http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T14:46:41Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/9/13/11482/9663 <![CDATA[<p><p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/laspiedrashillview.jpg" class="top"><p> <i>Brazil is hot and its going to get hotter in the next decade, thanks to the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics. That's why we're having journalist <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/user/scottmitchem">Scott Mitchem</a>, who has been traveling to Brazil for years, give us the lowdown on the country&#146;s evolving hotel scene as well as its top players. This week he&#146;s highlighting some of the market&#146;s more interesting developments, starting with what&#146;s new from the country&#146;s premier luxury hospitality company, which is actually expanding </i>outside<i> of Brazil.</i><p>If you are familiar with the existing <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Fasano+Hotel+E+Restaurante/local/3849"><b>Fasano Hotels</b></a> - the flagship in São Paulo and the follow-up in <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Fasano+Rio/local/764">Rio de Janeiro</a> &#150; you understand the excitement surrounding the group&#146;s scottmitchem 2010-09-13T14:20:44-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/19/04839/550 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/sealionpuntadeleste.jpg" class="top"><p> <p>This sea lion waited too long to book a hotel room for New Year's Eve.<p><i>Got a hotel question? HotelChatter wants to answer it. <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">Send us your questions</a> and we'll put our team of contributors to the task. Today, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/user ericrosen">Eric Rosen</a> fields a question about hotels in Punta Del Ester, Uruguay.</i><p>Last week, we got a question from one of our readers about how to get a hotel reservation in Uruguay&#146;s Riviera-like beach party town, <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotels/city/uy/Punta%20Del%20Este">Punta Del Este</a></b>, for New Year&#146;s. It went a little like this: <p> <blockquote><p>I was reading a <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/1/15/183816/851/hotels/Punta_del_Este_Hotel_Scene_La_Barra">2008 article by Matt Chesterton on hotels in La Barra</a>. We are looking to book hotels over the upcoming New Year holiday EricRosen 2009-11-19T13:35:34-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/1/16/212730/784 <![CDATA[<p><i>Once again <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Matt%20Chesterton"><b>Matt Chesterton</b></a> has returned to HotelChatter. All week long he will be schooling us on the hot hotel scene in <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotels/city/uy/Punta%20Del%20Este, Uruguay"><b>Punta del Este</b></a>, Uruguay. Any tips, suggestion or questions? <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">Send 'em our way</a> and we'll have Matt answer them for ya. For now, sit back and enjoy.</i><p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/posadadelfaro.jpg" class="imgborder"><p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/La+Posada+del+Faro/local/1063"><b>La Posada del Faro</b></a><p>With our customary zeal for persnickety research, we've unearthed a draft (never published) of a tourist brochure for José Ignacio, the fishing village turned chi-chi resort located 25 km or so east of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotels/city/uy/Punta%20Del%20Este"><b>Punta del Este</b></a> city. Here's an excerpt: <blockquote><p> José Ignacio is the perfect spot to hunker down in during a nuclear holocaust. It's remote enough to ensure no MattyC 2008-01-17T09:00:01-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/1/15/183816/851 <![CDATA[<p><i>Once again <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Matt%20Chesterton"><b>Matt Chesterton</b></a> has returned to HotelChatter. All week long he will be schooling us on the hot hotel scene in <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotels/city/uy/Punta%20Del%20Este, Uruguay"><b>Punta del Este</b></a>, Uruguay. Any tips, suggestion or questions? <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">Send 'em our way</a> and we'll have Matt answer them for ya. For now, sit back and enjoy.</i><p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/puntadeleste_beach.jpg" class="imgborder"><p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/labarra_pde.jpg" class="imgborder"><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7eoXxaMV4I&amp;feature=related"><b>Bikini Beach</b></a>: The Taliban's and Susan Sarandon's worst nightmare and every frat boy's soggiest wet dream; less a fleshpot than a fleshcauldron. It's not, however, an elitist scene. Anyone, blonde or brunette, very rich or slightly rich, is encouraged to declare their assets on this sand stage. The only prerequisites are a) enormous fake breasts; b) a wasp waist; c) a bikini. (Interestingly, MattyC 2008-01-16T09:00:02-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/1/14/185929/570 <![CDATA[<p><p><i>Once again <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Matt%20Chesterton"><b>Matt Chesterton</b></a> has returned to HotelChatter. All week long he will be schooling us on the hot hotel scene in <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotels/city/uy/Punta%20Del%20Este, Uruguay"><b>Punta del Este</b></a>, Uruguay. Any tips, suggestion or questions? <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">Send 'em our way</a> and we'll have Matt answer them for ya. For now, sit back and enjoy.</i><p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/puntadeleste_beach.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> A Martian sends a postcard home from Punta del Este: <blockquote><p> Even by Earth standards, this is a strange place. Person A will pay person B to put lumps of plastic underneath her skin. This is so person A becomes bigger. At the same time, person A will pay person C to wake them up in the morning and compel them to do an hour's MattyC 2008-01-15T09:00:01-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/