These dogs may have gotten a little too much sun.

When you're busy sipping your frothy drink along the Riviera Maya, isn't your first thought always -- I wonder how Fido is digging his thalasso-therapy?

The Paraiso de la Bonita just rolled their "Haute Dog Package," a Leona Helmsley-esque treatment just for your four-legged friend.

In the event you brought your doggie with you to the sprawling Mexican shore, be rest assured -- Chicken liver puree, dog walks and massage, as well as thalasso-therapy and "daily afternoon tea in the Bird's Lounge" are but a few of the pooch perks here.]]> annie0007 2008-07-03T09:20:10-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/6/5/7533/34273 <![CDATA[<p><i>We are suckers for a room with a killer view. &nbsp;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.</i><p><p> <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Killer_View_Pueblo_Bonito.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <p>Thanks to Jason who just got back from a vacation in Cabo, we can enjoy this killer view from his room in amandak 2008-06-05T09:15:01-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/6/4/8583/99199 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/casamagnatulum.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>Imagine booking a much-needed vacation to Tulum at the <a href="http://www.casamagnatulum.com/"><b>CasaMagna</b></a> eco-resort, a favorite retreat for celebs like Drew Barrymore, and arriving at the hotel only to find that the "Mexican Mafia" has seized the place with armed men and helicopters on the beach, prompting the staff and the owner to flee.<p>That's what did happen on May 1, according to the <a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/06042008/gossip/pagesix/raid_shutters_drews_resort_113805.htm">NY Post.</a><blockquote><p> Exactly who pulled off the raid remains unclear. But one art collector received an e-mail recently from the hotel stating, "We have run into some unexpected problems with the Mexican government involving a land dispute that has affected Casa Magna's stability. The people we lease from are being sued and the opposing party has juliana 2008-06-04T09:25:01-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/6/3/93414/23979

While the Democratic nominee is not clear yet--Hilary ain't giving up--there is some respite for real presidents.

We're talking about presidents of big corporations or presidents of the PTA or anything in between: the Royal Hideaway Playacar doesn't care what kind of president you are, as long as your business card or letterhead proves it, you'll get presidential treatment at their Yucatan all-inclusive resort.

It won't be ready until fall of 2009 (at the earliest, we guess) but the Nizuc resort on the Riviera Maya in Mexico sounds like it's going to be pretty fancy.

The resort will end up with a combination of properties for sale--about 150 one and two bedroom places and a few larger beachfront villas--and hotel resort style accommodation, including 16 one-bedroom condos and 45 hotel rooms.