http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-24T16:03:42Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/New%20England%20Hotels http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/9/4/21592/38815 <![CDATA[<p><p><i>Every so often we feature a hotel review from one of our readers that we feel should be shared with the rest of you dear hotel guests. These reviews are highlighted because they are timely, about cool hotels in cool places and are relatively level-headed. Think you can submit one just like this? <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">Send it in</a>. Now, we present you with Jaunted contributing editor <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/user/KJB"><b>KJB's</b></a> review of the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Hotel+Providence/ian/226563"><b>Hotel Providence</b></a> in Rhode Island. Enjoy.</i><p><p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/14943/hp2.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <p> A weekend trip a couple years ago granted me the opportunity to visit the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Hotel+Providence/ian/226563"><b>Hotel Providence</b></a> in Providence, Rhode Island. To be honest, this was my first experience with a boutique hotel, but certainly will not be the last. kjb 2008-09-05T14:35:22-05:00 41.8221590 -71.413915 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/6/3/162014/3591 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/hiddenpondroom.png" class="imgborder"><p>The newest edition to the Orchid Hotels and Resorts family is <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hidden+Pond/local/1239"><b>Hidden Pond</b></a> in Kennebunkport, Maine. Normally, we don't go further north than Manhattan when we travel the Eastern Seaboard but we are actually contemplating a stay here at Hidden Pond when it opens in July.<p>The hotel is actually made up of 14 cottages complete with full kitchens, king beds, flat-screen TVs, large screen porch, gas fireplaces and even an outdoor shower. (There's an indoor bath too.)<p>Some more on the cottages:<blockquote><p>Natural fabrics, an inviting screened-in porch, a gas fireplace set in river stone, clever little kitchens and floor to ceiling windows that allow nature inside ... enjoy all of this by day and then retreat to the juliana 2008-06-03T16:30:18-05:00 43.410287 -70.435902 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/10/31/204643/32 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/blantyre.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <p> Say what you want about WASPs, they flock to hotel with high end service. While <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Blantyre/local/935">Blantyre</a></b> in Lenox, MA, might look a bit like Arkham Asylum from the outside, inside it ranks number 26 on the 2007 Conde Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Awards 2007 list of the 100 best hotels in the world. It scored a ranking of 91.8, and hey, one thing you are sure to see on a WASP coffee table is a copy of Conde Nast Traveler. <p> The resort consists of a main house filled with overstuffed chairs, fresh flowers, a light-filled music room, and rooms for private dining. Owner Ann Fitzpatrick Brown and her mother Jane decorated the central room ced138 2007-11-01T10:39:23-05:00 42.339238 -73.256281 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/