If you're headed for Namibia's NamibRand Desert, make sure you have a reservation at the luxury camps of Wolwedans.

There's a reason celebrities like Charlize Theron and the couple known as "Brangelina" have come here (with Maddox and Zahara in tow). Surrounded by striking red sand dunes and mountain ranges, the vast complex features all manner of accomodations, from private chalets to a lodge big enough for a party of 12 -- it's desert camping in high style.
]]> annie0007 2008-02-19T13:10:54-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/11/19/23859/626 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/thule_hotel.jpg"><p>What if a multi-millionaire on the run from the law set himself and his family up in a hotel that bills itself as "a mythical place Scandinavian legends say exists at the frontier of reality - the edge of the world, the place where the real and the imaginary touch"? Sometimes the irony sets itself up in such a perfect sculpture that it's almost makes us believe in intelligent design.<p>While the new James Bond movie was opening in theaters, international business news was covering a real man of mystery: former Comverse software company CEO Jacob Alexander. Turns out that he and his family were hiding out in Namibia (yes, the Brangelina Namibia) on the southwest coast of Africa. They Tim L. 2006-11-20T11:24:28-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/4/13/15111/3728 <![CDATA[<p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/pitts_okonjima.jpg">Brad and Angelina's child hasn't even been born and already it has a nasty case of jet lag.<p>Earlier this week, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/4/9/205317/9658/celeb/Pregnant_Angelina_Jolie_Holes_Up_In_Africa">we learned</a> that the Pitt-Jolie family moved from Paris to Africa, where Angelina plans on giving birth. While we thought she would stay put at <a href="http://www.namibweb.com/burningshore.htm"><b>Burning Shore Resort</b></a> to pop out the kid, <a href="http://www.usmagazine.com">Us Weekly</a> reports the family spent two nights in the <a href="http://www.okonjima.com/"><b>Okonjima Lodge,</b></a> "a luxe bush camp to see some cheetahs."<p> The mag says that the Burning Shore will still be the home base as the family continues to explore the country. <p>But <a href="http://wwtdd.com/index.php?type=one&amp;i=823"> a German newspaper</a> reports that Angie will give birth in:<blockquote><p>a lodge in the Etosha National Game Park juliana 2006-04-13T15:51:02-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/4/9/205317/9658 <![CDATA[<img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/2474/namibia_dunes_2.jpg"><p> Oh, Brad and Angie, how exotic of you to travel off to Africa during the latter part of pregnancy. The little tyke may have something in common with his/her adopted siblings: not being born in America.<p> OK, so no one knows for sure if the genetic wonder is due to pop out during their stay at <a href="http://www.namibweb.com/burningshore.htm"><b>Burning Shores Resort,</b></a> in Namibia. We do know that the couple and kids and five others (possibly all security guards) have rented 14 rooms at the luxury boutique hotel near of the spectacular Namibian desert dunes. <p> <p><b>Related Stories:</b><br>&#183;&#160;<a href=" http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0604080116apr08,1,4870311.story?coll=chi-newsnationworld-hed">Pitt, Jolie land in Namibia, take over hotel</a> [Chicago Tribune]<br> &#183;&#160;<a href=" http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/2/10/05858/2655">Brad Pitt &amp; Angelina Jolie's Adults Only Night GEM0330 2006-04-10T10:08:33-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/