http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T21:05:33Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/French%20Polynesia%20Hotels http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/8/20/113755/124 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/thebrandoresort.jpg" class="top"><p><i>Imagine...all of this...for you.</i><p>This might be the first posthumous <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/celebrity hotels"><b>celebrity hotel</b></a> we've heard about--<b>Marlon Brando's</b> vision for a Tahitian resort on the islands of Tetiaroa will come true nearly eight years after the legendary actor's death. <a href="http://tetiaroa.pf/"><b>The Brando</b></a> is now expected open in late 2012. <p><blockquote><p>Purchased by Marlon Brando in 1965, Tetiaroa is a 13-island chain circled by a coral reef offering a tranquil and pure paradise 35 miles from the island of Tahiti. The Brando is a product of Brando&#146;s vision to create a project which will resonate with visitors and also foster opportunities for guests to get to know both the place and the people of French Polynesia. </blockquote></p><p>On-site The Brando will have juliana 2010-08-20T13:43:16-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/12/30/101813/88 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/sheratontahitiview.jpg" class="top"><p><i>The Sheraton Tahiti</i><p>Starwood loyalists may be disappointed to hear that <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/starwood%20hotels"><b>Starwood Hotels</b></a> has announced the end of its management contract of three Sheraton properties in French Polynesia: <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Sheraton+Hotel+Tahiti/ian/152794"><b>The Sheraton Hotel Tahiti</b></a>, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Sheraton+Moorea+Lagoon+Resort+And+Spa/ian/191984"><b>Sheraton Moorea</b></a> and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Bora+Bora+Nui+Resort+And+Spa/ian/204354"><b>Bora Bora Nui Resort & Spa</b></a>, A Luxury Collection Resort.<p>Starwood will keep a presence in the region with The St. Regis Bora Bora Resort, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Le+Meridien+Tahiti/ian/138789">Le Meridien Tahiti</a> and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Le+Meridien+Bora+Bora/ian/138760">Le Meridien Bora Bora</a>, all of which have outstanding services and of course, those killer overwater bungalows.<p>There's not much information on the other resorts except that these properties will no longer be under the Starwood umbrella starting sometime in 2009. If you're considering a trip there, double-check who will be juliana 2008-12-30T10:26:44-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/2/20/132623/057 <![CDATA[<p><i>Hotelier. The word is so romantic, so eccentric, so...French. However, run-of-the-mill real world hoteliers don't always live up to the etymology. <p>Always looking to bring you the most pertinent information on the worldwide hotel scene, we figured when we found hoteliers that were worthy of the French pronunciation of the word, we would let them speak to you directly. Besides, before you dropped a bunch of cash to stay at someone's house, wouldn't you want to get to know the owner a bit? Exactly. We, always oh so full of ourselves, are calling this series <b>Hoteliers That Matter</b> and we are sitting down with these hoteliers and letting them tell you, straight from their mouths to web ears, what you juliana 2008-03-07T13:32:38-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/