http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2008-09-07T11:32:42Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Africa%20Hotels http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/9/5/231743/9704 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/AntiViewWashingGoma.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <p>If we were to travel somewhere as exotic as Goma on the eastern edge of the Democratic Republic of Congo, we'd be hoping for an equally exotic view from our hotel window. And while the <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g303843-d607543-Reviews-VIP_Palace_Goma-Goma.html"><b>VIP Palace Goma</b></a> seems to be otherwise a pretty decent hotel--at least for a war-torn country in a town located on the Great Rift Valley, constantly subject to threat from earthquakes and volcanoes--the view from some rooms is really much too ordinary.</p><p>So when intrepid traveler <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/amalthya/">amalthya</a> checked into the VIP Palace, she found her room had a definitely-not-for-VIPs view of the washing line. It kind of goes to prove that some things are the same the world over, but when amandak 2007-09-06T10:19:48-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/4/17/71514/9949 <![CDATA[<p> <i>Cubicle Dreamin' is a feature in which we ask the hotel mavens to take some time out of their busy work day, surf the Internet, and tell us what hotel they wish they could beam themselves to right that very second--all on the slave driving companies dime, of course. Oh, like these people aren't surfing aimlessly anyway--at least now their purposeless clicking will be cobbled together into useful hotel stories--we hope. Have a destination hotel you are just dying to leave your cube for? <a href="tips@hotelchatter.com">Send the story our way</a>.<p> In this episode, Hotel Maven <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/user/amandak/stories">Amanda K</a> dreams about a trip to Africa. Enjoy.</i><p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/malawi_cb.png" class="imgborder"/><p> With Madonna making the headlines again with another trip to <a href="http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2007170499,00.html">Malawi</a>, amandak 2007-04-17T09:36:05-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/2/12/41257/5695 <![CDATA[<p> <i>Cubicle Dreamin' is a feature in which we ask the hotel mavens to take some time out of their busy work day, surf the Internet, and tell us what hotel they wish they could beam themselves to right that very second--all on the slave driving companies dime, of course. Oh, like these people aren't surfing aimlessly anyway--at least now their purposeless clicking will be cobbled together into useful hotel stories--we hope. Have a destination hotel you are just dying to leave your cube for? <a href="tips@hotelchatter.com">Send the story our way</a>.</i><p> <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/serena_lodge_africa.jpg" class="imgborder"> <p>When you realise you've got nearly halfway through February and you still haven't started what you really want to do this year, it's time to shake amandak 2007-02-13T09:34:07-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/1/15/32132/5905 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/underground_hotels.jpg" class="imgborder"/><br><br>The UK Times this week decided to dish us up a serve of <a href="http://travel.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,10291-2542939,00.html">underground accommodation options</a> for those of us feeling we're spending too much time up on earth. So if you're feeling like you need a change of scenery, there seem to be two highlights from the Times' diggings.</p><p>First off, the Cappadocia Caves in Turkey, in an area where entire villages are dug underground: <blockquote><p> Some of these ancient cave homes have been turned into elegant hotels and self-catering apartments, decked out with antiques and featuring whirlpool baths and Turkish steam rooms dug deep in the bowels of the earth.</blockquote></p><p>That certainly sounds cosy. An alternative is the underground village of Matmata in Tunisia, inspiration for and amandak 2007-01-15T14:45:01-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/10/10/103426/54 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/hotel_band.jpg"><p>While hotels in middle America are getting in on the boutique hotel trends, this one hotel in Africa seems to be starting a retro kind of trend. That of the Hotel Band.<p> The <a href="http://www.starwoodhotels.com/sheraton/property/overview/index.html?propertyID=410"><b>Sheraton Kampala Hotel</b></a> has done just that with the announcement of their new band from Bulgaria--<b>Moon Vision.</b> The band is sure to appease those who were sick of house music and the $1,500 martini. What's more, this band is ready to appeal to a m&#233;lange of cultures:<p> <blockquote><p>"We play all kinds of music in Arabic, Spanish, English, French and Italian," says Krastava, who has her own songs in French and English. The duo, in close links with the Sheraton chain of hotels, will be at Courtney 2006-10-12T15:47:19-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/