http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2008-09-07T02:56:17Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/7/31/11333/0269 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/jannaspa.jpg"><p>A desert in Jordan near the Dead Sea, healing hot springs, and a <a href="http://travel2.nytimes.com/2006/07/30/travel/30check.html?ref=travel">New York Times</a> good review are all a part of the <a href="http://www.jannaspa.com/default.htm"><b>Janna Resort &amp; Spa</b></a> in Madaba, Jordan.<p> Changed over from a standard Mercure, the hotel is now more roomy and luxurious with standard rooms even granted their own sitting room and balcony.<p> Pushed into the modern world, internet is in every room, yet representing its deep roots in the area, a Mosque is attached to the hotel. Don't worry however, there is still a hotel bar in this intermixing of old and new. What remains constant however, is the hot water spring bath as the main attraction. Two natural baths one of 120 Courtney 2006-07-31T13:22:39-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/5/10/16128/5379 <![CDATA[<p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/ishtar_deadsea.jpg">The latest <a href="http://www.kempinski.com"><b>Kempinski Hotel</b></a> has opened on the Dead Sea. <p>Guests can now flock to the lowest point on the face of the earth and stay at the <a href="http://www.kempinski-deadsea.com/en/home/index.htm"><b>Hotel Ishtar Dead Sea</b></a> which is: <blockquote><p>Designed in affectionate tribute to the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, [and] is a creation of local stone, tiles and glass set amidst gardens of olive trees and palms, dotted with lagoons, waterfalls and private pools. </blockquote></p><p>The 114 Ishtar Villas actually opened on May 1 but 201 more rooms and suites will open early in 2007, along with an entertainment center that will have a bowling alley, movie theater, meeting and sports facilities.<p> The hotel's keystone is the Anantara spa which is 2-acres juliana 2006-05-10T16:19:38-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2005/11/10/142546/84 <![CDATA[<p> A wedding ended in tragedy last night at the <b>Radisson SAS Hotel</b> in Amman, Jordan when a suicide bomber believed to be linked to Al Qaeda attacked, killing at least 56 people, including the fathers of both the bride and the groom and at least one American.<p> Two other hotels, the <a href="http://amman.grand.hyatt.com"><b>Grand Hyatt Amman</b></a> and <a href="http://www.asiatravel.com/jordan/amman/daysinn"><b>Days Inn Amman</b></a>, also suffered attacks. &nbsp;In a sick correlation, the attacks happened on November 9, a date written in the Middle East as 9/11, since the day is written before the month.<p><p> While Jordanians are stunned at the attacks by Muslims on fellow Muslims, Jordan is one of the United States' closest allies in the Middle East. According to CNN, a Jolie 2005-11-10T16:07:27-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/