HotelChatter - Tag: Beach Hotels http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-24T06:30:45Z HotelChatter HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Beach%20Hotels Mobor, Cavelossim: This Week in Hotel Lust: The Leela Kempinski Goa http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/13/13194/593 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/32083/leelagoa.jpg" class="top"><p> <p>Goa, India is an attractive resort state associated with equal parts bohemianism and luxury frills. Spirituality seeking backpackers enjoy it just as much as their richer-than-rich counterparts, who have a good number of opulent hotels to choose from as the tourism industry has taken off over the years. <p>The Leela operates a family of high-end hotels in some of the country's most popular destinations, among them Bangalore, Udiapur, and Goa, of course. It's the latter that we're focusing on in this installment of "This Week Hotel in Lust," with plenty of near-royal touches to qualify among the ranks of last week's <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Villa+D+Este/ian/109341">Villa D'Este</a> in Italy. And we do mean "royal"&#151;they've had the audacity to include the Heidi Atwal 2009-11-13T15:24:13-05:00 Sinai: Sleeping By The (Red) Sea in Bir Suwair's Bamboo Shacks http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/10/20/11826/985 <![CDATA[<p><!-- Start of Brightcove Player --> <div style="display:none"> </div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://admin.brightcove.com/js/BrightcoveExperiences.js"></script> <object id="myExperience45515634001" class="BrightcoveExperience"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /> <param name="width" value="486" /> <param name="height" value="412" /> <param name="playerID" value="4862856001" /> <param name="publisherID" value="1321358962"/> <param name="isVid" value="true" /> <param name="@videoPlayer" value="45515634001" /> </object> <!-- End of Brightcove Player --><p>We learned several things from our visit to <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/egypt%20hotels"><b>Egypt</b></a> last week. <b>First</b>, five star there does not necessarily mean the five star that you would be accustomed to. We stayed in three five star properties in the Sinai peninsula &#150; the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Four+Seasons+Sharm+El+Sheik/ian/184387"><b>Four Seasons</b></a> and the <a href=http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Concorde+El+Salam+Sharm+El+Shei/ian/197999"><b>Concorde</b></a> in <b>Sharm El Sheikh</b>, and the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Intercontinental+Taba+Heights/ian/262984"><b>Intercontinental</b></a> in <b>Taba Heights</b>, and, unless you count all inclusive buffets and slightly tired decor juliab 2009-10-20T11:58:40-05:00 Palm Beach: Learn to Play Beach Tennis at Marriott Aruba (Jams Shorts Not Required) http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/9/30/115026/969 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/17697/Aruba_Beach_Tennis.jpg" class="top"></p><i>Note: Yes, we know those aren't the Jams shorts that we all rocked in the 80s. (Even you!) But let us fantasize, will ya?</i> <p>Whether or not you&#146;re a tennis fan, <b>beach tennis</b> &#151; featuring tan, chiseled-chested men! &#151; is the sort of spectator sport many of us can get behind. Throw in a trip to Aruba and, well, you&#146;ve got the makings for a pretty fabulous vacation, if you ask us.</p> <p>If you agree, consider the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Marriott+Aruba+Resort/ian/118908"><strong>Aruba Marriott Resort&#146;s</strong></a> Beach Tennis Tournament Package. Coinciding with Aruba&#146;s 8th annual International Beach Tennis Event, to be held Nov. 13-15, the hotel is offering a four-night minimum stay that offers a $700 savings, which includes a free night&#146;s stay KatieK 2009-09-30T15:12:08-05:00 Huntington Beach: Tapas and Tagines Dinner at Shorebreak Hotel&#146;s Zimzala http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/9/9/153937/5052

We started the day talking about lunch and now we'll wrap it up talking about dinner. Yeah, we're hungry over here!

Have a hankering for tapas in Huntington Beach? Next Thursday, September 17, Joie De Vivre’s Shorebreak Hotel is hosting a special dinner at its restaurant, the Spanish-Moroccan Zimzala. The dinner is a three-course multi-cultural nod to the cuisine of Mediterranean cookbook author and James Beard Award winner, Chef Joyce Goldstein, who consults with Zimzala’s Executive Chef, Vincent Muraco, and will feature a veritable cornucopia of Spanish and Moroccan specialties.
]]> EricRosen 2009-09-10T15:27:21-05:00 33.7454610 -118.10592 San Diego: Another Hotel Rate Gimmick: Your Room Rate is the Year You Were Born http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/8/24/214657/707 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/tower23.jpg" class="top"><p> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Tower23+Hotel/local/612"><b>Tower23 Hotel</b></a> wants to give you a birthday present. To celebrate your big day, the San Diego hotel offers the three-night "It's My Party" package, in which you get one night discounted according to the year you were born. <p>The way it works is if you stay at the beachside hotel during your birthday month for two nights, the third night will cost the price of your birth year. For example, if you were born in 1980, you'll pay $80 on the third evening of your stay. So the older you are, the better the deal. The birthday girl or guy also will get a complimentary bottle of bubbly at check-in (so there's also a 21-and-older Jennifer Kester 2009-08-25T09:29:40-05:00 32.7971841 -117.25699 Search HotelChatter Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/