http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T18:57:40Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Nature%20Retreats http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/11/10/143337/69 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/21888/quinault_rainforest.jpg" class="top"> <p><i>The Quinault rainforest, as seen by HotelChatter last week. Sadly we failed to find Edward Cullen</i> <p>Sometimes you want to end the year by partying your brain into a gutter and sometimes you want to turn your back on all the fake-happy Christmas parties and ignore the fact that another year is about to finish. And if you&#146;re leaning the latter way this year, then you&#146;re in for a treat, because two of the properties within Washington State&#146;s <b>Olympic National Park</b> are offering a pretty good deal for the tail end of the year. <p>Stay one night for $99 at either <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/LAKE+QUINAULT+LODGE/local/3827"><B>Lake Quinault Lodge</b></a>, in the middle of the Quinault Rainforest, or <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/KALALOCH+LODGE/local/3845"><B>Kalaloch Lodge</b></a>, on juliab 2010-11-10T15:52:43-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/3/8/194115/9621 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/treasureiland_turtles.png" class="imgborder"/><p>Eco-tourism is a nice way of making us feel a bit less guilty for taking time off work and going somewhere far away to do nothing, right? In that case, might as well make it <i>cute</i> eco-tourism. At the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/TREASURE+ISLAND+RESORT/ian/215546/"><b>Treasure Island Resort</b></a> in Fiji, you can combine an island resort getaway with giving some endangered turtles a helping hand.</p><p>Treasure Island is very proud (and probably rightly so) of its Hawksbill Turtle breeding program, and they're happy to let guests get involved. Especially if it means some more money will change hands: at the moment you can "sponsor" a soon-to-be-released (into the wild, not the cinema screens) turtle by making a donation. Of course, the lil' turtle doesn't amandak 2007-03-09T09:00:01-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/9/8/115057/2702 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/gansbaai_shark.jpg"><p><p> <a href="http://www.grootbos.com/"><b>Grootbos</b></a> is a wilderness resort in the coastal town of Gansbaai South Africa.<p> At Grootbos you will be able to watch some serious whale breaching with wine in hand, all from the comfort of your resort pool. &nbsp;You can stay in a timber cottage near the beach or safely tucked away in the nearby forest.<p> Tatler ranked Grootbos among the best "Family" hotels, so feel free to pack up the kids and take them along for picnic lunches on deserted beaches, nature walks, or boat trips to a seal colony with a larger population than a small city.<p> Oh, and if the kids prove to be a bit too obstinate, no need to bring along the nanny, markj 2006-09-08T11:50:57-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/