http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T06:35:10Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelhotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/local/1080 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/3/26/141237/686 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/lebuabangkok.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>Seems America isn't the world's only litigious society. There's Thailand, for example. <p> In Bangkok, the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Oriental+Bangkok/local/1080"> <b>The Oriental</b></a> has been slapped with a defamation lawsuit by the Thai Attorney General, following a libel claim from another hotel competitor, the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Lebua+at+State+Tower/local/952"><b>lebua</b></a>. Seems that an internal email memo sent by The Oriental's General Manager Kurt Wachtveitl last year to his hotel managers accused the lebua of poaching 26 staff members from yet another 5-star property <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Peninsula+Bangkok/ian/141136"><b> The Peninsula Bangkok</b></a>. <p>Oh the humanity! Can you imagine some employee actually wanting to work elsewhere, and perhaps for more money. But Wachtveitl's email, which has been reportedly sent to several other Bangkok hotel managers, was leaked to the public. mytwocents 2008-03-27T12:00:01-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/1/25/25351/1153 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/WiFiMittens.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <p>Apparently the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Oriental,+Bangkok/ian/109288"><b>Oriental Hotel Bangkok</b></a> in Thailand's bustling capital is good for moe than <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/6/28/85633/8534/hotels/The+Oriental+Hotel+in+Bangkok+Heals+You+Ayurvedic+Style">Ayurvedic spas and cooking classes</a>: they're pretty hot on the WiFi angle as well, judging by the latest developments there.</p><p>A recent <i>Bangkok Post</i> article claimed that the Oriental is the first place in the region to offer WiFi access to its guests wherever they are in the hotel complex. And even better, they say, it's all using a 802.11n network which, if you're not quite geeky enough to know, means that the range and bandwidth is a whole lot better than previous technologies. And as manager Paul Jones said:</p><blockquote><p>Today's business travelers demand more than simple connectivity--they value voice, video and data amandak 2008-01-25T09:11:40-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/6/28/85633/8534 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Oriental_Bangkok.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <p>Bangkok's <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Oriental%2C+Bangkok/ian/109288"><b>Oriental Hotel</b></a> has just got even more cool stuff. Really. It was already home to the Oriental Spa that many guests raved about and now there's more. The penthouse apartment above the spa--it used to house the General Manager, but he gave it up "for the greater good"--now houses Bangkok's first Ayurvedic Centre.</p><p>If you're not sure what on earth an Ayurvedic Centre is, trust us that it's a good thing. This particuar one has four suites, where you can get a full-on holistic treatment Indian-style including a steam cabinet for a post-oil massage, have a soak in the copper bathtub (it's bacteria resistant!), and have consultations with an Ayurvedic doctor and a yoga trainer.</p><p>But if amandak 2007-06-28T10:53:25-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/