http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-25T04:02:07Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Mancations http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/9/4/105728/8625 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/30451/elsanjuan_cabana.jpg" class="top"><p><i>Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water, the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/mancation">mancation</a> has returned!</i><p> Summer&#146;s officially over this weekend. But you know who&#146;s not all torn up about it? NFL fans. Fall means football&#151;and all the eating, drinking, and male bonding that comes with it.</p> <p>The folks at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/El+San+Juan+Hotel+%26+Casino/local/429"><b>El San Juan Hotel & Casino</b></a> in Puerto Rico know this. That&#146;s why, with the season kicking off next Thursday, they&#146;re promoting their cabanas to football fans.</p> <p>They claim spending a game day inside one of their poolside cabanas is the &#147;ultimate mancation,&#148; which, frankly, hurts our feelings. We too are football fans, even if we&#146;re female. (Maybe they could have gone with &#147;fancation&#148;? MsRebecca 2009-09-04T11:24:45-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/6/5/151512/8090 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/renaissancebostonroom.jpg" class="imgborder"><p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/maps/NBA-Finals-Hotels-2008"><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/nbafinalshotelmap.jpg" align="right"></a> So Game 1 of the Celtics-Lakers NBA Finals goes off tonight and if you still need a room for tonight or Game 2 on Sunday, consider the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Renaissance+Bos+Waterfront+Htl/ian/260278"><b>Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel</b></a>. <p>The new hotel is centered in the Boston Seaport District and is totally brand-new, having just opened in <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/2/18/153116/129/hotels/Renaissance_Boston_Waterfront_Opening_Today">February</a>. However, it's more than a walk away from the Garden so plan on transportation.<p> Currently, the hotel still has rooms open tonight for $499 for a standard guest room with either a king or two double beds. On Sunday, rooms drop to $249 a night.<p>The hotel has also put together a "Sleep With The Fishes" package that has nothing to do with juliana 2008-06-05T15:30:36-05:00 42.347905 -71.039963 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/3/31/64746/5614 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Maxim_Bungalows_Room.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <p>Late last year we mentioned that the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Maxim+Bungalows/local/598"><b>Maxim Bungalows</b></a> in the Dominican Republic were <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/5/29/83449/7130/hotels/Maxim_Brings_Class_Substance_to_the_Dominican_Republic">ready to open</a>, and now this hotspot for adventure, beach and a round of golf is in full swing.</p><p>We stopped by to check the <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g147290-d656008-r14475157-Maxim_Bungalows-Puerto_Plata_Dominican_Republic.html">TripAdvisor reviews</a> and find out how the first guests have enjoyed their experience of Maxim Bungalows. Maybe because we just read about the new <a href="http://tourismtechnology.rezgo.com/2008/03/eu-passes-anti-flogging-law.html">EU law</a> which has made it <i>illegal</i> (not just plain dumb) for hoteliers to post positive reviews about their own hotel on sites like TripAdvisor, we were a little suspicious to see how universally positive the reviews to date have been.</p><p>Is Maxim as good as they say? A few of the amandak 2008-03-31T09:05:01-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/12/3/154854/105 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/cordilleranight2.png" class="imgborder"><p>In this day and age it's totally not unusual to walk into your local mani-pedi place and spy at least one if not two men having some treatments done. So why should hotel spa getaways only cater to women?<p>That must be what <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Lodge+%26+Spa+At+Cordillera%2C+A+Rockresort/ian/225354"><b>The Lodge at Cordillera</b></a> in Colorado thought as they are offering a <b>Men's Spa Boot Camp Package</b>. But it's not all facials, mud baths and massages. The hotel, a RockResort, is offering guys two nights of luxury accommodations, along with one full day of either an ice climbing lesson or a snowmobile rental. <blockquote><p>Guys can experience the sensation of climbing up a frozen waterfall with a private ice-climbing lesson. Numerous ice climbs form each year, juliana 2007-12-03T15:53:50-05:00 39.643524 -106.63301 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/5/29/83449/7130 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/maxim_bungalows.png" class="imgborder"/><p> We've told you about the Royal Palm Hotel and its Maxim Lounge--which you'll remember wasn't hip enough for <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/2/1/95516/49847/hotels/Royal_Palm_Hotel_Has_Rooms_for_Super_Bowl_But_Parties_Not_So_Much">the lad mag's Super Bowl Party</a>. But we almost choked on our Memorial Day hot dog when we heard about Maxim's newest hotel project. Jennifer Conlin had <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/27/travel/27transmaxim.html">the story</a> in the New York Times:<blockquote><p>Maxim, the men's magazine that features articles like "Secret Sex" and "Horror Movie Hotties," is opening a resort in the Dominican Republic this fall. Dennis Publishing, the parent company of Maxim, has partnered with Elliott, a resort, hospitality and real estate company based in the Dominican Republic, to create <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Maxim+Bungalows/local/598"><b>Maxim Bungalows,</b></a> which is scheduled to open in October</blockquote></p><p>Along with studio, one- and two-bedroom pbb 2007-05-29T09:20:01-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/