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HotelChatter - gr http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T06:36:59Z HotelChatter HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ We Want to Seize This Killer View in Santorini http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/3/31/122446/209 <![CDATA[ <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/killerview_carpediem.jpg" class="top"> We are suckers for a room with a killer view. 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.It's not quite spring yet with most of the U.S. still getting dumped with cold, rainy weather which is why we're juliana 2011-03-31T13:31:49-05:00 It's Official: Greece is Going Green http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/2/22/17650/0916 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/21888/sani.jpg" class="top"> The harbor at the Sani Resort If you needed any further proof that going green was de rigeur, this is it the Europeans are doing it (gasp). The latest to unveil its green credentials is the posh Sani Resort, which owns four hotels in Halkidiki, Greece. Theyre planting 3000 trees this month to help reforest an area damaged by fires (funded by guests paying 1 at checkout, and the hotel matching their contributions) and the eco stuff goes inside your room as well for this season, theyve instsalled low energy lightbulbs, solar panels, have started recycling everything from water (which goes in the garden) to cooking oil (for biofuel). Theyve even just started an juliab 2010-02-22T17:12:14-05:00 The $34,000 Suite at Greece's Zeus-Worthy Grand Resort http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/1/21/215615/422 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/32083/grandresortgreece.jpg" class="top"> Is that the theme to Chariots of Fire we hear swelling in the background? In an earlier edition of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Hotel%20Lust">Hotel Lust</a>, our preoccupation with the upcoming Olympics led us to track down a <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/12/4/153731/802/hotels/This_Week_in_Hotel_Lust_Hastings_House_British_Columbia">sprawling resort</a> outside of Vancouver, this year's host city. Paying homage to the sporting event, this week we're heading to Greece, where the games originated. In our search for Athens' best, we found a hotel whose name does the advertising for it: <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Grand+Resort+Lagonissi/ian/183523">Grand Resort Lagonissi</a>. Most of its rooms have names that hint to some of the sweeping views you'll be privy to as a guest: "Panoramic Resident Suite," "Vista Suite," and so on. Even among these impressive surroundingsmarble fixtures, sea Heidi Atwal 2010-01-22T13:00:04-05:00 Ice Skating Near the Acropolis is Now Possible, Thanks to the Athens Marriott http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/12/15/104232/99 <![CDATA[<img src="/files/1425/Athens_Ledra_Marriott_Ice_View_DSC_0361.JPG" class="top"> We have sort of a fetish for <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/17/24235/990/hotels/Five_Hotels_Where_You_Can_Sleep_and_Ice_Skate">hotels with ice-skating rinks</a> which is why we're tingling with excitement over the new rooftop ice skating rink at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Marriott+Ledra+Athens/ian/106298">Athens Ledra Marriott Hotel</a> in Greece.From now through the end of February, guests and Athens residents can skate for free at the rink which is operated by the hotel atop the Star City Cinema complex next door. And it's not called "The View on Ice" for nothing as the amazing scenery of Athens is spread out before the skaters as they go round and round the rink. Check out the Acropolis in the background of this photo! The rink is open from 11am to 11pm daily. Seasonal drinks juliana 2009-12-15T11:09:25-05:00 Avoid a Lohan Meltdown By Soothing Yourself With This View http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/7/23/125234/471 <![CDATA[ We are suckers for a room with a killer view.  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. <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/petramareview.jpg" class="top"> Have you ever wanted to have a young-celeb-lady freakout? Trash a room, tip off the paps to your crisis, storm the Jenna 2009-07-23T12:56:18-05:00 Search HotelChatter Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/