http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T05:54:24Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Luxury http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/2/13016/0539 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/32083/fairmontsanfrancisco1.jpg" class="top"><p> <p>Luxury is synonymous with excess, which in the car world usually suggests the use of high smog-emitting vehicles. Bigger is not always better for Mother Earth, with all that carbon monoxide contributing to her degradation. <p>A depressing reality, to be sure, but with environmental awareness being so very haute these days, tastemakers and luxury providers are striving to make the good life the green life, too. It's no coincidence that you hear blatant plugs for hybrid cars as stars arrive on the Oscars red carpet, you know. Plush comforts and planet-friendly alternatives can coexist, as LuxuryLink, Lexus, and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Fairmont+San+Francisco/local/8"><b>The Fairmont San Francisco</b></a> and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Fairmont+Washington+D.C./ian/126091"><b>Washington DC</b></a> are attempting to prove with special <b>Eco-Chic packages</b>. <p>Included in Heidi Atwal 2009-11-02T15:51:27-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/7/8/85626/84319 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/wsanfran2.jpg" class="top"> <p>News outta W Hotels today (well, news besides the <A href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/7/7/104520/9521/hotels/The_Congress_of_Cool_Will_Convene_at_W_Washington_DC_Tomorrow">opening of W Washington DC</a>): according to the <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/07/07/BU4O18KLKU.DTL&type=business">San Francisco Chronicle</a>, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/starwood hotels">Starwood</a> has agreed to sell the <B><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/W+Hotel+San+Francisco/local/60">W San Francisco</a></b> to Hong Kong investment company Keck Seng Investments Ltd for $90 million. Per a statement made by Starwood, the sale was made to reduce the 'wood's debt &#151; but never fear, the place will still operate as a W. <p>But the sale sort of sheds light on the sad-ish state of affairs in the hotel industry: <blockquote><p>The high-water mark for San Francisco hotel sales was set around April 2007, when Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces based in Mumbai, India, bought Campton Place from Jenna 2009-07-08T08:58:47-05:00 37.7851820 -122.40048 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/2/28/115546/143 <![CDATA[<p> <i>As winter storms brew here in the Northeast, our search for the perfect overwater bungalow is intensifying. Know an overwater bungalow resort hotel we need to check out? Hit us on the <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">tip line</a>.</i><p> <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/el_nido_palawan.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> Turns out HotelChatter has a bunch of daily readers in the Philippines. &nbsp;Cool. As a hat tip, we picked out our favorite Filipino resort, which just so happens to be an overwater bungalow property, go figure.<p> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/El+Nido+Resorts+Lagen+Island/local/316"><b>El Nido Lagen Island Resort</b></a> has 18 over water accommodations (51 total cabins) all in a quite, idyllic cove hidden by limestone cliffs and island forests. Furthermore, there is no shortage of castaway activities--snorkeling, swimming with jackfish, and canoeing are all available for guests.<br> markj 2007-02-28T12:01:45-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/2/14/9848/45468 <![CDATA[<p> <i>As winter storms brew here in the Northeast, our search for the perfect overwater bungalow is intensifying. Know an overwater bungalow resort hotel we need to check out? &nbsp;Hit us on the <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">tip line</a>.</i><br><p> <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/likuliku.png" class="imgborder"><p> Ah, don't you love that new overwater bungalow smell?<p> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/LikuLiku+Lagoon+Resort+/local/228"><b>Likuliku Lagoon Resort</b></a> is not only the brandest, spankinest, newest resort in Fiji (opens this month), but it is also the first and only Fijian resort with overwater bungalows. <p> Fijian hospitality, Melanesian architecture, and an overwater bure over Likuliku Lagoon, what more do you want? <p> All bures feature air-conditioning, music systems, phones, internet access, a DVD player, and incredible views of the lagoon. <p> The best part? This place markj 2007-02-14T09:16:33-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/