http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-15T03:07:39Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/9/16/213730/757 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/littlepalmisland2.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> When he's not out stumping for the presidency, Republican candidate John McCain and his wife Cindy have a favorite retreat that takes them out of the desert of Arizona. And it sure helps that Cindy's got enough money to pay for it.<p>The conservative duo like to get their togetherness on at the ritzy <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Little+Palm+Island/ian/134139"><b>Little Palm Island</b></a> in the Florida Keys. On Jan. 20 of this year, the two camped out for a night in the <b>Cormorant Suite</b>, one of 30 on the private island resort (accessible only by boat or seaplane). But this wasn't their first visit.<p> The couple has love-nested two previous times at resort where President Harry Truman once stayed (wishful foreshadowing on McCain's ChristineM 2008-09-17T16:27:02-05:00 24.6662161 -81.387880 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2004/9/24/91040/9214 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/little_palm_island.jpg" align="right"></p> <p>Not only did Forbes recently release their 400 richest people list, but the magazine also published a feature on the <a href="http://www.forbes.com/lifestyle/travel/2004/09/23/cx_cv_0923feat.html">nations most expensive hotels</a>.</p> <p>When you got the dough you gotta know where to go, right?</p> <p>What properties made the list?</p> <p>5,000-per-night Mansion at MGM Grand in Las Vegas was at the top, and the $600-a-night Inn at Palmetto Bluff in South Carolina brought up the rear. </p> <p>What do you get for all that money?</p> <p>Privacy, service, and space.</p> <p>Let's look a little closer at one of the top resorts on the list, Little Palm Island in the Florida Keys. &nbsp;</p> <p>Little Palm sounds incredible, until you hear the price tag. &nbsp;Private bungalows complete with markj 2004-09-24T10:24:34-05:00 24.666237 -81.387886 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/