http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-15T00:04:09Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Elite%20Island%20Resorts http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/12/8/113634/160 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/palmisland.jpg" class="top"><p><i>The Palm Island Resort in the Grenadines.</i><p>Wanna get rid of your flailing stocks and actually get something in return? The <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/06/business/06carib.html?ei=5070">NY Times</a> reports that a resort in the Caribbean is offering guests stays at their hotels in exchange for stock. Seriously!<blockquote><p>Elite Island Resorts, a chain of upscale hotels &#151; including the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/St+James+Club/ian/177125"><b>St. James&#146;s Club</b></a> on Antigua and the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Palm+Island+All+Inclusive+Resort/ian/189839"><b>Palm Island Resort</b></a> in the Grenadines &#151; announced Friday that it would accept payments in stock for vacations booked by Jan. 31, using the value the stock was trading at on July 1. The deal, in effect, gives travelers a chance to roll back the value of currently depressed stocks to levels before the market began to juliana 2008-12-08T11:44:10-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/