HotelChatter - Tag: Hotel Views http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-24T02:45:21Z HotelChatter HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Hotel%20Views New York : Scoping Out the View From the InterContinental Times Square http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/17/95034/196 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/30451/IntContTimesSq_view.jpg" class="top"><p> <p>Often in New York City hotels, views are non-existent, or they&#146;re of the poor suckers in the apartment building across the street. So when we get a chance to gaze out across the city&#151;or even New Jersey!&#151;we are much happier campers. Which is why we were thrilled to see these photos of the view from the <b>InterContinental Times Square</b>, opening in July 2010. </p> <p>When we <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/7/13/112236/396/hotels/InterContinental_Times_Square_Still_Set_For_Summer_2010">last checked in</a> on the hotel&#146;s progress, there were just renderings of the tower. We&#146;ve got nothing against renderings, but you can't beat seeing a building in living color&#151;or even in muted grays like in these shots taken on an overcast day in Manhattan. The photos come courtesy of InterContinental&#146;s MsRebecca 2009-11-17T10:21:55-05:00 Split: Spinning Croatian Hotel Will Have Best Views For Everybody http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/10/23/6716/6054 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Rotating_Hotel_Croatia.jpg" class="top"><p> <p>You know how they charge a bit more for the rooms with a good view? There's one way to solve this dilemma and get no complaints about it, although it's a pretty hi-tech solution: build a <b>rotating hotel</b>. That's exactly what they're planning in Croatia where some spinning accommodation will be built on <b>&#138;olta Island</b>, near the city of Split.<p>But don't worry, it's not turning at a rate likely to make you dizzy. The design has it rotating 1.3 times per day, barely fast enough to notice at all, and at the right pace so that if you stay a few days, you'll get a different view at all times of day. It will be just a amandak 2009-10-23T09:03:42-05:00 Do You Prefer A Room On a Higher Or Lower Floor? http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/9/16/42046/2868

It might seem like a no-brainer that people prefer staying in a hotel room on the highest floor possible to get a killer view, especially when trapped amongst skyscrapers in a big city.

And if you're the competitive type, staying on a high floor makes you feel as if you have an advantage over the other guests. "Oh you're on 18? Too bad, I'm on 32. Boo-ya!" You know how some people think.

Yet there are guests who may roll VIP-style but actually prefer a lower floor to the penthouse suite on the top floor (see: Richard Gere in Pretty Woman) It's true, not everyone wants to stay way up there. Do you? ]]> Jennifer Kester 2009-09-16T10:18:53-05:00 San Francisco: The Best View In San Francisco http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/8/13/145225/903 <![CDATA[<p> <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/sf_marriott_view.jpg" class="imgborder"> <p> Last week, while in San Francisco, we didn't stay at the <a href=" http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/JW+Marriott+San+Francisco/local/757"><b>SOMA Marriott in SF</b></a>. However, we did hit up the 37th floor, also known as "The View Lounge", for a quick drink before leaving the city. While many locals may tell you the best view of the city is from the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Intercontinental+Mark+Hopkins/local/758"><b>Top of the Mark</b></a>, or the Bank of America building, the truth of the matter is San Francisco's greatest vista is from atop the Marriott. <p> The Tie Fighter style windows allow you to sit and astonishingly quaff in the sweeping views in every direction. That means you can have a drink on one side of the bar an stare markj 2007-08-13T16:10:25-05:00 37.785078 -122.40499 Tokyo: Flickr Hotel Review: Squinting at Mount Fuji http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/12/4/142559/229 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/mt.fuji_hotel_window_shot.jpg"><p><br> Look kids, Mt. Fuji. Sure you have to kind of strain your eyes to see it, and it is the only time the hotel maven behind this photo saw the mountain during a seven day stay at <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Shinagawa+Prince+Hotel/local/116"><b>Shinagawa Prince Hotel</b></a>, but still, it is Mount-Freakin'-Fuji.<p> The photographer's hotel room was 31 stories up, and while reports on the Shinagawa Prince hotel rooms vary, what can't be argued is the property is a five minute walk from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinagawa_Station">Shinagawa Train Station</a>.<p> Plenty more great hotel room photos over at the Flickr group "<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/hotel_rooms/">sitting in my Hotel Room</a>". Oh, and naturally remember to help out your fellow hotel mavens by uploading hotel photos to the <a href="http://flickr.com/groups/hotelchatter/">HotelChatter/Flickr photo markj 2006-12-04T14:29:15-05:00 Search HotelChatter Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/