http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T20:29:52Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Belgium%20Hotel%20Reviews http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/11/6/204137/163 <![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/ehaile">Emily</a> gets her hotel drink on. Enjoy.</i><p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/hotelcarolus_3.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>Just because <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/story/2007/9/17/73833/9074/travel/Bring+on+the+Beer,+Oktoberfest's+Here!">Oktoberfest</a> has come and gone for this year doesn't mean we can't ehaile 2007-11-08T09:30:01-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/3/12/174559/134 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/aloft_rendering.jpg"> <p>starwood's w hotel spin-off, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/aloft%20Hotels"><b>aloft hotels</b></a> has taken the lower-cased hotel hype show abroad, announcing an <b>aloft brussels.</b><blockquote><p>The 150 guestroom aloft Brussels will be located on Rue Belliard, Leopold, in the `European' quarter of Brussels. The property is conveniently located approximately 800 feet from the European Commission and European Parliament buildings, and just minutes away from the Council of Ministers building.</blockquote></p><p>so far, it looks like all of the aloft branding will be taken over to brussels when the place opens in 2009, including the re:mix (community/lobby area), w xyz (the bar) and re:fuel, the one-stop food and beverage area open 24 hours.<p>this is just the first of many alofts expected to open worldwide. while its nice to juliana 2007-03-12T17:45:59-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/3/6/16273/18004 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.jaunted.com/files/admin/ralphf.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>Actor Ralph Fiennes caused quite a stir last month when he joined the Mile High Club with a Qantas stewardess yet that hasn't slowed down his travelling sex drive.<p>The latest report has the actor frolicking naked in a hotel pool in Belgium with not one, but four women.<p>Guests at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+De+Tuilerieen/ian/118008"><b>Hotel Tuilerieen</b></a> in Bruges were awoken at 5am by loud music, yelling and screaming. Usually, hotel managers don't like to disturb celebrity guests no matter how bad the behavior, but this hotel's rep, Patricia Homble said: "I wasn't happy about it."<p>But did she ask Fiennes and co. to leave? We doubt it.<p><b>Related Stories:</b><br>&#183; <a href="http://www.postchronicle.com/news/original/article_21267538.shtml">Ralph Fiennes Caught In Nude 'Pool Romp'</a> [Post Chronicle]<br>&#183; <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/story/2007/2/11/20513/5904/travel/Ralph+Fiennes+Loves+Qantas">Ralph Fiennes Loves juliana 2007-03-06T16:28:50-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/1/17/9853/33608 <![CDATA[<p> <i>Valentine's Day is a month away and if you want to impress your significant lover with a spectacular hotel stay, then you better get cracking. Luckily, we will make your job a little easier by featuring some hotel packages that we have heard about this week. Any tips or questions about how to romance your lover in a hotel (not sexually of course), <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">send 'em our way</a> and we'll do our best to answer them.</i><p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/heritage_valentine.png" class="imgborder"><p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Heritage/local/39"><b>The Hotel Heritage</b></a> in Bruges may not have an exotic Valentine's day package with erotic cooking but they are counting on the charm of Europe to set the romantic tone. From their <a href="http://www.hotel-heritage.com/zr/Valentine_package_bruges_e.html">Valentine Package</a> description?<blockquote><p>What would you think about strolling juliana 2007-01-17T09:08:53-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/11/27/222653/48 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/roccoforte_badrate.jpg"><p><b>[Ed. Note: This is the Bad Rate in our Good Rate/Bad Rate feature. These rates listed below were valid on November 28, 2006 and are subject to change. Enjoy.]</b><p>Tis the season to play Santa and Scrooge. This week we looked at a city that goes all out for the holidays--<b>Brussels</b>--and we found a lump of coal in the stocking at Rocco Forte Hotel Amigo.<p> As we noted in the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/11/27/222012/20/hotels/Good_Rate_Le_Chatelain_All_Suite_Hotel_in_Brussels">Good Rate</a> post this week, The Times of London reports that Brussels puts on a great <a href="http://travel.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,30069-2463365_2,00.html">European Christmas Fair</a>.<p>The <a href="http://www.hotelamigo.com/index.html"><b>Rocco Forte Hotel Amigo</b></a> is by most accounts the top hotel in Brussels and it also has a prime location near the Grand Palace and Place St. Catherine. Tim L. 2006-11-28T09:55:37-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/