http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-05-28T13:02:34Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/5/22/122922/390 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/hosteltarifa2.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> Yesterday we <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/5/21/52729/7626/hotels/T_L_s_It_List_2008_The_Good_The_Bad">mentioned</a> how when we visited Tarifa, Spain, in preparation for a trip to Tangier Morocco, we stayed at a hostel--certainly not something that made <i>T+L</i>'s It List, though it does deserve to be on the list of any budget-minded traveler who appreciates friendly staff, a clean room and a hot shower. <p> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hostel+Alborada/local/1228"><b>Hostal Alborada</b></a> offered us a large double room (though with a bit of an <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Anti-View">anti-view</a>), full bath (all rooms here have full baths), TV and free working WiFi for just $94 per night.<p> The family-owned operation also houses it's own caf&#233;, serving up small items like croissants and fresh-squeezed O.J., as well as two clean and sunlight indoor "patio" areas. jennm 2008-05-23T14:35:01-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/8/2/103752/2920 <![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> fantasizes about a "fun" getaway. Enjoy.</i><p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/100__Fun_Tarifa.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <p>Right now I'm stuck in the middle of the Australian winter (and hundreds amandak 2007-08-03T09:00:01-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/