http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T05:09:00Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelhotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/local/605 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/7/1/111743/1020 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/17697/FMC045_pool_exterior.jpg" class="top"></p> <p>Ah, rooftop pools. For the city dweller &#151; and traveler &#151; little tops lounging by a pool, lofted above the clamor with a summer sip in hand. <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/fairmont%20hotels"><strong>Fairmont</strong></a> gets that sentiment, offering a number of rooftop pools and alfresco patios at their hotels around the world.</p> <p>The one we&#146;re most dying to be whisked away to, um, RIGHT now? The <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Fairmont+Monte+Carlo/ian/177987"><strong>Fairmont Monte Carlo</strong></a>, with a heated rooftop pool that overlooks the Mediterranean, Opera, and the hairpin turn of the Formula 1 Grand Prix. We just hope we don&#146;t spill Champagne on our <em>maillot de bain</em>.</p> <p>Bermuda travelers sick of all that on-the-beach sun-drenching (we will shed no tears for you!) can retreat to the <a KatieK 2009-07-01T11:25:11-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/5/31/10182/6783 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/the_fairmont_orchid_hawaii.jpg" class="imgborder"><p><b>[Ed. Note: Alex Salkever is the founder/editor of <a href="http://www.hawaiirama.com">Hawaiirama.com</a>.]</b><p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/FAIRMONT+ORCHID+HAWAII/ian/141176"><b>The Fairmont Orchid Resort</b></a> is snuggled along the sunny Gold Coast of the Big Island in a posh enclave of hotels situated on lovely beaches. Kona has been on the come for several years now, in part due to the notoriety of the highly-coveted Four Season Hualalai.<p> Still, the Fairmont is the real deal (it also appeals to greenies as the hotel uses many green cleaning products) and <a href="http://pts.get2hawaii.com/ots/Index.do?promotion=13101179234AH&amp;agID=454">Panda Online</a> is offering a pretty sweet package. Here's the deal breakdown: Three nights at the hotel, round-trip airfare from LAX, and rental car are running $694 per person, assuming double occupancy, or nearly $1,400.<p> The hotel is throwing juliana 2007-05-31T10:19:08-05:00 19.9458707 -155.85510 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/