http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T07:18:27Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelhotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/local/306 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/7/12/233220/297 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/26601/Tierra_Atacama_Hotel___Spa.JPG" class="top"><p> Nothing can prepare travelers for the otherworldly natural beauty of South America. For outdoor adventurers who&#146;ve outgrown backpacking and hostels, here are four recommended places to stay, paired with an activity to help soak up the very best each destination has to offer:<p> <b>Climb a volcano</b><br> <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/San+Pedro+De+Atacama+Hosteria/local/306"><b>Tierra Atacama Hotel & Spa</b></a> in <a href="http://www.sanpedroatacama.com/ingles/home.htm">San Pedro de Atacama, Chile</a></b><br> Nestled along the coast of Chile, the Atacama desert region is best explored from the home base of luxury lodge, <a href="http://www.tierraatacama.com/"><b>Tierra Atacama Hotel & Spa</b></a>. Rooms are spacious with private terraces, indoor and outdoor showers and fantastic views of the gardens and of the Licancabur volcano.<p> Rates are inclusive of food, drink and full or half day globetrotting gourmet 2009-07-27T17:14:52-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/5/21/52729/7626 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/nordpinusroom.jpg" class="imgborder"><p><i>Travel+Leisure</i> just released its <a href="http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/it-list-2008">"It List 2008: The Top 30 New Hotels in the World"</a> and overall it's pretty <i>feh</i>. Some of the selections are just downright obvious, like the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Regent+Bal+Harbour/local/754"><b>Regent Bal Harbour</b></a> in Miami, London's <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Connaught/ian/172846"><b>The Connaught</b></a>, Paris' <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Le+Meurice/local/146"><b>Le Meurice</b></a> and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Plaza/ian/105314"><b>The Plaza</b></a> in New York. However, there are a few choices for which T+L editors deserve credit for venturing outside the safe zone ...<p> <p>One particular standout is the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Nord-Pinus+Tangier/local/1225"><b>H&#244;tel Nord-Pinus Tanger</b></a>, in Tangier, Morocco. We visited Tangier recently (though we stayed a short jaunt across the Mediterranean in Tarifa, Spain--at a hostel, <i>ahem</i>) and the destination hardly struck us as something that would fall on any travel editor's radar, jennm 2008-05-21T14:10:01-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/2/26/112933/053 <![CDATA[<br> <p> <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/san_pedro_calama.jpg" class="imgborder"><br> <p><p> <i><b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/San+Pedro+De+Atacama+Hosteria/local/306">Hostería San Pedro de Atacama</a></b></i> <p> It finally happened. For years we have looked for the travel equivalent of Mos Eisely spaceport--you will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy--and we found that equivalent in Calama Chile. <p> When commenters on FlyerTalk, a popular frequent flier bulletin board, were asked what place was "Hell on Earth" one commenter responded:<p> <blockquote><p> My vote goes to Calama, Chile. A dusty desert town of 250,000 with NOTHING! (The only plus is that its the gateway city to San Pedro de Atacama). Lots of miners, prostitutes, and stray dogs. I've talked to people that have been transferred here...and trust me they hate life! </blockquote><p> markj 2007-02-26T11:40:41-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/