http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-26T01:55:17Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Honeymoon%20Resorts http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/9/21/11650/8493 <![CDATA[<p> <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/evason_hideaway_yao_noi.jpg" class="imgborder"> <p> Back in 1974 James Bond's <i>The Man with the Golden Gun</i> was filmed on Koh Yao Noi, an island in Phang Nga Bay off of Phuket. Fast forward thirty three years and Six Senses is set to open the fourth Evason boutique-branded Hideaway on that same island. <p> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Evason+Hideaway+%26+Six+Senses+Spa+at+Yao+Noi/local/840"><b>Evason Hideaway Six Senses Yao Noi</b></a>, which opens in October, will include 54 pool villas with bay views. All villas have open-style bathrooms,infinity-edged pools with sundecks, and plenty of seclusion. Local building techniques have been adopted, using natural, environmentally controlled, materials to make sure the greenies stay happy. Furthermore, each villa is attended by a butler, and get this, for an additional cost a Bond like markj 2007-09-21T11:10:20-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/3/21/165625/530 <![CDATA[<p> <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/vietnam_evason.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> Beach Villa or Hill Top Villa? That is your choice at <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Evason+Hideaway+at+Ana+Mandara/local/398"><b>Evason Hideaway Ana Mandara</b></a>. Whatever your French villa preference this <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Made-up_words_in_The_Simpsons#Cromulent_and_Embiggen">cromulent</a> resort in Dalat has you covered.<p> You still have a chance to hit this place in April before the mercury jumps to possibly unbearable levels in Vietnam. Thing is, as the temperature rises the prices go down, so you may be able to score a deal if you can stand the heat.<p> Top notch service, plenty of snorkeling, a bit of windsurfing, a beach, which is cleaned daily, and a brand spankin' new spa-- pretty much all the upscale resort prerequisites.<p> Oh, and there are wild monkeys on the premises who are markj 2007-03-21T17:07:04-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/3/1/111317/0833 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/le_sereno_room_couch.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> Ok, you know we usually shy away from staged marketing photos. It isn't like we have an aversion to good photos--Noah takes <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/8/14/134317/415/hotels/Viewlicious+Photo+Shoot%3A+The+Gramercy+Park+Hotel">great, real hotel photos</a> for us. However, the above photo illustrates why we like to use hotel issued photos as a last resort.<p> C'mon. We all know if you are lucky enough to check in to the Christian Liaigre (Club Med Bora Bora, The Mercer in New York) designed <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Le+Sereno/local/319"><b>Le Sereno</b></a> in Saint-Barthélemy you are going to flop on the bed in sheer ecstasy, leaving your bags strewn throughout the room along the way--why do they have to prop those bags up there? Besides, the room looks great regardless, just leave the bags markj 2007-03-01T12:03:57-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/2/28/115546/143 <![CDATA[<p> <i>As winter storms brew here in the Northeast, our search for the perfect overwater bungalow is intensifying. Know an overwater bungalow resort hotel we need to check out? Hit us on the <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">tip line</a>.</i><p> <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/el_nido_palawan.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> Turns out HotelChatter has a bunch of daily readers in the Philippines. &nbsp;Cool. As a hat tip, we picked out our favorite Filipino resort, which just so happens to be an overwater bungalow property, go figure.<p> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/El+Nido+Resorts+Lagen+Island/local/316"><b>El Nido Lagen Island Resort</b></a> has 18 over water accommodations (51 total cabins) all in a quite, idyllic cove hidden by limestone cliffs and island forests. Furthermore, there is no shortage of castaway activities--snorkeling, swimming with jackfish, and canoeing are all available for guests.<br> markj 2007-02-28T12:01:45-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/2/16/85557/8228 <![CDATA[<p> <i>As winter storms brew here in the Northeast, our search for the perfect overwater bungalow is intensifying. Know an overwater bungalow resort hotel we need to check out? Hit us on the <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">tip line</a>.</i><p> <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/baros_sea_villa.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> We have covered <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Baros+Maldives/local/249"><b>Baros</b></a> <a href+'http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/11/30/161541/96/hotels/When_The_Brits_Go_Maldives">before</a>, however, when searching the world for the perfect overwater bungalow, neither the Maldives, nor Baros can be ignored. <p> Here is what we have learned over the years of telling and aggregating hotel stories--Londoners know their hotels. <p> That said, when discretionary holiday takers from the UK head for an over water bungalow experience many head to Baros. Not only do they head there, but they also return--a big deal when you are dropping markj 2007-02-16T09:10:51-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/