http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T07:25:30Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelhotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/local/571 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/5/15/64033/6284 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/newmajestic_boutique.jpg" class="imgborder"/><p>Boutique hotels are finally infiltrating Asia, according to a recent <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18471918/site/newsweek/">Newsweek</a> report. The popularity began in Hong Kong and Singapore, but now Shanghai is starting to get in on the act. </p><p>The Newsweek article also has a few tips on the best of the boutiques around Asia. Starting in Singapore, the <a href="http://www.newmajestichotel.com/"><b>New Majestic Hotel</b></a> gets a big thumbs up for its "quirky but ultrachic atmosphere". In Bangkok, the <a href="http://www.reflections-thai.com/"><b>Reflections</b></a> art hotel is described as individualistic and funky, and half the fun is browsing through the 28 rooms (all wildly different) to choose the one you want. (Even Vikram Chatwal's <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/5/9/151613/6065/hotels/Hotel_Review_Buzz_Dream_Hotel_Bangkok_Is_Vikram_s_Finest_Hour"><b>Dream Hotel</b></a> is getting rave reviews there.) </p><p>And finally in Hong Kong they tip the amandak 2007-05-15T13:40:38-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/