HotelChatter - Tag: Honeymoon Hotels

Umhlanga Rocks: The Other Royal Couple Did Not Honeymoon Happily Ever After

juliana — 2011-07-12T10:00:01-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/sadalbertandcharlene.jpg" class="top"> There was trouble brewing in the Monegasque paradise between Prince Albert of Monaco and his bride Princess Charlene, long before they tied the knot on July 1. But you would think that they could at least try and enjoy their honeymoon in South Africa? After all, they were staying in the presidential suite of the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Oyster+Box/local/1353">Oyster Box Hotel</a> on the beach in Umhlanga Rocks. The suite alone spans two floors, with its own private elevator, two bedrooms, two marble bathrooms with views of the ocean, a study, a lounge, a dining room that seats 10 and a fully equipped kitchen. Oh and its own swimming pool. But sadly the strain of the allegations that Prince Albert

Roxbury: Another Use For The Bridal Suite At The Roxbury

ASchechter — 2011-07-12T09:30:03-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/RoxSuite.jpg" class="top">Last time we heard from upstate New York's <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/1/3/32657/98404/hotels/The_Roxbury_s_Amadeus_Bride_Suite_Tries_to_Rival_the_Palace_of_Versailles_">The Roxbury</a>, they had recently unveiled "Amadeus' Bride," a dazzling, family-size bridal suite decorated in gold leaf and outfitted with a 200lb Austrian crystal chandelier. These people know how to put on a show. So it didn't come as a surprise when they emailed us about their new Gay Elopement Package (The Roxbury is owned by a gay couple), an offshoot of the general Elopement Package which debuted this winter. It turns out co-owner Gregory Henderson is himself a wedding officiant, so this is a great option if you're actually ready to tie the knot. The full package includes a wedding officiant, complimentary bottle of champagne, two passes to

Pyrgos: We Want to Seize This Killer View in Santorini

juliana — 2011-03-31T13:31:49-05:00

<![CDATA[ <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/killerview_carpediem.jpg" class="top"> 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.It's not quite spring yet with most of the U.S. still getting dumped with cold, rainy weather which is why we're

Soufriere: Saint Lucia's Hotel Chocolat: Not Made of Chocolate, but Surrounded by It

JetSetCD — 2011-03-03T17:24:01-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/Chocolattt2.jpg" class="top"> We have a confession to make. Just over a year ago, while on a visit to the Fond Deux Cocoa Plantation Hotel on the Caribbean island of Saint Lucia (see those awesome pics <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/3/124739/527/hotels/Inside_The_Fond_Doux_Cocoa_Plantation_Hotel_In_St_Lucia">here</a>), we inadvertently trespassed on the edge of a new hotel property. Don't worrya guard stopped us after emerging from a gingerbread-looking guardhouse. Where the heck were we? As it turns out, it was the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Chocolat/local/4783">Hotel Chocolat</a>, which just opened February 28. The Hotel Chocolat isn't so named because it sounds pretty; the place is high up on the island, within the actual chocolate-producing, 18th-century Rabot cocoa estate. The hotel was constructed here because its British owners are themselves crazy for the

Zanzibar: Zanzibar's New Star of the East Hotel Is Fit for a Royal Honeymoon

Jennifer Kester — 2011-02-21T14:10:26-05:00

While Prince Wills and Princess-to-be Kate Middleton are rumored to be spending their honeymoon in Isles of Scilly, we can't help thinking the royal couple should maybe pull a switcheroo and shack up at the newly opened Star of the East on Zanzibar.

The Tanzania hotel would provide a paparazzi-free zone. It only offers 11 villas, and each has its own private plunge pool, Jacuzzi, personal butler, ginormous furnished terrace and lush garden full vegetation, from which the newlyweds will be able to watch the sunset and get all romantic.