http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-21T14:08:48Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelhotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/local/364 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/4/16/112039/623 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/domainhotel.jpg" class="imgborder"><p><a href="http://www.jdvhospitality.com">JDV Hospitality</a> has opened a new hotel in the technology capital of the U.S.--Silicon Valley. And as an ode to the tech culture, the hotel's name is <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Domain+Hotel/local/1192"><b>Domain Hotel.</b></a> And the restaurant on-site is called <b>Bytes Restaurant and Lounge</b>.<p>As with all JDV properties, there's free wireless throughout the hotel but interesting the hotel's guestrooms don't really cater to the go-go-go mentality of the tech world. <blockquote><p>The 136 guestrooms and suites are decorated in two themes: Tranquility and Awakening, which can be customized to each guest&#146;s individual preference and mood. Guestrooms feature flat-panel televisions, iPod docking stations, and simple, honest office workspaces that you can sleep in.</blockquote></p><p>The tranquility rooms have a serene blue color scheme and are juliana 2008-04-17T13:18:47-05:00 37.352949 -122.00202 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/2/24/144612/104 <![CDATA[<p> <img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/454/best_geek_hotels_2008.jpg" class="imgborder"> <p><p>As most people who suffer from technophilia know, a lot can change in a year. In the year that we released our first Best Geek Hotels List, the iPhone beat out every other cellphone on the market, the MacAir usurped the MacBook and saved shoulders worldwide, Guitar Hero and Rock Band raged, and Facebook surpassed MySpace, at least in our group of friends.<p>While most hotels are still rather slow to adopt technology -- hello, working free WiFi please?-- we did find a new crop of geek hotels that were worthy of superlatives. Some of these hotels have been geeking it out for a while and some are still in beta. But much of the source HotelChatter 2008-03-04T10:34:26-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/3/14/16231/7307 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/hotel_avante.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>Already, tips are coming in from readers about their favorite <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/3/14/112953/930/hotels/Best_Geek_Hotels_in_the_World"><b>Geek Hotels</b></a>. Like this one from Flickr member <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/deadsquid/369932219/">Dead Squid</a>:<blockquote><p>My fave geek hotel would have to be the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Avante%2C+a+Joie+de+Vivre+Boutique+Hotel/ian/115780"><b>Hotel Avante</b></a> in Mountain View, CA. No flat panel TV, but retro styling, comfy chairs, solid network connectivity, daily beer busts (ok, cocktails) in the foyer, a HiFi room where you can get out of your room to listen to music, loaner CDs, and a useful desk with something other than a Gideon's bible make for a very, very pleasant stay.</blockquote></p><p>The proximity to Silicon Valley also has a sufficient geek quotient. And notice in the desk, a mini-etch a sketch, a slinky, a yo-yo and of course juliana 2007-03-14T20:10:30-05:00 37.376327 -122.06104 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/