http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T10:51:26Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2012/1/10/101243/457 <![CDATA[<p> <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/snowvillageicehotel.jpg" class="top"><p> Yesterday we told you about Montreal&#146;s new <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2012/1/6/19424/05588/hotels/Montreal_is_Cold_Chillin_with_its_Snow_Village"><strong>Snow Village</strong></a>, the first North American outpost of the chain with structures in Finland and Norway. Today, we're about to tell you what it's like on the inside. Yes, despite arched eyebrows from our pals, <b>we spent the night in the "ice hotel"</b>. We&#146;re troopers like that. Or so we thought.<p>First thing&#151;we were prepared for things to be a bit wonky the first few nights as this is new territory for Montreal. It&#146;s not like Quebec City&#146;s Ice Hotel&#151;a well run operation in effect for years. But, things did go a bit haywire during our visit. <p>The registration process in the welcome center involved a seemingly normal contract&#151;no Chanize 2012-01-10T12:03:42-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2012/1/6/19424/05588 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/snowvillageext.jpg" class="top"><p> Last winter <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/tag/Get%20INTO%20the%20Cold">we proved </a> we don&#146;t wuss out when it comes to the cold, so when we heard about Montreal&#146;s new <a href="http://www.snowvillagecanada.com"><strong>Snow Village</strong></a>, we strapped on our snowshoes (ok, not really), and headed to the Great White North.</p><p>Montreal&#146;s latest attraction is a five minute ride from the downtown area on Sainte-Hélène island. This area hosts an annual winter festival in its Parc Jean-Drapeau, but this year it goes over the top with the addition of the <strong>Snow Village</strong>, three giant igloos forming a ice hotel complete with restaurant, bar, conference center, and chapel to rival Quebec City&#146;s famous seasonal structure. It opens this evening and is set (hopefully!) to remain in place until it&#146;s Chanize 2012-01-09T14:55:53-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/6/23/155935/029 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/MontrealWestin.jpg" class="top"> <p>You know you're in Montreal when a newly-opened <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/westin%20hotels">Westin</a></b> sticks a "Le" in front of its name. Please welcome to the Canadian hotel scene the <b>Le Westin Montreal</b>, a 454-room property housed in the historical building once belonging to The Montréal Gazette. <p>In homage to the former tenants, the hotel has named its restaurant "<b>Gazette</b>" and its bar "<b>Le Reporter</b>." As far as the rest of the hotel goes, it's a standard Westin with Heavenly beds in every room, a WestinWORKOUT fitness center, and even an indoor pool. Special attention has however been placed on the work spaces within the rooms, since Montreal is just as popular a destination for business as it is for leisure, JetSetCD 2009-06-23T16:21:37-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/