http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2008-09-05T17:13:45Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Caribbean%20Hotels http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/8/18/73826/0369 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Firefly_Hotel_Mustique.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <p>So where do a prince and his special girlfriend go when they're utterly sick of being followed around? Apparently, the answer is Mustique Island in St Vincent &amp; The Grenadines where Prince William and Kate Middleton recently spent two weeks enjoying each other's company without too much media around.<p>A bunch of celebrities own villas on this very private island, or you can stay at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Firefly+Hotel/local/1316"><b>Firefly Hotel</b></a> with its five unique rooms. If Wills crashed here it would have been in the Royal Palm room, which at current off-peak rates goes for $950 per night (including all meals and your own golf cart for getting around). <p>They also would've had their own iPod and docking station amandak 2008-08-18T11:19:41-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/5/30/3441/28252 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Hilton_Caribbean_Website.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <p>The <a href="http://hiltoncaribbean.com/"><b>Hilton Caribbean</b></a> website has just a complete renovation to make it more attractive, user friendly and more popular with search engines, too. We can't remember now what the old version was like, but the new site is useful and not overcomplicated--it's easy to get information on each of the different hotels and finding prices is simple.</p><p>We're also quite taken with the interactive map which shows you the locations of each of Hilton's nine hotels across the Caribbean, and looks like an old pirate's map. Speaking of other visuals, we weren't so impressed by their <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/4/21/64135/5644/hotels/Hilton_Caribbean_Gets_Halfway_There_With_YouTube_Promos">videos</a> but the rest of the site does look reasonably attractive.</p><p>Hilton Caribbean's big goal is to get 2 million visitors amandak 2008-05-30T09:00:28-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/4/28/212945/531 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Garden_Pool_at_Four_Seasons_Nevis.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <p>The <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Four+Seasons+Nevis/ian/123498"><b>Four Seasons Nevis</b></a> has never really wowed us when we're considering Caribbean destinations, and <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g147378-d184851-Reviews-Four_Seasons_Resort_Nevis_West_Indies-Charlestown_Nevis_St_Kitts_and_Nevis.html">guest reviews</a> are really split too, between super luxury resort and expensive, poor service. So we're still not sure what to think, but something new might tip us into positive territory.</p><p>Four Seasons Nevis now has "ultra-exclusive" beach cabanas to rent during the day. There are four of them, each 200 square foot in area, and they're located on the beach next to the Garden Pool (pictured). They're suitable for couples or a family of up to five people, and you can rent them from sunrise to sunset if you're planning a hang-out day near the water.</p><p>Check their package deals to amandak 2008-04-29T09:30:01-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/4/21/64135/5644 <![CDATA[<p> <object width="385" height="317"><param value="http://www.youtube.com/v/QDkC2RGR4So" name="movie"></param><embed width="385" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/QDkC2RGR4So" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="317"></embed></object><p> <p> <p>We love a good YouTube video, we really do. What we're not so super keen on is fairly dry and dull promotional videos on YouTube. At the moment, that's pretty much the only type they've got posted at the new <a href="http://www.youtube.com/hiltoncaribbean"><b>Hilton Caribbean</b></a> YouTube page. </p><p>It's a nice idea, though. You can click on the hotel of your choice, including some pretty spots like the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hilton+Curacao/ian/118835"><b>Hilton Curacao</b></a> or <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hilton+Barbados/ian/227611"><b>Hilton Barbados</b></a>, and get a virtual tour even before you decide to book a room. They show areas around the hotel as well as inside, and give you the differences between some of the rooms, for example.</p><p>It's functional, has amandak 2008-04-21T09:21:47-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/4/3/11393/24170 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/grandpineapple.jpg" class="imgborder"><p><a href="http://www.travelweekly.com/article.aspx?id=171422&amp;ad_id=5736">Travel Weekly</a> reports that <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/sandals%20resorts"><b>Sandals</b></a>, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/12/15/10217/080/hotels/Which_Sandals_Jamaica_Did_Michael_Scott_Choose_">Michael Scott's favorite Caribbean getaway</a>, has introduced a new budget brand called <b>Grand Pineapple Beach Resorts</b>.<blockquote><p>Two existing resorts will be reflagged with the new brand. The 180-room Grand Pineapple Beach Resort on Antigua's northeast coast will become the Grand Pineapple Beach Antigua, and the 65-room Negril Gardens in Jamaica will become the Grand Pineapple Beach Negril.</blockquote></p><p>The brand will be open to both families, couples and singles. It will be all-inclusive and cover accommodations, meals, snacks, unlimited drinks, watersports and entertainment. The rates will be about 35 to 55 percent cheaper than the other brands. This is because the resorts will be more straightforward and are simpler and cheaper to operate, juliana 2008-04-04T11:05:30-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/