http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T17:24:51Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Barcelo%20Resorts http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/9/35830/0320 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Pillow_Talk_Barcelo_Campaign.jpg" class="top"><p> <p>Talking pillows. Of course. Obvious candidates for a big hotel promotion campaign. Or have the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Barcelo%20Hotels"><b>Barceló Hotels</b></a> group simply gone completely mad?<p>If only for novelty value alone, the new campaign from the Barceló group, "Pillow Talk", wins big points. It features six videos of two talking pillows, Sophie the Softie and Drew the Dreamer (who incidentally have their own Twitter accounts), as they dream of a better life. Spoiler alert, in case you want to watch all six videos and enjoy the suspense: Sophie and Drew end up finding this better life at the newest Barceló hotel in Mexico, the <b> Barceló Los Cabos Palace Deluxe</b>, which will open up on December 17, 2009 (or December amandak 2009-11-10T08:59:25-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/10/26/223324/61 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/justmarriedsand.jpg" class="top"><p> They say that weddings are recession-proof but if you're a bride with a tight budget, there's never been a better time to get married. Last week, we told you that <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/10/22/10630/946/hotels/Get_Hitched_for_Free_at_Sonesta_St_Maarten_Resorts">Sonesta Resorts</a> on St. Maarten were offering free weddings to couples who book 10 or more rooms for a seven-night minimum stay. That included a free reception and bar, plus the use of a wedding coordinator!<p>But Sonesta isn't the only hotel doing this for brides and grooms.<p><b>Barceló Hotels & Resorts</b> is offering a <b>free wedding package</b> at its forthcoming Barceló Los Cabos Palace Deluxe in Mexico to couples who can meet a minimum of 25 room-nights. (The resort will open in December.) In fact, Barcelo has juliana 2009-10-27T15:12:17-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/