http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2008-12-04T00:25:31Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelhotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/local/575 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/12/4/152511/792 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/arubamarriott_balcony2.jpg" class="imgborder"><p><i> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Aruba+Marriott+Resort+%26+Stellaris+Casino/ian/207156"><b>Aruba Marriott Resort &amp; Stellaris Casino</b></a></i><p>We always enjoy a good room with a killer view when we check-in to a hotel but sometimes we want more. Sometimes we want to stand outside of our room on a hotel balcony and yell, "I'm not wearing any underwear!" Wait. No, that's Paris Hilton but you get what we are saying. We covet hotel rooms with spacious balconies. <p>Most of the time, you will have to pony up more money for a suite to get a view and the space to enjoy it. But if money were no object, here are a few places we would check out. <p> This list is merely a hotel balcony jumping off point juliana 2007-12-20T17:00:02-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/11/29/115146/00 <![CDATA[<p><p> <i>We are suckers for a room with a killer view. &nbsp;We find that we are even more likely to forgive some minor hotel inconveniences if we can stare out the window at something pretty--yeah we are that shallow. Let's help out our fellow hotel mavens by uploading rooms with killer views to the <a href="http://flickr.com/groups/hotelchatter/">HotelChatter/Flickr photo pool</a>, or by <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">sending the photo along to us</a>. We will feature our favorites in this space from time to time. Remember to tell us the name of the hotel and the room number of the hot view.</i><p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/singerisland_kv.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>When we first wrote about the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Resort+at+Singer+Island/local/575"><b>Resort at Singer Island</b></a>, we prayed that the place would have better views than its <a juliana 2007-11-29T12:01:00-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/11/21/1316/9130 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/rsi_infinitypool.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>A few days ago, we were able to get a tour of the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Resort+at+Singer+Island/local/575"><b>Resort at Singer Island</b></a> which we will tell you all about after we complete a stint at too-much-turkey-and-stuffing rehab next week.<p>While we were there we noted a very <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/11/20/173543/10/hotels/_Tis_the_Season_To_Take_The_Kids_Away_On_Holiday">family-friendly pool</a> with a grotto and a waterslide, but we were concerned that adults would have no place to chill out for themselves.<p>But our fears were quashed when we saw the adults-only infinity pool with cabanas overlooking the beach.<p>Since we are a bit of an <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/11/12/145631/26/hotels/The_Best_Hotel_Infinity_Pools">infinity pool fiend</a> here, we just had to share this shot with you. It's an official shot from the hotel which we normally don't like but our camera was juliana 2007-11-21T13:08:06-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/11/20/173543/10 <![CDATA[<p> <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/rsi_grottopool.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>Even though we don't have children (yay!) we know a lot of people do and that sometimes those ultra-hip modern boutique hotels aren't very family-friendly.<p> Here are some places that are: <p>&#183; <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Resort+at+Singer+Island/local/575"><b>The Resort at Singer Island</b></a>: This new Luxury Collection hotel from Starwood, just outside Palm Beach, has The Luxury Collection Kids Club that indulges tots in recreational and physical activities. At night or when it's raining, kids can hit up a special room that overlooks the beach where they can sit at kiddie-sized tables and play games, do arts and crafts or watch movies. There's even a grotto pool (above) with a waterslide. Don't worry, there's an adults only infinity pool at the hotel juliana 2007-11-20T17:52:38-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/7/9/12445/28097 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/amrit_singerisland.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>The <a href="http://travel.nytimes.com/2007/07/06/travel/escapes/06break1.html">NYT</a> reported last week in its Escapes section that <a href="http://www.amrit.com"><b>Amrit Resort &amp; Residences</b></a> is to break ground on Singer Island, Florida just 10 miles north of the ritzy Palm Beach. <blockquote><p>The project is near the midpoint of the island, just above where a causeway enters from across the lagoon. There will be 195 condominiums in the three 20-story towers; a 101-unit, 8-story condo-hotel and 6 beachfront villas.</blockquote></p><p> There will also be a private beachclub, a fitness center and an Aveda Spa with a Himalayan Institute wellness center. <p>The place won't open until 2010 but in the meantime, if you visit Singer Island you can hit up the newly opened <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Resort+at+Singer+Island/local/575"><b>The Resort at Singer Island</b></a>. juliana 2007-07-09T12:12:57-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/