http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T05:45:43Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelhotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/local/620 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/6/27/125953/845 <![CDATA[<p> <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/deathdefyingpools.jpg" class="top"><p> There are rooftop pools and then there are <b>death defying rooftop pools.</b> These are pools located impossibly high off the ground with infinity-edges that make you fear as if the water is going to run off the side of the building, and carry you along with it. <p>These are pools that hang off the building's edge with full plexi-glass windows so that not only are you afraid to look down but the people below may be afraid to look up. And these are the pools that allow you to slide through a shark tank. (Ok, there's only one of those but if sliding through a shark tank does not fit the description of "death defying" then juliana 2010-07-07T11:52:10-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/5/28/16225/5129 <![CDATA[<p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/gold_facial_mask.jpg" class="imgborder">If you thought bathing in a <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/5/28/21535/8379/hotels/Miami_s_Hotel_Victor_Still_Offering_Guests_an_11_000_Soak_in_Evian_Water">tub of expensive Evian water</a> was crazy, that seems sane compared to these funky spa treatments we've heard about. Ok, so maybe spending $11,000 on a bath is not something someone of sane mind would do but would you put a 24-carat gold mask on your face? Didn't think so.<p>&#183; <b>Hinoki Bath</b>: The Conrad Tokyo lets spa guests soak in a tub made out of Hinoki cypress, "with a rich grain, smooth texture and the subtle scent of cypress." <p>&#183; <b>The 24-carat Gold Facial</b>: The Eldorado Hotel & Spa in Santa Fe uses gold to slow down depletion and to stimulates cellular growth. Also, gold works on inflamed areas and juliana 2008-05-28T17:07:58-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/10/29/8349/5792 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/GondoliersVenice.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <p>We've already been quite excited about the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hilton+Molino+Stucky+Venice/local/620"><b>Hilton Molino Stucky</b></a> in Venice, largely because of the rooftop pool with amazing views over Venice, which is surely one of the cities in the world where you most want to have a good view.</p><p>But now the people at the Hilton Stucky have got extra creative and put together a deal that has made us get pretty excited. Here's a question: what is more Venetian than the Rialto Bridge and glass works put together? Of course, it's the ultimate in Venetian style, a gondola ride. And the gondoliers themselves are the kind of people you can only envy. Hilton knows this and is giving its guests the chance to amandak 2007-10-29T09:25:37-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/6/4/185248/8717 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/hilton_venice.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <p>We've been <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/10/9/91710/8564/hotels/Hilton_Gives_a_Venetian_Flour_Mill_a_Face_Lift">watching it</a> for a while, and now it's finally open: the all-new (but in an old building) <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/HILTON+MOLINO+STUCKY+VENICE/ian/236576"><b>Hilton Molino Stucky Venice</b></a>. Hilton bought up an old flour mill in a pretty delightful neo-gothic building and they've turned it into a something-special luxury hotel. Well, let's put a proviso on that: the first guests are still sleeping, so we'll wait for more confirmation, but it certainly <i>sounds</i> good.</p><p>Why? Well, if you believe the hype, you can get fantastic views over Venice from the rooftop pool. That's the first (and only) rooftop pool in Venice, and we know that any views over super-photogenic Venice from a reasonable height are pretty spectacular. And this is one amandak 2007-06-05T09:11:41-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/