http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-25T19:59:20Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Beach%20Resorts 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 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/6/11/165732/500 <![CDATA[<p><i>We now present you with our <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/VIP%20Hotel%20Reviewer%20Series"><b>VIP Hotel Reviewer Series</b></a> in which we hand-pick experts in the travel and media worlds and beyond to tell us what are their favorite hotels and why. Once a week, we'll feature a hotel review from said VIPs about their favorite leisure or business hotels. Pay attention: These VIPs are experts at what they do and they don't mess around when it comes to their hotels.<p>Our next VIP reviewer is <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/user/Chrispitality"><b>Chris Clarke</b></a>, the blogger behind the hotel industry site <a href="http://www.vacantready.com">Vacant Ready</a> He's traded living in Vancouver for Egypt for a little while and of course is checking out the hotel scene over there. Here's his story on a little holiday he chrispitality 2008-06-12T14:36:39-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/2/21/112640/762 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3930/rendezvous_bay.jpg" class="imgborder"> <p> Fresh off our listing <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Rendezvous+Bay+Hotel/local/273"><b>Rendezvous Bay</b></a> in Anguilla as our <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/2/20/95848/1269/hotels/Good_Rate_Rendezvous_Bay_in_Anguilla">Good Rate on Tuesday</a>, we find out what that mysterious "ownership inquiry" link is all about... <p>Rendezvous Bay Hotel &amp; Villas is going all upscale ownership on us, jumping on the increasingly crowded market for fractional second homes and retirement villas in sunny places. <p>According to a press release, the resort is planning "an unparalleled luxury resort with full ownership residences ranging from $3 to $20 million and fractional apartments from just $250,000." Yes, that means you pay a minimum of $250,000 but still have to work out when you are and are not allowed to stay there. And don't forget the maintenance fees! Tim L. 2007-02-21T14:48:54-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/2/20/95848/1269 <![CDATA[<p><b>[Ed. Note: Welcome to our Good Rate/Bad Rate feature where we look at hotel prices in the same city and decide which is better worth your hard-earned benjamins. Rates quotes here were valid on February, 20 2007 and are subject to change. Enjoy.]</b> <p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3930/rendezvous_bay.jpg" class="imgborder"> <p> It's never all that easy to find a bargain in the Caribbean, but on the island of Anguilla you're as likely to find a hotel room for $800 a night than one for half that. So we were happy to see one from here in Travel &amp; Leisure's new rundown on affordable beach resorts--<a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Rendezvous+Bay+Hotel/local/273"><b>Rendezvous Bay Hotel</b></a>. <p>The magazine's capsule review just says, "Spotless rooms with a funky B&amp;B vibe," but with rates Tim L. 2007-02-20T11:25:43-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/2/20/101618/589 <![CDATA[<p><b>[Ed. Note: This is the Bad Rate in our Good Rate/Bad Rate feature. The rates quoted here were valid on February 20, 2007 and are subject to change. Enjoy.]</b><p> <p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3930/cap_jaluca07.jpg" class="imgborder"> <p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Cap+Juluca/local/272"><b>Cap Juluca</b></a> immediately showed up on all the lists of "the world's most expensive beach resorts" when it opened back in 1988 and it's still in the running today, with rates starting at $520 per night at this time of year for a room with no sea view and going up to $1,785 for a suite. But how long can a hotel go between renovations before the phrase "coasting on its reputation" comes up? <p>It looks like it might be hitting that point as the negative reviews Tim L. 2007-02-20T11:25:25-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/