http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-24T19:37:17Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Google%20Maps http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/2/8/83437/85311 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/google_maps_sydney.png" class="imgborder"><p><br> Google Sydney is conveniently located across the street from the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Shelbourne+Hotel/local/196"><b>Shelbourne Hotel</b></a>. So if Google folk wanted to say, hit up the $5 menu at Shelly's for lunch, it would be super simple. In true Sydney business lunch style, Shelly's offers patrons a 300-gram scotch fillet or chicken breast with creamy mash for $5...as long as they order a drink.<p> Hey, said Googler could even Gmail all his or her Google friends and send them Google Map directions to Shelly's. Not so fast, according to Google's mapping service getting from 200 Sussex Street from 201 Sussex Street involves a 10.4 kilometere walk where you cross over the Sydney Harbour Bridge twice.<p> According to the Sydney Herald:<p> markj 2007-02-08T09:20:20-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/6/21/111122/608 <![CDATA[<p> <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/mashup_of_the_day_june.png"> <br><br> The indominable mashup guru <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=John+Musser&amp;start=0&amp;ie=utf-8&amp;oe=utf-8&amp;client=firefox-a&amp;rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official">John Musser</a> has chosen the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/maps/hotelchatter-hollywood-star-map">HotelChatter Hollywood Star Map</a> as the <a href="http://www.programmableweb.com/url/2714">ProgrammableWeb mashup of the day</a> for June 20, 2006. Thanks John, oh and by the way, your site rocks, we are all huge fans.<p> The best part? In the immortal words of Al Pacino, "We're just gettin' warmed up". Remember, you control what goes on this map. Simply tip us off to the latest celeb high jinks hotelside in Hollywood. Now that <a href="http://www.google.com/custom?q=Hotel+Sex&search.x=0&search.y=0&search=Search&sitesearch=www.hotelchatter.com&sitesearch=&client=pub-0016586576578761&forid=1&ie=ISO-8859-1&oe=ISO-8859-1&cof=GALT%3A%23008000%3BGL%3A1%3BDIV%3A%23336699%3BVLC%3A663399%3BAH%3Acenter%3BBGC%3AFFFFFF%3BLBGC%3AFFFFFF%3BALC%3A0000FF%3BLC%3A0000FF%3BT%3A000000%3BGFNT%3A0000FF%3BGIMP%3A0000FF%3BLH%3A55%3BLW%3A100%3BL%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.hotelchatter.com%2Fimages%2Fhc_100.jpg%3BS%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.hotelchatter.com%3BLP%3A1%3BFORID%3A1%3B&hl=en">hotel sex advocate Angelina Jolie</a> is back in town, we are sure the hotel mavens will have plenty to say. <p> <i> Calling all hotel mavens, bellhops, valets, maids, bartenders, waiters, hotel executives, pr pushers markj 2006-06-21T11:11:22-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/5/16/172130/559 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/soho_house_air.jpg"><p> 2006 seems to be the year Internet companies battle for aerial map superiority, and for us, it always comes back to hotels.<p> While Google definitely has the clearest and most expansive set of satellite photos going, a quick glance down 9th Avenue reveals that Google Earth doesn't appear to be aware that the <a href="http://www.sohohouseny.com/thehouse.php"><b>SoHo House</b></a> rooftop pool scene, nor the <a href="http://www.hotelgansevoort.com/"><b>Gansevoort Hotel</b></a>, exists.<p> Ask.com on the other hand, fills in the missing pieces and gives us a good look at the dueling hotel rooftop pools in the Meatpacking district.<p> Looks like Ask.com wins this round, at least from our sick and twisted hotel perspective. However, maybe there is some merit to Google's Back to the Future markj 2006-05-17T09:07:27-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/