http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-08T22:56:55Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/9/24/135428/347 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/22421/2009_09_21_Jaunted___BritishPound.jpg" class="top"><p>It used to be that Americans were functionally blocked out of travel packages like this great <a href="http://www.travelbite.co.uk/late-deals/late-deal/last-minute-holiday/cyprus-last-minute-cheap-beach-holiday-deal-$1329484.htm">seven night holiday</a> at the 4-star Hotel Louis Phaethon Beach in Cyprus. The deal is marketed to British tourists and pegged for the British pound, coming in at a pretty decent £610 per person for the transportation-inclusive vacation. There are other options floating around for the Hotel Louis for up to <a href="http://holidays.travelmatch.co.uk/z%20all%20inclusive%20cyprus%20holidays.xhtml#">£200 less</a> if you're willing to go during the winter. <p>The problem is that even a £400 vacation package last March would have been almost $800 for an American. The exchange rate has gotten a little more even, though it's up from where it was in January. Today £400 Omri 2009-09-24T15:48:48-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/1/20/21105/2595 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/11725/347489432d12e699631.jpg" class="top"><p>With <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Valentine%27s%20Day%20Hotels">Valentine's Day </a>right around the corner, some hotels just know the right buttons to push to get us in the mood. Take <a href=" http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/EasyHotels"><b>easyHotel</b></a> for instance, talking up "balmy summer evenings" and "cool cocktails" "in the sun." <p> <p>In an effort to pimp its latest hotel in <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/easyHotel+Larnaka%2C+Cyprus/local/1439"><b>Larnaka, Greece</b></a>, easyHotel is offering rooms for 30 euro (about $38). Seemingly, this is the chain's first hotel geared toward the leisure traveler (<a href=" http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/11/16/231452/01/hotels/Newest_easyHotel_Taking_Bookings_for_Heathrow">Heathrow</a> and <a href=" http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/5/19/155526/887/hotels/Kensington_Hotel_Guide_easyHotel_South_Kensington">Kensington</a> are all about business) and rooms are said to be bigger than the usual easyHotel accommodations. The property is just a five-minute walk from Phoinikoudes beach, as well as some area attractions like the Medieval Fort, St. jennm 2009-01-21T16:18:11-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2005/12/8/84721/5676 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/protaras_villa.jpg" align="right"> <p> <b>[Ed Note: Hotel Maven <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/user/uid:2744">Melanie</a> let's us in on a giant seaside villa she found in Cyprus earlier this year. We think it is <a href="http://www.villa.cyprushotels.org.uk/sharon_villa.php">this one</a>. Enjoy.]</b> <p> This year I had an excellent vacation on Cyprus! I came with my family and all our friends with kids. We rented a splendid huge villa in Protaras. The villa was 6 bedrooms, the furniture was excellent, and I have never stayed in such a beautiful villa. Everybody liked the place, but the children had a particularly good time. Close by there is a hotel, which has a lot of facilities for children, and a really nice live show in the evening. Well, what can I Melanie 2005-12-08T10:38:05-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2005/9/1/85156/03764 <![CDATA[<img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/tara_thalassa.jpg"><p> Did you hear the sounds bellowing from Tara during here seaside massage at <a href="http://www.leptos-hotels.com/thalassa_hotel.htm"><b>Leptos Thalassa</b></a>? My god. When we went walrus hunting on the barren Chukota peninsula last winter, where the abundance of amplified walrus growls drown out your every thought, we didn't here sounds as foul and wretched as Tara was making on that massage table. <p> So I guess, we are saying she enjoyed the massage. After all, she did end the massage with a bit of Trumpian hyperbole, saying something about it being the best in the world. <p> Then again, what is not to like about a seaside massage in Cyprus at an exclusive resort? <p> <b>Related Stories:</b><br>&#183;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2005/9/1/85631/56419/Title/Taradise_Accommodations_Provided_By_Le_Meridien_Cyprus">Accomodations Provided By Le markj 2005-09-01T10:15:27-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2005/9/1/85631/56419 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/le_meridien.jpg" align="right"><p> <a href="http://www.lemeridien.com/cyprus/limassol/hotel_cy1603.shtml"><b>Le Meridein Limassol</b></a> provided the accommodations for Tara and her crew as the train wreck filmed show four in Cyprus. <p> The show did not concentrate on this hotel much-- you see concentrating on anything is quite hard to because the shows star is busy drinking her face off at the local clubs--but we digress. <p> A recent Le Meridien visitor had this to day about Tara's digs: <p> <blockquote><p> We have just returned from a long weekend in le meridien limassol spa and resort. The hotel is presented by the media and the company' s marketing policy as an excellent hotel and spa resort who also has won many world travel awards, but by the markj 2005-09-01T10:02:28-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/