http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T15:29:08Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Hotel%20Rankings http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/12/13/133413/58 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/belair_sign.jpg" class="top"><p> Once again, we find ourselves confused by a World's Best list from <b>Travel + Leisure</b>. The magazine has just released its <b>2011 T+L 500</b> guide which always makes us giddy as we love seeing which hotels are hot and which are not. But when we noticed that the best hotel in Los Angeles is the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/HOTEL+BEL+AIR/local/1625"><b>Hotel Bel-Air</b></a>, it felt like someone popped the pretty balloon we had been holding. And then knocked over our ice cream too. <p>That's because <b>the Hotel Bel-Air has been closed for over a year</b> for extensive renovations. It is not expected to reopen until <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/10/25/142352/42/hotels/Brides_Get_Ready_The_Hotel_Bel_Air_Will_Reopen_in_July_2011">July</a>. <p> So, how did this happen? According to T+L, the 2011 T+L 500 guide is juliana 2010-12-13T15:00:52-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/7/28/113516/842 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/jdpowerchart.jpg" class="top"> <p>The economy has put everyone in a bad mood. From the banker dudes who had to downgrade from the company-covered Ritz's to (gasp) Marriotts and such, to the families who wisely made the most of one double room instead of booking a separate room for the kiddies &#151; things in the industry have changed because of the downturn, both on the guest's side and from an operational standpoint. <p>Today, this year's J.D. Power and Associates 2009 North America Hotel Guest Satisfaction Index Study was released &#151; and it had a few surprises. Mainly, this one: after two years of claiming the number one spot, Ritz-Carlton was bumped below Four Seasons in both the overall satisfaction index and Jenna 2009-07-28T11:41:24-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/7/23/02938/9502 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/fourseasonsmaui_pool.jpg" class="imgborder"> <p><b>[Ed Note: Alex Salkever is the editor and founder of <a href="http://hawaiirama.com">Hawaiirama</a>, a Hawaii travel blog.]</b> <p>Hotels in Aloha Land have long been perennial placeholders on <a href="http://www.travelandleisure.com/worldsbest/2008/">Travel + Leisure's annual World's Best Awards</a>. <p>Rinse, repeat in 2008 but hold the coconut, surfer boy. Things may not be as glossy as they seem: several Hawaii hotels returning to the uber list actually declined in rankings. <p>The <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Four+Seasons+Hualalai/ian/127265"><b>Four Seasons Resort Hualalai</b></a>, on the Big Island, ranked No. 27, down from No. 9 in 2007 -- perhaps showing its relative age? <p>Waikiki's <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Halekulani/local/604"><b>Halekulani</b></a> snagged No. 44, down from No. 38 a year ago. Sniff, sniff (maybe it was the <a href="http://hawaiirama.com/2008/07/hawaii-hotels-bedbugs-at-the-h">bedbugs report</a>? Although Halekulani gets bonus <a ASalkever 2008-07-23T17:30:01-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/7/10/142927/790 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/hotelbelairold.png" class="imgborder"> <p>So, listen, <i>Travel + Leisure</i> readers: we have a bone to pick with you. You seem to think quite highly of the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Bel+Air/ian/112168"><b>Hotel Bel-Air</b></a>, and frankly, we're not quite getting it. <p>See, not only did you <a href=" http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/travel--leisure-readers-rank/story.aspx?guid={4B10C602-888F-4278-B577-D1588842724B}&amp;dist=hppr">rank the hotel</a> #1 in Los Angeles in the World's Best Awards, but you also seem to think it is among one of the top three hotels in the United States. Really, though? <p>Look, we get that the grounds are gorgeous and all, but we don't sleep outside. The hotel's interior is where we spend the most time. We sleep in the rooms and eat in the dining room, you know? <p>All we're saying is that <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/4/11/12414/0174/hotels/Hotel_Bel_Air_Might_Need_a_Makeover">last Jenna 2008-07-10T14:37:10-05:00 34.086453 -118.44635 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/