http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2013-06-19T12:39:22Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2013/1/1/1226/29534 <![CDATA[<P><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/97904/sochiolympics.jpg" class="top"> <P>When it comes to the <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/olympics hotels">Olympic Games</a></b>, historically hotels raise rates because of a little something called supply and demand. We <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2012/7/2/152620/9009/hotels/What%27s_Going_on_With_Hotel_Rooms_for_the_Olympics_in_London%3F_">witnessed</a> this in <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/london hotels">London</a></b> this past summer. For the next Olympics, we might see reasonable rates coming from <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/sochi hotels">Sochi hotels</a></b> during the <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/2014 olympics hotels">2014 Winter Games</a></b>. <p>To make event accessible to more people, Dmitry Medvedev, the Russian Prime Minister, has <b>capped the prices of rooms for the host city for next year's Olympics and Paralympics</b>. With just about one year to go and about double the amount of rooms yet to be built, this is welcome news for those who want to join in the wonderment that jetflyboy 2013-01-02T12:10:04-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/11/6/121819/605 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/sheratonlogosochi.jpg" class="top"><p>Big news from <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/starwood%20hotels">Starwood</a></b> today: a new Sheraton hotel is on its way in the Russian Federation. Sochi, a Russian vacation spot along the Black Sea coast that was recently selected to host the 2014 Winter Olympics, will be the home of a brand new Sheraton slated to open in 2011. <p>The <b>Sheraton Sochi</b> will be the brand's second property in the Russian Federation (there's one in Moscow already), and the hotel will be located at the center of the city with 188 guest rooms, 24 suites, five restaurants and four bars, including a rooftop bar overlooking the Black Sea. Sexy. We hope they're putting in heat lamps up there. <p>The lobby will, like most new Sheratons, Jenna 2008-11-06T13:13:57-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/