http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2008-11-21T06:17:40Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelhotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/local/388 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/7/29/154325/310 <![CDATA[<p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/guitarherosml.jpg" class="imgborder"><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Seaport+Hotel/local/388"><b>The Seaport Hotel</b></a> in Boston has always been a geeky...er tech-savvy hotel, having employed the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/1/24/13749/7812/hotels/Seaport_Hotel_Unveils_Their_Own_iConcierge_">SeaPortal</a>, a sort of iConcierge that eliminates the need for human interaction when staying at a hotel. <p>But now they move from software to playware (?) with their Guitar Hero contests. <p>The hotel has a <a href="http://twitter.com/seaportboston">Twitter</a> account (<a href="http://twitter.com/home"><b>as does HotelChatter</b></a>) and has let its followers know that tomorrow it will be holding a Guitar Hero contest from 5:30 to 7:30pm in the hotel's Tamo Bar. And judging from regular SeaPort "tweets", it seems the contest is a standing Wednesday night thing. So if you can't make it tomorrow, try the next week. <p>However, there's not much info we juliana 2008-07-29T16:15:25-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/2/20/44939/9782 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Vegan_Wedding_Cake.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <p>We're getting the hang of green travel, and even green honeymoons, so where does our attention turn now: of course, it's green weddings. And just as we started to think about it, the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Seaport+Hotel/local/388"><b>Seaport Hotel</b></a> in Boston has put out a Green Wedding package to make sure that tying the knot can be done in an environmentally sensitive way.</p><p>The Seaport boasts that you can show your commitment to your partner as well as your commitment to the environment if you take up their package. The menu will focus on local and organic ingredients, and your wedding cake will be organic too. Oh, and the menu itself will be edible, written on chocolate! Decorations will take the amandak 2008-02-20T09:15:01-05:00 42.349316 -71.041742 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/1/24/13749/7812 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/dusty_concierge.png" class="imgborder"/><p><i>Back in 2007, hotel concierges were real-life human beings and they worked from a platform commonly known then as a "desk."</i><p>If you are thinking about a career as a hotel concierge, think again. The Seaportal wireless concierge system has made its debut at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Seaport+Hotel/local/388"><b>The Seaport Hotel</b></a> in Boston and this could be the next big hotel trend.<p>Seaportal consists of a freestanding, flat-panel computer monitor with wireless mouse and keyboard that will do many things for you--the first being free wireless internet access. You can also dial up housekeeping, room service and the real-life concierge twiddling his or her thumbs in the lobby. The Seaportal even offers free VoIP calls (provided by BlueNote Networks SessionSuite) and allows juliana 2007-01-24T13:19:42-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/