http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-24T16:11:11Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Miscellaneous http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/7/10/14711/1487 <![CDATA[<p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/mtfuji_hotel.jpg">Who doesn't love a little charm a la Lost in Translation? As the movie summed it up, no country takes the award better than Japan. A hotel-blog site for Japanese Hotel leaves us smiling and prompts us to plan our next getaway. <p> Steering clear of Tokyo usually means more cultural blunders, so you can bet we're on it. Plus, Mount Fiji is pretty much one of those places you have to see and tick off your travel to-do list. Apparently the <a href="http://www.fujiyahotel.co.jp/fujiview/en/index.html"><b>Fuji View hotel</b></a> has...great views. Located alongside Lake Kawaguchi, the hotel is surrounded by cherry blossom trees, gardens, and views of Mt. Fuji.<p> As for the amenities, well, the hotel has facilities entirely for...well we're Courtney 2006-07-10T17:02:36-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/5/1/155047/1093 <![CDATA[<p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/toiletries_dryer.jpg"><a href="http://calgirlfinance.blogspot.com/2006/04/why-i-love-staying-at-hotels.html">Cal Girl Finance</a> has to stay in hotels a little more frequently than the average person, as evidenced by this list: <blockquote><p> Things I take home every week:<br> 1 pair slippers<br> 6 bars of soap (I get 2 per night and I save my soap from the week before to re-use)<br> 2-3 bottle of shampoo and conditioner (I use one bottle every 2 weeks)<br> 3 bottles of lotion<br> 3 bottles of mouthwash<br> 3 bottles of body wash<br> 3 boot buffers<br> 3 sewing kits<br> 3 body basics kits (cotton swabs, cotton balls, nail file)<br> 3 shower caps</blockquote></p><p>But nights spent away from home don't give her the blues, like it would for some people. Instead she's found a good juliana 2006-05-01T15:57:55-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/4/17/205142/871 <![CDATA[<p> <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/hotsheet_megg.jpg"> <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/kitty_hotsheet.jpg"> <p> Not so long ago, Megg Mueller Shulte, author of USA Today's popular <a href="http://blogs.usatoday.com/hotelhotsheet/">Hotel Hotsheet</a> went blog. Now, just a few months later, we learn she has split for her hometown of Reno where she will write for Reno.com. <P> In her stead, the venerable Kitty Bean Yancey will be taking over. <p> (In a nod to true transparency, we should tell you that here at <a href="http://www.sfomedia.com">SFO Media</a> headquarters we are pronouncing it Kitty Beyoncé) <p> What is most impressive about all this? How quickly they moved from a giant drop shadowed image of redheaded Megg, complete with luggage, to a new image of brunette Kitty Beyoncé with requisite trolley luggage. <p> It GEM0330 2006-04-18T16:06:43-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/4/14/132223/189 <![CDATA[<p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/whiteparty_tiffany.jpg">If you are a gay man with an unrequited crush on 80s one-album sensation <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiffany_Darwish">Tiffany</a> ("I Think We 're Alone Now), and live in the Southern California area, then you're in luck. The <a href="http://www.thedesertsun.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060414/EVENTS12/604140329/1121">Annual White Party</a> kicks off today in Palm Springs.<blockquote><p>"This year's White Party begins where last year's left off - beyond belief," said producer <a href="http://www.jeffreysankerpresents.com">Jeffrey Sanker.</a></blockquote></p><p>The 17th annual bash is beind held at a couple of venues and the host hotel is the <a href="http://www.wyndham.com/hotels/PSPPS/main.wnt"><b>Wyndham Palm Springs</b></a> which is where the daily pool party is being held. We hope no one traveling with small children or hoping to get a good night's sleep is staying there since the hotel is also hosting nightly juliana 2006-04-14T13:22:23-05:00 33.823179 -116.53720 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/4/13/123036/868 <![CDATA[<p> <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/tiny_kiss.jpg"> <p> Lick it up! <p> In the beginning it was just four little people with a dream. Many years, many groupies, and plenty of in-fighting later, Tiny Kiss, the second incarnation of the original little people Kiss tribute band, has signed a 2-year, $1.5 Million deal to play at <a href="http://www.beachersmadhouse.com/"><b>Beacher's Rockhouse</b></a> at the <b>Hard Rock Vegas</b> every night at 9PM beginning July 1st, 2006. <p> Tiny Kiss is so popular that the Prince of Saudi Arabia flew them to his homeland and even let them stay in their own wing of his palace to play in front of the Prince and a dozen of his friends. <p> The made for VH-1, er, <a href="http://tlc.discovery.com/fansites/lpbw/lpbw.html">TLC story</a> tells markj 2006-04-13T12:44:23-05:00 36.110498 -115.15402 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/