http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T12:28:19Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Hotel%20Refurbs http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/10/26/4744/1677 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Punta_Cana_Resort_Refurbished_room.jpg" class="top"><p> <p>We haven't quite reached our 40th birthday yet, but when we do, a bit of a renovation will probably be just what we need. That was the same thought the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Puntacana+Hotel/ian/218071"><b>Puntacana Resort and Club</b></a> in the Dominican Republic had. They're celebrating their 40th anniversary this year and have been having some major refurbishments done, which are due to be all tidied up by the end of this week.<p>The Puntacana Hotel has spruced up all of its 186 rooms. There are now flat screen TVs throughout, new paint and bedding, and it's looking nice and fresh.<p>Refurbished doesn't mean more expensive: they've still got some good deals going. If you book online <a href="http://www.puntacana.com/">at their website</a>, you can amandak 2009-10-29T08:57:58-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/7/29/143127/453 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/33752/hoxton_grill_1401977c.jpg" class="top"> <p><b>Soho House</b> and <b>Shoreditch House</b> in London: nice places once you&#146;re in them, shame about the hundreds of pounds and membership forms you have to throw at them to get there (or the chatting up of member-y types if you can&#146;t afford the fees yourself). <p>Tired of buttering up the members pretty much after our first visit (and not having a spare few hundred quid up our sleeves), we decided our relationship with the Soho House group was not meant to be. But right now, we might just rethink things a little, because the <b>Hoxton Grill</b> restaurant has just joined the group. <p>The restaurant is part of the trendy <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hoxton+Hotel+London/local/194"><b>Hoxton Hotel</b></a> (that of the famous <a londontown 2009-07-29T15:01:35-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/