Could it be that the Maxim Bungalows in the Dominican Republic, which has only been open for a little over a six months, has closed?

A tipster let us know that the website wasn't working and indeed when we clicked the URL, it sent us to a GoDaddy.com page. GoDaddy is a URL purchasing site and while somebody does own the Maxim Bungalows URL, there's no info nor any redirection going on here. So we just had to find out what was up.]]> juliana 2008-10-08T14:28:28-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/5/7/164136/4443 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/okmaxim.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>A while back we asked if those <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Maxim+Bungalows/local/598"><b>Maxim Bungalows</b></a> were <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/3/31/64746/5614/hotels/Maxim_Bungalows_Sound_Too_Good_To_Be_True">too good to be true</a> and found that as far as we could see, guests were loving this place.<p>Now, a hotel rep wanted to let us know that celebs are loving the place as well. Some stars making the trip down include, Carrie Ann Inaba, judge of "Dancing with the Stars", Brittany Snow, Dylan McDermott, Chris Evans and Laura Prepon. OK! Magazine also went down there to do a photo shoot for <i>Cashmere Mafia's</i> Bonnie Sommerville (above). <p>But aside from celebrity sightings, the resort just opened its <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/4/2/235254/5083/hotels/Maxim_Bungalows_To_Get_Hip_Social_Restaurant">Social restaurant </a> thus enabling you to dance, drink and party like a celeb even if you don't juliana 2008-05-07T16:52:39-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/4/2/235254/5083 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/maxim_social.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>Whether or not the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Maxim+Bungalows/local/598"><b>Maxim Bungalows</b></a> are really a <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/3/31/64746/5614/hotels/Maxim_Bungalows_Sound_Too_Good_To_Be_True">good place to vacation</a>, the resort will be getting a hip dining scene.<p> Prolific restaurateur Jeffrey Chodorow will open the <b>Social Dominican Republic</b> restaurant at the Cofresi Beach location of the resort on April 15th.<blockquote><p>Chef Angel Mejia will oversee Social Dominican Republic along with general manager Sean Mohammed, both formerly at Social Miami at Sagamore in sizzling South Beach. Designer Carlos Oroza of architecture firm Prada Kulich created an intimate setting for Social Dominican Republic, seating 70 guests inside and 40 outside. </blockquote></p><p>The restaurant will serve a daily specialty breakfast buffet as well as a full dinner menu. Some selections served at night include the Basil Cured juliana 2008-04-03T09:15:02-05:00 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/2007/5/29/83449/7130 <![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/