http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T11:14:03Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/2/16/766/80015 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Panda_Towel_Art.jpg" class="top"><p> <p>Yes, hotel <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Towel%20Origami">towel origami</a> is still alive and well, at least at the <a href="http://www.hotelescubanacan.com/"><b>Hotel Las Cuevas</b></a> in Trinidad, Cuba.<p>Perhaps (we hope) because these guests were on their honeymoon, hotel staff went to all the trouble of twisting and contorting a bunch of towels into this love-heart flanked by two, well, towel-people. Strange-looking people, though, because their arms start at the top of their heads. But the idea is sweet.<p>However, not only is the towel art completely over-the-top, there's even a handwritten note in the middle of the artwork--we're just bummed it's too small for us to read. What a pity that some of the time and effort used to create this whole towel origami thing amandak 2009-02-16T16:04:42-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/1/14/13219/9838 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/hyattrinidad2.jpg" class="top"><p> <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/story/2009/1/6/13930/01659/travel/Getting+Dirty+With+The+Crews+In+Trinidad">Jaunted</a> opened our eyes last week to the party central that is <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/browse/Central%20America%20And%20Caribbean/tt"><b>Trinidad and Tobogo</b></a> when Carnival rolls into town. The festival, which celebrates several religious and cultural events (in the form of nearly naked dancers), takes place this year on February 25 but Trinidad and Tobogo will actually start kicking off the celebrations in a few weeks.<p>If the debauchery of Mardi Gras in New Orleans has gotten a bit tiresome for you and you can't quite make it to Rio de Janeiro, then this could be the easiest way to try out Carnival. For a safe, reliable choice in Trinidad and a way to earn up to <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/1/9/105348/0305/hotels/Hyatt_s_Gold_Passport_Giving_Members_Up_to_20_000_Bonus_Points">20,000 bonus loyalty points</a>, consider the juliana 2009-01-14T13:33:33-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/