HotelChatter - Tag: Greece Hotels

Crete: Avoid a Lohan Meltdown By Soothing Yourself With This View

Jenna — 2009-07-23T12:56:18-05:00

<![CDATA[ We are suckers for a room with a killer view.  We find that we are even more likely to forgive some minor hotel inconveniences if we can stare out the window at something pretty--yeah we are that shallow. Let's help out our fellow hotel mavens by uploading rooms with killer views to the <a href="http://flickr.com/groups/hotelchatter/">HotelChatter/Flickr photo pool</a>, or by <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">sending the photo along to us</a>. We will feature our favorites in this space from time to time. Remember to tell us the name of the hotel and the room number of the hot view. <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/petramareview.jpg" class="top"> Have you ever wanted to have a young-celeb-lady freakout? Trash a room, tip off the paps to your crisis, storm the

Santorini: Opa! J. Crew and Tablet Hotels Giving Away a Greek Vacay

Jenna — 2009-02-17T09:47:02-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/jcrewsantorini.jpg" class="top"> If you fail to see a connection between prepster-outfitter J. Crew and the country of Greece, pause for a moment and think of this: White. Linen. Pants. You're on a balcony in <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/city/Santorini">Santorini</a>; the wind's in your hair as you gaze out onto the sparkling sea... while you're wearing a royal blue shirt and white linen pants from J. Crew, naturally. Or a white cotton sundress and a <a href="http://www.jcrew.com/AST/Browse/WomenBrowse/Women_Shop_By_Category/accessories/hatsscarves/PRDOVR~13713/13713.jsp">big floppy hat</a>, even! Forget the cashmere, cardigans and suiting of the Connecticut-country-club J. Crew you're thinking of; J. Crew is also known for their killer beachwear. And, appropriately, they're teaming up with <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/tablet%20hotels">Tablet Hotels </a>to give you some of that beachy stuff plus the

Sithonia: Greek Danai Hotel Doesn't Play Fair With Gorgeous Pools

amandak — 2009-01-28T11:12:20-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Danai_Beach_Hotel_Pool.jpg" class="top"> You can sway our hotel booking decision with a sexy pool any day. Put the pool on a sunny Greek peninsula and you won't have much trouble convincing us to come stay. So the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Danai+Beach+Resort+And+Villas/ian/208469">Danai Beach Resort and Villas</a> at Chalkidiki has just scored itself a pretty big thumbs up from us.We admit this admiration is purely superficial and based only on a fantastic-looking pool, but the rooms sound okay too--air-conditioned, internet access, and a marble bathroom and marble floors. Most of the pools attached to suites are heated, so even if our Greek holiday isn't at the height of summer, we'll be able to go swimming. That's important.Unfortunately, poolside luxury doesn't come that cheap. For

Pyrgos: Raffles Olympia Resort Not A Place To Train For The Olympics

amandak — 2008-11-07T15:35:09-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Olympia_Greece.jpg" class="top"> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/raffles%20hotels">Raffles Hotels</a> is planning to open the Raffles Olympia Resort in 2011 in Greece but you can forget anything associated with the Olympic Games or athletics for that matter. This hotel is strictly going to be a luxury resort.The resort will have a couple of pools, four tennis courts and a golf course. Note: They are proud its unusual to have a golf course in Greece; we are thinking its weird to have a golf course in Greece. A large Raffles Amrita Spa is also planned as is a long private beach, so if relaxing ever becomes an Olympic sport then this will be the right place to train.Currently, the easiest way to get to the

Yosemite National Pk: Yosemite's Ahwahnee Hotel in the Line of Fire but Still OK

juliana — 2008-07-28T09:49:29-05:00

Guess what? There are more fires in California today. Ugh, just when we were getting over the devastating Big Sur Fire, another one has flared up.

If you're headed to Yosemite National Park shortly, you may want to rethink your trip. Or at least bring along a smoke mask. SF Chronicle reports that the Telegraph Fire has already destroyed 26,000 acres in rugged canyons 12 miles west of Yosemite, along with 12 homes and is set to get worse as the dry weather continues this week.