http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T04:14:22Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelhotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/local/1319 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/8/24/1496/74298 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/TorreMarti_nest.jpg" class="imgborder"><p><i>After spending two weeks recapping the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/lisbon%20hotel%20guide">Lisbon Hotel Scene</a> for us, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/user/femmefatale"><b>Monica Guy</b></a> is back with some history lessons. She's chronicling some of Spain's historic hotels this week. Enjoy.</i><p>Spain's renowned for its chain hotels and beachside biggies, but the best places to stay are the smaller, lesser-known hotels heaving with history and atmosphere. Here's our number one <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Historic%20Hotels">Hotel with History</a> in Spain: the <a href="http://www.hoteltorremarti.com"><b>Hotel Torre Mart&#237;</b></a>, a short drive from Barcelona.<p> <p>We have high standards here at HotelChatter, as you know, but this place is seriously fabulous. It's a huge, deep red villa surrounded by fountained gardens and curtains of trees, the kind of place you can imagine wealthy ancient Romans retreating to in femmefatale 2008-08-25T09:15:16-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/