http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T09:19:21Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/11/14/15216/467 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/maunakea.jpg" class="top"><p><i>Hopefully the hotel will update the room photos soon. This is seriously from the Golden Girls era.</i><p>After shutting down for two years due to earthquake damage, the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Mauna+Kea+Beach+Hotel/ian/128089"><b>Mauna Kea Beach Hotel</b></a> on the Big Island of Hawaii, is expected to open again on Dec. 20th in a soft opening. The hotel, which is part of the Prince Hotels and Resorts, got a complete makeover in the process too. From the <a href="http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20081114/NEWS18/811140336/1029/LOCALNEWSFRONT">Honolulu-Advertiser</a>:<blockquote><p>The number of rooms and suites was reduced from 310 to 258 because some rooms in the main building were enlarged. The renovations focused on improvements to guest rooms and suites, restaurants, the lobby and other common areas, the company said.</blockquote></p><p>The amenities found inside the rooms juliana 2008-11-14T15:46:24-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/5/31/10182/6783 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/the_fairmont_orchid_hawaii.jpg" class="imgborder"><p><b>[Ed. Note: Alex Salkever is the founder/editor of <a href="http://www.hawaiirama.com">Hawaiirama.com</a>.]</b><p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/FAIRMONT+ORCHID+HAWAII/ian/141176"><b>The Fairmont Orchid Resort</b></a> is snuggled along the sunny Gold Coast of the Big Island in a posh enclave of hotels situated on lovely beaches. Kona has been on the come for several years now, in part due to the notoriety of the highly-coveted Four Season Hualalai.<p> Still, the Fairmont is the real deal (it also appeals to greenies as the hotel uses many green cleaning products) and <a href="http://pts.get2hawaii.com/ots/Index.do?promotion=13101179234AH&amp;agID=454">Panda Online</a> is offering a pretty sweet package. Here's the deal breakdown: Three nights at the hotel, round-trip airfare from LAX, and rental car are running $694 per person, assuming double occupancy, or nearly $1,400.<p> The hotel is throwing juliana 2007-05-31T10:19:08-05:00 19.9458707 -155.85510 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/