http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2008-10-08T04:37:12Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/5/23/161418/278 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/icon_small_hell.gif" align="right">We have a very special review today from a tipster named Chris. Chris went to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and back and lived to email us his review of the Ghion Hotel. Which was really nice of him because now we don't have to travel to Ethiopia to find out how bad the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Ghion+Hotel/local/593"><b>Ghion Hotel</b></a> is.<p> Here's his take on the place:<p><i>The Ghion, where do I start? Even a month after returning home, the name "Ghion" evokes all sorts of feelings within me, some humorous, others less enjoyable. <p> When I look at our experience at this Hotel I have to try to drop my Western view and look at it in context with the cultural, social and juliana 2007-05-23T16:19:05-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2005/9/27/175949/188 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/addissheraton.jpg" align="right"> <p> <b>[Publisher's Note: Hotel Maven <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/user/ananda%20k/stories">ananda k</a> lets us in on her stay at the Addis Ababa Sheraton. Enjoy]</b> <p> We ate three different kinds of cake iced in butter cream, sipped Earl Grey tea with milk, sat across the table from an executive from the African Development Bank. We attended high tea in a room full of international dignitaries in the decadent <a href="http://www.starwoodhotels.com/luxury/search/hotel_detail.html?propertyID=149"><b>Sheraton Addis Ababa</b></a> in Ethiopia. Ethiopia? Yes. Just days before checking in, Brad, Angelina and new baby Jolie checked out of a poolside villa. With a winding heated swimming pool, lavish Italian style d&#233;cor, as in huge stone columns and marble floors, its no wonder Ethiopia's upper crust and celebrity guests frequent ananda k 2005-09-28T10:52:24-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2005/1/19/10732/2932 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/ethiopia.jpg" align="right"> <p>There is always a strange sting of sadness when a villain is jettisoned from a reality television show, and last night when John & Victoria "had a moment" at Lalibelia lookout in Ethopia, we felt that strange sadness. Those two always hit the panic button with a sledgehammer and it finally came back to bite them in the ass. Ha. Did you get the play on words? Ok, ok, so when we look into our crystal Firefox where did we see the cast and crew shacking up in the vast country of Ethiopia? </p> <p>Our guess is <a href="http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.tcl?site_id=4995">Roha Hotel</a> in Laliblia, which is furnished and decorated with artifacts inspired by the rock-hewn churches. Roha Hotel is markj 2005-01-19T10:31:12-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/