http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2010-03-20T20:18:27Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelhotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/local/1229 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/2/1/165718/7088 <![CDATA[<p><object id="flashObj" width="486" height="412" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0"><param name="movie" value="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9/4862856001?isVid=1&publisherID=1321358962" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="flashVars" value="@videoPlayer=64075589001&playerID=4862856001&domain=embed&" /><param name="base" value="http://admin.brightcove.com" /><param name="seamlesstabbing" value="false" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="swLiveConnect" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9/4862856001?isVid=1&publisherID=1321358962" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashVars="@videoPlayer=64075589001&playerID=4862856001&domain=embed&" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="486" height="412" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" swLiveConnect="true" allowScriptAccess="always" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed></object> <p>Last week we revisited our old stomping grounds in Boston and decided to shack up at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Fairmont+Battery+Wharf/local/1229"><b>Fairmont Battery Wharf Hotel.</b></a> With all these new hotels in town (like the Ames and the W), our Boston hotel standards have been ratcheted up quite a bit. Yet the Fairmont didn't wow us.<p> It wasn't that we didn't have a pleasant stay, we did. It isn't that we had a terrible view--watch the video to see our killer markj 2010-02-02T09:15:11-05:00 42.3666885 -71.051118 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/12/2/105531/570 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/30451/Bostonplate.jpg" class="top"><p> We&#146;ve always liked <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/city/boston"><b>Boston</b></a>, but we also know a few people who think of it as a stuffy city&#151;too preppy and picture perfect&#151;or a place full of obnoxious sports fans. One thing&#146;s for sure: the hotel scene in Boston has long been dominated by the big chains and historic properties that have more to offer your Nanna than the digital nomad or weekend-tripper. But no more! Boutique hotels and modern design have come to town, and even the stalwart chains are getting facelifts to stay in step with the competition. <p>So now, not only can you fly cool airlines like <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/tag/jetblue"><b>JetBlue</b></a>, <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/tag/virgin america"><b>Virgin America</b></a> and <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/tag/southwest"><b>Southwest</b></a>, you can stay somewhere just as hip.</p> MsRebecca 2009-12-02T11:26:06-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/7/1/111743/1020 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/17697/FMC045_pool_exterior.jpg" class="top"></p> <p>Ah, rooftop pools. For the city dweller &#151; and traveler &#151; little tops lounging by a pool, lofted above the clamor with a summer sip in hand. <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/fairmont%20hotels"><strong>Fairmont</strong></a> gets that sentiment, offering a number of rooftop pools and alfresco patios at their hotels around the world.</p> <p>The one we&#146;re most dying to be whisked away to, um, RIGHT now? The <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Fairmont+Monte+Carlo/ian/177987"><strong>Fairmont Monte Carlo</strong></a>, with a heated rooftop pool that overlooks the Mediterranean, Opera, and the hairpin turn of the Formula 1 Grand Prix. We just hope we don&#146;t spill Champagne on our <em>maillot de bain</em>.</p> <p>Bermuda travelers sick of all that on-the-beach sun-drenching (we will shed no tears for you!) can retreat to the <a KatieK 2009-07-01T11:25:11-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/1/13/10244/5568 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/17697/bostonbatterywharf.jpg" class="top"></p> <img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/hc_reader_deals.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <p>Now that the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Fairmont+Battery+Wharf/local/1229"><strong>Fairmont Boston Battery Wharf</strong></a> is <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/12/15/151514/72/hotels/Fairmont_Boston_Battery_Wharf_Now_Finally_Open">finally open</a>, the waterfront hotel is offering a nice January slump goodie package: Stay one night, get the second one free in a standard room (sorry, no fancy <a href="http://www.fairmont.com/batterywharf/Accommodations/FairmontGoldIndex.htm">Fairmont Gold</a> rooms for this deal).</p> <p>That&#146;s a pretty good deal, folks, considering rates start at $299 per night Jan. 15th through April 15th. (To save you the embarrassment of having to pull out your handy cell phone calculator, we&#146;ll go ahead and tell you that averages to just about $150 a night.)</p> <p>What makes it even more appealing? The hotel&#146;s highly anticipated Sensing restaurant <strong>opens today</strong>. The first in the U.S. by Michelin KatieK 2009-01-13T12:30:47-05:00 42.3666885 -71.051118 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/12/15/151514/72 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/batterywharf.jpg" class="top"><p><i>The Fairmont under construction over the summer.</i><p>A shout-out to the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/fairmont%20hotels"><b>Fairmont Hotels'</b></a> <a href="http://twitter.com/fairmonthotels/status/1058759007">Twitter</a> for alerting us to the opening of the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Fairmont+Battery+Wharf/local/1229"><b>Fairmont Boston Battery Wharf</b></a> today.<p>The hotel was originally set to open over the summer as a Regent Hotel, until the company backed out at the last minute of their management contract. Fortunately, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/9/15/164140/237/hotels/Fairmont_Hotels_Will_Take_Over_The_Regent_Battery_Wharf_Hotel_in_Boston">Fairmont stepped in</a> to save the hotel which also includes residences. And as a luxe twist, the hotel features <a href="http://www.fairmont.com/batterywharf/Accommodations/FairmontGoldIndex.htm">Fairmont Gold</a> experience which is ultra-luxury rooms and services on dedicated floors (for luxury prices) as well as a special Gold-only lounge.<p> The signature restaurant from chef Guy Martin is not yet open but according to the hotel <a href="http://www.fairmont.com/batterywharf/GuestServices/Restaurants/">website</a>, the juliana 2008-12-15T15:24:14-05:00 42.3666885 -71.051118 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/