http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-26T01:21:58Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Bahamas%20Hotel%20Reviews http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/1/21/144847/848 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/pinksands_br.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>The celeb-fave getaway <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Pink+Sands+Hotel/ian/172337"><b>Pink Sands Resort</b></a> on Harbour Island in the Bahamas (Drew Barrymore, Diane Von Furstenburg and Uma Thurman are fans) is now offering private residences. <blockquote><p>Purchased from former Island Records owner Chris Blackwell, Pink Sands is expanding the property to include 46 residences consisting of 30 villas and cottages, and 16 condo-hotel units for private ownership. </blockquote></p><p>Groundbreaking on the new residential units, which range from $1.5 million to $8 million, is expected this year.<p>Have no fear, the property and its two freshwater pools, spa, tennis courts, beach cabanas and WiFi access are still open to regular hotel guests who aren't in the market for a second (or third) home. Although the rooms aren't cheap. In juliana 2008-01-21T15:00:37-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/12/5/173728/869 <![CDATA[<p><p> <i>We are suckers for a room with a killer view. &nbsp;We find that we are even more likely to forgive some minor hotel inconveniences if we can stare out the window at something pretty--yeah we are that shallow. Let's help out our fellow hotel mavens by uploading rooms with killer views to the <a href="http://flickr.com/groups/hotelchatter/">HotelChatter/Flickr photo pool</a>, or by <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">sending the photo along to us</a>. We will feature our favorites in this space from time to time. 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We bring you a live (with a tape delay juliana 2007-12-06T09:30:01-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/11/29/15220/962 <![CDATA[<p><p> <p><embed src='http://www.brightcove.tv/playerswf' bgcolor='#FFFFFF' flashVars='allowFullScreen=true&initVideoId=1328227654&servicesURL=http://www.brightcove.tv&viewerSecureGatewayURL=https://www.brightcove.tv&cdnURL=http://admin.brightcove.com&autoStart=false' base='http://admin.brightcove.com' name='bcPlayer' width='400' height='300' allowFullScreen='true' allowScriptAccess='always' seamlesstabbing='false' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' swLiveConnect='true' pluginspage='http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash'></embed><p><p>On our way back from <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Eleuthera%20Hotel%20Guide">Eleuthera</a>, we decided to spend the night in Nassau. Afterall, who knows when we will ever get back to the Bahamas? And if we do get back there, we already know <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Pineapple+Fields+Hotel+Condo/ian/234177">where we are going</a>.<p>So we shacked up at <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Cove+Atlantis/local/500"><b>The Cove</b></a> on our own dime and not part of the scheduled press trip. We've been dying to check out The Cove since it opened last year--it must have been the initial <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/5/14/101044/598/hotels/Celebrities_Swarm_the_Cove_at_Atlantis_for_Hotel_Opening_Party">celebrity draw</a> that got us hooked. And we were expected to love the place, especially after a few days of idle island living on Eleuthera.<p> But juliana 2007-11-30T13:07:28-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/4/19/03830/8367 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/cove_atlantis.jpg" class="imgborder"/><p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Cove+Atlantis/local/500"><b>The Cove at Atlantis</b></a> is a 600-suite luxury hotel within the family-oriented Atlantis Resort which recently opened on March 28 in the Bahamas. What sets Cove apart from the rest of the lodgings at Atlantis is its "grownup taste", meaning that it's adults only, the room prices are higher (suites start at $735 in the high season), there's a swank restaurant by celeb chef Bobby Flay and a hotspot from Cain, who own the storied <a href="http://www.cainnyc.com">Cain</a> outposts in Manhattan and the Hamptons. <p>Cain at the Cove is an outdoor pool and beach club that will feature:<blockquote><p>22 fully-staffed cabanas with personal butlers and include plasma TVs, private bathrooms with shower, and a stocked mini-bar chose by the juliana 2007-04-19T09:00:01-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/4/3/133623/6352 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/poc_hoteldeals.jpg" class="imgborder"/><p>With the third installment of the <i>Pirates of the Caribbean</i> triology hitting theaters Memorial Day Weekend, it makes perfect sense for Bahamas hotels to capitalize on the movie's popularity, especially since most of the scenes were shot there.<p>At the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/British+Colonial+Hilton+-+Nassau/ian/170300"><b>British Colonial Hilton Nassau</b></a>, the hotel has put together a <b>Pirates Escape</b> package that includes:<p>&#183; Welcome drink at Blackbeard's Cove Bar (children's drink available)<br>&#183; Pirates theme welcome amenity<br>&#183; Daily Breakfast<br>&#183; Tickets to the Pirates of Nassau Interactive Museum<br>&#183; One trip to Blackbeard's Cay for a snorkeling adventure<br>&#183; Nightly "Pirate's Delight" assortment of petit fors.<p>Some fun history? The British Colonial Hilton was built on the site of what was once the infamous Blackbeard's residence, Old Fort Nassau. The package juliana 2007-04-03T13:41:16-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/