http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2008-09-07T11:12:15Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/8/14/7419/82055 <![CDATA[<p><i>We are suckers for a room with a killer view. &nbsp;We find that we are even more likely to forgive some minor hotel inconveniences if we can stare out the window at something pretty--yeah we are that shallow. Let's help out our fellow hotel mavens by uploading rooms with killer views to the <a href="http://flickr.com/groups/hotelchatter/">HotelChatter/Flickr photo pool</a>, or by <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">sending the photo along to us</a>. We will feature our favorites in this space from time to time. Remember to tell us the name of the hotel and the room number of the hot view.</i><p><p> <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Killer_View_HERMITAGE_BAY.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <p>Think you could handle this view? We'd be more than happy to, and it comes from a hillside cottage suite at the amandak 2008-08-14T09:17:14-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/7/28/144335/427 <![CDATA[<p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/icon_small_hell.gif">This is one of the most horrific stories we've heard happening at hotels yet. Two honeymooners from Wales were shot at during a raid on their luxury hotel in Antigua yesterday. The bride was killed and her husband fighting for his life in a hospital's intensive care unit with a bullet wound in the neck.<p>The couple, Catherine and Benjamin Mullaney, were honeymooning at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Cocos+Hotel/ian/241676"><b>Cocos Hotel</b></a> when robbers burst into their cottage while they slept. <blockquote><p>Tourism minister Harold Lovell said investigators will look at whether there were any lapses in security at the hotel, which employs guards. <b>He said other hotel guests have been left traumatised by the murder and some have requested to be relocated.</b> Speaking juliana 2008-07-28T14:51:05-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/2/25/22535/9713 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Jumby_Bay_Blog_Pic.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <p>After all our discussion of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/9/24/122216/476/hotels/Pure_Luxury_Midnight_Massages_at_Jumby_Bay">midnight massages</a> and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/11/17/113845/46/hotels/Baby_Making_at_Jumby_Bay">baby making</a> at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Jumby+Bay--A+Rosewood+Resort/local/850"><b>Jumby Bay</b></a> resort in Antigua, we had high expectations for the <a href="http://jumbybayblog.com/"><b>Jumby Bay Blog</b></a>. But high expectations are usually not a good thing.</p><p>When you hit the Jumby Bay Blog (don't try and say that after a couple of drinks, by the way), the first impression is good. It <i>looks</i> nice. Plenty of pictures of long white beaches and sparkling blue sea, and a neat looking layout. But start reading and you might be disappointed--we were. <p>It's not just a promotional blog, it's a whack-you-over-the-head promotional blog. Each post so far advertises packages or aspects of Jumby Bay without anywhere near enough amandak 2008-02-26T09:00:01-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/1/28/8030/64772 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/BlueWatersAntiguaBeach.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/maps/Warm-Weather-Hotels-Map"><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/warmweather_map.jpg" align="right"></a> Summer doesn't seem to be getting any closer for those up in the northern hemisphere, but down at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Blue+Waters+Antigua/ian/176787"><b>Blue Waters Antigua</b></a> the summer is pretty much there all year round. Blue Waters is a small resort with just 77 rooms and suites, and is proud to be one of Antigua's longest established resorts.</p><p>Long established can mean in-need-of-repair, but the Blue Waters has been undergoing some renovations and guest reports are very postive. From a base at the Blue Waters, there are plenty of activities within reach, including sailing, snorkeling, golf, kayaking and windsurfing, or you can also hire a jeep and head round the island in a few hours. Apparently though amandak 2008-01-28T09:30:01-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/1/9/7733/83775 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/GalleyBayAntigua.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/maps/Warm-Weather-Hotels-Map"><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/warmweather_map.jpg" align="right"></a>Heading for Antigua for an escape into warm weather and got some pretty deep pockets? Well, with a pretty long list of awards, you can't go too far wrong with the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Galley+Bay/ian/129901"><b>Galley Bay Resort</b></a>. As well as being #1 on the TripAdvisor ratings, Galley Bay was named on Conde Nast's 2007 "World's Best Places to Stay" list (and it was there in 2005, too).</p><p>Galley Bay is an all-inclusive resort set in 40 acres of gardens, and although it's not quite an eco-resort, care has been taken to make the buildings blend into nature as well as possible. There are 69 suites and cottages and the majority of them front directly on to the amandak 2008-01-09T11:30:01-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/