http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T04:29:02Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelhotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/local/53 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/9/13/105545/994 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/fourseasons_gowalla2.jpg" class="top"><p> While the white hot heat for <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/foursquare hotels">Foursquare</a> shows no sign of cooling off, competing location-based social media app, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/gowalla"><b>Gowalla</b></a>, is not giving up.<p>After a brief lackluster partnership with <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/6/14/105417/735/hotels/IHG_s_Gowalla_Promotion_is_In_Effect_But_is_Still_Boring">IHG Hotels</a>, Gowalla has now teamed up with <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/four seasons hotels"><b>Four Seasons Hotels</b></a> in California. Through the FS concierges, Gowalla has created "Best Of" destination itineraries that are available to Gowalla members during their FS hotel stays. <p>Aside from having a guide to show them around the area, including must-visit sites, restaurants, shopping, etc, there's also an incentive. When members check into three of the recommendations from Four Seasons on Gowalla, they will earn a <b>$100 spa or dining credit</b> which can be redeemed juliana 2010-09-13T11:07:36-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/7/26/101236/495 <![CDATA[<p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/will_web.jpg">Silicon.com's Will Sturgeon is just a simple man with some simple needs, like free internet access in hotels. While on a trip to Silicon Valley, Will had free WiFi access in the room at the <a href="http://www.fourseasons.com/siliconvalley/"><b>Four Seasons</b></a> which is quite the exception as we all know luxury brands tend to charge the most for internet.<p>The only problem is, we called the Four Seasons in Palo Alto today and they are still charging $10 for 24 hours of wireless access. So we're not sure how he got it for free. Maybe he hopped on a Linksys network or something. Or maybe they provide it for free for tech editors.<p>Either way, Will feels that free internet should be the juliana 2006-07-26T10:47:55-05:00 37.459312 -122.14268 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/3/30/113145/862 <![CDATA[<img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/Gekko.jpg"> <p> Are you a post-dotcom-boom macher, looking for a place to stay that'll treat you right the next time you're wheeling and dealing on the West Coast? Then you might want to stay at the <a href="http://www.fourseasons.com/siliconvalley/index.html"><b>Four Seasons Silicon Valley</b></a>. <p>The hotel, which opened at the beginning of February, is located ten minutes from Stanford in, gulp, East Palo Alto, which is otherwise notable for being not that nice a place. But hey, finally the Four Seasons has something in common with the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/3/2/161010/3360/hotels/Slumming _It">Little Slum Inn</a>! <p>Anyway, it's a Four Seasons like any other; that means there's a swank fitness center (where you get wireless headsets, which is damn impressive, though we still work out AVB 2006-03-30T15:19:55-05:00 37.459312 -122.14268 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/1/18/143545/477 <![CDATA[<p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/silconvalley4seasons.jpg">The newest <a href="http://www.fourseasons.com/siliconvalley"> <b>Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley</b></a> is just two weeks away from opening and crews are working fast to finish some last-minute construction such as are busy installing fixtures and furniture, finalizing the menu and oh, pouring concrete around the outdoor lap pool.<p>With guests and visitors most likely coming from venture capital firms, Silicon Valley law firms,the tech industry and Stanford events, rooms with the &nbsp;earth friendly tones and plasma TVs will be in high demand.<p> A hotel spokesman elaborated on the services the rooms offer for business travelers, such as: <blockquote><p> Expansive desk space and high-speed wireless capability, the plasma screen TV that can be connected to computers and iPods, and the laptop-sized closet juliana 2006-01-18T14:49:41-05:00 37.459312 -122.14268 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/