HotelChatter - Wellington http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T08:19:18Z HotelChatter HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ New Zealand's Ohtel Misses on the Bathroom Front http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/8/12/72728/7412

There's something just a touch too snobby about a hotel that proclaims itself "the only designer boutique hotel" in the country, because New Zealand might be small, but there are definitely other boutique hotels--who's to say whether they're "designer boutique" or not?

So we got off on the wrong foot with the Ohtel in New Zealand's capital, Wellington. Can it redeem itself? It depends. ]]> amandak 2008-08-12T10:05:22-05:00 Wellington's Bolton Hotel Entices Us With Chocolate http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/5/2/7217/67905

Wellington's Bolton Hotel has a good reputation amongst travelers to New Zealand, and comes in at #2 on the TripAdvisor reviews, too. Apparently even the New Zealand national cricket team have been known to stay there when they've got a match in Wellington, and since they have national hero status, it's a very good sign.

]]> amandak 2008-05-02T09:35:01-05:00 No Hilton For Wellington After All? http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/7/30/7020/28956 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Hilton_Sign.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <p>Will they or won't they succeed in building a <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Hilton%20Hotels"><b>Hilton Hotel</b></a> in Wellington, New Zealand? Although plans for the Hilton on Queens Wharf in downtown Wellington were originally approved, an appeal process started today to change that decision.</p><p>Local interest groups Waterfront Watch and the Wellington Civic Trust are leading the fight against the Hilton, because they say the proposed area is a special site that:</p><blockquote><p> should be home to an iconic structure like a statue or something similar ... a hotel does not fit that category.</blockquote></p><p>The case is expected to last at least two weeks so don't count on a Hilton stay in Wellington just yet.<br><br><i>[Photo: <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/mwellner/169151179/">wellnair</a>]</i><br><br> <b>Related Stories:</b><br>&#183; <a href="http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/410965/1258958">Wellington Hotel Appeal Begins</a> [NZTV]<br>&#183; amandak 2007-07-30T11:21:22-05:00 Lord of the Rings Travel Guide, New Zealand http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2004/2/27/8648/28621 <![CDATA[<p>Everybody is talking about LOTR what with Peter Jackson being up for the Oscar nod this weekend. And because of that, everyone is talking about New Zealand.</p> <p><a href="http://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/travelstorydisplay.cfm?storyID=3547381&thesection=travel&thesubsection=destination&thesecondsubsection=nz">Lonely Planet voted New Zealand the world's top destination in 2004, again.</a></p> <p>So, when I started to hunt around and look for where one might stay if they were going to hop over to the Southern Hemisphere for a look at Hobbiton or the Misty Mountains, I was blown away by <a href="http://www.jasons.co.nz/lordoftherings/">Jason's Travel Guide to Lord of the Rings Locations.</a></p> <p>Jasons.co.nz (I couldn't find anyone on their staff page actually named Jason) has done a bang up job. While there are other websites with "spies" who were there sneaking around during jenleo 2004-02-27T08:22:27-05:00 Search HotelChatter Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/