HotelChatter - Tag: Mexico Hotels

Knock Back 'Day of The Dead' Cocktails At Velas Resorts

juliana — 2009-10-22T17:19:51-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/blue_death.jpg" class="top">In continuing our Halloween Cocktails series, we bring you some Day of The Dead Cocktails from Mexico. Remember over the summer when the Grand Velas Resort in Playa del Carmen introduced their <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/8/10/165141/377/hotels/Along_Came_a_Margarita_Trolley_and_All_Was_Well_Again">margarita trolley</a> and we nearly got drunk writing about it? Well, the resort's sister properties are also doing their best to get us buzzed. In celebration of Mexico's Day of the Dead on November 1st and 2nd, <a href="">The Grand Velas Riviera Maya</a> is offering guests "The Cemetery" drink made with Vodka, Kahlua, Coca Cola and "Bloody Champagne," accompanied by strawberry and raspberry juices and served with dry ice for a "spookier feel." (Ed. note: can we get a contact high from this dry ice?

Salidaridad: The Rosewood Mayakobá Offers Tequila Upon Arrival and a Third Night For Free

Heidi Atwal — 2009-10-22T11:10:22-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/32083/rosewoodmayakoba.jpg" class="top"> "Buy One, Get One Free" offers usually refer to things like magazine subscriptions and ice cream sundaes. In the case of Mexico's <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Rosewood+Mayakoba/local/902">Rosewood Mayakobá</a> resort the promotion is a "Buy Two Nights, Get the Third Free" deal at a hotel we once described as "a dash of Venice" with "a bit of Disney's Jungle Cruise, a shot of the Hobbit's Shire, and a touch of Tatooine mixed in for good measure." Included in the offer, which is valid through December 15th and requires you to stay two-consecutive nights to get that third freebie, is daily breakfast. That early morning "extra" doesn't seem like much of a bonus, though, considering that ye old Continental Breakfast is standard

Guadalajara: The Intercontinental Guadalajara: A Tale of Two Hotel Rooms

juliana — 2009-10-16T09:28:38-05:00

<![CDATA[<embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f8/1321361467" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashVars="videoId=44964459001&playerId=1321361467&viewerSecureGatewayURL=https://console.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="486" height="412" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" swLiveConnect="true" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed>So remember that hotel keycard we showed you the other day with the um, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/10/12/101610/33/hotels/What_Is_Going_On_With_This_Hotel_Room_Key_">interesting ad</a> on it? Yeah. Well, that belonged to the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Presidente+Intercontinental+Guadalajara/ian/111601">Presidente Intercontinental Guadalajara</a> where we stayed for four days during the Society of American Travel Writers conference. Before we go any further, we must tell you the most crucial bit of information: Request a room above the 16th floor. Do not settle for a room on the 14th, 15th or 16th floors. The reason being is that the hotel has recently completed a massive renovation of its lobby and floors 17-23. However, the renovation has not yet extended to the other floors. These

Guadalajara: What Is Going On With This Hotel Room Key?

juliana — 2009-10-12T16:28:36-05:00

<![CDATA[ <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/dysfuctionalkeycard.jpg" class="top"> We spent the past four days in Guadalajara, Mexico and we'll have more on the hotel scene there tomorrow but we just had to post this snapshot for ya of our hotel room keycard. It says, "Taller de sexualidad. Desmitificando las disfunciones sexuales en Mexico." And it's accompanied by a picture of a man and woman in a bed that's being carried away (or rescued?) by a parachute. We're pretty sure you don't need a Spanish to English dictionary to understand what this advertisement is for (a doctor's name is also listed on the card) but we thought it was something you'd get a kick out of. Seen any other hotel keycards with sexual dysfunction ads

Tequila: The Closest Place to Crash After Tequila Tasting? La Cofradia Boutique Hotel

juliana — 2009-10-12T10:58:35-05:00

The other day we stumbled upon our dream hotel, La Cofradia Boutique Hotel in Tequila, Mexico. Yes, tequila.

The hotel, which is really comprised of four rooms next to one another, is literally steps away from the blue agave fields and the Cofradia distillery where the tequila undergoes its refinement and aging process. Each of the rooms are named after different tequila brands that are produced here.

This is a look inside the Casa Noble room, a brand of tequila which we coincidentally learned about through another hotel--Viceroy Santa Monica.