http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T06:40:33Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelhotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/local/1531 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/9/2/105756/5512 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/fsseattle_fallingglass.JPG" class="top"><p> Just when we thought the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/6/17/115344/936/hotels/What_is_Wrong_With_The_W_s_Windows_">falling glass</a> trend was behind us, some windows have shattered again, this time at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/FOUR+SEASONS+SEATTLE/local/1531"><b>Four Seasons Seattle</b></a> on Sunday. And much like what happened with the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+W+Austin/local/4761">W Austin</a> the loose window panes were actually from the residences that are attached to the hotel. But what's worse here is that this is <i>the third time</i> windows have fallen from the building since July.<p>Thankfully, no one's been hurt or injured but the glass has cracked the glass awning at the entrance of the hotel and a car was slightly damaged.<p>Needless to say the hotel has finally gotten the idea that all 300 of the tempered-glass windows need to be replaced. juliana 2011-09-02T11:01:36-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/8/26/124657/543 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/fourseaonsfakery.jpg" class="top"><p> Yesterday, we commented on the guestrooms at the upcoming <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/8/25/13616/7610/hotels/Four_Seasons_Baltimore_Opening_November_20_at_359_a_Night"><b>Four Seasons Baltimore</b></a> by saying they looked "decidedly Four Seasons" meaning they look pretty darn similar to other Four Seasons hotels. But we were still shocked when a tipster pointed out that the <b>room photo is ripped off from the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/FOUR+SEASONS+SEATTLE/local/1531">Four Seasons Seattle's</a> <a href="http://www.fourseasons.com/seattle/guest_rooms_and_suites/partial_bay_view_room/">website</a></b>!<p>So you can see for yourselves, we put the room shots together above. The room photo on the bottom is the Four Season Seattle's <a href="http://www.fourseasons.com/seattle/guest_rooms_and_suites/partial_bay_view_room/">partial bay view room</a> while the one on the top is the Four Seasons Baltimore's generic room shot. Thanks to the trickery of photoshop, the view has been swapped out to show Baltimore's city streets and not juliana 2011-08-26T15:05:01-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/17/24422/898 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/scotlandbalmoral.jpg" class="top"><p> <p><i>Scotland's Balmoral Hotel</i> <p>Hotels getting gussied up for holiday time is hardly something new, nor is the deluge of "Super-Amazing-Can't-Miss-It" packages that accompany tinsel being hung. Trust us; we'll be hearing (and writing) about them ad infinitum. <p>Finding metallic ornaments and maybe even a Christmas goose dinner is easy enough at any number of establishments, so today we're highlighting five that go <b>beyond dinner and a room</b>. There's something special shaking at this quintet of hotels, and it's up to you to experience the good tidings in person. <p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Balmoral+Hotel/local/1288"><b>The Balmoral Hotel</b></a> <br>At this high-end hotel in Edinburgh, guests get a "home away from home" vibe with a <b>complimentary in-room Christmas tree</b> for decorating. Also comped by Heidi Atwal 2009-11-18T09:38:27-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/5/5/22431/40976 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/fs_seattle.jpg" class="top"><p><i><p>Over the weekend we spent a few days in <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/city/seattle"><b>Seattle</b></a> checking out the city's coffee shops, fish markets and, of course, the hotel scene. This week we'll be putting forth our reviews and observations on Seattle's hotels, of which there are plenty. Got any questions or suggestions? <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">Let us know.</a></i><p><p>Just a few blocks up from the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/5/4/11327/21111/hotels/Sleeping_in_Seattle_Inside_Hotel_1000">Hotel 1000</a> and one block from the must-see <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/story/2009/5/4/151228/5999/travel/Getting+Touristy+at+The+Pike+Place+Market">Pike Place Market</a> is the new <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Four+Seasons+Seattle/ian/272117"><b>Four Seasons Hotel & Residences</b></a>. When we sauntered by the place, there was a Ferrari parked out front. How cliche! Nevertheless, we decided we must head inside to check this place out. (We're such suckers!)<p>The Four Seasons came back to Seattle <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/11/3/164344/281/hotels/Four_Seasons_Opens_in_Seattle_Bill_Gates_Probably_Very_Happy">last juliana 2009-05-05T12:44:59-05:00 47.6076040 -122.33946 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/11/3/164344/281 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/fsseattle2.jpg" class="top"><p>Loyal guests of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/four%20seasons%2hotels"><b>Four Seasons Hotels</b></a> are no doubt thrilled that the chain has opened their newest hotel, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Four+Seasons+Seattle/ian/272117"><b>The Four Seasons Seattle</b></a>, giving them yet another location to travel to. We know about you Four Seasons loyalists--if there ain't a Four Seasons there, you won't go.<p>The hotel officially <a href="http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2008/11/03/daily3.html">opened</a> today with the Art Restaurant and Lounge inside. Perfect for the city's <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/11/2/213315/775/hotels/Artsy_People_and_People_Wanting_to_Be_Artsy_Will_Totally_Love_This">Thursday Art Walk</a>, no? There's also a spa on site whose treatments incorporate natural elements of the coastal region of Puget Sound.<p>Room rates are steep at $365 a night with the presidential suite going for $5,000 a night. Then again, that's just chump change to Four Seasons' co-owner and Microsoft god Bill Gates juliana 2008-11-03T16:45:15-05:00 47.6076040 -122.33946 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/