<p>Hitting the slopes can be tiring so &nbsp;when you return to your hotel room, you'd like to be able to relax in the tub and park your tired butt on the couch.<p><a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g57302-d252445-r4452712-Mountain_Sports_Inn-Killington_Vermont-m10559.html">One guest</a> was looking to do so at the <a href="http://www.mountainsportsinn.com"><b>Mountain Sports Inn</b></a> in Killington, VT but instead found that: <blockquote><p>The room smelled like a combination of feet and sweat-laden long underwear. The couch (futon) was so soiled that we chose to sit on the coffee tables...[T]he room didn't include ammenities such as a flushable toilet or a sink that drained. The advertised juliana 2006-02-16T16:12:53-05:00 43.659179 -72.793678 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/