http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-25T19:47:55Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/5/21/52729/7626 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/nordpinusroom.jpg" class="imgborder"><p><i>Travel+Leisure</i> just released its <a href="http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/it-list-2008">"It List 2008: The Top 30 New Hotels in the World"</a> and overall it's pretty <i>feh</i>. Some of the selections are just downright obvious, like the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Regent+Bal+Harbour/local/754"><b>Regent Bal Harbour</b></a> in Miami, London's <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Connaught/ian/172846"><b>The Connaught</b></a>, Paris' <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Le+Meurice/local/146"><b>Le Meurice</b></a> and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Plaza/ian/105314"><b>The Plaza</b></a> in New York. However, there are a few choices for which T+L editors deserve credit for venturing outside the safe zone ...<p> <p>One particular standout is the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Nord-Pinus+Tangier/local/1225"><b>H&#244;tel Nord-Pinus Tanger</b></a>, in Tangier, Morocco. We visited Tangier recently (though we stayed a short jaunt across the Mediterranean in Tarifa, Spain--at a hostel, <i>ahem</i>) and the destination hardly struck us as something that would fall on any travel editor's radar, jennm 2008-05-21T14:10:01-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/8/9/114116/5382 <![CDATA[<p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/riad_tanja.jpg">Morocco can elude a truly exotic feeling and conjure images of a brilliant sun over dusty streets with a background of stimulating Arabic tunes.<p>Alright, enough poetic waxing here. Morocco in some places is really an extension of France where local flavors remain. Tangier is like its famous dish tagine, a stewing pot of hot, colorful, and beautiful elements. <p> Staying in Tangier is best done at the <a href="http://www.riadtanja.com/"><b>Riad Tanja</b></a>. You'll soak up in luxury without losing the flavor of your host culture since this is not a major hotel chain and the originality lives. But the luxury is still there and for much less a price:<p> <blockquote><p>This was the most amazing hotel I have ever stayed in! Courtney 2006-08-09T11:58:14-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/