http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-25T03:38:21Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Hotel%20Pools http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/20/93152/425 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/21888/emebar.jpg" class="top"> <p>As we said <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/19/123639/64/hotels/Which_Rooftop_Pool_Should_You_Go_For_in_Seville_">yesterday</a>, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Hotel%20Pool%20Scenes"><b>rooftop pools</b></a> and bars are all the rage in <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/seville%20hotels"><b>Seville</b></a> at the moment. <p>But nice as the others can be, there&#146;s one place that stands head and shoulders (or maybe that should be a couple of floors) above the others &#150; the <b>Santo Terraza Bar</b> at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Eme+Fusion+Hotel/ian/266199"><b>EME Hotel</b></a> on Calle Alemanes. <p>For a start, the position is unbeatable &#150; it&#146;s in the cathedral square, facing the Giralda and the north side of the cathedral, with all its balustrades and flying buttresses and other architectural delights. <p>And they&#146;ve really made the most of it, singling the hotel out from the touristy bars and shops dotted around it, by laying juliab 2009-11-20T11:29:30-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/19/123639/64 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/21888/donamaria.jpg" class="top"> <p><i>The pool at the Hotel Doña Maria</i><p> <p>As we told you <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/18/104441/67/hotels/The_Hotel_Pool_Scene_in_Seville_is_Taking_Off_">yesterday</a>, we noticed last weekend that the hotel pool scene is really taking off in Seville. <p>The poor old <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Alfonso+Xiii,+The+Luxury+Collection/ian/141165"><b>Alfonso XIII</b></a> may not have a particularly sexy offering, but some of the rooftop ones are good enough for you to book a room on the basis of the pool. <p>Perhaps the best known is the pool at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Dona+Maria/ian/227088"><b>Hotel Doña Maria</b></a>, just off the cathedral square, which makes for stonking views of the Giralda. The terrace is split into two levels, with the bar and some tables down below, and the pool and a few more tables up some stairs. <p>Obviously, the views juliab 2009-11-19T14:19:30-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/18/104441/67 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/21888/alfonsopool.jpg" class="top"> <p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/17/9373/0631/hotels/The_Alfonso_XIII_May_Be_Seville_s_Grandest_Hotel_But_Its_Wifi_is_Less_Than_Grand">Yesterday</a> we lamented about the lack of decent WiFi at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Alfonso+Xiii,+The+Luxury+Collection/ian/141165"><b>Hotel Alfonso XIII</b></a> in <a herf="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/seville%20hotels"><b>Seville</b></a>. Today we&#146;re going to tell you about its pool. Why? Because we noticed this weekend that the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Hotel%20Pool%20Scenes"><b>pool scene</b></a> in Seville is really taking off. But as with most hotel trends, the newer and hipper places do it best. <p> When the Alfonso XIII was built, back in the 19th century, they preferred to stick turrets and stuff on hotel roofs, rather than pools so because of the gorgeous façade of the place, there&#146;s not exactly room to stick a tub up there. <p>Thus the pool is in the traditional, round-the-back-of-the-hotel position. It's a nice size with juliab 2009-11-18T11:58:56-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/2/0472/83397 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/Bardessono_Pool.JPG" class="top"><p> Can&#146;t afford even the low-season $300 a night rate at Yountville&#146;s new eco-resort, <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Bardessono/local/1499">Bardessono Hotel</a></b>? Fear not. The exclusive resort opens up its guests-only rooftop pool to non-guests on Wednesday evenings from 6:00-9:00pm for its punny <b>Dive Bar,</b> so even Napa townies can enjoy the stunning mountain and vineyard views while enjoying a dip and a drink while DJ's spin tunes near the bar. <p>The secluded pool is usually open only to resort guests, who come to lie in piece and quiet in one of the screened off day-bed cabanas. Come Wednesday evening, though, anyone can stop by the rooftop cement pond, and they're encouraged to come in their bathing suits to take a dip between EricRosen 2009-11-04T09:29:21-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/10/30/131233/12 <![CDATA[<p><!-- Start of Brightcove Player --> <div style="display:none"> </div> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://admin.brightcove.com/js/BrightcoveExperiences.js"></script> <object id="myExperience47048957001" class="BrightcoveExperience"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /> <param name="width" value="486" /> <param name="height" value="412" /> <param name="playerID" value="4862856001" /> <param name="publisherID" value="1321358962"/> <param name="isVid" value="true" /> <param name="@videoPlayer" value="47048957001" /> </object> <!-- End of Brightcove Player --> <p> <p>Yesterday we tempted you with a <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/10/28/233713/04/hotels/Guess_the_Hotel_s_Infinity_Pool_On_Top_Of_Infinity_Pool">stack of infinity pools</a> so delicious yet so mysterious, since it starred as a "Guess the Hotel." Well, the tropical paradise resort is none other than <i>Travel + Leisure</i>'s <b>Best Caribbean Resort 2009</b>, <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Jade+Mountain+Resort/ian/245944">Jade Mountain</a></b> on the Caribbean island of St. Lucia. We stopped by for a tour of the famous property, where <i>The Girls Next Door</i>'s Kendra Wilkinson spent her JetSetCD 2009-10-30T14:29:18-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/