More specifically Bulgari diamonds, but at least we have something in common—diamonds are also our best friends, or we wish they were. This week, Marriott International has confirmed that they'll take their partnership with luxury Italian jewellery brand Bulgari to the next level.

The duo of brands are planning to expand their luxury hotel chain worth a whopping $140m dollars. They've already had two Bulgari Hotels for some years now, the Bulgari Hotel Milano and Bulgari Bali. ]]> JulesLdn 2011-02-02T12:01:17-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/5/5/95334/56973 <![CDATA[<P><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/FashionHotMap.jpg" class="top"> <p><a href="http://www.jaunted.com/maps/Fashion-Designer-Hotels"><img align="right" src="http://www.jaunted.com/files/6193/FashionMapIcon.jpg"></a><br><b><i>Click the map icon at right for a Google Maps journey into all of the Fashion Designer Hotels</i></b> <p>It seems like designers these days can't do without their own hotel; <b><href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/fashion%20hotels">Fashion Hotels</a></b> are the new perfume lines, or "it-bag," and with the opening of the first <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/armani%20hotels">Armani Hotel</a></b>, it looks like they're here to stay. <p>The past few years have brought us everything from a Missoni Hotel in Scotland to a Maison Moschino in Milan, but did you know that the Salvatore Ferragamo family owns several hotels in Italy? Or that designer Christian Lacroix put his touch on two Paris properties? Well, now you now! And you can find out even more about JetSetCD 2010-05-05T12:55:33-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/4/1/12521/27776 <![CDATA[<p><i>Every so often we feature a hotel review from one of our readers that we feel should be shared with the rest of you dear hotel guests. These reviews are highlighted because they are timely, about cool hotels in cool places and are relatively level-headed. Think you can submit one just like this? <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">Send it in</a>.</i> <p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/bulgaribali1.jpg" class="top"> <p>We fished this snapshot out of the <b><a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/hotelchatter/pool/">HotelChatter Flickr Pool</a></b> and, upon first glance, this photo of an Ocean Cliff Villa at the <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Bulgari+Hotel+Bali/local/1485">Bulgari Resort Bali</a></b> looks gorgeous, no? From the looks of this photo, we'd be down for staying here. <p>But, um, reader who submitted the shot &#151; hotel maven <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/benlee123/3394004004/in/pool-hotelchatter/">lyh1</a> &#151; sheds a little bit Jenna 2009-04-01T14:32:30-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/