http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2008-10-11T00:15:18Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Hotel%20Toilets http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/8/4/13505/08815 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/11725/03sqdftlarge4.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>If you've ever been to Europe, you've seen the toilets that have two buttons for flushing: one for a 0.8-gallon flush for liquid waste and another for a 1.6-gallon release of water for--<i>ahem</i>--solids. <p> A recent <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/realestate/commercial/03sqft.html?_r=1&oref=slogin"><i>New York Times</i></a> article, "Will Americans Accept Greener Hotel Rooms?" asks why so few American hotels have adopted the dual-flush toilet when such water-salvaging and more eco-friendly loos are standard in hotel rooms around much of the world. <p>Poor Brian McGuinness, a vice president with <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Starwood%20Hotels"><b>Starwood Hotels and Resorts</b></a> who is responsible for Starwood's eco-friendly <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/element%20hotels"><b>Element</b></a> brand, bears the burden of answering this question on behalf of the American public: Because consumers expressed concern that the dual-flush toilets would jennm 2008-08-04T14:23:36-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/5/14/92532/7615 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Tarraleah_Bath_Tub_Tasmania.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <p>On a day when every hotel you're looking at booking starts to sound the same, a bit of out-there technology can help you make your mind up. <i>Travel + Leisure Australia</i> recently put together a list of their favorite hotel gadgets and gizmos, and there are a few hotels on their list that we would book just to check out their new technology. </p><p>They've got the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Peninsula+Tokyo/ian/255753"><b>Peninsula Tokyo</b></a> on their list, not just for the nail dryer and ultra-portable phone but also for the three mood lighting settings; speaking of lighting, the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Lodge+At+Tarraleah/ian/254372"><b>Tarraleah Lodge</b></a> in Tasmania has "chromatherapy" lighting in the bathtub so the water will glow the color of your mood.</p><p>There's more than just amandak 2008-05-14T09:54:39-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/