http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T08:23:05Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/9/17/14340/1340 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/fasano_saopaolo.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. </i><p>One would expect more than a few great hotel options in a megalopolis of 11 million people, but that&#146;s not the case in <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/city/sao paulo"><b>São Paulo</b></a>. Sure the city is packed with limited-service options, but we can count our favorites on one hand. In fact we have. Following are our <b>Top Five Must-Stay Hotels in São Paulo </b> in scottmitchem 2010-09-20T13:54:52-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/12/22/121048/34 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/madonnaficando.jpg" class="top"><p>Seriously, what did we do when <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Madonna"><b>Madonna</b></a> wasn't on tour and making all sorts of scandalous stops at hotels in different cities. The latest scoop takes place in Brazil. From Page Six: <blockquote><p>According to Page Six spies and to Glamurama.com.br., the superstar singer - newly single after shelling out over $75 million to ex Guy Ritchie - shot an editorial layout for W magazine at the posh <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Gl%F3ria+Rio/local/265"><b>Hotel Gloria</b></a> in Rio de Janeiro last weekend with a smoking hot male model, Jesus Luz....<p>According to the Brazilian Web site, "Everyone knows they are ficando - which is a Portuguese expression that means they are kissing and doing other things but without any obligation of being faithful or juliana 2008-12-22T16:15:35-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/5/25/64919/6985 <![CDATA[<p> <i>Cubicle Dreamin' is a feature in which we ask the hotel mavens to take some time out of their busy work day, surf the Internet, and tell us what hotel they wish they could beam themselves to right that very second--all on the slave driving companies dime, of course. Oh, like these people aren't surfing aimlessly anyway--at least now their purposeless clicking will be cobbled together into useful hotel stories--we hope. Have a destination hotel you are just dying to leave your cube for? <a href="tips@hotelchatter.com">Send the story our way</a>.<p> In this episode, Hotel Maven <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/user/amandak/stories">Amanda K</a> picks out her first choice for a Brazilian getaway. Enjoy.</i><p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/cb_beds.jpg" class="imgborder"/><p>I'm always dreaming up new destinations and since I've made amandak 2007-05-25T09:55:01-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/3/21/1229/93650 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/hilton_sp_morumbi.png" class="imgborder"/><p> Capitalizing on President Bush's recent trip to São Paulo, the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hilton+Sao+Paulo+Morumbi/ian/205120"><b>Hilton São Paulo Morumbi</b></a> has put together a "Live Like a Mogul" package which is funny because last time we checked, George Bush was an elected public official (this can be debated by Al Gore) and not a mogul. Perhaps VIP would have been a better term.<p>Nevertheless, the hotel's outrageous $5,500 a night package features:<blockquote><p>helicopter transfers between Downtown Manhattan Heliport and JFK; helicopter shuttle between Manhattan and John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), round-trip copter transfers between the hotel and São Paulo's Guarulhos International Airport, Presidential Suite accommodation, and daily spa treatments.</blockquote></p><p>Also included are the obligatory VIP champagne and chocolate upon arrival, in-suite daily dinner from juliana 2007-03-21T09:30:02-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/3/12/145118/534 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/emiliano_hotel.jpg"><p><a href="http://travel2.nytimes.com/2006/03/12/travel/12sao.html">The New York Times</a> has made S&#227;o Paulo the new destination to visit, naming it the paper's featured city.<p> Getting a mention is the <a href="http://www.hotelunique.com.br/splashpage"><b>Hotel Unique</b></a>--which we learned about during the first episode of this season's <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/2/28/215029/803/hotels/Amazing_Race_9_Hotel_Report_And_So_It_Begins_Again">Amazing Race.</a> <p> But writer Dan Shaw gets a thrilling experience at the <a href="http://www.emiliano.com.br/emiliano.html"><b>Emiliano</b></a> makes us jealous beyond words. Or makes us jealous in just 3.5 words: glass-enclosed rooftop spa. The spa has wooden hot tubs, a marble plunge pool and comfy white mats to lay out on. <p> As for settling in, the Emiliano offers a butler service to unpack for you so you can sit back on one of your six pillows of varying firmness and enjoy GEM0330 2006-03-13T15:31:23-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/