http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-25T13:32:21Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/10/3/163239/539 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.jaunted.com/files/admin/Delhi_market.jpg" class="imgborder"><p><p> "Insider City" is a promotional service of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/intercontinental%20hotels">Intercontinental Hotels &amp; Resorts</a>. In conjunction with their stay, hotel guests receive "off-the-beaten-track" private tours and personal guides to events or attractions. It's Intercontinental's way of bringing a sense of authenticity to the luxury vacation so often criticized for its removal from the less-opulent surrounding urban life. <p> Those paying a visit to <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Grand+New+Delhi/ian/170416"><b>The Grand New Delhi</b></a> have access to a personal concierge who will guide them on a trip through the streets of New Delhi and into the palaces of the Mughal empire in Old Delhi. Lest they bargain unsupervised, the guide helps visitors navigate through the spice markets. <p> Back at base camp, guests can unwind ced138 2007-10-04T09:15:01-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/3/28/1671/20112 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/lemeridien_newdelhi.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>Thanks to <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/plequere/424638900/in/pool-hotelchatter/">Pat+</a> for submitting these new photos of the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/LE+MERIDIEN+NEW+DELHI/ian/121425"><b>Le Meridien New Delhi</b></a> into the HotelChatter Flickr Pool. According to Pat:<blockquote><p>The hotel is undergoing renovation and the old-style French decor is being dismantled. The new deluxe rooms feature flat screen TVs, a complimentary bottle of wine, as well as mood lighting.</blockquote></p><p>Pat+ has another photo of the yellow mood lighting in the pool along with other great pics from htoels. We are still in shock that a room like that exists in New Delhi, even without the mood lighting.<p><i>If you want your hotel photos published, drop 'em in the <a href="http://flickr.com/groups/hotelchatter/">HotelChatter Flickr Pool.</a> Be sure to include some descriptions too!</i><p><b>Related Stories:</b><br>&#183; <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/plequere/">Pat+'s Photostream</a> [Flickr]<br>&#183; <a juliana 2007-03-28T16:08:07-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/8/29/11736/8914 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/imperial_delhi.jpg"><p>We thought our baby bro, Jaunted's nickname for Vikram Chatwal, (<a href="http://www.jaunted.com/story/2006/3/10/10731/3382">Whiskey Vik</a>) was pretty clever but the <a href="http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IE420060828070910&amp;Page=4&amp;Title=Features+-+People+%26+Lifestyle&amp;Topic=0">New India Press</a> has already bestowed a nickname upon the hautel couture hotelier--<b>Turban Cowboy.</b> So from now on Vikram and Turban Cowboy shall be one and the same.<p>Speaking of India, what hotel does Vikr...er...the Turban Cowboy recommend for travelers? <a href="http://www.theimperialindia.com/"><b>The Imperial</b></a> in New Delhi. Also a member of the Preferred Hotels &amp; Resorts group that TC's hotels belong to, the colonial-style Imperial was built in 1936 with the goal of being the most luxurious hotel in New Delhi. Today, the place still stands as the city's landmark hotel, close to shopping (like India's first Chanel store) and city attractions juliana 2006-08-29T11:07:36-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/8/25/34658/6672 <![CDATA[<p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/radisson_delhi.jpg"><p>There's a big difference between good hotel service and great hotel service. So what is it? It's more than the smiles and remembering your name. After reading a travel blogger's hotel experience at the <a href="http://www.radisson.com/newdelhiin"><b>Radisson in Delhi</b></a>, we realize that great hotel service means going a lot further. We're very impressed with the following display of service:<p> <blockquote><p>As to Radisson Delhi, by default you got the superb service that you can expect from a 5 star hotel. But what impressed us more than anything were two things. The first was that given that my son has food allergies, their kitchen was very willing to prepare special meals for him. Secondly, we were scheduled to leave the day Courtney 2006-08-25T10:15:29-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/6/21/103042/093 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/oberoi_pool.jpg"><p>When we think of summer getaways, we don't usually think of the sweltering heat of New Delhi. But when we caught a glimpse of the <a href="http://www.oberoidelhi.com/index.asp?leftinfo=1&amp;leftitem=1/"><b>Oberoi Hotel New Delhi's </b></a> pool, we started to reconsider this destination.<p> The hotel is pushing to get foreign visitors interested this summer, by running the "Exotic Vacation Summer 2006 promotion" with steeply reduced rates. A 12 night stay will give you 7 free nights! <p> But, before you get too excited, the grand total still amounts to $2900 (which leaves us with about two bucks leftover in which to survive off of street-stand curry). For a little less, an 8 night stay will get you 4 nights free and cost $2300. <p> Courtney 2006-06-21T11:08:30-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/