http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-25T05:34:00Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Cruises http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/9/15/22837/9186 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/34094/belle_1.jpg" class="top"><p> Tons of hotels have amenities like fitness rooms and pools. But the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Bahia+Resort+Hotel/ian/203643"><b>Bahia Resort Hotel</a></b> in San Diego offers an unusual perk: <b>free cruises in lovely Mission Bay</b>. <p>Located on a secluded 14-acre peninsula, the hotel is in a prime spot for a cruise. The Bahia takes advantage of the location with its Bahia Belle, a turn-of-the-century, Mississippi-style sternwheeler that circles the bay in a 45-minute to one-hour cruise. <p>The boat makes stops at the hotel and its sister property the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Catamaran+Resort+And+Spa/ian/203580"><b>Catamaran Resort Hotel</a></b>, whose guests also get a complimentary cruise. You can disembark and head into Catamaran's Moray's Lounge for some free live jazz piano on Fridays and Saturdays. But there's no need to Jennifer Kester 2009-09-15T09:28:53-05:00 32.7720377 -117.24857 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/11/23/23711/057 <![CDATA[<p><i><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/monica%20guy"><b>Monica Guy</b></a>, our own younger, blonder, more attractive but still curmudgeonly version of Andy Rooney has returned to us once more. After finding <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/11/23/23023/392/hotels/A_Hotel_Finally_Manages_to_Satisfy_Ms_Monica_Guy">hotel satisfaction</a> in Lisbon, she's moved onto a new type of hotel, a floating one. Once again, her bolded words are left in for Rooney-esque emphasis. Enjoy. </i><p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/easycruise.png" class="imgborder"><p>Here's a novelty extra - <b>what do you think of a hotel deal that includes all transport?</b> <p>Not transport from the airport. Not even transport to the city centre or for day trips. I mean your whole hotel room's transported. You wake up every morning at a new destination, without even realising you've gone anywhere, or having to waste time and effort getting there yourself.<p> Bargain, femmefatale 2007-11-28T14:31:32-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/