http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T07:08:06Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelhotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/local/344 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/4/11/135630/345 <![CDATA[<p><embed src="http://services.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f8/1321361467" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashVars="videoId=1498587088&playerId=1321361467&viewerSecureGatewayURL=https://services.brightcove.com/services/amfgateway&servicesURL=http://services.brightcove.com/services&cdnURL=http://admin.brightcove.com&domain=embed&autoStart=false&" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="399" height="338" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" swLiveConnect="true" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed> <p>The only hitch we encountered on our recent <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/tag/uruguay%20field%20trip">romp through Uruguay</a> was a lack of English-language info on the country. Now, that's sorta our fault; if we knew more Spanish, there wouldn't have been an issue.<br> <p>Luckily, friend-of-HotelChatter Matt Gross had visited Punta del Este before us and scouted out the hotel scene. His verdict? Avoid it. You're better off staying in La Barra, just outside the madness of downtown Punta.<br> <p>He stayed at <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/La+Posta+del+Cangrejo/local/344"><b>La Posta del Cangrejo</b></a>, a sprawling hotel whose (only?) claim to fame is a visit by George Bush, Sr. years ago. Easy to see that, too: The place definitely appeals to the pbb 2008-04-14T09:00:01-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/1/15/183816/851 <![CDATA[<p><i>Once again <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Matt%20Chesterton"><b>Matt Chesterton</b></a> has returned to HotelChatter. All week long he will be schooling us on the hot hotel scene in <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotels/city/uy/Punta%20Del%20Este, Uruguay"><b>Punta del Este</b></a>, Uruguay. Any tips, suggestion or questions? <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">Send 'em our way</a> and we'll have Matt answer them for ya. For now, sit back and enjoy.</i><p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/puntadeleste_beach.jpg" class="imgborder"><p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/labarra_pde.jpg" class="imgborder"><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7eoXxaMV4I&amp;feature=related"><b>Bikini Beach</b></a>: The Taliban's and Susan Sarandon's worst nightmare and every frat boy's soggiest wet dream; less a fleshpot than a fleshcauldron. It's not, however, an elitist scene. Anyone, blonde or brunette, very rich or slightly rich, is encouraged to declare their assets on this sand stage. The only prerequisites are a) enormous fake breasts; b) a wasp waist; c) a bikini. (Interestingly, MattyC 2008-01-16T09:00:02-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/3/8/104422/2563 <![CDATA[<p> <i>Cubicle Dreamin' is a feature in which we ask the hotel mavens to take some time out of their busy work day, surf the Internet, and tell us what hotel they wish they could beam themselves to right that very second--all on the slave driving companies dime, of course. Oh, like these people aren't surfing aimlessly anyway--at least now their purposeless clicking will be cobbled together into useful hotel stories--we hope. Have a destination hotel you are just dying to leave your cube for? <a href="tips@hotelchatter.com">Send the story our way</a>.<p> In this episode, Hotel Maven <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/user/pbb/stories">PBB</a> heads for Uruguay. Enjoy.</i><p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/posta_del_cangrejo.jpg" class="imgborder"/> <p>Depending on <a href="http://travel.nytimes.com/2006/01/15/travel/15punta.html">who</a> <a href="http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=travel&amp;res=9C01E1D61F31F9345A35752C0A9619C8B63">you</a> <a href="http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/the-party-picks-up-march-2006">ask</a>, Punta del Este is either totally hot or pbb 2007-03-08T10:59:41-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/