http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2008-11-22T05:38:30Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Island%20Hotels http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/10/8/203353/781 <![CDATA[<p> <i>Cubicle Dreamin' is a feature in which we ask the hotel mavens to take some time out of their busy work day, surf the Internet, and tell us what hotel they wish they could beam themselves to right that very second--all on the slave driving companies dime, of course. Oh, like these people aren't surfing aimlessly anyway--at least now their purposeless clicking will be cobbled together into useful hotel stories--we hope. Have a destination hotel you are just dying to leave your cube for? <a href="tips@hotelchatter.com">Send the story our way</a>. In this episode, Hotel Maven <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/user/annie0007/stories">Annie0007</a> is taking a trip to an exotic island only accessible by helicopter or boat. Enjoy.</i><p><p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/vahineisland.png" class="imgborder"><p>Bid me Bon Voyage, folks. No annie0007 2008-10-09T16:05:41-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/4/3/95943/45196 <![CDATA[<p><i>We are suckers for a room with a killer view. &nbsp;We find that we are even more likely to forgive some minor hotel inconveniences if we can stare out the window at something pretty--yeah we are that shallow. Let's help out our fellow hotel mavens by uploading rooms with killer views to the <a href="http://flickr.com/groups/hotelchatter/">HotelChatter/Flickr photo pool</a>, or by <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">sending the photo along to us</a>. We will feature our favorites in this space from time to time. Remember to tell us the name of the hotel and the room number of the hot view.</i><p><p> <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Killer_VIew_Lanzarote.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <p>Islands are good spots to find killer views and Spain's Lanzarote is no exception. This Flickr member got creative as well to amandak 2008-04-03T11:46:46-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/3/13/114359/708 <![CDATA[<p><embed src="http://services.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f8/1321361467" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashVars="videoId=1447922210&playerId=1321361467&viewerSecureGatewayURL=https://services.brightcove.com/services/amfgateway&servicesURL=http://services.brightcove.com/services&cdnURL=http://admin.brightcove.com&domain=embed&autoStart=false&" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="400" height="339" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" swLiveConnect="true" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed><p><br><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/El+Conquistador+Resort+%26+Golden+Door+Spa/local/1139"><b>El Conquistador Hotel in Puerto Rico</b></a> is an extremely pretty cliffside resort that is set up as five villages full of villas (there are also 750 rooms, but the villas are where it's at), set around a good size indoor outdoor lobby, a casino, and a sprawling pool area. <p> If you stay here, and don't rent a car, you are going to be tied to the resort grounds for most of your stay. Don't fret though, there is a steakhouse and a Starbucks on-site, as well as plenty of other shops and restaurants. <p> Remember, while this highly-touted Puerto Rico resort it is old, and shows its markj 2008-03-13T12:54:27-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/3/11/104745/076 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/el-convento-front.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>If you have your heart set on staying the night inside the walls of Old San Juan you will no doubt consider <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+El+Convento/local/1137"><b>El Convento Hotel</b></a>, which is a former convent in the middle of the historic walled town. <p> Be prepared, there are no ocean front rooms here, nor any beach or sprawling pool area to speak of. This is a charming old Spanish Colonial property with some updates (flat screen television and wireless access). However, the maze of terraces and quiet sitting areas, some offering day-long complimentary beverage service, along with the impossible to beat location are reasons why folks choose to stay here. <p> If you are looking to stay in a quiet location that markj 2008-03-11T11:45:08-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/3/10/15213/3532 <![CDATA[<embed src="http://services.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f8/1321361467" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashVars="videoId=1447922213&playerId=1321361467&viewerSecureGatewayURL=https://services.brightcove.com/services/amfgateway&servicesURL=http://services.brightcove.com/services&cdnURL=http://admin.brightcove.com&domain=embed&autoStart=false&" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="400" height="339" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" swLiveConnect="true" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed> <p><br> The <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Gran+Melia+Puerto+Rico/local/1105"><b>Gran Melia Puerto Rico</b></a> is a bit isolated, but hey, that is what many island goers are looking for. While you won't find the all night antics of San Juan right outside your door, you will find ping pong, pool, kid size chess, beautiful. Oh, and forgive us for the shaky walking, no, no one was drinking. <p> <b>Location:</b><br> Northeast of the island, between San Juan and Fujardo. You are going to need a car if you stay here and want to explore the island. Coco Beach is nearby, but for everything else you will have to drive down to the highway and drive the markj 2008-03-10T16:16:45-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/