http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2008-11-22T03:42:58Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Island%20Getaways http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/5/23/8111/11873 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Shilla_Jeju_Island.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <p>I've just been invited to a wedding in South Korea and although I won't get there unless my fairy godmother springs for a plane ticket, it doesn't hurt to dream. If I get there I'll head down to <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/story/2007/7/6/6444/08623/travel/South+Korean+Island+Offers+Volcanoes+AND+Sex">Jeju Island</a>, a romantic spot off the south-west corner of the country. I hear it's sometimes overflowing with honeymoon couples but that seems to fit in well with a wedding trip anyway. </p><p>My hotel of choice (I've been tipped off by an insider) is <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Shilla+Jeju/ian/241579"><b>The Shilla, Jeju</b></a>, a resort on a 21-acre property on the cliff-top overlooking the Pacific. It only opened in 1990 and was South Korea's first 5-star resort. Sounds good so far, right? </p><p>My amandak 2008-05-23T09:10:01-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/5/5/71058/15472 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Four_Seasons_Maldives_Water_Villa_Pool.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <p>A relatively recent opening in the Maldives, the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Four+Seasons+Landaa+Giraavaru/ian/237009"><b>Four Seasons Landaa Giraavaru</b></a> has quickly become a very popular destination over its first couple of years. In a UK <i>Independent</i> report last week it got an extremely positive write-up:</p><blockquote><p> Food and cabins - there are some 50 "beach pavilions" and 38 "water bungalows" - are, needless to say, so faultless you'll want to cry when it's time to leave.</blockquote></p><p>When we see this photo of the pool out the back of a water villa, we can understand never wanting to say goodbye. And each room and villa come with such a long list of life's daily needs that we could probably stay and work from there anyhow: they amandak 2008-05-06T09:00:01-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/11/20/175318/49 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/end_ofthe_world.jpg"><p>No, we're not Doomsday theorists. <a href="http://www.guanaja.com/index.html"><b>The End of the World</b></a> is actually the name of a tiny 12-room guest resort on Guanaja, one of The Bay Islands which makes up a floating constellation off the coast of Honduras. <p>Discovered by Columbus on July 30, 1502, it's the least developed of the three. While Roatan grows bigger and bigger every day with its non-stop commercial carrier flights and giant cruise ships, this little-known eden on the water at the tail-end sounds like it's still relatively virginal -- and decidedly groovy. <p> The End of the World has 12 cabanas that overlook a pristine beach that looks close enough to tumble into from bed. It has a tiki bar and annie0007 2006-11-21T13:45:01-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/