HotelChatter - eg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2008-10-16T04:27:07Z HotelChatter HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Grand Hyatt Cairo Owner Now Says, &quot;Party On Wayne&quot; http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/8/26/161639/959 <![CDATA[<p><p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/grandhyattcairoext2.jpg" class="imgborder"><p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/6/23/22821/2864/hotels/Owner_of_Grand_Hyatt_Cairo_Commits_Biggest_Party_Foul_Ever">Back in June</a> we were stunned to hear that the owner of the <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Grand+Hyatt+Cairo/ian/114230">Grand Hyatt Cairo</a></b> committed the biggest party foul EVER by dumping out the remaining bottles of liquor from the hotel, worth nearly $1 million, into the Nile River. <p>Aside from getting unsuspecting fish drunk, Sheik Abdelaziz al-Brahim also said the hotel would no longer serve alcohol ever again, in accordance with the Islamic ban on alcohol.<p>Fortunately, someone has woken up and smelled the absinthe. The owner has <a href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gkPYIWqNS_9RGWv_xiToaVZ_D2YgD92Q0E503">struck an agreement</a> with Hyatt to serve alcohol in the hotel's restaurant on the 40th floor. This restaurant will actually be a Hyatt enterprise so the sheik doesn't have to be involved in the sale juliana 2008-08-26T16:20:26-05:00 Nikki Beach Hotels To Open Resort in Egypt's Hacienda Bay in 2012 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/7/28/231148/356

Sure you've heard of Nikki Beach Hotels, a self-styled funky line of resorts in all those cool places like Panama,Turks & Caicos, and Honduras, that pride themselves on hip style, music, and film tie-ins.

Nikki recently announced they're opening up a beach resort in Egypt's Hacienda Bay, which sits on the Mediterranean Coast, about 60 miles west of Alexandria (between Cairo and Sharm el Sheik). ]]> annie0007 2008-07-29T11:45:25-05:00 Owner of Grand Hyatt Cairo Commits Biggest Party Foul Ever http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/6/23/22821/2864 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/grandhyattcairoext2.jpg" class="imgborder"> <p>PARTY FOUL, MAN: the owner of the <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Grand+Hyatt+Cairo/ian/114230">Grand Hyatt Cairo</a></b> recently decided to ban liquor from his hotel. Citing religious reasons, the Saudi owner showed everyone he was totally serious by reportedly pouring <i>over one million dollars-worth</i> of beer, wine and whisky into the Nile River. <p>One million dollars. Into the river. <p>Dude, COME. ON. There are thirsty men and women in America; why'd you have to go and be <i>that</i> guy by dumping all that precious nectar into a @#$%!*# river? <p>According to the <a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/babylonbeyond/2008/06/egypt-no-more-l.html">LA Times</a>, the Egyptian Hotel Association is all like "oh hells no": <blockquote><p>The move is a gesture to bring his business into conformity with Islamic standards. That may be so, Jenna 2008-06-23T10:26:22-05:00 Sonesta Beach Resort Serves up Smiles and Skin in Sharm El Sheikh http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/6/11/165732/500 <![CDATA[<p><i>We now present you with our <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/VIP%20Hotel%20Reviewer%20Series"><b>VIP Hotel Reviewer Series</b></a> in which we hand-pick experts in the travel and media worlds and beyond to tell us what are their favorite hotels and why. Once a week, we'll feature a hotel review from said VIPs about their favorite leisure or business hotels. Pay attention: These VIPs are experts at what they do and they don't mess around when it comes to their hotels.<p>Our next VIP reviewer is <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/user/Chrispitality"><b>Chris Clarke</b></a>, the blogger behind the hotel industry site <a href="http://www.vacantready.com">Vacant Ready</a> He's traded living in Vancouver for Egypt for a little while and of course is checking out the hotel scene over there. Here's his story on a little holiday he chrispitality 2008-06-12T14:36:39-05:00 The Grand Hyatt Cairo Enters Rehab...The Lindsay Lohan Kind http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/5/23/75020/0172 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/grandhyattcairoext2.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>Alcohol may be on the brink of extinction at Egyptian hotels, if the worst fears of tourism officials there come true: After the Saudi owner of the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Grand+Hyatt+Cairo/ian/114230"><b>Grand Hyatt Cairo</b></a> banned the sale of alcohol at the hotel, destroying millions of dollars of the stuff in the process, officials now worry that other properties may soon follow, the BBC <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7415495.stm">reports</a>. <p> It's unknown why the owner had staff pour bottle upon bottle of wine and liquor down drains, though some suspect it may have something to do with Egypt's enormous Muslim population, which is barred from consuming alcohol, even in cooking, according to the Koran. Supporters say foreign visitors "should respect the local custom," while critics jennm 2008-05-23T10:35:01-05:00 Search HotelChatter Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/