http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2008-10-11T23:14:38Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/9/25/45917/3062 <![CDATA[<p><i>You know the scene. You open the door to your brand new hotel room, run over to the window, open the blinds and bam, you are hit with the anti-view. Maybe you are looking down a dirty alley, witnessing a drug deal, staring at an air shaft in the face, or seeing a brick wall. Whatever you are viewing it is not extremely pleasurable. Help out your fellow hotel mavens by uploading your anti-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>. Remember to tell us the name of the hotel and the room number with the not-so-easy-on-the-eyes view.</i><p><p> <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/AntiView_Excelsior_Hong_Kong.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <p>Yet more evidence to support our claim that you can't believe amandak 2008-09-25T12:35:07-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/8/28/64137/5333 <![CDATA[<p><i>You know the scene. You open the door to your brand new hotel room, run over to the window, open the blinds and bam, you are hit with the anti-view. Maybe you are looking down a dirty alley, witnessing a drug deal, staring at an air shaft in the face, or seeing a brick wall. Whatever you are viewing it is not extremely pleasurable. Help out your fellow hotel mavens by uploading your anti-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>. Remember to tell us the name of the hotel and the room number with the not-so-easy-on-the-eyes view.</i><p><p> <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Anti_View_Charterhouse_Hong_Kong.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <p>So perhaps a satellite dish manufacturer might be interested in having amandak 2008-08-28T09:23:38-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/6/13/14040/3750 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/macaron.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>In the history of specialty tidbits offered up by hotels, there are a few standout items for which we've happily said "charge it to the room:" first there was the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/8/22/173638/169/hotels/Fairmont_Chicago_Now_Offers_Swanky_Nespresso_Coffee">premium espresso</a> at the Fairmont Chicago, then came the Gansvoort's <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2004/12/15/18593/818/Title/Ticklers_in_the_minibar_at_Hotel_Gansevoort">sex kit</a>, and now we're all too enticed by the fancy French macaron set at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Four+Seasons+Hong+Kong/ian/232125"><b>Four Seasons Hong Kong</b></a>.<p>A "macaron," in contrast to the coconut macaroon, is actually a delicate little thing made of egg whites, almond powder and sugar, which resembles a mini pastel hamburger. Of course, Four Seasons will offer nothing but the best macarons, sourcing a selection from <b>Ladur&#233;e</b>, the Parisian patisserie which originally begot the handmade cakes back in the JetSetCD 2008-06-13T09:15:01-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/4/23/62824/7256 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Langham_Place_Hong_Kong_Lobby.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <p>Back when the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Langham+Place+Hotel+Mongkok%2C+Hong+Kong/ian/220819"><b>Langham Place Hotel</b></a> in Hong Kong had just opened back in 2004 we were excited to hear them talk about "omnipresent Wi-Fi" but <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2004/6/15/132012/457/hotels/Langham_Place_Hotel_Hong_Kong_Can_It_Stand_Up_To_the_Hype_">a little skeptical</a> about whether or not it would live up to the hype. So we thought we'd better check back in on what guests are saying now that the dust has settled.</p><p>For starters, TripAdvisor ratings now have it as the <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g294217-d305813-r15153335-Langham_Place_Mongkok_Hong_Kong-Hong_Kong.html">#1 hotel</a> in Hong Kong. This is, surely, a good start. But as is so often the case, few guests seem to be as obsessed with WiFi access as we are. One was happy about the internet enabled computers provided free for guest use, but otherwise guest amandak 2008-04-23T09:30:01-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/4/10/73941/3550 <![CDATA[<p><i>You know the scene. You open the door to your brand new hotel room, run over to the window, open the blinds and bam, you are hit with the anti-view. Maybe you are looking down a dirty alley, witnessing a drug deal, staring at an air shaft in the face, or seeing a brick wall. Whatever you are viewing it is not extremely pleasurable. Help out your fellow hotel mavens by uploading your anti-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>. Remember to tell us the name of the hotel and the room number with the not-so-easy-on-the-eyes view.</i><p><p> <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/avhongkongtowers.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <p>A hotel with a name like the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/City+Garden+Hotel/ian/122038"><b>City Garden Hotel</b></a> amandak 2008-04-10T10:56:52-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/