If you've been fortunate enough to stay at a Ritz-Carlton, you know that "Ladies and Gentlemen" is not a euphemism for the restroom -- but rather how the company refers to its staff. So, when we last stayed at the Ritz-Carlton at Grande Lakes in Orlando, we deigned to ask one of these comely "Ladies" stationed in the lobby where we might find the nearest ladies room. Instead, found ourselves being escorted to the threshold of the powder room.

This was somewhat of an awkward moment that left us wanting to point out that we no longer wear Pull-Ups and, in fact, can go potty by ourselves. ]]> ChristineM 2008-09-10T17:30:14-05:00 28.4101950 -81.424998 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/5/22/145539/027 <![CDATA[<p><p> <img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hotel-deals/hotel-deals-logo.jpg"> <p> <i>In which, HotelChatter readers are treated to exclusive hotel deals dug up by us. All deals have a limited amount of rooms attached to them and may sell out quickly.</i><p> <table cellspacing="10"> <tr> <td><b>Today's Hotel Deals</b><br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/quikbooklogo.jpg"> </td> <td><b>Hope You Get Oversold at Six Columbus</b><br><b>$<a href="http://www.quikbook.com/getprofile.asp?Code=2872&CMP=EMC-051908bcast&att=nyc_6ColumbusCircle">153 a night</a></b><br>Quikbook is offering a cheap-ass rate for <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Six+Columbus+Hotel/local/25"><b>Six Columbus</b></a> in July and August from $153 a night. Quikbook is also offering 15 percent off the room rates if you book by tomorrow May 23rd before 5pm EST. And if you get there, and don't have a hotel room ready for you, that could end up being <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/5/20/22272/1308/hotels/HOWTO_Deal_With_A_Hotel_That_Sold_Your_Room_to_Someone_Else">a very good thing</a>. </td> </tr> HotelChatter 2008-05-22T16:56:53-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/5/13/34956/2652 <![CDATA[<p><i>This week our roving correspondent <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/user/femmefatale"><b>Monica Guy</b></a> is writing about an oft-overlooked aspect of hotels and travel: <b>disabled access.</b> Monica knows a lot about this subject as she works and travels frequently with <a href="http://www.hawking.org.uk/text/about/about.html">Stephen Hawking</a>. However, feel free to chime in with your thoughts and experiences too. Got a question? <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com"><b>Let us know</b></a> and we'll get it answered for you.</i><p> <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/monicastephen.jpg" class="imgborder"><p><i>Stephen Hawking and his lovely assistants at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Ritz+Carlton+Grande+Lakes+Orlando/local/709">Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes.</a></i><p>The USA leads the world in terms of accessible hotels. That's the conclusion I've come to after several years spent travelling around with <a href="http://www.hawking.org.uk/text/about/about.html"><b>Stephen Hawking</b></a>, the well-known disabled scientist (that's me on the left in the picture above.) <p> We've stayed in femmefatale 2008-05-13T10:17:59-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/7/11/93053/7054

Disney's All-Star Movies Resort

When we say Orlando is hot in the summer, we mean it's really hot--as in steamy. That doesn't stop the crush of families coming to visit all the Disney Parks, however. So prepare to find a place with crisp air conditioning and a sizable swimming pool.

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