http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T10:30:31Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/3/19/132857/348 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/luthanspahotel.jpg" class="imgborder"><p><blockquote><p>For a country that goes to such great lengths to segregate unrelated men and women, it took Saudi Arabia a long time to hit on the idea of women-only hotels.</blockquote></p><p> So begins this Reuters <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSL1954726520080319">article</a> about the <a href="http://www.luthanspa.com/en/about_us.htm"><b>Luthan Hotel &amp; Spa</b></a>, owned by 20 Saudi princesses and businesswomen, who believe the property is meeting a very big demand in the city of Riyadh. <p> Reuter's reports that the rooms, which start at $93 a night, are "delicately adorned" with incense candles, rose-red fabrics and bas-reliefs of cherubs. What's more, every person employed by the hotel, right down to the bellhop, is a woman, allowing for those of the female persuasion to pamper themselves away from "the jennm 2008-03-19T15:24:31-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/