http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-23T10:03:44Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Brazil%20Hotels http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/10/26/133911/27 <![CDATA[<p> <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/pdiddyfasano.jpg" class="top"><p> <b>P. Diddy</b> is definitely moving into "Old Man in the Club" territory but there is something charming about how desperate he is to cling onto his "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" days. <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/popwrap/diddy_prepares_for_the_ass_suniami_aynatrk2fXwcjnd8ExEDbJ">PopWrap</a> has a photo of P. Diddy trying to break it down on his balcony at <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Fasano+Rio/local/764"><b>The Hotel Fasano</b></a> in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil which is quite scary (click at your own caution) but P. Diddy also <a href="http://twitpic.com/mvt5h">Twitpic'd</a> the view from his hotel, which is something we are far more interested in. <p>We're guessing Diddy was shacked up in the hotel's deluxe suite which boats a king bed that is positioned to look out over the beach. While we wouldn't blame juliana 2009-10-26T17:30:51-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/10/5/5840/49966 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Rio_Internacional_Pool_and_Copacabana.jpg" class="top"><p> <p>With <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/story/2009/10/2/123035/794/travel/And+The+2016+Olympic+City+Is...Rio+de+Janeiro!">Rio winning the 2016 Olympics</a>, I've been doing a little daydreaming about where I might stay in seven years' time. Assuming, of course, that I'm a millionaire by then, or at least have some great contacts in Rio, I figured I should stay at one of the best hotels in Rio de Janeiro: the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Porto+Bay+Rio+Internacional+Hotel/ian/123699"><b>Porto Bay Rio Internacional Hotel</b></a>. Right now it's the <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g303506-d301505-Reviews-Porto_Bay_Rio_Internacional_Hotel-Rio_de_Janeiro_State_of_Rio_de_Janeiro.html">#1 Rio hotel on TripAdvisor</a> and has one other big advantage: it's directly on the beach at Copacabana. What more could I want?<p>The Rio Internacional (their abbreviation, not mine) has rooms overlooking the beach, and a bunch of facilities I'll be happy to use: two bars, both of which serve amandak 2009-10-12T16:03:36-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/4/20/122722/216 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/UxuaVF.jpg" class="top"> <p>Heading down to the Bahia region of Brazil, <i><a href="http://www.vanityfair.com/online/style/2009/04/uxua-casa-hotel-by-diesels-wilbert-das.html">Vanity Fair</a></i> did us a favor by checking into the new and rustic <b><a href="http://uxuacasahotel.com/">Uxua Casa Hotel</a></b>, also known as the pet project of Diesel's creative director, Wilbert Das. Surprisingly, they don't gloss over the fact that at <b>$395&#150;$1,095 per night</b>, staying at the Uxua is the "fat wallet" kind of roughing it, but worth it if you want to immerse yourself in Bahian culture and craft. <p>When it comes to his work at Diesel, Wilbert must focus his creativity on clothing and concentrate on what's in current fashion, but with the Uxua, he had the freedom to play with interior design and utilize local woodworkers to elevate JetSetCD 2009-04-20T13:13:02-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/3/24/23333/7905 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/Uxua.jpg" class="top"> <p>Wilbert Das, Creative Director of Italian brand Diesel, sure has the life. For one, he gets to flex his fashion muscles around the world with Diesel, but then he has the time and focus to bring a unique independent project to fruition deep in Brazil. Freshly opened this month, his <b>Uxua Casa Hotel</b>, pronounced oo-SHOO-ahh and meaning "marvelous," on the Bahian coast combines repurposed materials, traditional construction methods, and Bahia style to create something like a top secret rustic retreat. <p>True to a secluded nature of the property, there is no central building; instead, nine individual casas of different histories and personalities are anchored by an aventurine quartz swimming pool, restaurant, library, gym and spa, and the JetSetCD 2009-03-25T16:17:21-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/1/12/223646/090 <![CDATA[<p><i>Brightening up our dreary lives once more is <a href="http://jetsetlife.tv/">Jet Set Life's</a> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Kimberly%20Murgatroyd"><b>Kimberly Murgatroyd</b></a> who has graced us with another hotel review from an exotic location, making us eternally envious of her jet-setting ways. This time, she's touched down in Rio de Janeiro.</i><p> <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/FasanoPool.JPG" class="top"><p>When speaking to the über-chic guests at the roof top pool of the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Fasano+Rio/local/764"><b>Fasano Hotel</b></a> in Rio de Janeiro, your conversation always turns to where you stayed B.F. (Before Fasano). You will get a variety of answers, yet everyone agrees that with the Fasano, Rio de Janeiro finally has a star on the hotel scene. <p> There was a lot of hype about the Fasano hotel opening in Rio. So, my husband and juliana 2009-01-13T09:15:48-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/