http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-22T13:50:02Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/5/11/43851/7444 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Cayman_The_Reef_Resort.jpg" class="top"><p> <p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Reef+Resort/local/805"><b>The Reef Resort</b></a> on Grand Cayman is a proudly "all beachfront" resort that we've praised before for <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/1/4/14658/47262/hotels/Hotel_Blog_Watch_The_Reef">having a decent blog</a> and now we think we're ready to give them credit for having a decent deal, too.<p>The <a href="http://www.thereef.com/beachin">Beach'in Suite Deal</a> might have a bit of a try-hard name, but the value is there. From 5pm (EDT) this Wednesday, May 13, The Reef is having a 79-hour sale with suites going for $79 a night. That means you have until midnight on Saturday to book, and although "79" seems like a pretty obscure number for them to pick, we're not complaining; regular rates start from $230 a night so it's a huge break.<p>As far as amandak 2009-05-11T09:26:52-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/5/5/12537/05306 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/westincayman.jpg" class="top"><p> The stretch of islands most famous for being a tax haven for banks, big money investors and hedge fundy type transactions has some impressively low resort rates this summer.<p> Starting June 1 through September 6, 2009, the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Westin+Casuarina+Resort+%26+Spa/ian/118800"><b>The Westin Casuarina Resort & Spa Grand Cayman</b></a> located along eight acres of Seven Mile Beach has slashed prices more than 40 percent for their Summer Spectacular. Nightly rates in the 343-room hotel start at $159 for an Island View room and $259 for an Ocean Front room. <p>With prices this cheap could Grand Cayman be the new West Palm Beach? Victims of Ponzi schemes may have lost millions but they haven't lost their taste for luxury. Hopefully this shiralevine 2009-05-05T16:11:33-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/2/3/213333/5483 <![CDATA[<p><p> <i>Cubicle Dreamin' is a feature in which we ask the hotel mavens to take some time out of their busy work day, surf the Internet, and tell us what hotel they wish they could beam themselves to right that very second--all on the slave driving companies dime, of course. Oh, like these people aren't surfing aimlessly anyway--at least now their purposeless clicking will be cobbled together into useful hotel stories--we hope. Have a destination hotel you are just dying to leave your cube for? <a href="tips@hotelchatter.com">Send the story our way</a>.<p> In this episode, Hotel Maven <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/user/jennm/stories">Jenn Merritt</a> ponders a "He's Just Not That Into You" type of getaway. Enjoy.</i><p> <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/11725/viewfrom6.jpg" class="top"><p>I was just reading in some magazine jennm 2009-02-05T16:16:48-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/6/13/2617/33835 <![CDATA[<p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/blue_ritz.jpg">While the Westin Casuarina <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/6/12/132639/510/hotels/Nothing_to_Do_at_Westin_Casuarina">didn't measure up</a> to one guest's expectations, the <a href="http://www.ritzcarlton.com/resorts/grand_cayman/dining/venues/blue/default.html"><b>Ritz Carlton's Blue Restaurant</b></a> nabbed a mention in Travel + Leisure's top six hotel restaurants to check out.<p>What makes this restaurant so good is that the hotel uses 20 local fisherman to catch its seafood. The chef, Eric Ripert, also handpicks the staff, who will cook any of your catches from your deep-sea fishing adventures. <p>The food is French Caribbean and T+L recommends the bouillabaise which "becomes rich lobster safron fumet lapping at an aioli crabcake. The hotel also has four other restaurants, including 7 which our tipster says has a Make-your-own caesar salad bar and a specialty pasta bar, but terrible service--"as though juliana 2006-06-13T09:00:02-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/6/12/132639/510 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/westin_caymans.jpg"><p><b>[Ed. Note: This pretty sun-soaked scene of the <a href="http://www.starwoodhotels.com/westin/search/hotel_detail.html?propertyID=1095">Westin Casuarina Resort &amp; Spa</a> in the Grand Caymans isn't always guaranteed. A faithful Starwood Preferred Guest member headed there for some fun relaxation in the sun. However, the steady rain made that impossible and since the Westin didn't offer Pay-Per-View movies, our tipster was left with little to do.]</b><p><i>The beach was beautiful, crystal clear and calm, and the pool was nice, with two hot tubs. &nbsp;But, It rained almost the whole time we were there, so we were forced to find alternate forms of entertainment.<p>The lobby had some nice seating areas, and the pool bar and lobby bars were fun with great service.They have a business center, where they juliana 2006-06-12T13:26:39-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/