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Barcelo Resorts Use Weird Talking Pillows To Sell New Los Cabos Resort

amandak — 2009-11-10T08:59:25-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Pillow_Talk_Barcelo_Campaign.jpg" class="top"> Talking pillows. Of course. Obvious candidates for a big hotel promotion campaign. Or have the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Barcelo%20Hotels">Barceló Hotels</a> group simply gone completely mad?If only for novelty value alone, the new campaign from the Barceló group, "Pillow Talk", wins big points. It features six videos of two talking pillows, Sophie the Softie and Drew the Dreamer (who incidentally have their own Twitter accounts), as they dream of a better life. Spoiler alert, in case you want to watch all six videos and enjoy the suspense: Sophie and Drew end up finding this better life at the newest Barceló hotel in Mexico, the Barceló Los Cabos Palace Deluxe, which will open up on December 17, 2009 (or December

This Little Piggy Doesn't Care About Swine Flu

juliana — 2009-11-05T16:29:22-05:00

Last month we spent a few nights at the Intercontinental Guadalajara and we couldn't get over how every time we got off the elevator in the lobby, this little piggy was ready to greet us. The pig actually was a part of the hotel's lobby restaurant Frutas y Flores which serves breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Diners did not seem to be deterred by this figurine and we never asked whether the pig had always been there or if it was an "Eff Swine Flu" sort of display. Still, we got a kick out it. Until we returned home from Mexico with a stomach virus. But that's another story.

Skip Turkey Dinner for Grilled Lobster at the Four Seasons Punta Mita

KatieK — 2009-10-29T13:24:18-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/17697/punta_mita.jpg" class="top"> Were all about unconventional holiday excursions anything to avoid old musical marathons in Aunt Suzies basement, really but we do believe a few traditions should be safeguarded. Like cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie. But thats just us. If on the other hand, turkey dinner has never been your thing, you might prefer a Four Seasons grilled lobster dinner in Punta Mita, Mexico. Meal preferences aside, youre likely to find a few things to be extra-thankful for (no musical marathons, for one; also: a sandy beach) when booking the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Four+Seasons+Punta+Mita/local/618">Four Seasons Resort Punta Mitas</a> Thanksgiving Beach Escape. In particular, when you book four nights in a casita room between Nov. 19th and 27th, youll get

Read Next Year's Hot Books Today at Las Ventanas in Mexico

MsRebecca — 2009-10-26T12:04:16-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/30451/AnneTyler.jpg" class="top"> Weve been following the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Hotel%20Bookshelves">Hotel Bookshelves</a> craze for awhile now, and for good reason. Were fans of anything that lightens our carry-on load, so books in our room or lobby are welcome. We like to leaf through those big, sexy art books that hotels like the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/7/9/113536/1241/hotels/Cooper_Square_Guests_Like_Their_Books_Arty_And_a_Little_Sexy_Too_">Cooper Square</a> and the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/7/21/104438/934/hotels/Browsing_the_Greenwich_Hotel_s_Bookshelves">Greenwich Hotel</a> in New York stock bedside, and occasionally we might reacquaint ourselves with a classic while we wait for room service. But the best thing about the books available for guests at <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Las+Ventanas+al+Paraiso/local/185">Las Ventanas al Paraíso</a> in Los Cabos, Mexico is the fact that you can read them before anyone back home. As we mentioned when the resort first introduced its <a

Knock Back 'Day of The Dead' Cocktails At Velas Resorts

juliana — 2009-10-22T17:19:51-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/blue_death.jpg" class="top">In continuing our Halloween Cocktails series, we bring you some Day of The Dead Cocktails from Mexico. Remember over the summer when the Grand Velas Resort in Playa del Carmen introduced their <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/8/10/165141/377/hotels/Along_Came_a_Margarita_Trolley_and_All_Was_Well_Again">margarita trolley</a> and we nearly got drunk writing about it? Well, the resort's sister properties are also doing their best to get us buzzed. In celebration of Mexico's Day of the Dead on November 1st and 2nd, <a href="">The Grand Velas Riviera Maya</a> is offering guests "The Cemetery" drink made with Vodka, Kahlua, Coca Cola and "Bloody Champagne," accompanied by strawberry and raspberry juices and served with dry ice for a "spookier feel." (Ed. note: can we get a contact high from this dry ice?