http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T22:50:03Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Conde%20Nast%20Traveler http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/10/19/8532/0280 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/32083/hoteldupalaisviews.jpg" class="top"><p> <p><i>The stunning coastal views from Hotel Du Palais</i> <p>They say the customer is always right, and we generally agree. PR pushes and clever marketing can often make a hotel sound better than it is, but leave it to a consumer to give you the inside track with merciless honesty. This is precisely why Readers Choice lists are more trusted than other carefully cultivated round-ups. <p>Last week, <b><i>Condé Nast Traveler</i>'s unveiled its 22nd Annual Readers Choice Awards</b>, a respectable overview of the best cities, islands, resorts, airlines, and other travel-related miscellany. It's the location-specific hotel and resort "Top Three" lists that caught our eye first, of course, but there were some questionable standouts as well. <p>Some of the Heidi Atwal 2009-10-19T09:43:40-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/4/15/133951/440 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/arctichotlist.jpg" class="top"><p> It's that time of the year again folks when <a href="http://news.prnewswire.com/DisplayReleaseContent.aspx?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/04-15-2009/0005006568&EDATE="><b>Condé Nast Traveler</b></a> puts forth their annual <a href="http://www.concierge.com/tools/travelawards/hotlist/2009/hotels/">Hot List.</a> <p>The 140 hotels on this list include the three newest Los Angeles-area hotels--The Montage Beverly Hills, The London West Hollywood and the SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills. In New York, The Greenwich Hotel and The Thompson LES are the stand-outs. Down in Miami, new hotels made the list as well like The Viceroy, The Fontainebleau and The Mondrian South Beach, Miami Beach, Fla. <p>In Europe, we were pleasantly surprised to see that Citizen M made the list and in <a href="http://www.concierge.com/tools/travelawards/hotlist/2009/hotels/asia">Asia</a>, several of the new hotels that opened in time for the Beijing Olympics made the list juliana 2009-04-15T18:01:22-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/7/30/122535/089 <![CDATA[<p><img align="right" src="http://www.jaunted.com/files/4912/Layover_Illo.gif" class="imgborder">We are down to the wire here, people. Your chance to win an island hotel stay in Turks &amp; Caicos or a super kawaii Palm Centro Smartphone is nearing an end...which is like tomorrow at midnight! <p>As we've told you before, HotelChatter has teamed up with Condé Nast Traveler's <b>Michael Kinsley</b> for the <b>Layover Nation Contest</b> where readers like yourself can suggest a layover stop for Kinsley on his trip around the world in September.<p>If your layover suggestion gets picked for Kinsley's itinerary you could win a <a href="http://www.palm.com/us/products/smartphones/centro/?creativeID=US_BB_centro_ att_combo_wht">Palm Centro Smartphone</a>. And if Kinsley finds your tip to be his absolute favorite, you could win a killer stay at <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Regent+Palms/ian/228059">The Regent Palms Turks and Caicos</a>. juliana 2008-07-30T15:35:02-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/7/28/154024/125 <![CDATA[<p><img align="right" src="http://www.jaunted.com/files/4912/Layover_Illo.gif" class="imgborder">All good things come must come to an end and we're sad to say that you only have a few more days to win a free island hotel stay or a supercool new cell phone. So get off your butt and drop in a layover suggestion!<p>As we've told you before, HotelChatter has teamed up with Condé Nast Traveler's <b>Michael Kinsley</b> for the <b>Layover Nation Contest</b> where readers like yourself can suggest a layover stop for Kinsley on his trip around the world in September.<p>If your layover suggestion gets picked for Kinsley's itinerary you could win a <a href="http://www.palm.com/us/products/smartphones/centro/?creativeID=US_BB_centro_ att_combo_wht">Palm Centro Smartphone</a>. And if Kinsley finds your tip to be his absolute favorite, you could win a killer juliana 2008-07-28T15:41:41-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/7/18/15442/6448 <![CDATA[<p><img align="right" src="http://www.jaunted.com/files/4912/Layover_Illo.gif" class="imgborder">Hopefully, the majority of you out there are still finding ways to travel this summer, despite the high gas prices, the bankrupt airlines and weakening dollar. And if you've been tripping around the world, there's a way you could get something in return for all your travel expenses--like a free three-night stay at a Turks &amp; Caicos hotel.<p>As we've told you before, HotelChatter has teamed up with Condé Nast Traveler's <b>Michael Kinsley</b> for the <b>Layover Nation Contest</b> where readers like yourself can suggest a layover stop for Kinsley on his trip around the world in September.<p>If your layover suggestion gets picked for Kinsley's itinerary you could win a <a href="http://www.palm.com/us/products/smartphones/centro/?creativeID=US_BB_centro_ att_combo_wht">Palm Centro Smartphone</a>. And if Kinsley finds juliana 2008-07-18T15:30:19-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/