http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-25T04:09:50Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Africa%20Hotel%20Reviews http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/8/15/63448/7121 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/improyale_Uganda.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <p>Growing up in a Commonwealth country, I always loved the acronym given for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting: CHOGM, pronounced like it looks. How could anyway take a "chogem" meeting seriously? I can't, but I am keen to check out one of the new hotels that's just been built for the 2007 CHOGM in Kampala, the capital of Uganda.</p><p>If you're not sure--I admit, I wasn't--Uganda is pretty much right in the middle of Africa, a landlocked nation next to Kenya. Its capital, Kampala, has just become home to the (nearly completed) <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Imperial+Royale+Hotel/local/768"><b>Imperial Royale Hotel</b></a>. It's a 275-roomer, with three restaurants and several bars, which will offer 24-hour service, and four floors of parking. A local amandak 2007-08-17T09:10:10-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/9/21/11745/1552 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/thornybush.jpg"><p>Thornybush may not sound so romantic but it sure looks it. A Game Reserve/lodge at Kruger National Park in South Africa, <a href="http://www.thornybush.co.za/"><b>Thornybush</b></a> is one of the few luxury African resorts that caters to both honeymooners and children.<p> We know what you're wondering--has the Jolie-Pitt clan stayed here? The answer, so far, is no. <p> Nevertheless, Thornybush Game Reserve provides the quintessential African vacation: the chance to see exotic animals--but from the safe position behind the glass window that separates them from your deep-set spa bath. <p><a href="http://finishing-the-hat.blogspot.com/2006_09_01_finishing-the-hat_archive.html#115854073797802649">Finishing-the-Hat's blog</a> brings us straight to this prime bathtub view and also provides shots of the cozy hotel bedroom and well-kept pool. Twenty suites are all stocked with these deep tubs and Courtney 2006-09-21T14:03:31-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/