http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T22:22:23Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/2/6/01313/81136 <![CDATA[<p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/2474/ritzgc.jpg"><p> Sunday's <a href="http://travel2.nytimes.com/2006/02/05/travel/05check.html">NY Times' </a>featured hotel is new and not cheap.<p> The <a href="http://www.ritzcarlton.com/resorts/grand_cayman"><b>Grand Cayman's Ritz Carlton</b></a> doesn't skimp. Firstly, there are cookies &nbsp;and punch upon arrival. &nbsp;We wonder if this happens everyday, or only when the NY Times travel writer is coming to visit. &nbsp;<p> Rooms come with all the Ritz classics-- 600 thread count sheets, views, and rattan. &nbsp;The bathrooms come with the usual amenities and a Siamese fighting fish. &nbsp;We like this aquarium touch. Apparently fish are the new leopard print.<p> A La Prairie spa graces the property, as does a golf course designed by Greg Norman, and a world-class tennis instructor Nick Bollettieri who coached Andre Agassi and Monica Seles. (Well, at least GEM0330 2006-02-06T09:35:02-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/